Memorial Day: Dangers to Our Democracy

This reblogged post shows how … traitors are, right now, in the process of overthrowing our democratic government. In the background, not via some sort of January 6th event. If those traitors succeed, the U.S. will fracture into 50 separate governments, each state governing itself as if it were a country, and the U.S. Congress and president will have no power to govern what was once the United States.

dianeravitch's avatarDiane Ravitch's blog

Memorial Day is a day to remember and pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives to defend our democracy. Because of their sacrifice, we enjoy our freedoms. We are called upon not only to respect them and their sacrifices, but to be alert to today’s threats to the freedoms and rights we treasure. Voting rights are under attack. Censorship and book banning are on the rise. Red state legislatures are trying to control the blue cities in their midst. Red state legislatures are passing cookie-cutter laws to fund private and religious schools despite the opposition of the public. A woman’s right to control her body has been eliminated by red states. In a sad irony, the U.S. Supreme Court—which has long been the ultimate defender of our rights—is eroding democracy, under the control of rightwing ideologues, three of whom were appointed by Trump after being chosen…

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