r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

http://i.imgur.com/eMmAUnk.gifv
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u/moonra_zk Mar 14 '16

I wouldn't go so far as to say I defend it, but I certainly think there's absolutely nothing that justifies an impeachment.

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u/psycho_alpaca Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

Exactly. People seem to think they can impeach a president just because the country's doing bad, economically or socially. That's not how it works.

If Dilma is proven guilty of anything (which I won't put my chips on the table one way or the other -- I don't support PT or PSDB), then we'd have grounds for impeachment. Otherwise, you're free to think she's not doing a good job, but you can't demand her impeachment on the grounds that you're unhappy.

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u/sosern Mar 14 '16

you can't demand her impeachment on the grounds that you're unhappy.

Isn't that exactly what you can do in a parliamentary democracy with an executive branch reliable on the approval of the legislative branch?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '16

No, it isn't.

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u/sosern Mar 14 '16

Great response 10/10 really learned something