"Fascism is eyeing the Republic like lunch" - Walter Shaub

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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1247711223627603986.html?fbclid=IwAR0MAAJH1i_82UZsgTCsn4_HkLcMZn2QHKIb_s0QYBPdUeokpCbCLYEKLAQ

Excerpt:

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A last line of defense in this war on ethics and law is the Inspector General community. They're the eyes of the American people, objective investigators traditionally freed to pursue accountability by the safeguard of bipartisan congressional protection./15

But the Trump era is a bad time for safeguards. Trump's eye has turned to the IGs, and Republican Senators have forsaken them—no hearings, no media blitz, only a few meek chirps of mild concern. Even the self-anointed patron saint of IGs, Chuck Grassley, has abandoned them. /16

What began with the fall of the ethics program is entering the end game with the potential fall of the Inspector General community. The government is failing us, safeguards that took two centuries to build have crumbled, and fascism is eyeing this republic like lunch. /17

It's down to the people. There is a chance in November to reclaim this land for democracy and reject fascism. But the obstacles are tremendous. Trump has the advantage of incumbency, decades of Republican voter suppression, and a third branch that increasingly seems political./18

A sign of things to come, the Supreme Court ramped up the voter suppression by sending Wisconsin voters into a war zone in our species' fight against an ancient enemy, disease. A global pandemic has ground America to a halt, complicating the upcoming presidential election. /19

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[intrepidity]

1. Well, I for one, hope that ancient foe, the virus,

aims true and sure.

[elleng]

2. ;-(

[democrank]

3. Unfortunately "a few meek chirps of mild concern" won't cut it.

Trump is an immensely grave threat.

[Cha]

4. And, it hasn't eaten in days..

[calimary]

6. "Fascism is eyeing the Republic like lunch."

Now I’m getting scared.

[Cha]

7. Just reinforces why we have to WIN.. no other option.

[BigmanPigman]

5. This was written by Walter Shaub (Dir. Ethics/Obama Era) too....