Bravo, bravissimo! The press and too many pro-democracy activists accord too much power to this entity called "Trump." They act like poster children for the unitary executive theory, even though they'd almost certainly oppose it if they knew what it was. The roots of this go way, way back in U.S. history, at least to the late 19th centur…
Bravo, bravissimo! The press and too many pro-democracy activists accord too much power to this entity called "Trump." They act like poster children for the unitary executive theory, even though they'd almost certainly oppose it if they knew what it was. The roots of this go way, way back in U.S. history, at least to the late 19th century, when talking about systems or the common good or pointing out the flaws in the "free market" (or, gods forbid, trying to organize a union) got you branded a commie pinko un-American anarchist, etc.
As to "partisan" -- I'd rather reserve the word for, say, those who resisted the Nazis before and during World War 2. I've been saying for many years that all the best candidates and officeholders are Democrats, but the Democratic *Party* is nothing to write home about. After decades of being "unenrolled" (in my state, Massachusetts, unenrolled voters can take the primary ballot of either party), I signed up as a Democrat after the 2016 election and became an officer in my local Dem group. The local group was (and is) great, but what I learned about the Democratic *Party* in this state and nationally led me to go back to being unenrolled after three terms in office.
I donate to campaigns, not to the party apparatus -- although I *am* seriously considering donating to the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS) and/or the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA). They're on the front lines, and they're doing crucial work.
Bravo, bravissimo! The press and too many pro-democracy activists accord too much power to this entity called "Trump." They act like poster children for the unitary executive theory, even though they'd almost certainly oppose it if they knew what it was. The roots of this go way, way back in U.S. history, at least to the late 19th century, when talking about systems or the common good or pointing out the flaws in the "free market" (or, gods forbid, trying to organize a union) got you branded a commie pinko un-American anarchist, etc.
As to "partisan" -- I'd rather reserve the word for, say, those who resisted the Nazis before and during World War 2. I've been saying for many years that all the best candidates and officeholders are Democrats, but the Democratic *Party* is nothing to write home about. After decades of being "unenrolled" (in my state, Massachusetts, unenrolled voters can take the primary ballot of either party), I signed up as a Democrat after the 2016 election and became an officer in my local Dem group. The local group was (and is) great, but what I learned about the Democratic *Party* in this state and nationally led me to go back to being unenrolled after three terms in office.
I donate to campaigns, not to the party apparatus -- although I *am* seriously considering donating to the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS) and/or the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA). They're on the front lines, and they're doing crucial work.