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If either party in the US somehow managed to impeach the entire Supreme Court and replace the judges with partisans, it sounds fair to say that a branch of government has been eliminated.

Didn’t Bukele also declare martial law? That’s another traditional tool on the way to a dictatorship.




And also forced retirement for experienced officials in many government instutions, including the Ministry of Education [1], Judges [2], and Police [3].

[1] https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Sindicato-de-doce...

[2] https://m.dw.com/es/el-salvador-m%C3%A1s-de-200-jueces-cesad...

[3] https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Cuestionan-retiro...




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