The Tennessee GOP legislature is trying to create a brand new state court - with members to be appointed by the GOP Governor - that will expressly hear "constitutional" cases.
Coupled with GOP/ALEC plans to "nullify" Biden admin policies, this is especially concerning.
"based on a theory [never tested/upheld in a federal court] that states have the right to veto federal policies or declare them “null and void” within their borders if they believe they are unconstitutional."
"A new proposal is moving through the House Civil Justice Committee that would allow Governor Bill Lee to appoint judges to a state court that exclusively listens to challenges of the constitution."
The Texas Senate passed a bill Wednesday to create a new statewide court of appeals that would hear cases that have statewide significance — including ones that challenge state laws, the constitution or when the state [is] sued.
Every day that passes without Dems capitalizing on this clear advantage, is another day that they allow shrewd liars in the GOP to muddy and confuse the issue, and make it less effective as a tool in the information space.
Dems can still capitalize on this; they need to do it
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Dr. Stenner's work is a big part of what informs my understanding of our political environment, and it informs threads that I have written like the one below.
These are natural human tendencies across all groups of people - and they can be 'triggered.'
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Another very important body of work is The Righteous Mind by @JonHaidt.
This shows how emotional messaging is used to interact with our political "moral foundations," and teaches us why specific language is *effective* at pushing those triggers.
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Now that Chuck Todd is pushing the “border crisis” narrative too, do you think Biden has someone looking into the accuracy of that CNN video report about migrants paddling across the river, and whether CBP members were involved in coordinating it?
I would be.
Read this thread explaining the way the CBP and Republican operatives generate media controversy around the border situation using false and misleading claims, to manipulate the public narrative for political purposes.
The last three words in this tweet are the difference between whether you have a chance to win a supporter to your cause, or you just go viral on Twitter with the people who already agree with you.
At some point we have to realize Twitter doesn’t represent the electorate.
I’m definitely going to lose followers for saying this.
But, as someone who grew up in a deep red area, I can tell you that there are people who might have listened to this message, up until the loaded phrase “white, patriarchal supremacy.”
And those people aren’t our enemies.
I have spent as much time as anyone calling out radicalizing right wing narratives - but it’s important to realize that the GOP’s future relies on maintaining around 30% of the public’s support.
Part of that strategy is being combatted by Biden and the Dems, from the top:
Focus on the Family was founded in the 70s by James Dobson, and has planted the seeds for some of the “faith-based” sedition movements that we are dealing with today.
They frame government social programs as “usurping” god’s role in society.