" In the United States the problem of one-man rule has become acute for two reasons. First, Congress has failed to perform its envisioned role as a safeguard against the natural tendency of an executive to become dictatorial, and equally failed to maintain or even exercise its own rights through the power of the purse."
- Barbara W. Tuchman
New York Times February 13, 1973

#Trump #Nixon #Democracy #Congress

Today in Labor History March 18, 1970: The first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the U.S. Postal Service began on this date in New York City. The walkout was illegal, giving President Richard Nixon the excuse to send in federal troops to sort the mail. But the strike succeeded in forcing Congress to raise wages and reorganize the postal system and marked a new militancy among postal employees.

#LaborHistory #workingclass #postal #union #strike #nixon #congress #wages #newyork #wages

Nixon's sadly successful campaign strategy

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1875446/nixon-s-sadly-successful-campaign-strategy

Alt und bekannt:
Nur #nixon konnte nach China gehen.
Nur die SPD konnte den Sozialstaat demontieren.
Nur Merkel konnte die Wehrpflicht abschaffen.

Neu: Nur #Trump konnte die Straße von #Hormus schließen.