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Scubamatt

(307 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:25 PM Feb 18

The two Trump (mis) Administrations

have clearly demonstrated the weaknesses in our system, including but by no means limited to, how general respect for unwritten "norms" facilitates the workings of government. I completely agree that we cannot adopt an attitude of going back to the way things were; we must address these weaknesses, including reversing Citizen's United, the constant attack on the right to vote (including partisan gerrymandering); the notion of the unitary executive and of course, the consolidation of the media.

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