Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, September 07, 2024

Ex-GOP Congressman Spitballs Truly Chilling Scenario Of Second Trump Term


Donald Trump will seek to turn to aggressive right-wing lawyers to enact his extreme agenda if he wins back the White House in 2024, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace said Wednesday, citing a new report from The New York Times.

Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.), in speaking with Wallace about the latest reporting from the Times, suggested just how bad things could get in a second Trump term.

“I think you can also title that article, ‘What if Stephen Miller is the next attorney general?’ because whether or not he is… I presume he could not pass Senate confirmation, but that’s exactly the type of person that Donald Trump looks to elevate into roles of great constitutional consequence,” Jolly warned Wallace.

Former Trump White House adviser Miller pushed the administration’s border child separation policy. However, his own uncle slammed his hardline immigration stance as “a complete repudiation of the American Dream.”

Miller also faced backlash and calls to be fired after leaked emails revealed he’d peddled white nationalist talking points ahead of Trump’s 2016 election victory.

Continuing with his point, Jolly pondered on whether “American politics has changed forever.”

Trump would, in a second term, use his power to fulfill a “scorched-earth” and “white nationalist throwback agenda,” Jolly stated on the news program.

Jolly also suggested to Wallace that Trump would use an “enemies list” to seek revenge against critics as his allies sought to “advance his personal autocratic interest as well as an ideology that is toxic.”




Original Article
Source: huffpost.com
Author: Lee Moran

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