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IMPOSSIBLE to understate the threat the extreme unrepresentative nature of Senate poses to the Republic
Our system is built on a Congress that is responsive to the will of the people, and Courts that protect individual rights against overreach by Congress
1/ https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1307680377209749507
Our system is built on a Congress that is responsive to the will of the people, and Courts that protect individual rights against overreach by Congress
1/ https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1307680377209749507
2/ When either (or both) of those institutions fail to fulfill those essential roles, the legitimacy in our system risks collapse
The Nation was founded on this ideal, as is said in Decl. of Independence: Government derives its "just powers from the consent of the governed"
The Nation was founded on this ideal, as is said in Decl. of Independence: Government derives its "just powers from the consent of the governed"
3/ We have already seen this in perception of the Supreme Court, which is seen by many now as political institution focused on preserving power and policy preferences of one party rather than the historical view as an institution dedicated to the rule of law
This is a huge loss
This is a huge loss
4/ The risk is that if a significant number of people no longer trust that political institutions are able to reflect the "will of the people" than the legitimacy of ALL government actions can be question and people may refuse to consent to government actions
5/ To be clear: this thread is not advocating Revolution like in 1776 or other disobedience, but merely to advise those who wish to maintain the current structures that they need to remain attentive to the risks to democratic legitimacy.
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Footnote: To be sure, Senate and Elec. College are intended to have anti-democratic features, but those are meant to cool passions (saucer metaphor commonly used) and not to act to prevent democratic actions in the long-term
