We need to acknowledge the hard truth that we are officially in a new era where shots are being called by a small cabal of radicals or even a single obstructionist senator. And, to be frank, that is a dangerous and fundamentally undemocratic thing.

How is it that our democracy can be held hostage by such a small group of extremists? And what, if anything, can be done to limit the damage and prevent such hostage taking in the future? https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/mccarthy-tuberville-gaetz-gop-minority

Tuberville And Gaetz Take GOP Minority Rule To New Level

Never before have so few members of Congress wielded such enormous power.

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@georgetakei Hi George! That's because those extremist run the ENTIRE Republican Party! Republicans can EASILY ignore them if they want. They just don't want because shutting down America AGAIN if preferable to Trans Kids NOT killing themselves!