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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow is this happening?
How are they able to hold us hostage like this?
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How is this happening? (Original Post)
cilla4progress
Nov 2020
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questionseverything
(9,646 posts)1. We don't have an enforcer
Salviati
(6,008 posts)2. so much of the functioning of the government is based on the idea..
... that you've got people in charge that are operating in good faith, or at least want to appear to be operating in good faith.
C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)3. I am so sick of their bullshit
Blue Owl
(50,343 posts)4. Donald tRump is a psychotic madman torching his own country
Arrest his criminally negligent ass and lock it up!
Arkansas Granny
(31,513 posts)5. He is aided and abetted by the majority of the Republcans in Congress.
He isn't doing this alone.
enough
(13,256 posts)6. Republicans in office. NT
Amishman
(5,554 posts)7. we aren't behind held hostage, the electoral process marches on
they are just having a loud and futile tantrum. Everything is on track for Joe to be sworn in on Jan 20th
don't be fooled into thinking they are accomplishing anything other than wasting the time of some state officials and themselves.
if anything this is a good thing, because the more effort they put into Trump's pointless recounts and lawsuits, the less the money and effort goes into the GA runoffs.