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moondust

(19,917 posts)
3. Pretty much.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 04:34 PM
Apr 2017

Restoring integrity would probably require some fairly major updates to modernize and improve upon the stuff that's a couple hundred years old. Back then there weren't any smartphones or 30-round magazines or multibillionaires trying to take power and use it for their own private benefit. Of course the Gravediggers of Putin (GOP) aren't interested in restoring true democracy when they're the prime movers and beneficiaries of its corruption.

Is Bannon's idea of "deconstruction of the administrative state" just code for replacing democracy with unregulated corporate rule?

Our Democracy is pretty much dead [View all] Calculating Apr 2017 OP
Resist. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #1
Gorsuch appointment is now a permanent control of our government by rethugs. kimbutgar Apr 2017 #2
Pretty much. moondust Apr 2017 #3
Repealing citizens united and the EC are mandatory if we ever want to truly fix things Calculating Apr 2017 #5
Good place to start. n/t moondust Apr 2017 #6
Citizen's United forever! world wide wally Apr 2017 #4
We have been thru 7 years of this in Wisconsin jodymarie aimee Apr 2017 #7
I agree with the OP jeanmarc Apr 2017 #8
Resist, or get out of the way BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #15
Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #17
If I were you, I'd give up. brooklynite Apr 2017 #9
+1 FreepFryer Apr 2017 #11
Just because you know the train is going off a cliff doesn't mean you can't TRY to apply the brakes Calculating Apr 2017 #12
recommend you watch this video a few times 0rganism Apr 2017 #10
The Gibson SG on the left is a good guitar. Ligyron Apr 2017 #13
Resist BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #14
It's Only Dead If We Declare It Dead peggysue2 Apr 2017 #18
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