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2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

How bad will the period between election and inauguration be? Makes no sense they have that lame duck period.

Trump will pardon every criminal who acted in his behalf and all of his friends- maybe even pardon himself, as he has claimed to have the power to do.

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Trump is igniting a constitutional crisis — and it could doom the US to becoming a failed state

There are no universally accepted definitions of either a “failed state” or a “constitutional crisis.” Good arguments can be advanced, however, that we are suffering from both disorders at the state and national levels in the midst of the lethal COVID-19 pandemic.

In a May 19 article, Guardian columnist Nathan Robinson argues that Wisconsin is beginning to resemble a failed state, which he defines as “one that can no longer claim legitimacy or perform a government’s core function of protecting the people’s basic security.” The Wisconsin GOP, Robinson writes, is a minority party, but after years of extreme gerrymandering, it wields de facto dictatorial powers, enabling it to gut public-sector unions and advance the privileges of business interests and the wealthy.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/trump-is-igniting-a-constitutional-crisis-and-it-could-doom-the-us-to-becoming-a-failed-state/

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4 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Trump is igniting a constitutional crisis — and it could doom the US to becoming a failed state

There are no universally accepted definitions of either a “failed state” or a “constitutional crisis.” Good arguments can be advanced, however, that we are suffering from both disorders at the state and national levels in the midst of the lethal COVID-19 pandemic.

In a May 19 article, Guardian columnist Nathan Robinson argues that Wisconsin is beginning to resemble a failed state, which he defines as “one that can no longer claim legitimacy or perform a government’s core function of protecting the people’s basic security.” The Wisconsin GOP, Robinson writes, is a minority party, but after years of extreme gerrymandering, it wields de facto dictatorial powers, enabling it to gut public-sector unions and advance the privileges of business interests and the wealthy.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/trump-is-igniting-a-constitutional-crisis-and-it-could-doom-the-us-to-becoming-a-failed-state/

Good lord did that buffoon even bother to look at the numbers,

At a Glance
  • Population: 5,813,600
  • Governor: Tony Evers
  • Median Household Income: $62,054
  • Job Growth (2019): 0.4%
  • Cost of Doing Business: 2% above nat'l avg
  • College Attainment: 30.4%
  • Net Migration (2018): 5,500
  • Moody's Bond Rating: Aa1
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5 hours ago, pigseye said:

Censorship, can't believe anyone would be for it, except the communists of course,

 

Lol. That subreddit didn't follow the sites terms of use. There are a pile of subreddits that were killed not because of lack of free speech, but lack of following the rules. 

Free speech is a government construct anyway not a private company thing. Companies can stop you from saying anything, it's a government that can not when free speech exists. I wish people had enough brain cells to rub together to understand that.

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4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Lol. That subreddit didn't follow the sites terms of use. There are a pile of subreddits that were killed not because of lack of free speech, but lack of following the rules. 

Free speech is a government construct anyway not a private company thing. Companies can stop you from saying anything, it's a government that can not when free speech exists. I wish people had enough brain cells to rub together to understand that.

Again I have to say Free Speech not free to lie. And yes even in the 21st century with so many different realities, perspectives and experiences, people still do lie, some more and better than others.

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