I hope Rachel or Lawrence give Americans a civics lesson next week on the roles, powers

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Checks and balances of all three branches of government, so that folks don't buy the bullshit that will be spewed by the Con, his goons and the RW politicians and talking heads.
Go Nancy!

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1. FYI if you want info on law and civics Norman Goldman's radio show is great:

http://normangoldman.com

It's a lot of preaching to the choir. But, it's also a lot of educating about law, government and civics. He's a lawyer.

[malaise]

3. Thanks I'm sure I'll learn some new stuff

but I was thinking about folks who never had a civics class. I taught Govt 101 for decades.

[mucifer]

7. Yeah that's what he does. However, I'm sure very very few people listen to his show.

Lawrence also does education about that stuff because he did work in the senate and lots of people are watching his show now, although not enough.

[malaise]

8. I've bookmarked the link

I learn new stuff every day.

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2. Professor Maddow is pretty good at that.

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4. She is the boss on matters Political Science

for sure.

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5. If a tree fell in the woods, and nobody was there to listen, would it still make a sound?

While it's true that the country is in dire need of civics lessons, having either of these individuals giving them would be "preaching to the choir." The people who most need civics lessons are not watching Rachel or Lawrence. Most of their viewership already understands how the government works. The ones who need it the most would never listen to either of them, anyway, even if those lessons manage to spread beyond the MSNBC audience. The civics lessons need to come from someone who will reach a wider audience, and who are more likely to keep the attention of right-wingers. I makes me sick to have to say this, but it is going to have to come from some right-winger who hasn't completely gone over to the Dark Side, like (I'm assuming) Kindasleazzzy Rice or Clint Eastwood to get people to pay attention. Or, some retired general/admiral. Or, maybe Chief Justice Roberts. Perhaps if they also aired Rachel/Lawrence on network NBC, they'd reach a much wider audience. It needs to be seen by A LOT more than just their audience.

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6. But given the increase in her ratings, it suggests

That some of them have switched. : hi:

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9. I hope Democrats give lots of lessons

It would be a good thing if Democrats can be seen on the boob tube day after day, giving civics lessons to TrumPutin and his co-conspirators.