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Trump codified the Republican effort to hijack the legal protections of free speech on several fronts, including whining about the rights of avowed Nazis to create a provocative presence in liberal bastions such as Berkeley and Portland. The 1911 law that allows for this is at least 100 years out of date. ThatвЂ™s how Arnold became governor in 2003. You can win without a majority, and the governor can still lose with a higher plurality! Unlike other California elections, there is no runoff system in a recall. Putting the recall question and who replaces him on the same ballot would seem to be unconstitutional. Gavin Newsom could win a plurality of say 49.5% of the votes on the recall measure, but still lose even if the next highest vote getter has only half of that, or less. In California, Republicans are using an unconstitutional and antiquated recall process to depose a popularly elected governor. Trying to overturn a free and fair presidential election? Check. Refusing to consider a Democratic presidentвЂ™s Supreme Court nominee? Check. has basically given up trying to build winning electoral majorities and instead focused on tilting the playing field in its favor. NYT columnist Michelle Cottle notes, вЂњNationwide, the G.O.P. The anti-Science party expects some voo-doo magic, but without вЂњa Black Cat Bone and a Mojo too.вЂќ That trickle-down theory was another instance of failed voo-doo, because they didnвЂ™t have the right ingredients. Their objections include his failure to contain the wildfires and Covid pandemic. Republicans in California have abused the antiquated recall process with their attempt to recall Gov. This also includes efforts to decriminalize cannabis, and resist a Trojan horse voucher plan that would destroy public education in those cities. Bill Lee has abused his standing to punish Nashville and Memphis for resisting his no-mask mandate, and about 65 other things.

One of the most egregious instances is in Tennessee where Gov. Republican governors have abused executive orders to defeat the legislative will of municipalities. They have cheated in elections, and changed rules of the Senate to stack the Supreme Court with ideologues, whose loyalty is greater to the Republican Party than to the constitution and republic. While this tactic burgeoned in recent years, Donald TrumpвЂ™s presidency and toxic wake has elevated the issues and urgency to defeat this. (Special to Informed Comment) вЂ“ Republicans love to hijack democratic and progressive concepts, such as вЂњfree speech,вЂќ and apply them in a hyperbolic context that is counterintuitive to the original intent.

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