Sally Yates: These 2 Things Separate America From An Autocracy
By Sally Yates for USA Today
Over the course of our nation’s history, we have faced inflection points – times when we had to decide who we are as a country and what we stand for. Now is such a time. Beyond policy disagreements and partisan gamesmanship, there is something much more fundamental hanging in the balance. Will we remain faithful to our country’s core values?
Our founding documents set forth the values that make us who we are, or at least who we aspire to be. I say aspire to be
very well done.
thank you.
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A noble sentiment, belied by ignoble partisan actions of her party as well as the offender to whom she points. And to imply we’re even such a hairs breadth away from devolution into an autocracy is, as any dispassionate observer would note, laughable. This President is as neutered as one can be prior to losing control of Congress (which will almost assuredly happen in the relatively near future).
it isn’t Trump, his administration or Congress, that is pulling us toward autocracy – it is the will of a good number of eligible voters
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Thank you for reprinting this. And thanks for Sally Yates for writing it. Too many don’t believe it is real. When the constitution was finished Benjamin Franklin was one of the first out of the meeting. In the notes of Dr. James McHenry, one of Maryland’s delegates to the Convention, a lady asked Dr. Franklin “Well Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy.” Franklin replied, “A republic . . . if you can keep it.”. I sure hope we can. To many today find our current arrangement a test of their patience. That is an attitude greatly to be feared.
Thank you Sally Yates… We are on a slippery slope. The liar in chief and his sycophantic puppets in the GOP congress are willing to do anything to advance their “agenda”. Hell, I voted for the fool thinking it didn’t matter in California anyway, and now feel deeply ashamed. Putin has won, the country is at war with itself, there are many people whom I will never speak to again due to the cavernous divide over basic morals and polarization.
I sure relate to that comment, Luther! A married couple, dear dear friends – He voted for and still believes every word out of Fox News and all the rest of those asswipes — She, totally opposite from him! I don’t know how they still live in the same space! She and I share the same opinion and he was in the loop of emails exchanged UNTIL he went off the deep end and so much so that he has now blocked my emails. Even the 60% that are not trump related! Breaks my heart too but at least I no longer have his total crap coming in to me now! The cookie basket I sent to them still has his name on it – arrives today – we will see what happens! How anyone can hear that garbage from Fox and believe it, just beyond my understanding. And will not even open their mind a little to hear what the other news channels report…. something seriously wrong in our Nation.