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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 03:00 PM Apr 2020

Investigative reporter breaks down the real reason Republicans 'threw a fit in Wisconsin'

Published 4 hours ago on April 12, 2020

By Chauncey Devega, Salon- Commentary

Encouraged by the pain, suffering, misery and distraction caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump is continuing his assault on American democracy and the rule of law.

His most recent move: removing at least seven inspectors general who provide independent oversight within various departments of the United States government.

Trump is a malignant narcissist with authoritarian tendencies and may well be a sociopath. Like a Mafia boss, he views personal loyalty as more important than loyalty to the Constitution and the rule of law. Aided by Attorney General William Barr, Trump appears poised to loot the coronavirus relief funds passed by Congress, harass and silence his political enemies, speed up the country’s downward slide into failed democracy, and unleash more cruelty against those Americans he deems to be insufficiently loyal or otherwise “undesirable

On Twitter, Walter Shaub, former director of the Office of Government Ethics, summarized recent developments:

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/investigative-reporter-breaks-down-the-real-reason-republicans-threw-a-fit-in-wisconsin/

Greg Palast knows his shit on voting and this is a very good article.......................

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Investigative reporter breaks down the real reason Republicans 'threw a fit in Wisconsin' (Original Post) turbinetree Apr 2020 OP
Originally on Salon crickets Apr 2020 #1
Wado---------------thank you turbinetree Apr 2020 #2
It's a good article, thanks for posting it! nt crickets Apr 2020 #3
Your welcome.................. turbinetree Apr 2020 #4
Yep, that is a good article, alright. calimary Apr 2020 #5

crickets

(25,962 posts)
1. Originally on Salon
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 03:14 PM
Apr 2020
https://www.salon.com/2020/04/11/investigative-reporter-greg-palast-the-coronavirus-is-voting-for-donald-trump/

He warns that mail-in voting as it currently exists is likely to guarantee Donald Trump's victory in the 2020 election. Palast also explains how the Supreme Court decision on the Wisconsin primary election was really about purging nonwhite voters in order to maximize Trump's chances of winning that key battleground state.

Palast says, however, that the Democratic Party's new mail-in voting proposals can be improved so that the will of the American people can be fully realized at the ballot box — which will likely ensure Trump's defeat in November.


Interview follows, audio option available.
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