No I mean small-d democratic rights which Trump has been eroding as he consolidates power - retaliating against free speech, deploying federal forces against p

No I mean small-d democratic rights which Trump has been eroding as he consolidates power - retaliating against free speech, deploying federal forces against protestors, suspension of due process, concentration camps, and undermining the independence of the judiciary by attacking judges. By limiting our focus to the legal justification of the militarizing of DC we miss the big picture - erosion of small-d democratic norms and processes in our country.