What kind of iirresponsible idiot was Merrick Garland?

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98. All of that and

one third of the country, the crazy-ass, gun-toting third, might well have reacted violently. Even some of the one third who are too ignorant and apathetic to vote might have gone "to the dark side".

However. Trump and maga are a once in a democracy, so far, threat. Should we not have expected our government, our judicial system, our law enforcement system, even our corporate and religious leaders to respond in unprecedented and boundary stretching ways? And no, I have no suggestions. I'm just a working class person who prefers democracy. Brazil certainly seems to have figured something out. Maybe because they just have a lot more experience with authoritarianism. At any rate what we did didn't work. And if we are lucky enough to get a second chance I hope that our levers of power will stand up better against authoritarianism.