{"id":35749,"date":"2021-05-21T11:07:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T15:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=35749"},"modified":"2021-05-25T21:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T01:35:42","slug":"restoration-of-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/restoration-of-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration of Democracy: Key Factors and Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is the restoration of democracy possible? Does American democracy need to be restored, and what steps are required to make it happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After years of authoritarianism and testing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/democratic-norms\/\">democratic norms<\/a>, the U.S. faces challenges to our democracy like never before. In the Trump era and beyond, restoration of democracy needs to take center stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about restoration of democracy below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to <strong>Restore Democracy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Based on Trump\u2019s behavior in office, it is clear that American democracy is going to be facing strong challenges<\/strong>\u2014in the Trump era and beyond. There are three key factors that will determine whether or not democratic norms survive in American politics. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The behavior of party leaders (particularly Republicans)<\/li><li>Public opinion<\/li><li>The possibility of crises like war or terrorist attacks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s explore these in greater detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Loyalty, Containment, and Confrontation: Party Leaders\u2019 Choices<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we\u2019ve seen, political parties are the best gatekeepers of democracy. The options party leaders face when dealing with an authoritarian in their own ranks are loyalty, containment, and confrontation.&nbsp;This is why the restoration of democracy is so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few ways that parties remain loyal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/strongman-leaders\/\">authoritarian leaders<\/a>. They can actively enable the autocrat by willingly repeating his lies, amplifying his attacks, and vigorously defending him against opponents. Or they can more passively empower him, either by remaining silent on his most aggressive violations of democratic norms, or issuing only mild criticisms without taking any concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, party leaders might opt for a containment strategy, in which they side with the leader on traditional matters of party orthodoxy, but draw a line against the more egregious democratic norm-breaking. Thus, a Republican Congress pursuing a containment strategy might vote for Trump\u2019s tax cuts, but oppose his efforts to politicize federal law enforcement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This \u201chave one\u2019s cake and eat it too\u201d strategy is usually difficult to maintain, as <strong>party leaders know that their own political fortunes are tied to the success of the leader\u2019s initiatives.<\/strong> If they stymie him too much, they will pay a political price. But by giving him victories on legislative matters, they help make him more popular with the public, which only increases his authoritarian power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, party leaders can opt for a confrontation strategy. This would entail the party actively mobilizing and crossing party lines to remove the leader through the impeachment process or calling on him to resign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In 2019, it was revealed that the Trump administration had withheld <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/military-intervention\/\">military aid<\/a> from Ukraine in order to pressure the Ukrainian government into launching an investigation into the business dealings of Hunter Biden, son of Trump\u2019s Democratic rival Joe Biden. Based on the GOP\u2019s steadfast support for Trump during this affair and their near-unanimous vote against the resulting impeachment charges in both the House and Senate, it appears that the party is <em>not <\/em>opting for a containment strategy with regard to Trump\u2014and may, instead, be coalescing around a strategy of active collaboration.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Public Opinion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The second major factor is public opinion. <strong>The more popular they are, the more successful an authoritarian will be in destroying democracy<\/strong>. Authoritarians are strengthened\u2014and their opponents demoralized\u2014when public opinion is on their side. When they choose to enable the leader\u2019s norm-breaking behavior, high-ranking party officials can play a significant role in boosting his popularity by signaling to the public that the opposition to him is merely partisan. Approval ratings of leaders are also influenced by the state of the economy and external events like wars and terrorist attacks over which political leaders have less direct control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>External Crises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This brings us to the third factor that will determine the survival of US democracy\u2014external crises like terrorist attacks or wars. <strong>In the aftermath of such events, a \u201crally-around-the-flag\u201d effect tends to boost public support for the government.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire political system, including judges, law enforcement, and legislatures, tends to bend to the will of the executive under these circumstances, granting them extraordinary powers and deference. From Abraham Lincoln\u2019s suspension of constitutional rights like <em>habeas corpus<\/em> during the Civil War to Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s internment of Japanese-Americans during World War Two, presidents have enjoyed greatly expanded powers during times of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while these were extraordinary acts from leaders who were otherwise strongly committed to democratic norms, Trump\u2019s behavior in office demonstrates that he has no such commitment. A national emergency could provide a dangerous opportunity for an anti-democratic politician like him to mount an effective assault on America\u2019s already-weakened democratic norms, proving the need for a restoration of democracy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the restoration of democracy possible? Does American democracy need to be restored, and what steps are required to make it happen? 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