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Originally Posted by direwolf
Yup, these next 4 years will very likely go down as one of the darkest periods in American political history. As a Canadian I've been watching this gong show unfold with complete horror and disgust. I can only imagine what it must be like for you and your fellow Americans to see what's currently happening to your country. It's incredibly troubling.
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I'm curious to see what Kasich does with the "heartbeat bill" that Ohio passed yesterday--bans abortion at 6 weeks, no exceptions for rape/incest/birth defects/health of the mother. Just basically outlaws abortion entirely. Obviously if he signs it, there will be legal challenges to it--but with a Trump appointed conservative SCOTUS majority, I'm not too optimistic about the idea of said court deciding against it.
And this is why "identity politics" matter. Because he hasn't actually made it into office yet, and women in general are already on notice that they could be losing rights in the very near future.
Our environment is screwed, our status with regards to our allies is in question, our future re: education is a disaster, and we now have a Labor Secretary who wants to abolish the minimum wage and hates the concept of overtime pay.
We are so completely screwed.
EDIT: This, however, is encouraging:
http://www.portlandoregon.gov/novick/article/620318
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Today, Portland, Oregon, became the first jurisdiction in the United States to use the tax code to address the phenomenon of outrageous CEO pay. The City Council passed an ordinance, sponsored by City Commissioner Steve Novick, that requires publicly traded corporations to pay a surtax if they pay their CEO more than 100 times their median worker.
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At least there are some places attempting to move things forward.