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gab13by13

(27,701 posts)
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 08:54 AM Friday

If This Move By Krasnov Isn't Met Head On, Democracy Is Toast

When Krasnov signed his EO ordering the justice department to investigate Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor whose only crimes were speaking truth to power, he opened the door wide for his move to becoming a dictator. Krasnov is calling one of them a traitor who committed treason just for telling the truth. Now these two honorable men are going to have to spend millions of dollars defending themselves in court. It would be nice if a big law firm stepped forward to defend these 2 honorable men, "pro bono," but Krasnov has attacked big law firms and they may not be brave enough to cross dear Leader.

You bet Krasnov is an idiot and mentally ill, but he has America on a fast track to switching from a democracy to a dictatorship in record time. Everything is going according to his and Putin's plans, including the tariffs.

Will a big law firm step forward and defend Krebs and Taylor? That is the tell for me about our democracy. Krasnov is an evil genius.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/is-this-the-moment-american-democracy-finally-broke-opinion/ar-AA1CIcPW?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69ed42cd6a8340fd8933f97d93591767&ei=23

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If This Move By Krasnov Isn't Met Head On, Democracy Is Toast (Original Post) gab13by13 Friday OP
It is his own personal barometer... kentuck Friday #1
It's more than a barometer gab13by13 Friday #2
Part of the plan WmChris Friday #3
Chris Krebs is largely the reason that we had a free and fair election in 2020. Crunchy Frog Friday #4
Stand down protective detail, if you are patriots. Frasier Balzov Friday #5
Rachel suggests high-powered law firms should donate Sneederbunk Friday #6

kentuck

(113,493 posts)
1. It is his own personal barometer...
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 09:00 AM
Friday

...to measure the reaction.

Before he continues on his revenge tour.

gab13by13

(27,701 posts)
2. It's more than a barometer
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 09:14 AM
Friday

it's a license to squash freedom of speech, a license to squash the freedom to peacefully protest, it's a license to abolish the 1st Amendment.

If someone speaks out and says that Bibi is killing innocent civilians in Gaza, Krasnov can designate that person a Hamas sympathizing terrorist, unlawfully arrest him/her and whisk him/her off to some hell hole prison never to be seen again.

Crunchy Frog

(27,529 posts)
4. Chris Krebs is largely the reason that we had a free and fair election in 2020.
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 09:43 AM
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No wonder Krasnov hates him.

Also, I pretty much knew what to expect from a 2nd term because of Miles Taylor and the things he was saying.

Sneederbunk

(16,043 posts)
6. Rachel suggests high-powered law firms should donate
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 10:37 AM
Friday

their services to defend Krebs and Taylor.

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