Dan Rather | The Stench of Authoritarianism Grows More Pungent

26 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News IS READER SUPPORTED NEWS A "MATERIAL THING?" - Americans covet "material things." We shell out billions annually for "stuff." But apparently social justice and change are not material things to be coveted and paid for, presumably? So tens of thousands come here daily and lend no support? Winning this battle will - absolutely, positively - require your participation. Get on the bus folks. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Dan Rather | The Stench of Authoritarianism Grows More Pungent    Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page  Rather writes: "I have found that cover ups, especially of the brazenness and consequence hinted at by recent reporting, do not stay hidden for very long. And the truth will not be pretty in the verdict of posterity."  READ MORE o man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor." - Theodore Roosevelt These sage words from an American President who understood that our democratic foundations are rooted in fair and independent law enforcement ring within me as I watch in disbelief and shock the coordinated and destructive attacks on this core value by President Trump and his accomplices. There once was a time when the GOP proudly boasted that it was the party of law and order. They may continue to do so, but those assertions are now tainted with the stain of hypocrisy. Encouraged by President Trump's reckless Twitter finger, we see daily public attacks on law enforcement with evidence-free mudslinging by people who you would have thought would have known better. But like a looming iceberg threatening our ship of state, the biggest danger may be what we don't see. Recent reporting suggests that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sought complicity rather than justice from his subordinates in the Department of Justice. This kind of behavior is anathema to our national principles. The stench of authoritarianism grows more pungent. I do not believe the majority of the American people will abide this. History will not be kind to those who seek to undermine the rule of law. And it's this type of behavior that quickly gets the attention of Special Counsel Robert Mueller - who we now know interviewed Sessions. I have found that cover ups, especially of the brazenness and consequence hinted at by recent reporting, do not stay hidden for very long. And the truth will not be pretty in the verdict of posterity. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/48117-focus-the-stench-of-authoritarianism-grows-more-pungent Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation