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What democracy depends upon
Kurt Shillinger
When a system of government endures for long enough, as the American constitutional experiment has for 236 years, it is easy enough to take it for granted – that it will always hold. Concepts like “rule of law” and “separation of powers” sound durable.
In her story about the Trump presidency, however, Linda Feldmann illustrates how democracy depends on “norms,” or the softer rules of governing, such as respect, judicial independence, and honesty.
