Per #Politico
SCROTUS strikes again. 👀
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald #trump to keep a Biden-appointed member of the #FederalTradeCommission out of her post for at least three more months, despite a century-old federal law aimed at limiting the president’s power to fire such officials for political reasons.
The justices said they will hear arguments in December about whether that law #unconstitutionally interferes with the president’s ability to control the #Executive branch.
How #Rome Destroyed Its Own Republic
#Augustus told Romans he was the only one who could save Rome. And they believed him.
by Becky Little, Nov 5, 2018, Last Updated: June 30, 2025
"Imagine a world in which political norms have broken down. Senators use bad faith arguments to block the government from getting anything done. An autocrat rigs elections and gives himself complete control over the government. Even stranger, many voters subscribe to the autocrat’s personality cult and agree that he should have absolute control.
"Welcome to Rome in the first century B.C.E. The republic that had existed for over 400 years had finally hit a crisis it couldn’t overcome. Rome itself wouldn’t fall, but during this period it lost its republic forever.
"The man who played the biggest role in disrupting Rome’s republic was #AugustusCaesar, who made himself the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.E. By that point, the republic’s political norms had been breaking down for about a century, and Augustus was in a position to take advantage of that.
"Before that century, 'there had been a really long period where the republic functioned,' says Edward J. Watts, author of the new book Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into #Tyranny. Political norms were heeded; and when the government ran into a new problem, it would amend itself to keep working. For over 300 years, the republic operated this way. There was no political violence, land theft or capital punishment because those went against the political norms Rome had established.
"Then, in 133 B.C.E., Rome experienced its first political murder in the history of the republic. Senators were angry that Tiberius Gracchus, an elected official who had tried to #redistribute land to the #poor, was seeking a second term as tribune of the plebs. During a fight that broke out between Tiberius’s followers and opponents, senators beat him to death with wooden chairs and helped murder nearly 300 of his followers.
"Political violence increased in the 80s B.C.E. when political factions started stealing people’s land and killing their enemies. In 44, senators murdered Augustus’ great-uncle Julius Caesar after he #unconstitutionally named himself #dictator for life.
"Non-violent political dysfunction increased during this time, too. During the 60s B.C.E., a senator named Cato the Younger had constantly and unnecessarily used #ProceduralDelays to block the senate from voting on legislation he did not like for years. Other senators went along with this because they considered Cato a moral leader.
"In 59 B.C.E., one of the consuls working with Cato even tried to shut down all public business for the entire year by declaring each day of the year a religious holiday. (In the Roman Republic, saying the gods were angry was an acceptable reason to declare a holiday and postpone voting.)"
Read more:
https://www.history.com/articles/rome-republic-augustus-dictator
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YufxA
#NoDictators #TrumpSucks #TrumpLies #USPol #MAGA #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #MakeRomeGreatAgain #NoKings
#NoEmperors #EndOfTheRepublic
#HistoryRepeatsItself #GovernmentShutdown
In an #Unprecedented #Move, #Ohio Is #Unconstitutionally #Funding the #Construction of #Private #Religious #Schools.
The state is giving #taxpayer #money to #privateschools to #renovate and #expand their #campuses. It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of #schoolvouchers, proponents say.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.propublica.org/article/ohio-taxpayer-money-funding-private-religious-schools
The state is giving millions in taxpayer dollars directly to private schools to help them renovate and expand their campuses. It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of school vouchers, proponents say.
#Montana #Judge #Overturns #Hateful #Law #Erasing #Transgender #LegalRecognition
#SB458 ended legal recognition for transgender people in the state. A Montana judge has ruled that the #bill's #title was #unconstitutionally #vague.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/montana-judge-overturns-law-erasing
#Republicans in #Congress are #unconstitutionally trying to reshape #election #maps by #excluding #noncitizens.
The #constitution doesn't say #citizens, it says #persons.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Gerrymandering #VoterSupression #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
#Alabama #SupremeCourt #rules #frozen #embryos are #children; #chilling #IVF #advocates.
#Ruling #unconstitutionally invokes #Christian #Faith #violating the #establishment #clause.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Alabama #IVF #Fertility #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Discrimination #Misogyny #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
#Mandatory-#misgendering #legislation for #trans #workers #denounced by #LGBTQ+ #Democrats.
Proposal for #government #workers, #contractors, #Unconstitutionally #cites ‘#Biblical #views of #sexuality’
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
A legislative proposal to bar state and local governments and contractors or nonprofits drawing state money from recognizing employees’ preferred gender pronouns if they differ from their biological sex has drawn criticism from LGBTQ+ Democrats as “a disturbing escalation of right-wing extremism in Florida.” The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus issued a written statement on Friday […]
#Drag #Artists in #Texas Are Fighting a #Law That Would “Push #Queer #Artistry Out of #PublicSpaces”.
#Texas #SB12 would tries to #unconstitutionally #criminalize #drag #shows if #minors are present.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Entertainment #Drag #DragQueens #Representation #Culture #ProtectedSpeech
https://www.them.us/story/texas-drag-first-amendment-lawsuit
Most #states in #TheSouth have #Unconstitutionally #banned #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #trans #youth
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
Gender-affirming treatments, including puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries, are now inaccessible for transgender minors in much of the South because of new laws that heavily restrict or ban such care for youths younger than 18. Since 2021, lawmakers in 12 of the 16 states considered regionally South by the U.S. Census Bureau have passed legislation that prevents…
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