John Carlos Baez on Nostr: As the decapitation and rape of the American body politic proceeds, it's surprising ...
As the decapitation and rape of the American body politic proceeds, it's surprising how muted the response is.
Yes, there are editorials expressing outrage.
Yes, phone calls from people complaining to Congress are up by a factor of roughly 40.
Yes, the largely powerless Democratic members of Congress tried to visit the Department of Education, which the Trump gang has threatened to shut down. (They were denied entry by an anonymous person who claimed to have “security responsibility.”)
Yes, the judicial system has sprung into action. This is the most substantial response so far. One judge has blocked the firing of 2,200 USAID workers, another has let the National Science Foundation resume paying its grants, and so on. We will soon see if the Trump gang tries to steamroller right over the judicial system. With many in the Supreme Court favoring expanded presidential powers (the "unitary executive"), they may go along with this.
Then it's up to us.
Yes, there are editorials expressing outrage.
Yes, phone calls from people complaining to Congress are up by a factor of roughly 40.
Yes, the largely powerless Democratic members of Congress tried to visit the Department of Education, which the Trump gang has threatened to shut down. (They were denied entry by an anonymous person who claimed to have “security responsibility.”)
Yes, the judicial system has sprung into action. This is the most substantial response so far. One judge has blocked the firing of 2,200 USAID workers, another has let the National Science Foundation resume paying its grants, and so on. We will soon see if the Trump gang tries to steamroller right over the judicial system. With many in the Supreme Court favoring expanded presidential powers (the "unitary executive"), they may go along with this.
Then it's up to us.