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How our republic could die in the age of Trump - in a stunning parallel to the fall of Rome
 The American republic could die, just like Rome. Wavering for some time on the verge of becoming a complete oligarchy, America is on the verge of flipping from a democratic republic to a strongman or autocratic form of government, something that's happened to dozens of democracies in the past few decades, but never before here. It's possible we won't recover from it. The death of a republic is different from the death of a nation; Rome was a nation for nearly 2,000 years, but its period of being a republic was only around 300 years long. For the rest, it was a brutal empire with a small but wealthy and corrupt ruling class and a thin patina of democracy-for-show. Trump is openly defying the norms and laws of our republic, while calling for the imprisonment of both his political enemies and members of the very law enforcement agencies that might hold him to account. And he's only able to do it because billionaires like Rupert Murdoch, with Fox News, and the billionaires Republicans depend on to fund their re-elections are providing him with cover. Read more here. -Thom |
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Imagine this scenario.....
-- Congress opens impeachment hearings Demands documents and testimony -- Trump refuses. -- Supreme court orders him to do it. -- He cites Andrew Jackson and says enforce your own decision. -- Congress demands that the witnesses show up. -- He says, "enforce your own decision." -- The courts direct the Justice Department to imprison Trump's witnesses if they continue to refuse to testify. -- Bill Barr refuses to execute the order of the court, saying his own department of legal counsel disagrees. -- Neither the Capitol Police nor the Secret Service are willing to step forward and enforce the court's orders in defiance of the president and the Justice Department. -- Donald Trump now has no restraints on his behavior. -- We are now officially a strong man government. -- What do we do next? -Thom |
Tuesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Could America Fall Just Like Rome?
Article: " Federalist 78: The Judiciary Department" by Alexander Hamilton. " the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them." Quote: "John Marshall has made his decision: now let him enforce it!" -- Andrew Jackson.
Article: " Power of the purse" by Wikipedia. "In the federal government of the United States, the power of the purse is vested in the Congress as laid down in the Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (the Appropriations Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Taxing and Spending Clause)."
Hour Two: Imagine this scenario...
What do we do when our leaders won't adhere to the rules of law?
Hour Three: What Do We Do When Our Elected Leaders Won't Adhere To the Rule of Law?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Mueller Investigation Report, Part 11 : More on the GRU
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On the Road Again
The Hidden History of Guns and the 2nd Amendment Book Tour Is Coming...
Thu, Jun 6: NEW YORK, NY 7:30pm - The Strand (2nd floor), 828 Broadway.
Mon, Jun 10: WASHINGTON, DC 6:30pm - Busboys and Poets, 450 K St NW.
Wed, Jun 12: PORTLAND, OR 7:30pm - Powell's, 1005 W Burnside St.
Sun, Jun 23: SEATTLE, WA 7:30pm - Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave (West Entrance) w/Elliott Bay Book Company.
Tue, Jun 25: SAN FRANCISCO, CA 7:00pm - First Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley w/The Booksmith.
Fri, Jun 28: CHICAGO, IL 7:00pm - Frugal Muse, 7511 Lemont Rd. #146 (Chestnut Court Shopping Center), Darien.
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