Many grassroots Democrats separated from their party in the 1990s, and the 2020 election may be the last chance to save the marriage.

While the GOP has been trying to establish a semi-permanent ruling majority through bigotry, gerrymandering and voter suppression, Democrats had long-term majority control of American politics pretty much continuously for more than a half-century.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency and brought with him a Democratic Party sweep so complete that, with the exception of two brief two-year periods, Democrats controlled the House of Representatives from 1931 to 1995. FDR built the modern-day Democratic Party and launched it toward the 21st century.

Working-class Americans had fallen in love with Roosevelt and Democratic Party policies in the 1930s, and that love affair persisted across the better part of three generations. In the past few decades, though, they "fell out of love" with the Democratic Party and began regularly putting Republicans in charge of the country.

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-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Trump impeachment vote live updates: House holds historic day of debate expected to end with president's impeachment" by John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz and Elise Viebeck.

Article: "READ: Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump" by NPR.

Article: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." - Pledge of Allegiance.

Article: "Preamble to the Constitution of the United States".
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Quote: "History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government." - George Washington.

Quote: "Article 2 allows me to do whatever I want." - Donald J. Trump.

Quote: "A Republic, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Tweet: "Not from the Onion but from a WH source - "Hillary Clinton purposely lost the election with the aid of Russian hacking so the Democrats could then impeach Trump"" by Brian J. Karem.

Tweet: "I feel so sorry for the Onion and all other satirical publications in this era. I mean, how can they possibly compete?" by quizquest.

Article: "Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows" by Leo Shane III.

Article: "Trump intervened to cut Puerto Rico's Medicaid funding in spending bill: report" by Justin Wise.

Article: "The Election of 1800" by ushistory.org.

Quote: "The presidency: It is preeminently a place of moral leadership." - Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Book: Fake President: Decoding Trump's Gaslighting, Corruption, and General Bullsh*t by Mark Green and Ralph Nader.

Video: "Not the End of It": If GOP Senate Saves Trump, Rep. Al Green Says He Can Face Impeachment Again.

Video: Impeachment Day? House Votes on Charging Trump with Abuse of Power & Obstruction of Justice.

Article: "New Trump rule allows 'feces, sex organs, toenails, unwanted hair' into pork products: NBC News" by Dartagnan.

Article: "Yellow journalism" by Wikipedia. "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war."

Quote: " the Senate is not simply a jury; it is a court in this case." - William H. Rehnquist.

Article: "Trump lawyer says president couldn't be prosecuted for shooting someone on Fifth Avenue" by Harper Neidig.

Article: "Madison's notes on the Constitutional Convention of 1787: July 20, 1787" by James Madison.

Quote: "Shall any man be above Justice? ... One objection agst. Electors was the danger of their being corrupted by the Candidates; & this furnished a peculiar reason in favor of impeachments whilst in office. Shall the man who has practised corruption & by that means procured his appointment in the first instance, be suffered to escape punishment, by repeating his guilt?" - George Mason.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Quote: "Voting is the Beating Heart of Democracy" - Thomas Paine.

Law: "Help America Vote Act" (2002).

Article: "Bob Avakian" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Students for a Democratic Society" (SDS) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Democrat Jeff Van Drew, who opposes impeaching Trump, is reportedly in talks to switch to the Republican Party" by Hillary Hoffower.

Article: "Obama tan suit controversy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Obama's foot on Oval Office desk sends shockwaves around the world" by Cheryl K. Chumley.

Article: "Mississippi civil rights workers' murders" by Wikipedia.

Video: "Ronald Reagan States' Rights Speech in Philadelphia, MS", August 3, 1980.

Article: "How America broke up with the Democratic Party" by Thom Hartmann.

Site: "The Joe Madison Show - SiriusXM Urban View".

Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.

Article: "'Argo' helps Iran's dictatorship, harms democracy" by Abolhassan Bani-Sadr.

Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 2 Section 2. "The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Article: "Susan Sarandon Slammed on Twitter for Seeing a Silver Lining in Trump Presidency" by Reid Nakamura.

Article: "White privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack'" by Peggy McIntosh.

Article: "Mitt Romney And The Secret Vote To Remove Donald Trump From Office" by FITSNews.

Article: "As House prepares for impeachment vote, Schumer proposes Senate trial rules" by PBS.

Article: "30 Republican Senators Would Vote To Impeach Trump If Vote Was Secret" by Jason Easley.

Quote: "True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." - Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Article: "Will America's billionaires start a second Civil War to protect their wealth and power?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Evangelicalism" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Epistle of Jude" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sermon on the Mount" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Matthew 25:31-46: The Sheep and the Goats". "...All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats... For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat ... 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'"

Bible: "Matthew 25".

Article: "US among top 10 countries for pollution-related deaths, new study shows" by Nina Lakhani.

Article: "Trump's Senate trial is rigged, but a Watergate hero has an idea for saving impeachment" by Will Bunch.

Tweet: "Sending out again: Let's impeach him now and NOT send it to the Senate rather keep investigating in the House, and add such supplemental articles as needed! Just let it hang over his head. If the worst happens and he is re-elected, send it to the Senate. But keep investigating!!" by John Dean.

Article: "Read Donald Trump's scathing letter to Nancy Pelosi".

Article: "Ward Churchill" by Wikipedia.

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