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The atmosphere in the United States remains poisonous. Critics claim that stoking in the public is being done on purpose to create a false narrative that not only is Trump supposedly a threat to democracy, but that his more than 74 million supporters are, too. Others, however, claim that the real threat to democracy is actually these serial liars, violators of the Constitution and falsifiers of information.
The right to challenge and criticize, which is an integral part of the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment, appears seriously threatened. The right to defend oneself against charges also appears threatened, and the legal profession dangerous to practice.
March 2, 2021 - 5:31pm
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference last weekend, the right wing of the Republican Party celebrated Donald Trump and featured an agenda that s light on policy and heavy on voter fraud lies and cultural grievances.
Due to Covid-19 health restrictions, right-wing operatives and politicians descended on Orlando this year instead of the usual Washington, D.C. for an in-person conference. The events were hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU) and sponsored by Trump allies, Koch network think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and Leadership Institute, advocacy organizations like Turning Point USA and Judicial Watch, and right-wing media groups including Project Veritas, the Epoch Times, and Fox Nation. Conspicuously missing from this year s sponsors was the National Rifle Association, which is bankrupt and under investigation for potential self-dealing.
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Mar 01, 2021
Trump Incited The Insurrection With His Big Lie, But CPAC Still Wants To Hear It
The idea that Trump actually won the election was treated as dogma at the conservative gathering.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The former president’s “big lie” that he actually won the last election has been refuted by judges, Republican elections officials around the country, even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yet it remained an article of faith at the nation’s largest gathering of self-described conservatives.
Among attendees and featured speakers alike at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s setup at the Hyatt Regency, the notion that Donald Trump actually won reelection on Nov. 3 but it was stolen from him in a conspiracy involving voting machine manufacturers, state and federal judges (and, in some versions, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg) was treated as fact.