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The parent comment is using the word legitimate in terms of how the Constitution limits government power, not in the sense of the political beliefs of whoever w

The parent comment is using the word legitimate in terms of how the Constitution limits government power, not in the sense of the political beliefs of whoever won the last election.

xg15 3y ago
even the constitution can be amended - or can have widely differing interpretations as the surpreme court is now helpfully demonstating.
- mpalmer 3y ago
  Yes, but it's not a distinction without a difference.