{"id":25574,"date":"2015-07-18T13:23:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T17:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=25574"},"modified":"2015-07-19T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T18:20:04","slug":"heres-how-you-buy-out-a-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=25574","title":{"rendered":"“Here’s How You Buy Out A Democracy”"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the excellent e-mag, The National Memo<\/a>, this essay about what just happened in Wisconsin’s newly re-constituted–and fully purchased and owned–high court.<\/p>\n

In it, David Cay Johnston directly indicts the Koch Brothers and emphasizes what I’ve written about frequently and fearfully, generally under the category Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy <\/a>and\/or the rubric The Neu Wannsee Conference. <\/a><\/p>\n

It’s a stunning article. For anyone who believes this sort of thing isn’t happening, can’t<\/em> happen in the United States of America, it’s a must read.<\/p>\n

This is how democracies die: not with a bang, but through the quiet election of officials who put ideology ahead of principle.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: Here’s How You Buy Out A Democracy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

P.S. One criticism: I wish people would stop inserting the word “out” into sentences that do not require it. It’s a weird little tic that shows up all the time on HGTV renovation shows. “Change out<\/strong> the lighting fixture…” “Change out<\/strong> the wall color…” “Change out<\/strong> the boyfriend…” Well, no, I just threw that in to see whether you’re paying attention.<\/p>\n

Take the word “out” of all these sentences and what you have is a correct statement. You don’t “buy out<\/strong> a democracy.” You buy a democracy. (Or a new lightbulb.)<\/p>\n

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From the excellent e-mag, The National Memo, this essay about what just happened in Wisconsin’s newly re-constituted–and fully purchased and owned–high court. In it, David Cay Johnston directly indicts the Koch Brothers and emphasizes what I’ve written about frequently and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[636],"tags":[436,310],"class_list":["post-25574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-koch-bros-final-solution-to-democracy","tag-law-and-the-courts","tag-role-of-judges"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t