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Inspector Generals -- The end of democatic checks and balance?

 In the United States, every department has an inspector whose job is to report to Congress how well (or badly) things are working in a department, from embezzlement to misuse of resources to conduct that is well outside the department rules or even breaksing laws.

twelve of the most important checks and balances have been removed in a midnight raid.   In effect, Congress will not be informed (or the public) of mismanagement, theft and overreach.

The impact is simple, lots of illegal things are about to happen.  the interesting thing is will Congress let Trump get away with it?  In my estimation, they will.  Republicans in Congress are not the most courageous lot, some are remarkably stupid and more importantly ignorant.  What Trump is setting up is an autocratic system where his "enemies" who always played by the rules will be hounded out of office and put in jail.   

Trump admires two people Putin in Kim Jung Un.   Let's face it, it's easy unconstrained power is a thing of beauty you say your piece and then it's done.   He is within the first 100 days removing all the checks and balances.  Watch the Justice Department, FBI and CIA.   According to some insiders, there's a "hit list" of senior officers in the armed forces (all branches) that are on the "kick out" list.   It's a long list!

Let's face it, this could be the end of the American democratic dream.  It did last nearly 250 years so not too bad after all!

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