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Jon52's avatar

Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election and overthrow a duly elected government has not ended. Instead, he has systematically moved to ensure that those who stood in the way of his coup are replaced. And, as Judd reports here, this effort is being underwritten by many of this country's leading corporations. All of this is happening in plain sight, but the mainstream media has barely reported on this story and the American people appear to be unmoved. Wonder how America reacts when a handful of governors, state legislatures, and local election officials ignore their state's results and install Trump & Co. as dictators.

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These are all things that have been obvious for a long time now to anyone who is paying attention. Bill Maher outlined it equally well in his show last Friday. And shame on the Democrats in Congress for ignoring this slow-motion coup. For the Republicans, election denialism long ago stopped being about 2020 and started being about 2022 and 2024. We get the government we deserve and so long as the House and Senate Democrats continue to stick their heads in the sand (obviously there are a few exceptions, but for the most part we hear NOTHING from them about what is going on in this regard), we will end up with permanent Republican control of the country. Think that things are bad now? Think that they were bad from 2017-2021, when the Orange Asscactus ran the country? Just wait until we get Trump 2.0, when he will be out for revenge against anyone who "wronged" him. Just wait until we have singular Republican control of the Federal Government and we get a federal "election integrity" law that wipes out mail-in ballots in states, requires national voter IDs, etc. (don't think that it'll happen? Just watch.). Just wait until the Justice Department is weaponized to go after all of the "enemies" of the Trump family. Just wait until the few environmental regulations we have left are eliminated. I could go on, but you all get the point.

The Democrats have an opportunity to stop all of this, or at least slow it down, but they're obsessed with their infrastructure and "human capital" bills. Are those important? Of course they are, but NOTHING is as important as guaranteeing voting rights because that will determine who is in power in the future. We have one party that is gaming the system to guarantee itself permanent control of the country, and the other party is acting as if that isn't happening. It's at best naive and at worst borderline insane. So........Voting Rights legislation is the solution. NOW. Because, after 2022 it will be too late, if it is even possible.

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