The Inherent Dishonesty of the Left

[Idolater]

If not for double standards the left would have no standards at all

Which is basically the problem with autocracy and dictatorships—nothing can stop them from caprice. We have defenses against autocracy in our Constitution,¹ as long as we the People don't give up the ghost in terms of morality. Our rights are only secured by us. Which means who we elect as President gets to nominate jurists to the bench. We elected once and future President Trump again. We've got a 6-to-3 majority in the Supreme Court on many conservative issues, it comes down to proper interpretation of the Constitution and precedent (the two informing the interpretation of the other), which is greatly assisted through familiarity with the literature at the time the Constitution was drafted and ratified. Federalist Society authenticated Originalists.


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¹ Such as our separation of powers. The Executive and Judicial departments (using Hamilton's terminology for what others call 'branches'—Hamilton calls the two Houses of Congress branches of the Legislative department instead) are going to work out what Trump is trying to do:

Supreme Court pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight | CNN Politics

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[ok doser]

Wouldn't it be swell if George Soros spent the rest of his life in prison, for treason?