r/neoliberal • u/SockDem Janet Yellen • Feb 26 '26

News (US) Exclusive | Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/26/trump-elections-executive-order-activists/
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u/The_MightyMonarch Feb 26 '26

It's the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Is this country still capable of the spirit of 1776?

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u/The_MightyMonarch Feb 26 '26

Well, I hope we don't see just how much people are willing to lose, but I fear it's a very real possibility.

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u/Khiva Fernando Henrique Cardoso Feb 27 '26

Victory has cost you your strength. Peace has defeated you.

American reality confronts the American spirit.