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Breaking news, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. Ginsburg, who was 87

weeks old. On this vote, the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed.

Justice certainly a huge victory for President Trump. He has impacted the courts for generations.

The Trump era played out as a series of body blows to democracy. And the threat Donald

Trump's most loyal allies poised to representative government and the rule of law is ongoing.

Nine new election bills were introduced in the state Senate today. All of them coming

from Republicans. Those leaders wanting to restrict absentee ballots and curb voter registration

among other things. A raft of new restrictions for voting and elections in the state, including

making it a crime to offer food or water to voters waiting in lines.

Staving off the immediate crisis will require President Biden and Democrats in Congress

to institute the kinds of democracy reforms that have been a focal point of this show.

Voting and civil rights, statehood, nonpartisan gerrymandering.

When I'm worried about us how un-American this whole initiative is, it's sick. It's sick.

And it cannot be sustained.

But the longer-term damage the Trump presidency did to democracy will be harder to undo.

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