{"id":1732507,"date":"2022-11-09T17:47:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1732507"},"modified":"2022-11-09T17:47:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:47:34","slug":"democracy-is-dead-long-live-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democracy-is-dead-long-live-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Democracy\u2019 Is Dead. Long Live Democracy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocracy-is-dead-long-live-democracy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1732507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>There are no saviors or miracles in democracy, only a grueling, soul-sucking, forever war of attrition. That is the enduring lesson of the 2022 midterms, as it is every election. And, though the results will be over-interpreted by pundits and partisans will have all their priors confirmed, in the end, it is simply proof that American \u201cdemocracy\u201d is working.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, it was a disappointing night for Republicans, no doubt, considering the high expectations and the president\u2019s low approval ratings. Though, as of this writing, the GOP looks like it might win the House and has a shot at the Senate, as well. It\u2019s no small thing. But let\u2019s not forget, we\u2019re all winners when D.C. is mired in gridlock; not only is it the most accurate representation of the national electorate\u2019s mood but it means the system is working.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have spent the past few years squeezing every globule of meaning from that word \u201cdemocracy.\u201d Joe Biden delivered two historically divisive national prime-time speeches arguing that the only way to save democracy was to implement one-party rule. If our doddering president didn\u2019t look so ridiculous clenching his fists in front of a blood-red background, one might have found the spectacle semi-fascist. Today, Biden says that the election was a \u201cgood day for democracy.\u201d He\u2019s right, but not for the reasons he thinks.<\/p>\n<p>If your version of \u201cdemocracy\u201d only exists if your party runs every institution, it wasn\u2019t a good day. If you believe \u201cdemocracy\u201d means exploiting the narrowest of national majorities to lord over all the decisions of states and individuals, it\u2019s going to be a tough couple of years for you. If you want to destroy the legislative filibuster to federalize elections or cram $5 trillion, generational mega \u201creforms\u201d through Congress without any national consensus or input from half the country, condolences. You won\u2019t be adding fake senators from D.C., in direct contradiction of the Constitution, or \u201cpacking the courts\u201d to capsize the judicial system. At least not until 2024, at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>As Elon Musk recently noted when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1589639376186724354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recommending<\/a> people vote for Republicans, \u201c[s]hared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties.\u201d (Oh, the hysterics that comment sparked. If it\u2019s not Putin or gerrymandering or \u201cvoter suppression\u201d or a messaging problem or \u201cmisinformation\u201d sinking \u201cdemocracy,\u201d it\u2019s Elon Musk. No one who believes political discourse needs to be moderated and censored, and acts like voters have no agency, is a champion of American \u201cdemocracy.\u201d) Musk is right. Not only is it an excellent outlook for the independent-minded American, but it has been the reflex of the electorate \u2014 a healthy, real democratic inclination. The inability of one party to monopolize power will either compel both to compromise, or, in times of deep division, shut down Washington and incentivize governors to take care of their own business \u2013 which is how our federalist system was meant to work.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, should the GOP take the House, will whine that failing to implement their economic statism is tantamount to sabotaging the nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk is right. Shared power curbs the worst excesses of D.C. 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