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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jun 2021

    1. Joe Biden: “The insurrection was an existential crisis—a test of whether our democracy could survive." Stirring, urgent words. Do Biden's actions match them.

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      1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jun 2021

        2. There's a discrepancy between the high priority Biden gives to democracy in his speeches and the actual effort being put into it. Some thoughts here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-voting-rights-manchin/ …

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      1. Dr. Butcher, M.D. Medical Deviate‏ @DrButcherMD2 14 Jun 2021
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        No.

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      1. David 2022-RELATED PUN Walsh‏ @DavidAstinWalsh 14 Jun 2021
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        No.

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      1. Joseph Britt‏ @Zathras3 14 Jun 2021
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        Biden administration actions to defend American democracy do not match the urgency of the President’s rhetoric as yet. But Democrats in Congress — even the ones in the Senate — are not legally required to wait for instructions from the President before taking some initiative.

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      2. Francis Bacon's Ghost‏ @Yoga_Guy1 14 Jun 2021
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        I think we need to give it time. I think he's going to try to let the DOJ handle it as a criminal matter, which in a sense is the triumph of institutions over the insurrectionists. But that needs to happen in earnest before next spring.

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      1. Class Wario‏ @t0marx 14 Jun 2021
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        It's almost like both parties serve the same donor class, which holds capital interests above all else - democracy included. The best way counter weight to this is strong, grassroots movements in diametric opposition.

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      2. tiburke‏ @tiburke 14 Jun 2021
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        That quote is from Biden's inaugural address, so obviously democracy survived and Biden's actions matched the urgency. Democrats are fighting to expand voting rights, but casting Republican election victories as illegitimate is undemocratic.

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      2. Learning‏ @messedupworthy 14 Jun 2021
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        There are only 17 more months of American democracy. After the midterms, and impeachment, we're an Apartheid state. Just as @Sen_JoeManchin @kyrstensinema and Stephen Breyer prefer.

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      3. Patrick Briggs‏ @pbriggsiam 14 Jun 2021
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        Hope you're wrong but worry you're right.

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