Once citizens believe a nation is "a republic but not a democracy" it's easier for a strongman to limit majority-rule voting so "only the right people" get to vote or have their vote counted.

It's one of the most toxic and corrosive memes the GOP is pushing today, that's now being used to minimize the importance of universal, free and fair elections.

Writing at the Heritage Foundation's website in a warning about "egalitarianism," for example, Bernard Dobski also uses the famous John Birch Society mantra as the title for his article: "America Is a Republic, Not a Democracy."

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Exposed: The Most Toxic & Corrosive GOP Meme Ever " by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "McCarthyism: Useage of 'Democrat Party' Was Popularized by Joe McCarthy" by Jon Ponder.

Letter: "From Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, 19 May 1777".

Article: "Federalist 14" by James Madison.

Article: "The Madison-Sherman Exchange" by Teaching American History.

Tweet: "Democracy isn't the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that." by Mike Lee.

Article: "America Is a Republic, Not a Democracy" by Bernard Dobski.

Article: "Ancient Greek Democracy" by History.com.

Article: "The 'Democrat majority' is still the talk of the town" by Maura Reynolds.

Article: "Rand Paul offers an accidentally useful Jim Crow analogy in rationalizing his party's illiberal shift" by Philip Bump.

Article: "Remarks by President Biden on Protecting the Right to Vote", Atlanta, Georgia, January 11, 2022.

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Bill: "S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act" by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN].

Article: "Dr. Anthony Fauci Calls GOP Sen. Roger Marshall a 'Moron' on Hot Mic After Tense Exchange" by Janine Henni.

Article: "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tucker Carlson sinks lower than Infowars" by Nevilledog.

Article: "Tucker Carlson sinks lower than Infowars" by Madeline Peltz.

Quote: "Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government can't do to you. But it doesn't say what the state or federal government must do on your behalf." - Barack Obama.

Article: "Shelby County v. Holder" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Full transcript: Biden, Harris speak from Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 anniversary" by Ayushi Agarwal.

Article: "Joe Manchin Lays Out Filibuster Changes He Supports" by Paul Blumenthal.

Article: "Manchin and Sinema condemned for opposing filibuster reform urged by Biden – live" by Joan E Greve.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Book: Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen.

Article: "Republican leadership bars journalists from Iowa Senate floor, worrying press advocates" by Kim Bellware.

Article: "Dems' filibuster conundrum: It's not just Manchin and Sinema" by Burgess Everett, Marianne Levine.

Article: "The GOP is suddenly running scared from Trump's Big Lie" by Heather Digby Parton.

Article: "Operation Eagle Eye (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "National Voter Registration Act of 1993" (Motor Voter Act) by Wikipedia. "The Congress finds that -
(1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right;"

Article: "Voting Laws Roundup: December 2021" by Brennan Center for Justice.

Article: "70% of Republicans say election wasn't 'free and fair' despite no evidence of fraud – study" by Victoria Bekiempis.

Article: "Bennett: Black Abortions Would Lower Crime" by James Joyner.

Article: "Oakland students threaten to boycott classes unless school district meets covid demands" by Kim Bellware.

Video: New COVID Variants Are Scarier Than They're Telling You (w/ Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding).

Article: "About the Religious Landscape Study" by Pew Research Center.

Article: "QAnon Dallas squatters have 'walked away from their lives' like Medieval Crusaders: historian " by Matthew Chapman.

Article: "Demographics of the United States" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965".

Article: "A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants" by NPR.

Article: "Unite the Right rally" (Charlottesville rally) by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Jews will not replace us': Why white supremacists go after Jews" by Yair Rosenberg.

Article: "Tucker Carlson gives passionate defense of "white replacement theory"" by Media Matters.

Article: "Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote" by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder, November 12, 2001.

Article: "Bush rejects Taliban offer to hand Bin Laden over" by The Guardian.

Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Trump says Republicans would 'never' be elected again if it was easier to vote" by Sam Levine.

Article: "House passes bill that would grant DC statehood" by Clare Foran.

Article: "Statehood movement in Puerto Rico" by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Does Arctic Drilling Violate Human Rights?
- Frode Pleym, Activist / Senior Adviser & Leader of Greenpeace Norway

Article: "People vs. Arctic Oil" by Greenpeace.

Article: "European Rights Court Takes Up Norway Arctic Drilling Case" by Frances Schwartzkopff.

Article: "Oil production in Norway from 2000 to 2020" by Statista.

Article: "European Court of Human Rights" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Energy in Norway" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Plug-in electric vehicles in Norway" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Norway bans gas car sales in 2025, but trends point toward 100% EV sales as early as April" by Jameson Dow.

Article: "Ku Klux Klan parade, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 1926" by LOC.

Article: "The Troubles" (Northern Ireland) by Wikipedia.

Article: "A GOP Lawyer Says the Quiet Part Out Loud in SCOTUS Voting Rights Case" by Abigail Weinberg.

Site: People For the American Way (PFAW).

Article: "Vaccine Data" by Minnesota.

Article: "Unvaccinated patients cost U.S. health system billions in preventable hospitalizations" by Mallory Hackett.

Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

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