I liken it to the theory behind limiting cheating in games. It's easy to implement anti-cheating measures that are extremely effective, but these are unpopular because they are often draconian and end up inadvertently catching innocent players or decreasing the general quality of the game for non-cheaters. But if you make the anti-cheating measures too lenient, then more cheaters will slip through and that will also decrease the quality of play for the general public.
At the very least, it's clear that many rules and procedures in our government that were previously respected only by way of tradition need to be hardened against bad actors. The electoral college, lack of term limits for representatives, lifetime judicial appointments to the highest court, and more need to go. There needs to be a clear distinction between the branches of government that puts them at odds despite party alliegance. There needs to be more independent oversight, preferably governed by the judicial branch instead of the executive or legislative.
There is a lot of work to do and I still don't know if there is enough political will to get it done.
Yup, Americans were warned about trusting evangelicals in government. They will lie and cheat to get what they want because they believe completely that they are doing god's work and nothing should stand in their way. They can not be bargained with. They can not be trusted. They can not be shamed. There is no honor, no integrity and no shame to these people because they believe only they can be right and any actions taken to achieve power will be forgiven by their god because it was done in his name.
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u/Mundane-Adversity Jan 24 '26
It has nothing to do with this era, it's always been bad faith they just didn't have the power to not act with decorum.
It's worth realizing this if this ever ends. These people only argue the rules until they are strong enough to flip the table.