Watchdog Group Reclassifies U.S. Governance System Amid Democratic Erosion
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
A watchdog group, Freedom House, has downgraded the U.S. from a democracy to a political system humorously compared to that of lobsters, citing executive overreach and erosion of civil liberties. The report highlights concerns about the nation's governance health.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledPersistent executive overreach and erosion of civil liberties mean that America now looks less like a traditional federal republic and much more like whatever political label you might apply to a writhing pile of lobsters on the ocean’s floor.
Describing the shift as a troubling indicator for the health of the nation’s system of governance, watchdog group Freedom House published a report Wednesday downgrading the United States from a democracy to whatever political system lobsters have.
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