The Only Way to Slow Down the Trump-Musk Coup
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/trump-musk-coup-democracy-crumbling-how-to-fight.html
The Only Way to Slow Down the Trump-Musk Coup
by Dahlia Lithwick
"...We tend to see democracy as inviolate. So long as there is something called “voting” and something called “Congress,” then the whole entire Schoolhouse Rock structure holds....
...we somehow walk around carrying two conflicting beliefs: that American democracy is both too big to fail, and also that American democracy is too intricate to fight for...
...Perhaps the real paradox, then, is that in our frantic desire to believe that everything is normal, logical, and going to plan, we convince ourselves that the systems of democracy are holding when they are in fact on the precipice of crumbling...
...have to convince ourselves that combating the secretive decimation of our civil service is as vital as the prospect of blocking tanks on the streets...
...It’s hard to think of anything less sexy and less made-for-TV than an attorney charging into a courthouse to seek a temporary injunction. That isn’t just the best hope for the survival of democracy, but the only hope”.
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I'll add another link, it's from Ms. Lithwick's article : "https://www.liberalcurrents.com/personal-discretion-over-the-treasurys-payments-system-means-the-end-of-democracy/". no paywall