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Governor Pritzker's statement about the election: (Original Post)
mucifer
Yesterday
OP
Honestly, it's so scary. People forget trump stopped sending urgent supplies to us in the blue states
mucifer
Yesterday
#5
Having a petulant, punitive, largely immune Trumpsky in the White House is nightmarish, yes.
Harker
Yesterday
#8
For the first time in my life, I think the rule of law is a joke. It is unequal and controlled by rich white guys.
Evolve Dammit
22 hrs ago
#16
He made a couple of stirring announcements about how no one was above the law..
Harker
22 hrs ago
#17
BoRaGard
(2,740 posts)1. Thank you Governor
Lovie777
(14,794 posts)2. K & R......................
Lonestarblue
(11,678 posts)3. Democratic governors will be a lifeline for many people.
At least until Trump (or Vance) has disabled enough of the remaining guardrails to declare himself president for life.
Harker
(14,800 posts)4. +33. I'm damned glad to be living in New York. n/t
mucifer
(24,785 posts)5. Honestly, it's so scary. People forget trump stopped sending urgent supplies to us in the blue states
Ysabel
(1,864 posts)7. yep and we never got our railroad and train here in Wisconsin...
it's really hard to travel from here...
Harker
(14,800 posts)8. Having a petulant, punitive, largely immune Trumpsky in the White House is nightmarish, yes.
I'd sooner take my chances with a Democratic governor, though, rather than a Quisling.
I appreciate Governor Pritzer laying it on the line like that. I look for Democrats finding new ways to work together to help offset the troubles to come.
Evolve Dammit
(18,451 posts)11. I'd say he's totally immune at this point...
Harker
(14,800 posts)13. In a legal sense, yes.
Evolve Dammit
(18,451 posts)14. Thanks to empty suits at DOJ. Sessions could have done better. Maybe
Harker
(14,800 posts)15. Sad thought, but not out of the question.
Evolve Dammit
(18,451 posts)16. For the first time in my life, I think the rule of law is a joke. It is unequal and controlled by rich white guys.
Clarence is a token, controlled by Harlan Crowe. Orange Julius found his Roy Cohn. Just never imagined it could be Merrick Garland.
Harker
(14,800 posts)17. He made a couple of stirring announcements about how no one was above the law..
I bought it.
Evolve Dammit
(18,451 posts)18. same. Holder did the same thing.
Ysabel
(1,864 posts)6. Thanks!
I'm from Urbana, Illinois...
shotten99
(665 posts)9. Sounds like he's opening the door for 2028
Id welcome that!
Jkanad
(5 posts)10. Thanks, Governor!
Its certainly comforting now to live in a blue state. (from suburban Chicago)
angrychair
(9,677 posts)12. Easy for a billionaire to say
Sorry, getting harder and harder to listen to billionaires.