An authoritarian is trying to overturn a free and fair election. He presents an ongoing threat to democracy every day he is in the White House and should be removed from office.
Happening right in front of us. I don't want to hear any more about how the attempts to overturn the election don't matter because they won't succeed. This is an attempted autogolpe and should be treated as such.
"The defection from lawfulness and democracy by the Republican party is not just a Republican problem. It’s an American problem." thebulwark.com/its-time-to-sp…
How many Republicans will vote against democracy on Wednesday? How many in 2024 if they lose again? We are on the precipice.
Using the machinery of government to try to overturn an election - going even further than the Ukraine call. Those are public servants. They work for *us* and they are trying to subvert our elections.
"At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes" - we're at the edge of the precipice; a major party is on verge of refusing to accept the result of an election cnn.com/2020/12/31/pol…. This is how Trump is warping incentives.
Per @BenSasse: "in private, I haven’t heard a single Congressional Republican allege that the election results were fraudulent - not one. Instead, I hear them talk about their worries about how they will 'look' to President Trump’s most ardent supporters." facebook.com/SenatorSasse/p…
Trump has to be the most feckless legislative president of modern times and it doesn't seem particularly close. (And yet he has still managed to push our democracy to its limits.)
) - we're currently on #3 1. Present distorted version of status quo 2. Create crisis over distorted version of status quo 3. Restore status quo (often at substantial cost) 4. Take credit for status quo
Hilarious to hear him list all the absurd claims they are forced to disavow under legal threat. Never thought I'd see a single conspiracy theory that somehow involves Hugo Chavez and Diane Feinstein. What a time to be alive.
The issue of how to prioritize vaccines is genuinely complicated and one where science doesn't provide definitive answers - lots of ethical and logistical concerns as well.
the problems with the above are captured perfectly here