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Democrats can't get out of their own way, as Republicans try to block all paths to democracy

Donald Trump cannot be President again. The guy was a complete disaster in his first term, and rest assured, a second term would be 45 times worse. Here's Trump's track-record since becoming president: - 38 times he said COVID would vanish - 1 time he suggested injecting disinfectant could rid one of COVID - 2.72M jobs lost - Just 6.409M jobs gained in his first 3 years, prior to COVID - 192k manufacturing jobs lost - +/-0.0% inflation - +14.8% wages (compared to +16.9% under Biden) - +2.6% GDP (compared to +2.9% under Biden) - +430.5% budget deficit - +37.7% national debt - +25.5% homicide rate - +17.0% firearm deaths - 30,573 lies told - Just 28% approval abroad - 2 impeachments (3 counts) - 34 felony convictions - 54 felony charges pending - Once found liable for fraud - Twice found liable for defamation - Once found liable for rape - Etc. The guy was, is, and always will be a disgrace to the office. What has he said he'd do if he served a second term?  Be a dictator on ...

Zimmerman's attorney claims if his client had been black, he wouldn't have been charged with any crime

So, George Zimmerman's defense attorney - Mark O'Mara - has come forward after the jury ruled that his client was not guilty and said that if his client had been black, he wouldn't have been charged with a crime. Is that supposed to be some kind of a sick joke? In a country where the majority is white and there's a history of racism, especially against blacks, O'Mara firmly believes if his client had been black, he wouldn't have been charged with any crime? A study was just released by the American Civil Liberties Union, which along with many other such studies, which begs to differ with Mr. O'Mara's claim. While marijuana rates are roughly equal among whites and blacks, blacks are being arrested at much greater rate than whites for marijuana-related offenses. As the report states: "In 2010, the black arrest rate for marijuana possession was 716 per 100,000, while the white arrest rate was 192 per 100,000. Stated another way, a black person ...