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dwayneb

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30. This is definitely one of the factors

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:56 PM

13 hrs ago

Once corporations became citizens we were screwed. And even before that once lobbyists and PACS were allowed to buy influence with no regulation. Only question left is what form our autocracy will have.

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Garrett Graff: You can explain America's constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence [View all] highplainsdem 19 hrs ago OP

Spot on sarisataka 19 hrs ago #1

Two branches, actually. TheRickles 18 hrs ago #8

Yup popsdenver 18 hrs ago #10

I'm thinking it's not a *boot* they want to lick RainCaster 16 hrs ago #23

Donald J. Tr**p Was Elected President. global1 19 hrs ago #2

More like "elected" 31st Street Bridge 19 hrs ago #3

Well sort of kinda Farmer-Rick 18 hrs ago #11

to America's eternal disgrace LymphocyteLover 1 hr ago #41

and the same can be said of SCOTUS - n/t lapfog_1 18 hrs ago #4

I never could understand why they would make themselves moot ! kimbutgar 18 hrs ago #5

I keep hearing that they are "afraid." crim son 15 hrs ago #26

Possibly, but never underestimate the human anima's propensity l RVN VET71 11 hrs ago #35

Kick SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #6

Nonsense. You can explain America's constitutional collapse in one single word Autumn 18 hrs ago #7

They not only moniss 18 hrs ago #9

Well, some of them have drawn a line in the sand Mme. Defarge 18 hrs ago #12

Because money bought it up Farmer-Rick 18 hrs ago #13

Filthy rich psychopaths have taken control of mass media as well. sop 16 hrs ago #24

This is definitely one of the factors dwayneb 13 hrs ago #30

If you picture every Republican and MAGAt clevergrrrl 17 hrs ago #14

He forgot mention the Supreme Court ... FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #15

I think he focused on Congress for a reason. ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #21

Compromat is King. BurnDoubt 17 hrs ago #16

So true if you look at the documentaries Tree Lady 17 hrs ago #17

I would add willful ignorance on a large part of the electorate. DeeDeeNY 17 hrs ago #18

So true xuplate 16 hrs ago #19

More like licking their wallets. You can't tell me these repukes aren't getting filthy rich off of this administration Cheezoholic 16 hrs ago #20

Citizens United DallasNE 16 hrs ago #22

I think one of our problems is we were first. bluestateboomer 15 hrs ago #25

Technology dwayneb 13 hrs ago #31

Back "in the day", most of this congress would have been hanged by now. hadEnuf 14 hrs ago #27

Unfortunately, they weren't alone. snot 14 hrs ago #28

Citizens United Cherokee100 13 hrs ago #29

Republican equals MAGA equals Nazi Buddyzbuddy 12 hrs ago #32

Republican equals National Socialist? DFW 9 hrs ago #38

So true BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #33

A lot of stupid people in America Johonny 11 hrs ago #34

Post removed Post removed 10 hrs ago #36

Gerrymandering Six117 9 hrs ago #37

Actually they set their eyes on something higher than licking Trump's boots a few years ago and are now tonguing it. cstanleytech 9 hrs ago #39

Voter Suppression. Voter Intimidation. czarjak 9 hrs ago #40

The big question is-- what exact kind of blackmail on the GOP LymphocyteLover 1 hr ago #42

Citizens United gave that power to the wealthy randr 1 hr ago #43