Crash Course: Donald Trump survives an assassination attempt. Can America survive what happens next?

We traveled to this bad place together, which means, in theory, that we can still decide to go somewhere else Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdWN5d2M5aW96dC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2V1aHY5c3c5My8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWJjcWZjcjI3cy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdG15cGh1ZTVobS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdjRnenhxZ3p0aC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGY1cHB2eGx5bi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Donald Trump survives an assassination attempt. Can America survive what happens next? From Andrew O'Hehir: We may or may not learn salient facts about the alleged Pennsylvania shooter and their motivations in the days to come, but it is not overly cynical to say that the facts about such events barely matter. Consider what we know, or believe we know, about the police killing of George Floyd, the near-fatal attack on Paul Pelosi or the mass shootings burned into our collective memory in Uvalde or Parkland or Sandy Hook. Consider the national Rorschach test of [Jan. 6, 2021](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZjJkazB3cWd6Ny8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), an event that for millions of Americans has been transformed from one kind of thing to another, from an outrageous violation to a heroic act of resistance. For that matter, consider the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s, which remain the source of unresolved national trauma and a wellspring for unified-field conspiracy theories of every possible variety. 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In her new book, “[The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvc3MyaDdsMXB6by8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~),” Madiba K. Dennie critiques the legal doctrine known as "originalism," calling it a movement born out of opposition to the school desegregation mandated by the Supreme Court's [Brown v. Board of Education](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYzQyaWd3aGhuZi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) decision. Her argument is broadly compatible with those made by Eric Segall in "[Originalism as Faith](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcmJ6aGx1bm0ydC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" (Salon story [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdXhydDU4d2syMy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)) and Erwin Chemerinsky in "[Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczJidW5jNHR3My8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" (interview [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveThycjFrb244Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)). But in characterizing originalism as a “trap” and situating it historically, Dennie's analysis cuts deeper into the harm caused by originalist doctrine, without sacrificing nuance, rigor or scope. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3lpbWxxM3VpMS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvN28yN2gxanp4YS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and unlock more benefits! 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"It was staged": Conspiracy theories are flying after Trump's Pennsylvania shooting From Kelly McClure: After firing off several rounds from a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle while perched on the roof of a building just outside the rally's security perimeter, narrowly missing what could have been a fatal injury to Trump, Crooks was killed by Secret Service. It was later discovered that explosive devices were concealed in his car, parked nearby. As of Sunday morning, there has been no indication that Crooks had any help in his endeavor to kill the former president, or that the violent event was "staged" in any way, as many on social media have been suggesting. Nevertheless, the finger-pointing continues. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRod4ZBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveTN4M2FzYm1heS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9emwzejd3bzJhOSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmkkIBlWYTDw2pUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). 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