Must be quite a shock to see this vulgar return of overt white racism

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24. More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing...

... the intolerable conduct and agendas that has been "normalized" as "political difference" in the era of Trump.

Our federal and state governments have been co-opted and infiltrated by people who have NO PLACE in a legitimate American government.

These people are defined by one or more of the following characteristics:

Does the bidding of Trump, no matter how corrupt, criminal, cruel, or destructive to our freedoms, our families, and our futures.

Abuses power to line their own pockets, the pockets of others in their gang, and the pockets of their billionaire backers.

Advances a racist agenda that seeks to reverse decades of social progress and seeks to purge African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and other people of color from our history, our civil service, and our elected offices.

Advances a Christian Nationalist agenda. That is, they are committed to passing laws that impose their PERSONAL religious beliefs on Americans who DO NOT SHARE those beliefs. Seeking to pass such laws is both deeply Un-Christian and Un-American.

Is determined to deport as many people of color who have come to this nation from elsewhere as possible, regardless of whether they are naturalized citizens, documented, or undocumented.

It is the business of of every American who believes in constitutional moral principles to demonize and unequivocally reject all attempts to abuse the apparatus of any branch of our government to advance these illegitimate ends.

These are not matters of "policy difference" or "political debate." These are red lines. Where these people have been successful in advancing their intolerable agendas, the affected legislative, executive, or judicial bodies are no longer legitimate parts of the American constitutional system.

We need a label for these people. A shorthand.

The label I use is trumpublicans. My definition of trumpublican clearly distinguishes it from the broader terms MAGA or Republican. (See related post.)

Trumpublicans have NO PLACE in any branch of a legitimate American government.

More of our electeds and candidates must be out there making it clear to the American people that trumpublicans must be purged from our courts, from our legislatures, and from our executive agencies and offices. This is more important than "affordability." It is more important than any policy because until there is greater consensus on what IS and IS NOT a legitimate use of the levers of our our constitutional system, we will be fighting a losing battle.