Opinion | Republicans are on track to regain power. They should decide what to do with it.

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Opinion by Megan McArdle | Let’s say the GOP manages to hit the trifecta: control of the presidency and both houses of Congress. What, exactly, is it planning to do with all that power?

One can certainly imagine a more coherent campaign against woke teachers and Twitter moderators — a kind of cultural antitrust, paralleling the economic antitrust movement of the late 19th and early 20th century.

, yet they dominate key institutions in media, nonprofits and academia. Including schools of education, wherefrom these ideas have begun to influence public schools.That much power was always going to attract a political counterweight, and at least in some cases I would argue that’s a good thing. Schools should be generational transfer points for useful skills, not the vanguard of cultural revolution.

Republicans at the moment have none of this. Their only answer to social media concerns is to fiddle with the liability rules regarding tech platforms. As for schools, those decisions are made at the state or district level, not by Congress.So, let me ask again: How do Republicans plan to govern? The GOP needs a positive program for reducing inflation, fighting crime, reforming health care, keeping entitlements solvent and boosting employment.

 

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Speed up moronification of America. Support racism.

The answer is simple: make inbreeding mandatory.

They will take woman back to the dark ages of barefoot and pregnant. Then the men will leave those women for other women. They usually do.

Global warming.

Save America.

Mitch McConnell would keep us in coal bourbon and unsustainable 20th century deregulated explotated and McCarthy would rip off workers and majority like a used car salesmen

They’ll do what they always do: Cut taxes for themselves and push around people they think they’re better than. But it will be with a degree of viciousness we’ve never seen before.

'What will the institutions of democracy do when Republican officials simply refuse to concede Democratic victories? The question isn’t as far-fetched as it may seem, and the reckoning may be coming far sooner than most expect.' ~DavidOAtkins

Protect America from Far Left Authoritarianism and willful destruction….? Just a thought.

They will use democracy to get power and then use power to undermine that democracy. Those that have bought them want autocracy.

Think autocracy - think Russia

Sure they'll not do what liberals are doing now.

Huh. Who's 'grooming' kids See photo.....

Nothing. They're too incompetent to accomplish anything.

That'd be a very dark day.

america is over if that happens

They had that power before and the only thing they accomplished was further division and destruction to Our democracy. They have no real policy plans. Get rid of Democracy and turn to dictatorship is their goal.😡😡

Fascist Wonderland…

Lived in FL half my life. Never saw. Fl Governor hold up a signed executive order. Hey Mr Trump, looks like De Santis is stealing your thunder! People are always stealing something from you.

Give tax cuts to corps and millionaires. Take away environmental protections. Make english the official language. And all minorities are guilty of any crime accused.

I think you know.

Fox our country

What did they do in 2017/18 when they had all that power?

The USA & its DEMOCRACY are NOT SAFE as LONG AS There Exists a 'TRUMP REPUBLICAN 'NEO-NAZI' PARTY' & Growing FACIST ZEALOTS [like MAGAs] in that DEPRAVED Ignorant Group! No such thing as a 'Republican' Party SO DON'T BE FOOLED...🙄☠️☠️🫤

Giving space to McArdle-Bargle? I’ll never subscribe again.

Pardon all the Jan 6th peiple and then take over government forever

One more thing. Americans have only known democracy. We will not go lightly into the darkness of autocracy.

DeSantis coopts private school students for all his PR. It's nutty

their own version of sharia law but saying it’s for Jesus, the cruelty shown to millions would be devastating, impacting newborns to the elderly, from world leader to country of greatest concern, would fully expect violence against citizens as a solution would gain favor

The biggest problem with all of this is, why people are so stupid in the first place to vote for the lying, 'woke' progressive liberal left? The million dollar question!!!!

The question is why are the republicans going demolish Dems. Hint: Dems message and actions does not align with most Americans. All the Dems had to do is not be crazy but clearly they couldn’t do that.

Authorization

Give rich people more tax cuts at the expense of literally every service designed to help anyone else.

Tear down democracy.

Well, all you need to do is look back at their 2020 platform to see their master plan. Oh wait….it was blank. Well, there’s always Rick Scott’s policy document to provide a guide. Raise taxes on the poor! Sunset every law in 5 years! Something something education!

Destroy democracy and impose an authoritarian government.

Tax cuts for the wealthy and ban evolution in the schools. The same agenda as 100 years ago.

Same thing we did last time we controlled all three. Keep making America great!!

Whatever Putin wants them to do.

Well, if they keep redistricting the maps, they are going to make sure they win. Cheating is the only way extremist right wing Republicans can win. They just might get the trouble they’ve been giving

You really need to ask that question? They’ve already told you

Nothing. They have no plan except to say no. That would mean they’d have to stand for something but they’re spineless.

Don't think it will bring happiness

50 hours a week payroll away from this house, whatever it takes to become the American I never became at adulthood in 1996 as the rest.

They had it in 2016 and did absolutely nothing except destroy this country.

Party like it’s 1859.

LeonKrauze Most likely tax cuts for billionaires and fail to repeal and replace Obamacare.

More judges, more tax cuts for the rich - just like Trump's first two years. Anything else will run up against a Dem filibuster in the Senate- unless, of course, Moscow Mitch finishes the job by eliminating it.

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Destroy what's left of our democracy. Accelerate the destruction of the planet to start.

Suppression

Hopefully getting the economy straightened out.

This is playing too fast and easy with irretrievable lives and what's left of democracy itself - but just maybe a Republican trifecta would ensure enough non political Americans feel first hand how a fascist state will wreck their day.

Nothing good.

Heaven help our democracy if they take control.

Well this is so much BS

Good question. It would depend on who the President is. McCarthy and McConnell are mechanics, not visionaries. If the President is mikepompeo, there would be a communicated agenda that would be implemented.

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