Saving democracy from the Republican Party
“What Really Saved the Republic From Trump?,” by Tim Wu has it exactly right.
Federal criminal prosecutors, military officers and state elections officials standing up for democratic norms formed a red, white and blue line separating democracy’s safety from its demise.
But it was not just people in government. It also was citizens, joining together to speak and act, rallying behind the people in government who spoke truth to power.
What saves the Republic — now and going forward — is a shared commitment to the democracy we love.
Dennis Aftergut
San Francisco
Rob's comment:
Tim Wu and Mr. Aftergut emphasize the positive, that American democracy was defended---this time.
But Wu also chose not to emphasize who/what exactly was threatening democracy, though he did mention them:
The bigger and more important failure was Congress. Madison intended Congress to be the primary check on the president. Unfortunately, that design has a key flaw (as Madison himself realized).The flaw is vulnerability to party politics. It turns out that if a majority of members of at least one body of Congress exhibits a higher loyalty to its party than to Congress, Congress will not function as a reliable check on a president of that same party. This was what happened with Mr. Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate.
Well, yes, But the problem isn't just a Republican Senate.
More importantly, it's the Republican Party's proto-fascist political base, since more than 74 million Americans voted for Trump and will presumably continue to support anti-democratic policies in the future.
Labels: Biden, History, Right and Left, The Repugnant Party, Trump
posted by Rob Anderson @ 1:44 PM
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“Exhibits a higher loyalty to its party”
Sounds like you and the democrats. Your always choosing that side no matter what the truth is. If it’s a democrat making a racial gesture or dropping a racial slur you call it an incident. If it’s a democrat lying you refer to it as a mistake and I on.
Past four years democrats worried more about their party and bullshit than they did the country. Even today perfect example in their relief bill. States and other countries get millions and billions yet normal folks are stuck with $600 while everything remains shut down and people aren’t working. Save your bullshit.
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