Former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot warns republic is at risk

[brooklynite]

Helena Independent Record

Former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot warned recently that fidelity is in jeopardy in America, not only in regard to the state and national constitutions, but to the country’s spirit as well. He also said there are serious warning signs that the U.S. Constitution and republic are at risk.

“The most probable way for our republic to vanish is through a lack of honor and fidelity. Not surprisingly that is precisely what is required by our constitutional oath of office,” he said in a speech brought a standing ovation from nearly 100 people attending the 100th annual meeting of the Montana Taxpayers Association on Wednesday at the Best Western Premier Helena Great Northern Hotel.

“I don’t want to preach, so I am hopeful that I won’t appear pretentious, but with all that has dramatically changed with the political and social fabric of our lives in this last decade and a half – much for the worse – in my judgment, I would confess that I sometimes feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe," Racicot, a Republican, said.

“Maybe the old adage is true, that inside every older person is a younger person who wondered what happened,” he said.

[llashram]

1. decade and a half?

I started to take umbrage at that timeline. But after thinking about it I say yeah that is about right. 2008 President Obama is elected. And the racist RW hate and fear machine kicked in big time. It's been all downhill since then as revealed by the 1/6/21 coup attempt by the hateful elements of the RW.

[Texaswitchy]

2. The right wing freaked out over a black president.

What is next.

A woman.

[Efilroft Sul]

3. He did a Billy Flynn tap-dance about not mentioning which party puts the Republic at risk.

And yet he still wonders how the hell we got here.

[2naSalit]

4. That's interesting coming from him.

Had to be one of the worst Governors in MT history, at least the last century. He must have had some kind of revelatory experience or something.