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Bonfire of the Pragmatists
The Democrats don’t need a new vision; the Democrats need a new mirror.
Why is it that Democrats let Trumpublicans steal more political capital?
The latest ‘steal’ is HR 9495, basically a swap of our hostages for keeping an opposition hostage.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations, and for other purposes.
Invite your wannabe despot to define who’s a ‘terrorist’ on Monday, you help him slam the door shut on democracy on Tuesday.
H.R. 9495 is a threat to free speech. It would grant the Trump administration, and any future administration, the ability to silence and censor its critics, curb free speech, target political opponents, and punish crucial organizations that speak truth to power and help people in the United States and around the world. This bill would increase the powers of the president at the expense of all of our freedoms, and could impact not only organizations like Oxfam, but other non-profits, news outlets, or even universities who dare to dissent. It could put our ability to respond to some of the worst humanitarian crises at…
