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Don't Count on the Courts to Save Democracy

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"Giving courts the last word is part of what got us into this mess. It wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t get us out. ... [The] notion that upholding the rule of law means the president goes no further than the Supreme Court allows, and that we are only in a crisis if he pushes beyond that boundary, is a dangerous mistake of principle and practice.... [The] real resistance must take place in Congress, at government workplaces and in the streets."

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