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olegramps

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8. The Republicans determination to establish a authoritarian presidency is not a new development.
Wed May 29, 2019, 10:23 AM
May 2019

This has been in the making for over fifty years. It has been the objective of the leadership of the Republican Party whose representatives are nothing more that the servants of the oligarchs. Each Republican president, with the support of their representatives, has supported the so-called theory of the Unitary Executive which is effectively will transform the presidency into a power little different than those of China, Russia and a growing number of East European countries such a Hungry, Poland, Turkey...

At present we have an Attorney General who has been a powerful advocate of the Unitary Executive presidency for over thirty years. It is well to not forget that Nixon, Reagan, both of the Bush presidents and now Trump have had no regard for the law. Their presidencies have been little more than criminal enterprises that have been increasingly protected by Republican legislators.

The hypocrisy of the Republicans is absolutely beyond the pale. If the nation is to survive as envisioned by the founders, it is imperative that the Republican Party must be destroyed. However, it will be formidable task since they control a massive propaganda network that has literally brainwashed an entire generation. Their message is simple. With the combined support of the religious extremists, they have cast anyone who opposes them as immoral jackals who are hell bent on the corruption of the youth. Their extremism has become increasingly shrill. This is coupled with the message that anyone who opposes them, especially Democrats, are unpatriotic enemies who must be defeated.

They alone are the true patriots and its up to them to save the nation. When this is juxtaposed against the philosophy of the founders of the democratic republic it is antithetical to the very concept of a transparent democratic government of the people, by the people and for the people. They are determined to go to any extent to suppress evidence of their gross disregard for basic decency and lawless behavior. It is a matter of survival for the Republic and the hard won freedoms that were won by the blood of our founders against tyranny. The nation has faced formidable challenges and has survived. Hopefully, the light of democracy will not be extinguished by mindless masses who are paving the way of their own enslavement.

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