Opinion - Who will stop Trump and Elon Musk from dismantling the US government?

[Dulcinea]

(The Hill) To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway, there are two ways to descend into autocracy: gradually and then suddenly. Right now, we are on the bullet train.

With President Trump in office only a month, many say his “shock and awe” campaign — issuing executive orders to abolish birthright citizenship, defund national health, invade sensitive Treasury payment systems, shutter USAID, impound funds allocated by Congress, fire civil servants and the like — puts us well on the road to autocracy. And the presence of his satrap, billionaire Elon Musk, makes even Republicans nervous and underscores the anxiety over where we are headed.

The Democrats are stunned, wringing their hands. They have no agenda except to say they say they don’t like what Trump is doing. And a few may believe that what he is doing is not so bad.

True, there are some 40 lawsuits filed nationwide — some sound, and others untenable — seeking to block this junking of American government. But sorting it all out will take time, while Trump argues in the courts that he is a unitary executive with extraordinary powers to ignore acts of Congress and trash the Constitution by executive fiat. His vice president suggests he can defy court orders anyway — a sure passport to tyranny.

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[gab13by13]

1. We the people

Do town halls, even some Magats will get on board.

[lees1975]

2. It's got to be more than town halls and protests.

We have to put enough public pressure on Republicans to make them oust Trump and make it clear to the VP that he's got to go in a different direction or he's done too.

Does that sound like a monumental task? I'm sure it does. But right now, with Democrats sitting on their hands, protecting their turf, and with money buying favors in the GOP, what this will take are American leaders who are willing to stand up for what is right, who know how badly Trump is violating his alleged oath to the Constitution and who think that is something worth fighting and sacrificing for, more than holding on to what power they have, keeping their job and hoping someone else does the work to make this go away.
I know, we can't criticize Democrats here, but is criticizing the fact that we have no leadership in Congress who will come close to doing what needs to be done, especially not if it means risking going out on a limb and doing something bold. We don't have that kind of leadership in our party.

Every premise on which Trump has based his executive orders is a lie. Why is it that Democrats can't seem to get it together, get inside their media silo, and expose the corruption? We've had a few people who seem to be headed that direction. Why can't they get it together?

[LymphocyteLover]

3. Mass popular uprisings are the only way. Not simply protesting but other types of campaigns. Make the country wake up.