IF ...
at 8:00 Eastern tonight, we stop being a democracy, what do we do? The emergency powers act gives the president broad wide range powers. I was devastated when I read them. (www.theatlantic.com/....) I simply cannot think of an adequate response. After that point, all words will be meaningless; only action will matter.. It’s possible that the internet may become unplugged except for the “official” news reported out of the White House, if they thought of it… and we can assume Putin has.
What do we do then?
This diary will be one whose relevance will be in comments. I’m lost and have nothing more to say. We have less than 9 hours to come up with a plan.
As a starter, having studied coups across history, the immediate reaction at the moment it’s official, is the only chance one gets to turn it around. It must catch them off guard by the strength of our reaction sort of like the Women’s March. Coups are won or lost in the first 5 hours. Is there a plan?
The only effective response I can think is if DC empties out and floods the White House. What realistic ideas do you have to keep democracy alive?