Dispatches from a Dying Empire

Dispatches from a Dying Empire

Republicans cannot win on principle so they have discarded principle

Acknowledging reality will wreck them

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Jun 26, 2021
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The modern Republican Party represents hypocrisy and the promotion of ignorance. American Republicanism is eating itself because younger generations can see it for what it is: old power protecting itself at any cost, including selling lies and acting as dishonest agents of hypocrisy. Consider Heather Cox Richardson’s June 22 take on a recent illustration of this reality:

“Lawmakers today are jockeying before tomorrow’s test vote in the Senate on S1, the For the People Act. This is a sweeping bill that protects the right to vote, ends partisan gerrymandering, limits the influence of money in politics, and establishes new ethics rules for presidents and other federal officeholders. 

Passing election reform is a priority for Democrats, since Republican-dominated legislatures across the country have gerrymandered states to make it almost impossible for Democrats to win majorities and, since President Biden took office, have passed laws suppressing the vote and making it easier …

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