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50. Good post. I might only add the 2000 election. That's when ...

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… we learned the SCOTUS would not hesitate to put ideology above country.

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Can Somebody Point Me To The Time This Country..... [View all] global1 Sep 2025 OP

I'd say when trump started gaining a foothold in national politics. calimary Sep 2025 #1

when dems and repubs gave w bush the patriot act and permission to go after sadaam nt msongs Sep 2025 #2

100% this! intheflow Sep 2025 #57

When the Florida recount was halted in Dec 2000. RockCreek Sep 2025 #3

And THAT led to SilverDawg Sep 2025 #59

When LBJ knew Nixon was fucking around with Vietnam and called it treason, RockRaven Sep 2025 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Sep 2025 #31

I'd say it's been a difficult JBTaurus83 Sep 2025 #5

when the Supreme Court literally chose the president Skittles Sep 2025 #6

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he made greed and ignorance fashionable Skittles Sep 2025 #13

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Maybe first point to the time we had an actual democracy? unblock Sep 2025 #10

the Electoral College Skittles Sep 2025 #14

The original purpose of the Electoral College Morbius Sep 2025 #15

it should have been abolished LONG AGO Skittles Sep 2025 #16

Try this. Lee Atwater's "Southern Strategy" for the GOP, when it embraced racism thoroughly. usonian Sep 2025 #11

Atwater, not Atwood. Or, alternately just say evil personified. ms liberty Sep 2025 #48

Admit it. That was damn close usonian Sep 2025 #55

The incessant harassment of Clinton while Tom Delay was handing out money in the aisles of Congress. live love laugh Sep 2025 #12

Yes this was a very disgusting/dark time. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #18

Regan Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #17

I'd really put it on the Counterculture revolution. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #25

Yes but we prevailed and stopped the war. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #39

I would be willing to debate that we 'stopped the war', but that is another discussion for another time. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #40

LBJ resigned, troops came home. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #42

The election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. James48 Sep 2025 #19

When Nixon was forced to resign and a group Buddyzbuddy Sep 2025 #20

Assassination of Lincoln modrepub Sep 2025 #21

Begin is hard...because it was a roller coaster ride JT45242 Sep 2025 #22

Good post. I might only add the 2000 election. That's when ... Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #50

Yeah..good point also both 2000&2004 showed some votes count more JT45242 Sep 2025 #66

January 14, 1784 Kaleva Sep 2025 #23

I'd always thought it began with the Powell Memorandum of 1971 Cloudhopper Sep 2025 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Sep 2025 #27

Bush Cheney most definately samplegirl Sep 2025 #28

About once a decade since the founding. Sometimes minor and sometimes major. marble falls Sep 2025 #29

11/22/1963 johnnyfins Sep 2025 #30

bingo rampartd Sep 2025 #37

Nixon Blue Full Moon Sep 2025 #32

Since it was founded by white supremacy, for white supremacy. The contradiction has yet to be resolved. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2025 #33

You win! Solomon Sep 2025 #35

1970s. That's when the foundations for what we have now were being laid. JHB Sep 2025 #34

22 november 1963 at about 12:15 pm cst. rampartd Sep 2025 #36

With a few exceptions, only white male property owners could vote Martin Eden Sep 2025 #38

SCOTUS giving the country to Bush, an unconstitutional move. lark Sep 2025 #41

The 1970's OC375 Sep 2025 #43

Mitch McConnell refusing to allow a vote on Obama's Supreme Court nominee Mysterian Sep 2025 #44

When the Republicans partnered with the televangelist conartists. BlueKota Sep 2025 #45

Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford's pardon. Emile Sep 2025 #46

Reagan Xoan Sep 2025 #47

Coverup of the Kennedy assassination CanonRay Sep 2025 #49

Citizens United was when democracy fell off the cliff. Need Liberty Wings ASAP IA8IT Sep 2025 #51

I agree. Citizens United unleashed unlimited dark money spending, totally corrupting our democratic electoral process. sop Sep 2025 #52

Multiple times in our history that the slide from democracy can be pointed to as examples. Botany Sep 2025 #53

When the very wealthy decided to Prairie_Seagull Sep 2025 #54

I think Rebl2 Sep 2025 #56

Post wwii when the red scare began Javaman Sep 2025 #58

Electoral college rigging moondust Sep 2025 #60

"Americans dreaded democracy and contrived their constitution against it." Lord Acton Ping Tung Sep 2025 #61

The idea there is a "slide from Democracy" is extremely questionable gulliver Sep 2025 #62

December 12, 2000 SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2025 #63

Started following DU... Shoobee Sep 2025 #64

Welcome! SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2025 #65

Early 80s: Reagan, televangelists, and RW radio darkstar Sep 2025 #67