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Old 05-07-2017, 01:28 AM   #4
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Default Re: Politics and the Church

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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah View Post
Trump does not "rule" over the territory of the US as Constantine did. He is not an emperor. He is not a Caesar. The fact that the US is more powerful than the ancient Roman empire is obvious to all. That was not your statement.

I would like to think that our President does not have the power of the ancient emperors because of our constitution. Watergate resulting in Nixon's resignation is the evidence of this. It would be laughable to think such a scandal would bring down a Caesar.
Militarily he has more power than Constantine. The constitution does not apply to other countries, he could attack Syria at will.
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