"We inherited both a sacred promise and a big mess from those who came before, and we’re still working on both. That fact that it is so very hard, and we have so very far still to go, is strong evidence of the incredible value of that promise. This is evidenced in great part by how fiercely others will fight with all they have to keep us from it."

~ Jay Kuo

#FourthofJuly #democracy

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/independence

Judge Michael Luttig, a conservative federal judge who advised VP Mike Pence and who testified before the J6 committee has written a scathing rebuke of the GOP defense of Trump.

“The former president’s behavior may have invited charges, but the Republicans’ spineless support for the past two years convinced Mr. Trump of his political immortality.”

#democracy #USPol #politics #fedilaw #law #judiciary

No paywall. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/opinion/trump-republican-party.html?unlocked_article_code=ZsKZvFo7hCkkRsvvfxmG-pOmSlO6udpQF2xQbBSTXw-vtVcn0yr2cIolwURkd_Q3lBaS7b6pDNYt4yypM3vJJCshqVvUO_NsbJEbF2efZekqUvH9FnvLnCiZUHcqUu-G9XXmjzov4Z7LRpJJ3uaOtDbR04D8F64kBCFinRKQSvHij1yVcmisr8_1omEMUXQsqV1Z9RnJZmvoT-DrI9dmpyeUhXi4nOW9E9m0J6BnM2cH_LPiWj09Tfo26Z-PdyvR4C4A1BH2HCnC0xhTpDWaFT1kUSwI_AXXqWMW6Nms9aT-QgqKJBGD4XjBLonPSBq6DVUbB5udL4VcNzBf5bcsLQ&smid=url-share

We have come to a place in #USpol where people are protesting that we recognized Juneteenth and the end of slavery in the United States.

I have to believe—because if I don’t it is too sad—that this too will pass. It won’t pass if we sit on the sidelines, however. The US will not move towards a multi-racial, pluralistic democracy without a concerted effort by those committed to realizing that future.

#juneteenth #USpol #politics #democracy #equality

One of my greatest fears from day 1 of the idea of Trump as president was him having access to the most top secret intel of the US. (Many others had this same fear.) Trump is a unique threat to the national security if the country. The many in the GOP who support this dangerous buffoon are despicable.

Of course he wants to be reelected in order to save himself from jail time. Easily predictable and also a threat to the rule of law.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/11/trump-indictment-president-00101406

"For much of the nation’s history, an ethno-religious nationalism was dominant, conceptualizing America as a nation of white Christian patriarchal norms – a land where property-owning white Christian men had a right to be at the top and shape society and culture in their image. ...

The central fault line on the Right is not simply between democracy and authoritarianism."

~ Thomas Zimmer

#WhiteChristianNationalism #democracy
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https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/what-we-are-fighting-over