Democracy Matters :verified:
“If the voters put [Trump] back in power after the Jan. 6 insurrection, we are unlikely to keep the republic. If voters cannot be bothered to show up and choose the only candidate
who has pledged to abide by the Constitution from day one (and never to "suspend" it), then our democracy is doomed. But we can get it right this time, as we did in 2020.”
— Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post
#VoteBlue #JoeBiden #BidenHarris2024 #NeverAgainTrump #NoRepublicansEverAgain
Joe Quinlan 🇵🇸 🇮🇪
@OGjester @DemocracyMattersALot
The republic was lost in 2010, when the Supreme Court legalized bribery with its Citizens United decision. Since that time, we've been living in an oligarchy.
Jester
@DemocracyMattersALot I mean, multiple SCOTUS justices are brazenly corrupt, openly seditious, and a third of the court was appointed by an actual traitor, and yet there is no protest; no action; no backlash whatsoever. Everyone is content to let these clowns carry out their GODDAMNED LIFETIME TERMS without any accountability at all.
We’ve already lost the republic.
mark
@OGjester @DemocracyMattersALot I would say there was a form of backlash , it was in the form of a very motivated electorate. If the people choose to not show up this time, it will be because the reasons they showed up last time weren't followed up on, and they have fully lost faith. The 2 party system has probably collapsed already, we just don't have the proof
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