In this chilling @nytimes piece, @malcolm_john of @Heritage argues in support of unmarked federal agents occupying an American city by force to quell political dissent, against the express will of state and local governments. nytimes.com/2020/07/25/us/…
This is the same malcolm_john who wrote with alarm in 2015 about “the dramatic expansion of federal power at the expense of the states, the people, and civil society.” Of course, that was about things like expanding health care, protecting public health and the environment, etc.
Apparently the blatantly unconstitutional use of force by unmarked federal agents to quell peaceful protests by American citizens doesn’t pose any concerns for him.
Even more brazenly, this is ALSO the same @malcolm_john who literally 2 days ago retweeted a report raising alarm about the “ever-expanding sea of federal crimes.”
But in the NYT piece he says “Once they have committed a crime the federal authorities have probable cause to go arrest them. I don’t care how many blocks away they are from that property.”
The combination of breathtaking hypocrisy and an embrace of authoritarianism shows the absolute rot and utter depravity at the core of what passes for “conservativism” among the craven Trump supporters at places like @Heritage. This is what the start of fascism looks like.
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