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Decivilization from today's 'The Hill' [1]

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Date: 2023-03-18

Conservatives' tools for decivilizing America

‘decivilizing to refer to civilizing processes which go into ‘reverse’, — Norbert Elias 1988

The following is a collection of headlines from today’s Hill news site, each reflecting a different attack on US civil society by Conservatives. We must fight these attempts to roll back individual rights or freedoms as one attack on all rights and freedoms. As citizens, we agree to abide by certain rules and norms of society in exchange for society’s protection of certain rights and freedoms for us. Conservatives are attempting to roll back our rights and freedoms on-by-one and increase societal rules and limits to our freedoms.

by Jared Gans - 03/18/23

Former President Trump suggested he will be arrested on Tuesday as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be close to deciding whether to charge him in the probe into a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election. Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday that “illegal leaks” indicate that “the far & away leading Republican candidate & former president of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week.” “Protest, take our nation back!” Trump continued, calling on supporters to protest his potential arrest.

by Jared Gans - 03/18/23

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the Texas state bar to carefully consider the fitness of certain Stanford University law school graduates after a protest over a conservative judge’s speaking engagement on the campus. Cruz in a letter to Texas officials said there is a “fundamental” question over whether the students who protested the appearance by Kyle Duncan, a circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, are “fit to practice law” in Texas.

by Jared Gans - 03/18/23

Republican lawmakers blasted the prospect of former President Trump being indicted after he revealed he expects to be arrested next week, calling the potential move “politically motivated” and an “abuse of power.” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he would direct relevant committees to investigate if any federal funding is being used to “subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions.”

by Caroline Vakil and Max Greenwood - 03/18/23

Anxiety is growing among Republicans that Trump-aligned candidates who failed to cross the finish line last year could come back to haunt them in 2024, costing the GOP another chance at winning back power in Washington. Kari Lake, who ran for Arizona governor in November and lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), is weighing a bid for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) seat, while Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) is considering a run against Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) after costing the GOP the governor’s mansion last year. The growing list of Trump loyalists weighing congressional runs has Republicans now warning against writing them off as possible GOP nominees once again.

by Jared Gans - 03/18/23

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