It’s getting really bad folks! Republican Anarchy is becoming increasingly common across America!
(Anarchy) a state of society without government or law. It needs to be stopped! Here are some examples of their handy work.
The Republican governor of Texas, Gregory Wayne Abbott, is defying both federal law and international treaties, constructing a barrier of inflatable buoys and razor wire in the Rio Grande between the U.S. and Mexico which violates the Rivers and Harbors Act. The DOJ told Abbott he has until 2:00 Tuesday afternoon to remove the barrier. Abbott responded to the DOJ’s letter: “I’ll see you in court, Mr. President.”
On July 11, 2023, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to chair of the Committee on Appropriations Kay Granger (R-TX) asking her to defund Biden’s immigration policies as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which investigates crime.
Defying the SCOTUS, the Alabama legislature passed a new congressional map that openly violates the Supreme Court’s order. By a vote of 75–28 in the House and 24–6 in the Senate, the legislature approved a map that includes only one Black-majority district.
After rampant scandals, the Republican-dominated Supreme Court refuses to adopt an ethics system that might restore some confidence in their decisions. The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act would bring the Supreme Court Justices’ ethics requirement in line with every other federal judge and restore confidence in the Court. Senator Lindsey Olin Graham R-SC, disagreed that Congress could force the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code.
And, aided by his loyalists, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is threatening mob violence if he is held legally accountable for his behavior. Trump said earlier this week: “I think it’s a very dangerous thing to even talk about, because we do have a tremendously passionate group of voters, much more passion than they had in 2020 and much more passion than they had in 2016. I think it would be very dangerous.”
In 2015, when the Republican Presidential primaries were just beginning, Trump mocked a disabled reporter. I will never understand why that wasn't the end of Donald J Trump as a politician. Some people, it would appear, think cruelty is entertaining. The only thing littler than Trump's hands are the brains of his supporters.
Although I understand the legally legitimate concept of being "presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law," I think that given the magnitude of the issues involved pertaining to the security of extremely top secret information that is the property of the US Government; how long these documents were apparently easily accessible to who knows which personnel of which governments - including enemies of the United States; Trump's multiple attempts to defy the legal requirements to return these documents; his continuing threats of violence; and the various other actions as related to the "Big Lie" about a stolen election, as well as, the incitement of the January 6th, 2021 constitutional crisis, etcetera, etcetera, how is it even remotely feasible for this man to be permitted to run for the highest office in the American system of government yet again? It would be astonishing if it wasn't entirely mad!
It's not dissimilar to returning a person who attempted to build and detonate a bomb to a bomb making facility without any restrictions of any kind. "Have at it, Mr. President."
Surely, even without this current classified documents case as part of the equation, his recent public prognostications, and his continuing allusions to violence, has Donald Trump not done more than enough already to disqualify himself from being permitted to pursue re-election to the Office of the President of the United States of America?
Incidentally, I am Canadian, and I for one am totally incredulous! And I am additionally very disturbed by the increasingly irratic behaviour of American politics. I sense that many important factors comprising the stable maintainance of such a massive and important Country such as yours that is so very critical to the stability of the global situation as it currently is, that many of these constituent functions of your society, legal system, and system of government are beginning to spiral out of control?
Donald Trump and his nefarious compatriots within the Republican Party, and elsewhere, have committed grievous injury and harm to the American People. He simply should never be permitted to become President again. Period! The risks are far too grave and dangerous. He is a traitor to his Country!
He needs to be informed by the American People - without ambiguity of any kind - that "You're fired!"
As important as 2020 was (and make no mistake it was the most important election in my lifetime to that point) 2024 is even more important because we will literally be fighting to keep our country and our democracy intact.
It isn't enough to work against tRump. We must expect and demand that the Democrats get much more vocal and "fierce" in the fight. Democratic "electeds" must be all over all the media - social and all others - describing what the GOP is doing and what they intend to do. It is not enough to keep repeating the rather weak words, "overturning our democracy," when they are, in fact, in the active act of overthrowing our government! They have already destroyed democracy because they are totally ignoring "the will of the people" at every turn which is the very definition of being un-democratic!
The Democratic "electeds" really need to take off the gloves and get out the megaphones.
