We’re on the Brink of
an Authoritarian Crisis
If Trump fires Robert
Mueller or pardons himself, Republicans won't do a thing about it—and
our democracy will be changed forever.
“If this crisis unfolds
as depicted here, the country’s final hope for avoiding a terminal
slide into authoritarianism would be the midterm election, contesting
control of a historically gerrymandered House of Representatives.
That election is 16 months away. Between now and then, Trump’s DOJ
and his sham election-integrity commission will seek to
disenfranchise as many Democratic voters as possible, while the
president himself beseeches further foreign interference aimed at
Democratic candidates. Absent the necessary sweep, everything Trump
will have done to degrade our system for his own enrichment and
protection will have been ratified, and a point of no return will
have been crossed.”
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