The Capitol rioters assault on democracy has its roots in the states
To paraphrase Justice Brandeis, the states have been laboratories for anti-democratic experiments that put the rest of the country at risk.
Anti-democratic plotting often starts in the states.Anjali Nair / MSNBC; Getty Images
Jan. 13, 2021, 10:34 AM UTC
It s been one week since President Donald Trump incited crowds of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. Trump s role in their violence is clear, as is that of the national Republicans who boosted and spread his lies before and after Election Day. But there has to be just as thorough a look at what these thousands of believers heard that primed them for the horror show in Washington in the months and years before the president set foot in the White House.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is poised to take dramatic action at its meeting Tuesday which could change the direction of the board’s policies after decades of Republican dominance. For the first time since at least the 1960s, the board is controlled by Democrats. Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who was elected chair last week, has.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher revealed more of his proposed sweeping “Framework for the Future” Thursday by announcing a policy proposal intended to enhance transparency and accessibility in local government. Fellow Supervisor Joel Anderson partnered with Fletcher on the open government proposal — part of a larger recasting of San Diego County’s.