In the wake of the 2016 election, many progressive opinion makers concluded that Democrats needed to “fight like Republicans.” If Republicans were going to break the rules, the argument went, Democrats had no choice but to respond in kind. This has important implications for how citizens oppose the Trump administration. Yet without them, our constitutional checks and balances will not operate as we expect them to. ![]() Treating rivals as legitimate contenders for power and underutilizing one’s institutional prerogatives in the spirit of fair play are not written into the American Constitution. When American democracy has worked, it has relied upon two norms that we often take for granted - mutual tolerance and institutional forbearance. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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