Remember Hillary tried to warn you. How different our country would be today if you had only listened. That is the message. You don’t have to like Biden, but you sure as hell better vote for him. He is the only choice for democracy and saving our country. He has done an amazing job with what he was handed.
As a former American who lives in Australia I have to say, moving on from Reich’s spot on points, there is also an international picture I foresee if Trump is elected: he will gain autocratic power with a title “president for life”, congress will be disabled, American financial Oligarchs will control Trump and his power, Trump will give Ukraine to Putin on a silver platter with GOP support, he will disjoin NATO for the USA, he will allow Xi to invade Taiwan without protest. Then he will make himself out as the business for America tycoon making a deal with China to get all of the earth”s microchips manufactured in Taiwan at a 5% discount, then China will take over Pacific trade routes (USA screws all Pacific nations including Australia and NZ) and democratic nations will be in survival mode against autocracies. NOT a pretty picture but clearly foreseeable. I personally am terrified and hope my grandchildren are not sacrificed in Trump’s grand scheme. It is possible!!!!!😵💫☹️
We have to keep in mind that Trump is just the symptom of a much larger problem that was bound to happen anyway as soon as the right charismatic demagogue came along to head the increasingly fascist, subversive Republican Party. We have a large portion of Americans open to authoritarianism gravitating to authoritarians like Trump, Putin & DeSantis, additional ideologues like Bannon, Flynn, & many others popping up in state after state like Kari Lake, Noem, Youngkin, etc. -- far too many to name, & all willing to take the mantle Trump wears. We have a huge problem with billionaires financing these demagogues & fascist "think tanks", & one of the most well-developed, comprehensive, sophisticated propaganda machine ever created of fascist media like Fox, Breitbart & right-wing radio, with influences from international instigators like Russia (itself one of the most sophisticated propaganda conglomerate ever developed), China, Saudi Arabia, North Korea & Iran.
Those of us who value democracy, liberty, equality & justice have a tremendous task ahead of us to overcome these forces that has only just begun. And then we can finally tackle the other enormous problems facing us like climate chaos, ecosystem collapse, economic injustice, etc.
Wow! A kind of "Battle Cry of Freedom!" I am still beyond amazed that the Trumpers and Trumpetes have not notices that Trump is losing it. So much of what he says makes little sense. He has stopped noticing that his "supporters" are the same folks, often going from town to town to catch the sunlight of his gaze which never seems to fall on them. They can't see, for some reason, that Trump does not even notice them and nor would he care about them if he did. He is in his own little fantasy he is dragging them into. Because so little has been done to stop the Trump madness, Trump thinks he is "king of the world" and is fighting to recapture his reign. As a person who never had to grow up emotionally, he is the petulant child wanting to get even with everyone he thinks tried to stop his rule of the household, school, or wherever he finds himself at any time. His ignorance is legendary, but his cult thinks their god is perfect in every way, makes sense every time he opens his mouth, and only they can understand what he is saying and doing (even though they have no idea what that is except for the violence and hatred he spews. They understand that part because it works so well to make them feel important, like warriors for their king (no matter that we live in a democracy and kicked out a king 240 years ago. The media need to wake up to see what a problem this level of corruption, deceit, general lying, and gaslighting they are participating in is doing to us as a people. Then, We the People, along with the media need to call out the hypocrisy of DeSantis and his crew in Florida designing a false curriculum because their little white kiddies are too fragile to learn the truth of what white people did to other people in this nation in the past. They may be able to see what they are doing to those who are not rich white men right now if they are encouraged to look. We also need medical personnel, teachers, unions, and others who are targets of Trump and Kump, DeSantis, and the other anti-American white governors and legislatures around the country to show some more courage. A doctor who refuses to treat a woman who is in need of abortion due to complications of a pregnancy is pathetic. One of the problems with having private hospitals as well as religious ones is that doctors and nurses who work there are subject to the tyranny of those who own or religiously oversee the institution. In short, this "battle" is going to be complex and only winnable if We the People wake up and start working right where we are to stop the encroachment of fascism. We must stop letting the ignorance of Trump, the evil of DeSantis, the hatred spewing from Republican governors and legislatures, and the rest to keep us from restoring some of the sanity we have been losing drip by drip under Republican mismanagement for the past 50+ years.
