Over 650 political scientists who have dedicated our lives to the study of democracy & government, have signed this letter enumerating our deep concerns about this administration’s actions that undermine the Constitution and the rule of law. Please share.
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You sound like Susan Collins.
GET ANGRY, FOR PITY'S SAKE!
The savages are at the gates. The Musk coup is kneecapping basic government functions.
Hold press conferences!
Get out in front of cameras with supporters and signs!
Call for a general strike!
TAKE ACTION.
Writing our congresspeople?
Protesting?
Organizing?
Give me a break.
People are ANGRY, but congressional Dems are hibernating. 600 signatures expressing concern? Nice, but meh. I've written, emailed, donated. I get anodyne responses. I've been to protests; they get some media coverage.
What to do??
Aggregated, these EOs were clearly intended as an end-run around Congress’ Constitutional authority to make laws and avoided the public’s right to hear debate on the issues. An unconstitutional overreach by the executive.
We, the undersigned, are political scientists, professionals with expertise in the study of
government and politics. We write to express our urgent concern about threats to the basic design of American government and democracy.
hallmarks of America’s constitutional order. These actions include:
the targets of cuts are underperforming, spending taxpayers’ dollars unwisely…
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, because they worked on prosecutions of President Trump. These actions politicize federal law enforcement.
instances of waste, fraud, and mismanagement in the executive branch. These actions undermine accountability in the executive branch and defy civil-service protection laws.
26 is coming
I’m a staffer, now I have this to take to my boss and say “hey, here is highly credible support. Let’s be more bold and do more.”
That is true of staff for everything from legislators and activist orgs to DoD departments & a Marshal’s office
A defining feature of Nazi thought is unseriousness. It does us no good to feed that with childish name calling
It’s a serious situation, and we should treat it seriously. It’s very much a time for adults to act like adults
Thank you and your colleagues for writing it.
I'm just one person, but I'm beyond grateful for this.