The road away from democracy is rarely characterized by overt violations of the formal rule of law

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To the contrary, the contemporary path away from democracy under the rule of law typically relies on actions within the law. Central among these legal measures is the early disabling of internal monitors of governmental illegality by the aggressive exercise of (legal) personnel powers. Often, there are related changes to the designs of institutions, which might be brought about through legislation,” Professor Huq explained. “Ironically, the law is deployed to undermine legality and the rule of law more generally.

 

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It doesn't take a military coup or an illegal power grab to sabotage a republic.
In a country like the U.S., the death of democracy is going to start off looking kind of normal. So normal you might not even notice it's happening, until it's too late.