Mr. Trump has it in his pea-sized brain that he can rule America like his authoritarian friends rule their countries. I do not want my grandchildren growing up in that kind of country. I grew up simply believing that if you broke the law, you went to court and if found guilty, you went to jail. I grew up with respect for the law and respect for authority figures; however, I have learned much in the years since childhood and I will never bow down to anyone in authority who is pure evil. I see how many of my fellow Americans are treated and it sickens me. I wish Mr. Trump would inject himself with some of that disinfectant bleach he talked about during COVID. This group of sycophants that believe he is some kind of prophet sent by God are not only simple-minded but simply afraid! They grew up being taught that "others" meaning any other group or culture that wasn't exactly like them were going to take over and when that gets handed down through the generations it is hard to get through to them!
We "normal" Americans (isn't that ridiculous to say but considering our times) must fight the misinformation with truths every single time. We must not be afraid. Democracy must prevail.
You are Right Trump and his band of Cowards MUST be defeated! We cannot and should Not allow his Trump / Hitler agenda be able to grow into a extremely dangerous Dictatorship which most of us have never seen Thanks to the Greatest Generation as Tom Brokow would say !
professor reich: i HOPE amerikkkans reject fascism & authoritarianism, but i'm actually not so sure. on one hand, some people, like me, grew up in an authoritarian family filled with violence of any and every sort you can think of or imagine. it scared me to death. but sadly, there are plenty of people out there who either are unaware of the implications of living in such a family (or country), or embrace this possibility. (i grew up amongst those people, and they also scared me.)
whenever i think about this, and wonder why they are so supportive of fascism or authoritarianism, i come to the conclusion this is like child abuse: some people who were abused as kids become anti-violence, sometimes to the point of becoming pacifists, whereas a not insignificant number of them instead embrace violence, bullying and abuse as a way to control their environment and all the people within it.
It’s getting really bad folks! Republican Anarchy is becoming increasingly common across America!
(Anarchy) a state of society without government or law. It needs to be stopped! Here are some examples of their handy work.
The Republican governor of Texas, Gregory Wayne Abbott, is defying both federal law and international treaties, constructing a barrier of inflatable buoys and razor wire in the Rio Grande between the U.S. and Mexico which violates the Rivers and Harbors Act. The DOJ told Abbott he has until 2:00 Tuesday afternoon to remove the barrier. Abbott responded to the DOJ’s letter: “I’ll see you in court, Mr. President.”
On July 11, 2023, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to chair of the Committee on Appropriations Kay Granger (R-TX) asking her to defund Biden’s immigration policies as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which investigates crime.
Defying the SCOTUS, the Alabama legislature passed a new congressional map that openly violates the Supreme Court’s order. By a vote of 75–28 in the House and 24–6 in the Senate, the legislature approved a map that includes only one Black-majority district.
After rampant scandals, the Republican-dominated Supreme Court refuses to adopt an ethics system that might restore some confidence in their decisions. The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act would bring the Supreme Court Justices’ ethics requirement in line with every other federal judge and restore confidence in the Court. Senator Lindsey Olin Graham R-SC, disagreed that Congress could force the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code.
And, aided by his loyalists, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is threatening mob violence if he is held legally accountable for his behavior. Trump said earlier this week: “I think it’s a very dangerous thing to even talk about, because we do have a tremendously passionate group of voters, much more passion than they had in 2020 and much more passion than they had in 2016. I think it would be very dangerous.”
In 2015, when the Republican Presidential primaries were just beginning, Trump mocked a disabled reporter. I will never understand why that wasn't the end of Donald J Trump as a politician. Some people, it would appear, think cruelty is entertaining. The only thing littler than Trump's hands are the brains of his supporters.
I hate to draw the comparison, but FPOTUS & MAGA GOP remind me of the rise of the Brown Shirts & NAZIS 100 years ago! Never Ever Again!
