It's just easier to destroy rule of law than to preserve it.
It's easier to dismantle a government than to use government to improve the lives of the people, particularly when another party is trying to dismantle the government.
That's why Republicans have the easier task.
It's easier to dismantle a government than to use government to improve the lives of the people, particularly when another party is trying to dismantle the government.
That's why Republicans have the easier task.
Huge advantage: Right-wing authoritarians fall in line. They prefer to move in lockstep.
On the other hand, if you want to move forward and improve people's lives, there are lots of different paths and people disagree on how to best move forward.
On the other hand, if you want to move forward and improve people's lives, there are lots of different paths and people disagree on how to best move forward.
https://twitter.com/cook4beginners/status/1484273434850910211
A lot of Americans don't think the purpose of government is to help people.
When I was a public appellate defender, someone told me, "My tax dollars shouldn't pay for a poor person's defense."
(I was horrified by the kind of world he wanted to live in)
When I was a public appellate defender, someone told me, "My tax dollars shouldn't pay for a poor person's defense."
(I was horrified by the kind of world he wanted to live in)
https://twitter.com/zdorenbos/status/1484275004929761284
Part of what makes it hard is that there are also liberals and people who claim to like rule of law who don't really understand it.
Democracy is slow, grinding, frustrating work that requires compromise and give-and-take.
Authoritarianism gets quicker results.
Democracy is slow, grinding, frustrating work that requires compromise and give-and-take.
Authoritarianism gets quicker results.
That's how was before Gideon v. Wainright, 1963. oyez.org/cases/1962/155
1963 wasn't that long ago. Before 1955 racial segregation was legal.
We're still riding the backlash from the changes in the 1950s and 1960s.
1963 wasn't that long ago. Before 1955 racial segregation was legal.
We're still riding the backlash from the changes in the 1950s and 1960s.
https://twitter.com/FerdVendetta/status/1484276781498523649
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