02137cam a2200325 i 4500 605443591 TxAuBib 20221005120000.0 220816s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022026495 9781538722596 HRD 29.00 1538722593 HRD 29.00 TxAuBib rda Cicilline, David N., author. House on fire [BOOK] : fighting for democracy in the age of political arson / David N. Cicilline. First edition. New York : Twelve, 2022. xx, 310 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The rioters were still in the Capitol, shattering the door to the House Chamber and bellowing “Hang Mike Pence,” when David Cicilline, safely locked inside his office, began writing the articles of impeachment that would lead to Donald Trump’s second Senate trial. He helped prosecute the case, earning admiration from his fellow progressives and a national following. But by summer he would be calling out some of those same colleagues for caving to special interests and attempting to block his plan to rein in the Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google. Beyond sounding an alarm, House on Fire identifies the key threat to our democracy—that the GOP has become a Trumpist authoritarian cult—and outlines how we fight back. A response that must include both citizen opposition and practical reforms, including an end to the Senate filibuster, discarding the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court, and requiring that justices adhere to a code of ethics. Provided by publisher. 20221005. Trump, Donald 1946- Influence. Cicilline, David N. Democracy United States. Legislators United States Biography. Legislators Rhode Island Biography. United States Politics and government 21st century.