[ThinkBeat]

I believe strongly that most of this work has been done prior to the current president taking office.

What you say may be true and we will see what comes in the future, but dont for a moment believe that all these things are due to the current, nor that previous was fighting to stop it.

[user982]

Many of the weapons now wielded by Trump (ICE, AUMF, DHS, Guantanamo, etc) were introduced under Bush II.

[potato3732842]

Exactly. Everyone screeching now should have listened to those weirdo civil liberties people 20yr ago.

You get the government you deserve.

I hope we can get this authoritarian phase over with quickly so that the people who actually made decisions, if only as minor as voting, can suffer for them rather than die peacefully leaving future generations to sort it out.

[ThinkBeat]

Given that the majority of Republicans and Democrats have kept these programs alive, one way or another, does not fill with much hope on that front. Or put differently, enough Republicans and Democrats to keep it alive.