McConnell has a solution: Stop blocking legislation, and then the Democrats' plan will fail 🤣
Or, he can block popular legislation and prove that the filibuster is used to break government instead of helping keep America (and Americans) safe.
Right. It's not a bad plan.
I can hear McConnell now: "The Democrats are playing dirty politics! They are trying to pass popular legislation designed to help Americans JUST TO MAKE REPUBLICANS LOOK BAD"
The statement from the White House points out that because of the pandemic "women, particularly women of color" have seen their paychecks disproportionately affected.
The legal question is whether Trump made the statement in the scope of his employment
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In other words, this case isn't about the rape itself (except that truth is a defense to libel)
I suspect that the issue will be appealed, and the appellate court will decide whether it agrees that the defamatory statements were uttered in the scope of Trump's employment.
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The most important thing you can do is get involved in local politics. I live in a blue city in a blue state, and right-wingers are getting a foothold at the very local level.
. . . they think nature naturally forms a hierarchy. They think that white men were at the top of the hierarchy for most of our history because they deserve it.
When others want equality, they hear the demand for equality as a desire to replace them at the top of the hierarchy.
I think part of what is causing this is a spiral of radicalization.
As the insurrection and ensuing craziness drive away moderates and traditional conservatives, the leaders turn more to the QAnon crazies, who now form a majority of those who identify as Republicans.