Given America's role in overthrowing democracies across the planet

[malaise]

what makes us think the Right Wing aren't perfectly capable of tearing up the Constitution with a set of weakened members of both chambers of the Legislative Branch and malleable RW judges at the highest level.

Just think of what Trump will do to Legislators (just think JebusEnoughFuggingBushes)

The Fascists are rising across the West - be afraid.

[arcane1]

1. The Patriot Act was a start in that direction n/t

[malaise]

3. Yep

Post 9/11 was a Neo-Con's dream come true.

[hifiguy]

4. A very long step.

[randys1]

2. GOP has used the law and constitution only to profit from. Sense of patriotism is limited

as we can see when they send kids to die for oil, etc.

If the law contradicts their avenue of profit, the law is ignored.

Our democracy means

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to ANY of them and the PROOF of that is the MILLIONS of Americans they are willing to disenfranchise.

[malaise]

5. True but as long as people have been vigiland they have not been able to destroy the

Constitution. Bush and Cheney already told the rest of the world to fuck off re International Law and Conventions - and of course human rights