There is more that goes into this but for the sake of simplicity, my general philosophy is very simple: if Congress passes a law, the President signs it into law, and the Supreme Court does not overturn it, then all citizens, everywhere, no matter their political affiliation, must abide by that law. The consequence of this new style of politics that Trump engages in, where you treat your political opponents as enemies, and anything they do as not valid, will lead to Civil War.
There is more that goes into this but for the sake of simplicity, my general philosophy is very simple: if Congress passes a law, the President signs it into law, and the Supreme Court does not overturn it, then all citizens, everywhere, no matter their political affiliation, must abide by that law. That's how the system works. If you don't like a law, you have to work within the system to overturn it. This idea that you should treat your political opponents as enemies is a recipe for Civil War.
There is more that goes into this but for the sake of simplicity, my general philosophy is very simple: if Congress passes a law, the President signs it, and the Supreme Court does not overrule it, the law is legitimate. If you don't like a particular law, you have to work within the system to overturn it. Now, this is a very simple thought I have presented, but in our current times when Trump supporters and Republicans perceive Democrats as enemies worthy of destruction this very simple statement sounds revolutionary. Yet this is the system the Framers put in place whether you like it or not.
My main criticisms of Nixon and Trump is that they think like authoritarians. When I refer to authoritarians I refer to people who think like Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini. I perceive Trump to be the kind of person who would ignore the system the Framers of the Constitution put in place, and try to do things in violation of the Constitution, which made Congress and the Judiciary co-equal branches of government. The most egregious example is Trump's attempts to block his senior aides from testifying before Congress in direct violation of the Constitution which gives Congress oversight and investigatory power over the Executive branch.
I have my opinions about various laws and policies, but where I differ from most contributors to this forum is that my main focus is on the process or the system as a whole. For the most part, I don't care about policy. I care more about the supremacy of the system the Framers of the Constitution put in place. You think your personal political opinions are more important than the Republic itself. I do not. You think the bad feelings the "fake" news media makes you feel are more important than the Constitution. I do not. I think the Republic is the most important thing. My first and primary loyalty is to the Republic the Framers created, not to any political party, not to any one person. This is in stark contrast to Trump supporters whose primary loyalty is given to Trump himself. It is for this and many other reasons that I see Trump as a direct threat to the Republic. The fact Trump is a threat to the Republic is the main reason motivating me to oppose him. The various policies he supports are secondary and even tertiary to my main, personal, lifetime goal of perpetuating and sustaining the existence of our Republic as long as practically possible.