Although I understand the legally legitimate concept of being "presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law," I think that given the magnitude of the issues involved pertaining to the security of extremely top secret information that is the property of the US Government; how long these documents were apparently easily accessible to who knows which personnel of which governments - including enemies of the United States; Trump's multiple attempts to defy the legal requirements to return these documents; his continuing threats of violence; and the various other actions as related to the "Big Lie" about a stolen election, as well as, the incitement of the January 6th, 2021 constitutional crisis, etcetera, etcetera, how is it even remotely feasible for this man to be permitted to run for the highest office in the American system of government yet again? It would be astonishing if it wasn't entirely mad!
It's not dissimilar to returning a person who attempted to build and detonate a bomb to a bomb making facility without any restrictions of any kind. "Have at it, Mr. President."
Surely, even without this current classified documents case as part of the equation, his recent public prognostications, and his continuing allusions to violence, has Donald Trump not done more than enough already to disqualify himself from being permitted to pursue re-election to the Office of the President of the United States of America?
Incidentally, I am Canadian, and I for one am totally incredulous! And I am additionally very disturbed by the increasingly irratic behaviour of American politics. I sense that many important factors comprising the stable maintainance of such a massive and important Country such as yours that is so very critical to the stability of the global situation as it currently is, that many of these constituent functions of your society, legal system, and system of government are beginning to spiral out of control?
Donald Trump and his nefarious compatriots within the Republican Party, and elsewhere, have committed grievous injury and harm to the American People. He simply should never be permitted to become President again. Period! The risks are far too grave and dangerous. He is a traitor to his Country!
He needs to be informed by the American People - without ambiguity of any kind - that "You're fired!"
As important as 2020 was (and make no mistake it was the most important election in my lifetime to that point) 2024 is even more important because we will literally be fighting to keep our country and our democracy intact.
It isn't enough to work against tRump. We must expect and demand that the Democrats get much more vocal and "fierce" in the fight. Democratic "electeds" must be all over all the media - social and all others - describing what the GOP is doing and what they intend to do. It is not enough to keep repeating the rather weak words, "overturning our democracy," when they are, in fact, in the active act of overthrowing our government! They have already destroyed democracy because they are totally ignoring "the will of the people" at every turn which is the very definition of being un-democratic!
The Democratic "electeds" really need to take off the gloves and get out the megaphones.
Remember Hillary tried to warn you. How different our country would be today if you had only listened. That is the message. You don’t have to like Biden, but you sure as hell better vote for him. He is the only choice for democracy and saving our country. He has done an amazing job with what he was handed.
Don’t be ignorant and whine.
VOTE!
Vote in the next election or it will be the last chance you ever have to vote...
As a former American who lives in Australia I have to say, moving on from Reich’s spot on points, there is also an international picture I foresee if Trump is elected: he will gain autocratic power with a title “president for life”, congress will be disabled, American financial Oligarchs will control Trump and his power, Trump will give Ukraine to Putin on a silver platter with GOP support, he will disjoin NATO for the USA, he will allow Xi to invade Taiwan without protest. Then he will make himself out as the business for America tycoon making a deal with China to get all of the earth”s microchips manufactured in Taiwan at a 5% discount, then China will take over Pacific trade routes (USA screws all Pacific nations including Australia and NZ) and democratic nations will be in survival mode against autocracies. NOT a pretty picture but clearly foreseeable. I personally am terrified and hope my grandchildren are not sacrificed in Trump’s grand scheme. It is possible!!!!!😵💫☹️
We have to keep in mind that Trump is just the symptom of a much larger problem that was bound to happen anyway as soon as the right charismatic demagogue came along to head the increasingly fascist, subversive Republican Party. We have a large portion of Americans open to authoritarianism gravitating to authoritarians like Trump, Putin & DeSantis, additional ideologues like Bannon, Flynn, & many others popping up in state after state like Kari Lake, Noem, Youngkin, etc. -- far too many to name, & all willing to take the mantle Trump wears. We have a huge problem with billionaires financing these demagogues & fascist "think tanks", & one of the most well-developed, comprehensive, sophisticated propaganda machine ever created of fascist media like Fox, Breitbart & right-wing radio, with influences from international instigators like Russia (itself one of the most sophisticated propaganda conglomerate ever developed), China, Saudi Arabia, North Korea & Iran.
Those of us who value democracy, liberty, equality & justice have a tremendous task ahead of us to overcome these forces that has only just begun. And then we can finally tackle the other enormous problems facing us like climate chaos, ecosystem collapse, economic injustice, etc.
