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Mostly the same things that happen when people lose faith in other public institutions. The decisions and actions of those institutions cease to be accepted as
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Mostly the same things that happen when people lose faith in other public institutions. The decisions and actions of those institutions cease to be accepted as any sort of meaningful authority other than that which they wield by force.
But that's actually not what this article is about, it's really just sour grapes ("it's not legitimate when it's not what we want, it's only legitimate when we get our way").
It is interesting that their "nightmare scenario" only considers the possibility of a lawsuit by Republicans over election procedures, and doesn't even consider that the next such suit might be filed by Democrats.
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- solarmist 4y agoIntellectually I understand your point of view, but the democrats don't need to mess with district lines or voting rights. They have the advantage when things continue without intervention or subversion. So I'm not sure what you think would occur?
- codefreeordie 4y agoRecent fights over gerrymandered districts in both red and blue states, filed by both parties, with neither party having won a clean sweep of their suits, suggests that it is less cut-and-dried than that.
- avmich 4y agoSuggestions could be many and varied. It's the overall picture, combined out of many arguments, that usually counts in the end.