LEFT: U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Photo credit: Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. RIGHT: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. Photo credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images.

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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2023 02:54:12 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   We need to acknowledge the hard truth that we are officially in a new era where shots are being called by a small cabal of radicals or even a single obstructionist senator. And, to be frank, that is a dangerous and fundamentally undemocratic thing.

   How is it that our democracy can be held hostage by such a small group of extremists? And what, if anything, can be done to limit the damage and prevent such hostage taking in the future? https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/mccarthy-tuberville-gaetz-gop-minority