It all comes down to what kind of country you want to live in and what kind of country you want to pass to future generations.
No matter what happens, there is no panacea capable of fixing what is broken.
It will take decades to root out the corruption & clean the courts.
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No matter what happens, there is no panacea capable of fixing what is broken.
It will take decades to root out the corruption & clean the courts.
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We might have had an easier go of it had we been able to stop this earlier, but we couldn't or didn't, and the die has now been cast. The tipping point has tipped.
One of the surest signs of an emerging fascist state is the delegitimization of its judiciary. Done.
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One of the surest signs of an emerging fascist state is the delegitimization of its judiciary. Done.
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In less than two years Donald Trump has corrupted our judiciary upto itsl highest possible levels.
And he has filled it with the very worst kind of partisans and operatives.
Some of them will still be deciding important legal cases decades after Trump's death.
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And he has filled it with the very worst kind of partisans and operatives.
Some of them will still be deciding important legal cases decades after Trump's death.
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This was always the great danger and one the "far left" refused to acknowledge or decided was not important enough to override their selfish egos.
They decided that what's happening rjght now is morally preferable to voting for someone who ever opened a checking account.
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They decided that what's happening rjght now is morally preferable to voting for someone who ever opened a checking account.
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The level of myopia and outright stupudity were only superseded by the hysterical levels of manufactured outrage that emanated like dragons fire from the extremes at both sides of the political spectrum.
It's all still happening.
Right now.
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It's all still happening.
Right now.
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The #Kavanaugh episode should give you nightmares. It is what happens in the coalmine after every canary has been ignored.
In any other time in our history he would not have survived the confirmation process.
He should not have survived it.
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In any other time in our history he would not have survived the confirmation process.
He should not have survived it.
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Actually he should never have been nominated. For a million reasons of course that is true. Trump had no legitimate right, plainly. And #Kavanaugh's history as an actually trained operative should have disqualified him.
That and the fact that he lied under oath, a lot.
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That and the fact that he lied under oath, a lot.
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Arm yourself with this knowledge and do something crazy everyday from now until election day.
Walk across the street and ask the man getting into his car whether he is going to vote on election day. Does he know where his polling place is located?
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If not, help him find it..
Walk across the street and ask the man getting into his car whether he is going to vote on election day. Does he know where his polling place is located?
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If not, help him find it..
Be active.
Be daring.
Fight for your democracy while there is something still worth fighting for.
We have only 19 days until midterm elections.
#Resist
Be daring.
Fight for your democracy while there is something still worth fighting for.
We have only 19 days until midterm elections.
#Resist
