Trump PANICS as Nation FINALLY WAKES UP…

Unlike Western European and Scandinavian parliaments, the U.S. political system has never protected itself from the power of money. Every political compromise is made with the interests of money, not the needs of people, families, or living wages. This system selects for ambition and the ability to raise funds, forcing candidates to deal with millions of dollars to get and stay in office, preventing legislators from voting their consciences.

Peter Coyote states, 'we have never protected our politics from the power of money. They're organized around money. So every compromise, every political compromise is made with the interests of money.' He contrasts this with European systems where 'legislators actually get to vote their consciences.'

The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 (under Reagan) and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (under Clinton) led to the consolidation of media ownership and removed the compulsion for broadcasters to present balanced views. This resulted in the rise of single-issue, unrestrained media and a drastic reduction in diverse media corporations, shrinking the 'bandwidth of political ideas' available to the public.

Coyote details how the Fairness Doctrine's end led to 'single-issue radio' and 'no restraint' on truth, followed by the Telecommunications Act reducing 50 diverse media corporations to three within two years, leading to corporate control over news platforms.

The current state of American politics is not accidental but a result of a plan initiated by the 1971 Powell Memorandum. This document, funded by wealthy interests like the Koch brothers and DeVos family, declared 'war against liberal democracy' and funded think tanks to create language and concepts to invalidate government's ability to regulate the corporate sector, making alliances with Christian evangelists to gain voters.

Coyote explains, 'Trump is not an accident. There has been a plan of foot backed by hundreds of millions of dollars since 1968 when Lewis Powell... wrote a 38-page memo... a declaration of war against liberal democracy.'

The Supreme Court's power to override legislative law is a historical 'power grab' originating from the Marshall Court, not explicitly defined in the Constitution. Several current justices are perceived as 'bought and sold' due to ethical lapses and financial ties, yet they operate without the same transparency and accountability standards as other judges, leading to a 'bought and paid for supermajority of right-wing people.'

Coyote argues, 'There is no single sentence that gives the Supreme Court the right to override legislative law. It's a practice that started during the Marshall Court. It was a huge power grab.' He then cites specific examples of perceived ethical breaches by Justices Roberts, Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh.