New thread material. This country is now toast and has been for a few months. The oligarchs will control all 3 branches of government. It just formalizes what is effectively occurring.
If one were to look at this country objectively, one would quickly come to the conclusion that we are closer to resembling China than the U.S. of 5 years ago. That is very obvious in the urban cities. The rural areas are shielded from this for now. I spend time in both and I detest my time spent in west coast urban cities where I almost feel the need to carry my passport: masks everywhere; constant PSAs by the state/local govt to refrain from gathering with others outside the household; supply chain problems; lines to get into retail stores; churches closed. Make no mistake, the rural areas will very quickly be affected.
This isn't a Dem v GOP issue; it's an ideology issue. The GOP at the national level has zero power (or will) to hold back the tide. It's at the local level where we have to decide whether we want our U.S. liberties or whether we're fine with resembling China.
There were a few folks that mockingly stated our posts had a "the sky is falling, the sky is falling!" tone. They've decided which side they're on . . . It used to be taught in grade school that communism was the sworn enemy of the U.S. republican-style of government. The folks mocking us must have slept through that class.