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POST NO. 18,000
The story in which the above picture appeared was written in October of 2017, less than a year into Donald Trump's occupation of the Oval Office. And it shows five of the 51 Republican senators, literally laughing out loud over their big TAX GIVEAWAY to the FILTHY RICH. An atrocity about which Bernie Sanders quipped, "It's not a bad bill. It's a horrific bill."
It was only at that time, the latest in the congressional GOP's catering to their rich cohorts and corporate America at the expense of the REST of us. It was certainly not the FIRST (SEE: THE GRAND OLD PARTY | LPSG ) and it sure as HELL wouldn't be the last.
Yet, coming up upon what will CERTAINLY be America's MOST IMPORTANT election in our lifetimes (if not of ALL time) almost all the media's focus is on the race for the White House. Little of any attention is being paid to the Congressional races, and more importantly, the stakes for control of the SENATE, an outcome that, all considered, is AT LEAST as important as that of the Presidential race.
Upon searching, one might find SOME media musings as to what a Democrat majority in the Senate might mean. But almost ALL of it has to do with economic issues like the stock market and banks, and the effects upon corporations, and environmental regulations (which under Trump has been damn near non-existent (Trump tells gas companies to spill all the methane they want, don't bother to even monitor).
But LITTLE about what it would mean for the AVERAGE AMERICAN, much less the stability of our democracy ITSELF. Little about HOW a Republican majority Senate, and before that, a Republican majority House has HURT America and Americans.
For example, how Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have CONSISTENTL IGNORED reports of Russian interference in our elections and stymied all efforts to address it, leaving out elections and our election process susceptible to outside influence, interference, and even electronic espionage.
Or how they set about undoing the Affordable Care Act and other social safety net programs, but have FAILED to come up with any SEMBLANCE of suitable replacements or initiatives on behalf of the PEOPLE.
Or how they illegally OBSTRUCTED Obama's nomination for the SCOTUS, only to ram through the confirmation of a judge who LIED under oath (NOT to mention the sexual assault allegations), AND have ALSO been RUBBER STAMPING Trump's radical right winged judiciary nominees - individuals who have and hold retrogressive ideas and ideology as it relates to Civil Rights, Voting Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Women's Rights, and the like.
Or their inside trading scandals, their crony black-slapping collaborations and manipulations that only FURTHER widen the gap between the wealthy and those who aren't,
INCLUDING their coronavirus stimulus deal, chock full of pork barrel legislation and multi-million dollar fat and FLUFF for their corporate buddies, while they fairly SCREAMED about a $600 extension to unemployment benefits for Americans suffering a pandemic, calling it TOO MUCH, after which they took a fkng HOLIDAY.
Or the HUNDRED or so pieces of LEGISLATION, some even bipartisan initiatives designed to help the American people, that have long sat DOA on McConnell and COMPANY'S desks. (Democrats in Congress are passing lots of bills. Republicans are ignoring them. - Vox).
And then there is Trump's IMPEACHMENT for attempted EXTORTION of a foreign government.
Where Senate Republicans REFUSED to even hear witnesses and conduct a FAIR trial. And when Pelosi mused that maybe Trump had AT LEAST learned a lesson, he DOUBLED DOWN by committing even MORE impeachable actions, seeing as how Senate Republicans literally rendered him ABOVE THE LAW.
And THAT, more than all the REST, is why Democrats need to gain the majority in the Senate, as well as retain it in the HOUSE.
Because IF Trump manages to slither back into the Oval Office, by virtue of an election that he and the GOP HAVE ALREADY SABOTAGED (Trump and the GOP are stealing this election right before our eyes, harming people in the process), a Democrat controlled CONGRESS just might be DEMOCRACY'S LAST LINE OF DEFENSE against what would CERTAINLY be a DICTATORSHIP.
By various estimates (depending on WHOSE) Trump has committed anywhere from 8 to 100 IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES.
And if the REPUBLICANS maintain a Senate majority, there are sure to be A HUNDRED MORE.
Trump’s Eight Potentially Impeachable Offenses in Six Months | Washington Monthly
Impeachable Offenses - Need to Impeach
One person compiled a list of 100 impeachable offenses by Trump. Here are the top 50
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