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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This claptrap about our democracy being threatened is just ludicrous. We have been hearing this since Trump's nomination and even more so after Trump was elected.

He has been in office for well over 4 months and what has he done so far that represents a real threat to our democracy? [b]We still have a free press[/b], our elected representatives still openly express their opposition to Trump, [b]late night comics still make fun of Trump[/b], the courts still function and issue injunctions on EOs that they deem constitutionally questionable, people are still posting on this and other forums expressing their strong opposition to Trump both personally and in terms of policy and sometimes in quite offensive language.

I have lived for brief periods in countries where freedoms are proscribed to some degree or the other and the US is not even remotely akin to these countries and it would take a serious erosion of our democratic institutions for us to get anywhere close to those countries.

This hysteria about what Trump can do or is about to do is sheer nonsense. We have multiple safeguards to prevent autocracy in this country.[/quote]

A reporter was arrested for asking Secretary Price a question.

The FCC is investigating Stephen Colbert for making fun of Trump.[/quote]

There is no FCC investigation of Colbert.  [/quote]

Aha, I see now that the FCC clarified its statement from last week yesterday. Forgive me, there was a lot of other news going on. 
"An FCC spokesman confirmed to The Post on Monday that the commission was not launching an investigation."
 Have anything to say regarding the other issue, which is a lot worse? 
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/business/media/reporter-arrested-tom-price.html?referer=[/quote]

Not the pp, but here is another take on the story.

[quote]Heyman was arrested for "yelling" questions at Price and Conway and "aggressively [trying to] breach Secret Service security," a criminal complaint filed by police claims. He has been charged with "willful disruption of governmental processes" and was released from jail Tuesday night after posting $5,000 bail. A hearing date has not yet been set, but he could face up to six months in jail and a $100 fee.

"This was not about someone asking questions, it was about physical actions. Other reporters there asked questions without taking physical action ... [Heyman] crossed a line," said Capitol Police spokesman Lawrence Messina.[/quote]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/west-virginia-reporter-arrested-after-yelling-questions-hhs-sec-tom-n757516[/quote]

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