Who’s Afraid of Militant Democracy, U.S. Style
Yesterday, Professor Samuel Issacharoff asked “Can it really be that one public official in Maine can remove a national presidential candidate on her say-so?” Professor Issacharoff and I, as well as every proponent of disqualification I know of, agree on a basic point. Right-wing populist authoritar...
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| description | Yesterday, Professor Samuel Issacharoff asked “Can it really be that one public official in Maine can remove a national presidential candidate on her say-so?” Professor Issacharoff and I, as well as every proponent of disqualification I know of, agree on a basic point. Right-wing populist authoritarianism cannot be defeated by legal decree. Government by the people cannot be maintained by means other than government by the people. Disqualifying individual candidates who resort to violence when they lose the vote, however, does not raise the difficulties that concern Professor Issacharoff and are consistent with democratic rule. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0d99dd4e9044e9a8a21360a684808732024-02-20T13:28:32ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442024-02-012366-704410.59704/784c79b3836cdc32Who’s Afraid of Militant Democracy, U.S. StyleMark A. GraberYesterday, Professor Samuel Issacharoff asked “Can it really be that one public official in Maine can remove a national presidential candidate on her say-so?” Professor Issacharoff and I, as well as every proponent of disqualification I know of, agree on a basic point. Right-wing populist authoritarianism cannot be defeated by legal decree. Government by the people cannot be maintained by means other than government by the people. Disqualifying individual candidates who resort to violence when they lose the vote, however, does not raise the difficulties that concern Professor Issacharoff and are consistent with democratic rule.https://verfassungsblog.de/whos-afraid-of-militant-democracy-u-s-style/Militant DemocracyTrumpTrump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer PolitikerUSA. PräsidentWehrhafte Demokratiedisqualification |
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