Wow! A kind of "Battle Cry of Freedom!" I am still beyond amazed that the Trumpers and Trumpetes have not notices that Trump is losing it. So much of what he says makes little sense. He has stopped noticing that his "supporters" are the same folks, often going from town to town to catch the sunlight of his gaze which never seems to fall on them. They can't see, for some reason, that Trump does not even notice them and nor would he care about them if he did. He is in his own little fantasy he is dragging them into. Because so little has been done to stop the Trump madness, Trump thinks he is "king of the world" and is fighting to recapture his reign. As a person who never had to grow up emotionally, he is the petulant child wanting to get even with everyone he thinks tried to stop his rule of the household, school, or wherever he finds himself at any time. His ignorance is legendary, but his cult thinks their god is perfect in every way, makes sense every time he opens his mouth, and only they can understand what he is saying and doing (even though they have no idea what that is except for the violence and hatred he spews. They understand that part because it works so well to make them feel important, like warriors for their king (no matter that we live in a democracy and kicked out a king 240 years ago. The media need to wake up to see what a problem this level of corruption, deceit, general lying, and gaslighting they are participating in is doing to us as a people. Then, We the People, along with the media need to call out the hypocrisy of DeSantis and his crew in Florida designing a false curriculum because their little white kiddies are too fragile to learn the truth of what white people did to other people in this nation in the past. They may be able to see what they are doing to those who are not rich white men right now if they are encouraged to look. We also need medical personnel, teachers, unions, and others who are targets of Trump and Kump, DeSantis, and the other anti-American white governors and legislatures around the country to show some more courage. A doctor who refuses to treat a woman who is in need of abortion due to complications of a pregnancy is pathetic. One of the problems with having private hospitals as well as religious ones is that doctors and nurses who work there are subject to the tyranny of those who own or religiously oversee the institution. In short, this "battle" is going to be complex and only winnable if We the People wake up and start working right where we are to stop the encroachment of fascism. We must stop letting the ignorance of Trump, the evil of DeSantis, the hatred spewing from Republican governors and legislatures, and the rest to keep us from restoring some of the sanity we have been losing drip by drip under Republican mismanagement for the past 50+ years.
Mr. Trump has it in his pea-sized brain that he can rule America like his authoritarian friends rule their countries. I do not want my grandchildren growing up in that kind of country. I grew up simply believing that if you broke the law, you went to court and if found guilty, you went to jail. I grew up with respect for the law and respect for authority figures; however, I have learned much in the years since childhood and I will never bow down to anyone in authority who is pure evil. I see how many of my fellow Americans are treated and it sickens me. I wish Mr. Trump would inject himself with some of that disinfectant bleach he talked about during COVID. This group of sycophants that believe he is some kind of prophet sent by God are not only simple-minded but simply afraid! They grew up being taught that "others" meaning any other group or culture that wasn't exactly like them were going to take over and when that gets handed down through the generations it is hard to get through to them!
We "normal" Americans (isn't that ridiculous to say but considering our times) must fight the misinformation with truths every single time. We must not be afraid. Democracy must prevail.
You are Right Trump and his band of Cowards MUST be defeated! We cannot and should Not allow his Trump / Hitler agenda be able to grow into a extremely dangerous Dictatorship which most of us have never seen Thanks to the Greatest Generation as Tom Brokow would say !
That indictment is long overdue.
Amen! I just hope there are enough Americans who care enough to come out and vote for democracy and the rule of law
professor reich: i HOPE amerikkkans reject fascism & authoritarianism, but i'm actually not so sure. on one hand, some people, like me, grew up in an authoritarian family filled with violence of any and every sort you can think of or imagine. it scared me to death. but sadly, there are plenty of people out there who either are unaware of the implications of living in such a family (or country), or embrace this possibility. (i grew up amongst those people, and they also scared me.)
whenever i think about this, and wonder why they are so supportive of fascism or authoritarianism, i come to the conclusion this is like child abuse: some people who were abused as kids become anti-violence, sometimes to the point of becoming pacifists, whereas a not insignificant number of them instead embrace violence, bullying and abuse as a way to control their environment and all the people within it.