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Ken C's avatar

The Federalist Society has been highly effective infiltrating our wheels of government and shifting our laws, using our democracy to overturn our democracy. Most troubling now is the significant support MAGA is experiencing from the voting public. The Democrats must run an effective and persuasive messaging campaign to arrest this toxic political pandemic infecting our body politic.

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lin•'s avatar

Exactly.

And somehow we need to convince those inclined to treat voting as a purity test exercise in personal expression, that voting is a united tactic to take government power.

Right wing voters held their nose to win the Supreme Court. And they did.

Leonard Leo has expanded his efforts (ie Koch et al money) to The Teneo Network or what he's termed 'a Federalist Society for everything that's messed up in American society.' By which he means all progress on government regulation, social safety net, and civil rights protections in over a century. An end to Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal, FDR's New Deal, LBJ's Great Society, ObamaCare. And specifically targeting equal protections for LGBTQ+ persons.

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Ken C's avatar

The far-right ownership of vast media networks including Fox have been successful talking heads, expanding lies, propaganda, and influence over large segments of the population. The cyberattacks from China and Russia aid in this effort. Biden's negative ratings have in part resulted from the false narratives from the talking heads "news flashes". Developing a strategy to provide a counter reality is a daunting challenge. I do hope the Democratic power brokers are up for the task. The unraveling of the New Deal and the subsequent progressive legislation has been in the crosshairs of these far-right actors for quite a while now as you mentioned with Federalist Society, Koch, Mercer, Council for National Policy, etc. Once thought to be the third rail of politics, Social Security, Medicare, and civil rights protection are being boldly assaulted. The brazened political assaults and lies by GOP politicians, immune to any optics or consequential fallout, speaks to the confidence and power felt by them.

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lin•'s avatar

Proceed until apprehended.

It's our job to stop them.

Whew! Heritage Foundation essentially says they were caught off guard by Trump's 2016 win. Project 2025 is their response. Right down to the CVs of loyalists at every level. Their wrecking crew is ready.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

That manifesto completely dismantles our rules, our laws and disregards our Constitution. These are dangerous zealots cannot operate effectively if we deny them their voices and that’s why it is so important to reelect Biden-Harris. If you believe in democracy, which these men do not, then it is up to us and only us to make certain that we band together as one!

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lin•'s avatar

Yes.

Unite for Biden

or institute a 'unified executive.'

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