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Trump's Attacks on Democracy are NO MATCH for the RULE OF LAW

2026-02-19 Entertainment
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Jon Meacham discusses his new book, “American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union,” the American political tradition of democracy from the Revolution to today, with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz. American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology https://a.co/d/03vM03oN Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@lc4011 2026-02-20

"Justice requires law. Law requires government. " William Penn, 1689

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@mattsanders5922 2026-02-19

I would like to officially alter the saying.... "After exhausting all other options, the British King will finally show America how it's done."

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@LPS-mh8kx 2026-02-19

My daughter was born on February 22nd. As a George Washington birthday girl, she still loves our county and is so very disappointed with the horrific state of our country now. I have done my best to inform her of the dangers of the Trump administration. At first, she was…Mom, you need to listen to all sides. But now, she knows. There is only one side. We have everything I warned her and anyone I met about how dangerous this Trump government would be. Well, here we are. Now, we have to figure out how to hold this bunch of criminals accountable and get back to the country we can be proud of.

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@GrahamDobson-l2v 2026-02-19

When Paine, Lincoln, and the long line of citizen‑jurors first staked the republic on law over any man; and when Calhoun’s nullifiers, Jim Crow legislators, and modern grievance‑brokers strained to bend that law to force; yet when Jackson at the tariff brink, FDR against the fascist tide, and today’s prosecutors in open court turned the nation back toward reason; then the record showed again that American democracy survives only when leaders and citizens choose principle over power.

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@maryalicecoleman4661 2026-02-19

I love conversations like these. Thank you!

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@caroljensen459 2026-02-19

Thank you! Its nice to hear the courts do the right thing!

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@HeatherBowler-m6p 2026-02-19

I adore Jon Meacham! Have several of his books. A man of unequaled eloquence and academics. A wordsmith for historical preservation that immerses the reader in a sensory travel in time.

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@JosephHollister 2026-02-19

jury trials! The key

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@ljensen1514 2026-02-19

Presidents' day was 3 days ago. So much has happened since then.

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@Myopinion222-m6x 2026-02-19

Thank you both so very much!

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