Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United

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you nailed it. We are in a period of history when the world is turned upside down. That was the accusation thrown at Karl Marx when he wrote his Das Kapital. But there are periods of history when realities "flip", or the ruled become the rulers, or the good guys become the bad guys.

I read parts of Barbara Tuchman's "A Distant Mirror" about the 14th century, the Black Death, the dissolution of towns (because everyone died), and mass movements - roving groups of flagellists demonstrating their penetance for the scourge and hoping for God's mercy. It's an instructive read. What happens when everything goes fluid? Institutions dissolve, people panic, money doesn't flow very well, crops rot, labor is scarce and frightened.

So yes, Republicans are now playing by a different set of rules because there is no opposition party with power, and they are taking advantage of the situation to enact their most cherished hatreds against people they think are sinners.