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Rock Cousteau's avatar

Just wait. This is nothing compared to what the people will do to respond to all these challenges. The wrath of the constituency is looming in the background.....waiting to take hold. The pressures of this administration are weighing heavily upon us. At some point, very soon, the proverbial tops will be blowing and the people will revolt.

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elliott oberman's avatar

Barack Obama.

On Jan. 10, 2017, President Barack Obama tried to rally the nation to the defense of democracy and the rule of law. He reminded his listeners that “Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift” and called on them to be “anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy.”

Obama noted that the maintenance of the American political system is always an exacting and delicate task. It requires constant attention and effort to nurture the social conditions necessary for democracy to prosper. Public officials and citizens must think not just about what is good for each of them but also about what is good for all of us

The Trump tax bill is a time bomb set to do great damage to the ideal about which Obama spoke., Trump’s “tax cut package would exacerbate inequality, taking health care and food assistance away from poor people in order to shower tax breaks on the wealthy.” Eight years ago, Obama called on Americans to “Understand, democracy does not require uniformity. Our founders argued. They quarreled. Eventually, they compromised. They expected us to do the same. But they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity—the idea that for all our outward differences, we're all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.”

Trump is a master at misdirection and scapegoating. By the time the reductions in Medicaid and other benefits hit, you can bet Trump will be blaming them on the Democrats and open-borders policies.

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