USAJusticeWatch<p>USA: Jim McDermott left Congress. Then he had to leave the country. “McDermott’s experience raises serious questions for Americans, especially those in positions of power. Is the United States facing a situation so dangerous that you would be foolish if you didn’t have a backup plan? Or is it hyperbole to imagine the country sliding into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> rule that would unleash <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retribution</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repression</span></a>?” | opinion by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElizabethBecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethBecker</span></a>, Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/27/jim-mcdermott-expat-france-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">24/02/27/jim-mcdermott-expat-france-trump/</span></a></p>