Thread by @BasedMikeLee

🧵 1/ The Left’s latest push to “save democracy” is just a rebrand of their war on the Constitution. This @nytimes piece calls for abolishing the Senate, ending the Electoral College, and packing the Supreme Court. Let’s break this down.

2/ The Constitution gives each state equal representation in the Senate, balancing raw majority rule. The Electoral College ensures smaller states aren’t drowned out by big states. These are just two of the many deliberate, counter-majoritarian design features in our Constitution. The Left calls them “undemocratic.” In a sense, they’re right, but that’s the whole point of the Constitution—to restrain government, even (especially) when the majority doesn’t want the government to be restrained. nytimes.com/2025/08/14/opi…

3/ Why? Because these constitutional protections sometimes undermine their agenda. The Constitution isn’t a tool for unchecked majority rule—it’s a shield against it. That’s why I wrote Saving Nine—to show how our Constitution and independent judiciary protect us from mob rule.

4/ Court-packing? It’s a blatant move to turn the Supreme Court into a political puppet. The Left wants justices who’ll rubber-stamp their policies, not uphold the Constitution. This isn’t about democracy—it’s about power.

5/ Here’s the irony: Many on the Left cry “democracy” but want to ignore it when it doesn’t suit them. Trump won the popular vote in 2024, yet they claim he’s a “threat” to democracy. Translation: “Democracy’s good, but only when it facilitates the Left’s preferred outcome.”

6/ The Constitution’s genius is its restraint on majoritarian impulses—whether from the Left or anyone else. It’s not a flaw; it’s a feature. We don’t need a “new founding.” We need to defend the one we’ve got. You can read more about this in Saving Nine. amazon.com/Saving-Nine-Ag…

7/ What do you think? Is the Left’s push for “democracy” a genuine call for fairness or a power grab dressed up in noble rhetoric?

Let’s discuss. 🇺🇸