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Democracy Under Attack Let's start with the law, because the slow unraveling of democracy isn't always a coup with tanks and rifles. Sometimes, it's a court case—or three. In...
Democracy Under Attack Let's start with the law, because the slow unraveling of democracy isn't always a coup with tanks and rifles. Sometimes, it's a court case—or three. In 1962, Baker v. Carr cracked open the door. The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could step into the "political thicket" of redistricting.
That was the moment judicial power entered the bloodstream of American electoral politics. Eight years later, the door was off of its hinges. Then came Bush v. Gore in 2000. Seven unelected judges (yes, seven, not eight—one recused himself) effectively picked the president.
It was…
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