Before I get into this remember I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I am a registered Independent bleeding heart liberal. Every time a conservative says something akin to the phrase "progress for the sake of progress is a bad thing" or "things were better the way they were before Roe v Wade," I think of the scene towards the beginning of Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, (yeah, I'm a geek, deal with it) where Umbridge is introducing herself to the students & staff &, although very thinly veiled, lets everyone know that the Minister of Magic, (: ie the government) are monitoring & soon will take over at Hogwarts. For the benefit of the students of course. That's who they really care about. Never mind that Umbridge actually hates kids. Mostly because she can't control them. At least not without torturing them first. At this time in history, GOP members ARE the Umbridges in the US. With Mitch McConnell channeling her so