Trump Is Dismantling US Democracy at a Speed 'Unprecedented in Modern History': Watchdog

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Trump Is Dismantling US Democracy at a Speed ‘Unprecedented in Modern History’: Watchdog - Common Dreams “Our data on the USA goes back to 1789. What we’re seeing now is the most severe magnitude of democratic backsliding ever in the country.”

A report released on Tuesday by the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has found thatDonald Trump and his administration are dismantling democracy in the US at a speed that “is unprecedented in modern history.”

In fact, V-Dem says that the Trump administration has accomplished in just one year what most budding autocracies take a decade to achieve, adding that “the speed of decline is comparable to some coups d´état.”

Of particular concern is the failure of the legislative branch of the US government to apply any kind of oversight or check upon the executive branch, the report explains.

“The Republican-controlled Congress seems to have abdicated its constitutional role in favor of the executive branch, ceding significant legislative, fiscal, and oversight powers during 2025,” the report says. “The Trump administration has de facto repeatedly taken over the Congressional ‘power of the purse’—enshrined in the Constitution and in the 1974 Impoundment Control Act—unilaterally cancelling or reallocating federal funding.”

SEEMS to have abdicated?? They've given up their power and handed to Trump on a silver platter. But UNLIKE TSA officers, those fkrs still get PAID for the nothing they do.

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1. to be fair, it is THE ENTIRE GOP

yes INDEED

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2. Along with Fetterman.

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3. All 3 branches are responsible for this destruction...$$$$$$$$$$