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Politicians push ‘politics of overreach’, regardless of the consequences | John Baer
Updated 5:00 AM;
Today’s topic is political overreach.
It’s not new. It’s almost always with us. It’s often used when elected leaders perceive mandates that aren’t there. Or when majority lawmakers seek revenge. Or when one party wants something badly enough to risk repercussions.
It can be annoying. And distracting. And show up anywhere. In voting rights, LGBTQ issues, reproductive rights, in a Green New Deal or “defund the police.”
Let’s look at examples in Harrisburg and Washington.
(The letter was dated two days before the assault on the U.S. Capitol.)