Trump Won!
In which court? In order to overturn an election in this country or any other democracy you have to go to a court of law and present clear and convincing evidence that the election you want to overturn is invalid. This rule of law is absolutely essential because any democratic nation that overturns elections as a result of unproven allegations will not be a democracy for very long. To see how grave a threat Trump's big lie is to democracy just look at the number of R-fascists who now say they will not accept the result of any election they lose!
By “take America back” Trump's chumps mean to retore the absolute rule of privileged white males. I am not just being hyperbolic here. The white nationalists believe their culture and fragile manhood are under attack, and they are more than willing to give up democracy to keep what they perceive to be their racial, ethnic, religious, and gender superiority. The January 6 insurrection bears no resemblance to 1776 or even 1860. If the secret service had allowed Trump to go to the capital during the January 6 insurrection we would now be talking about Trump's putsch – assuming that the first amendment still protected free speech. The slogan Trump took from Ronald Reagan, “Make America Great Again,” should have provided ample warning about what was to come. As Mussolini hearkened back to the glory of the Roman Empire, all fascists (including the MAGA chumps) claim they will return their nation to the greatness it achieved during some mythical past. “All we have to do is follow the great leader,” they say.
The dire threat posed by the R-fascists is far greater than it would appear to be at first blush because the movement appeals to both the white nationalists and other people who feel economically oppressed and exploited. Unfortunately, billionaires and big corporations have been all too successful in selling the myth that Republicans are better at handling the economy. And far too many of the people who believe this myth will choose prosperity over democracy if they think that is the choice. In doing so they will lose both their democracy and their prosperity, and so will we.
The Republicans scream about inflation but propose absolutely nothing to deal with it. What plan the Republicans have stated includes the usual screwing of the poor and the middle class while giving huge tax cuts the corporations and the filthy rich! According to the October 27 White House Briefing on the Republican's Five Part Plan:
The $3 trillion in tax cuts the Republicans want to give primarily to the wealthy would add to the deficit and make inflation worse!
Repealing the IRA prescription drug provisions would increase prescription drug prices by eliminating the requirement that drug companies pay rebates to Medicare when they raise prices faster than inflation, as they did for 1,200 drugs from 2021-2022...
Repealing the IRA improvements to ACA premium tax credits would raise health insurance premiums by an average of about $800 for 13 million people starting next year, with about 3 million people becoming uninsured.
The Congressional GOP plan will eliminate tax credits that will save Americans thousands of dollars starting next year if they buy an electric vehicle, weatherize their homes, install a super-efficient heating and cooling system like a heat pump, install rooftop solar, or make other investments that will also directly cut their energy bills. Independent experts expect these clean energy provisions will cut households’ electricity bills by hundreds of dollars per year.
Republican officials are suing to block the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan. If they succeed, that would mean higher debt payments for the over 40 million Americans who could benefit from up to $20,000 in student debt relief.
Congressional Republicans keep declaring they will hold the American economy hostage by putting the full faith and credit of the United States at risk in order to cut Medicare and Social Security. That's right we are looking at the debt ceiling again!
*The foregoing description of the republican plan is comprised of excerpts from the white house briefing. Use the link I have provided for the full text. It is well worth reading!
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