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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 12

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  1. cmccabe
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    Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/14/lauren-boebert-christian-nationalist-republican-colorado/ ... ...

    Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say
    https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/14/lauren-boebert-christian-nationalist-republican-colorado/

    U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s pattern of pushing for a religious takeover of America, spreading falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election and warning of an impending judgment day amounts to Christian nationalism, religious, political and social experts say.

    Those ideals threaten the rights of non-Christian — and typically non-white — Americans but also endanger the foundation of the country’s democratic process, those experts say. The far-right Western Slope congresswoman represents a high-profile and incendiary voice in the movement, which is infiltrating virtually every level of American government and its judiciary.

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    “It’s time for us to position ourselves and rise up and take our place in Christ and influence this nation as we were called to do,” Boebert, of Silt, told the crowd, which responded with applause.

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    “This is new and worrisome,” Gorski said. “There’s an increasing number of people saying ‘We’re in this battle for the soul of America. We’re on the side of good and maybe democracy is getting in the way. Maybe we need to take power and if that means minority rule in order to impose our vision on everybody else then that’s what we’re going to do.’”

    5 votes
  2. Omnicrola
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    Migrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston This is.... I don't even know what to call this. Human rights abuse seems fitting. I'm also not sure what the...

    Migrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston

    The migrants said a woman they identified as "Perla" approached them outside the shelter and lured them into boarding the plane, saying they would be flown to Boston where they could get expedited work papers. She provided them with food. The migrants said Perla was still trying to recruit more passengers just hours before their flight.

    He went on to explain why he boarded the plane with so little information in hand. "Look, when you have no money and someone offers help, well, it means a lot."

    Most of the arrivals spoke little or no English, and Spanish-speaking high school students were pressed into service as interpreters.

    This is.... I don't even know what to call this. Human rights abuse seems fitting. I'm also not sure what the proper recourse here is. The AG of one state suing another state for the funds to take care of these people?

    4 votes