
In this week's History and Politics Chat, I answer the following questions: 1. How close are we to martial law? 2. Are there cycles of anti-intellectualism? 3. What about Trump’s signing statement? What’s a signing statement, and how can Congress fight back against it? 4. Was there a point where the Democrats and the Republicans swapped beliefs compared to their current respective programs? 5. Are there examples in other countries where a specific challenge to public health caused a change in how services were provided? Want more History & Politics Chat? Send me your questions on Facebook, and find me on Facebook Live every Tuesday at 4 pm (est). https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/
Abraham Lincoln
“in 1861 through the end of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln suspended things like habeas corpus”
Donald Trump
“the rule of law has pretty dramatically broken down since the inauguration of Donald Trump”
Adam Schiff
“Adam Schiff directly accusing a member of the executive branch of breaking a specific law”
Mike Lee
“Republican libertarian leaning Mike Lee for example from Utah... tweeted over my dead body”

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