Shredding Constitutions

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Dictators defend their rule with guns. Democrats defend their rule with paper.

Of course, the constitution that upholds democracy is not just any piece of paper. It is a document backed up by political institutions, by courts, and by the public will. In a normal situation, this paper is stronger than military force or police actions because the product of the pen is indeed mightier than the sword.

But we don’t live in normal times.