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Alternet: Trump doesn’t just think of himself as the president | Opinion

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The American Revolution was a result of the tyranny experienced by colonists under the British monarchy. Many Americans had fled from Europe where they had been persecuted under the rule of powerful monarchs. The government produced by the revolution was designed to ensure no such tyranny could be reproduced in the newly formed United States.

The framers of the constitution created a checks-and-balances system of government to ensure that no single branch of the federal government (executive, judicial or legislative) could dominate the others. Each branch has powers to curtail or empower the others.

However, some Americans are concerned about a return of absolute rule due to the steps taken by Donald Trump’s second administration. This has sparked around 100 “no kings” protests all over the US, organised to coincide with Trump’s birthday on June 15.

No kings!

Trump doesn’t just think of himself as the president | Opinion

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Alternet: GOP rep booed by hundreds at town hall after saying migrants ‘not entitled to due process’

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“When you seek asylum, wait in the other country … There is no due process if you come here illegally because you violated the law. Period! You violated the law, you are not entitled to due process.”

Dumbdumb has that totally backwards — due process is what you are entitled to when you do break the law. We need some minimum IQ requirements for Congress. She’s an immigrant herself; how did she ever pass her citizenship test?

GOP rep booed by hundreds at town hall after saying migrants ‘not entitled to due process’
One Republican member of Congress was met with a rowdy crowd of several hundred people at a town hall in her normally solid-red district who frequently booed and shouted her down — particularly when she defended President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) held a town hall meeting on Friday in Westfield, India…

GOP rep booed by hundreds at town hall after saying migrants ‘not entitled to due process’

Trump’s assault on DEI must be stopped. Diversity makes us strong, not weak | Editorial

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In the month since President Trump signed an executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the federal level, cancellations and rollbacks of DEI programs continue to mount.

The order has given private sector companies hollow excuses and political cover for pulling back on DEI. Ironically, these were some of the same companies that rushed to create DEI offices after the murder of George Floyd during the first Trump administration.

The intent of DEI programs is to bring fairness and inclusion to the workplace through diverse voices, especially those of women, veterans and people of color. We don’t see that as being a bad thing.

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Trump’s assault on DEI must be stopped. Diversity makes us strong, not weak | Editorial
The Republican administration jeopardizes progress for N.J.’s diversity programs boosting women, minorities and veterans. Don’t let it happen.

Trump’s assault on DEI must be stopped. Diversity makes us strong, not weak | Editorial – nj.com