The Republican Party and American conservatives publicly hold democracy, the rule of the people, pretty consistently in contempt.
In contrast, note the history of consistent support for democracy and further democratization of the Constitution among progressives, opposed in all cases by conservatives, from the dawn of the 20th Century to this very day.
It’s good to know who your friends are.
Oh, and Will is wrong about this, too.
Read the whole posting here.
Comment: Hey, let's not let history have any bearing here because it might get in the way of "popular democracy."
“Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.”
Robert A. Heinlein
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