@mattblaze I agree. But he does things every day that we’re all assured are illegal and impossible. I can understand why people are confused.
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No, Trump does not have the legal authority or the practical ability to “nationalize” US elections, for all the same reasons he also didn’t when he issued an executive order a few months ago abolishing mail in voting. -
Historians will, I predict, regard the current situation as the American Civil War II.@heidilifeldman Josh Marshall’s list is somewhat more inclusive: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-status-interview-or-how-to-write-up-a-senate-purge-list
Here are some other actions a post-Trump reconstruction government might consider:
- force breakup of media monopolies
- denazify public bodies at all levels of government
- double or triple the size of the House of Representatives
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During the McCarthy era, my dad — a University of Michigan professor — was asked by the FBI to name communists or other subversives at the University.@SG800 @Brad_Rosenheim @meltedcheese @lonelystone From my perspective, as an American with German heritage and citizenship, the main thing you can do is defeat AfD.
Solidarity to you from San Francisco.
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During the McCarthy era, my dad — a University of Michigan professor — was asked by the FBI to name communists or other subversives at the University.@meltedcheese @lonelystone I think it has to do with universities being less and less funded by governments, and more and more by rich donors.
The donors don’t want informed, empowered citizens; they want indebted workers with vocational training.
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what’s your favorite way of being acclaimed?@HadasWeiss thunderously