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The Tyranny of the Minority
The Constitution has mechanisms in it to protect the minority from the abuse or tyranny of the majority. It was designed with care, so there are some protections for a political minority. However, George Washington warned the country against the danger of faction. He was not alone, and the rise of early political parties led to some really bad fights.
The modern-day Republican Party is interested in only one thing. This is maintaining power. The nation is not something that matters to them. What people think of them does not matter. They are a political minority and as years pass, they are becoming more so. Why? Partly they have embraced market fundamentalism above all else, as well as white supremacy.
The GOP knew that the only way to reestablish dominance, long term, was to take over the courts. They never pretended that they wanted conservative judges. What they want are radical judges to radicalize the judiciary. This is why, to the surprise of many progressives, they have ignored every presidential picadillo. Whether it is a small one, or it is a large one. Cooperating with a foreign power to install a radical right autocracy is not limited to the president though. The GOP is getting foreign help, and we know Russians are heavily involved in active measures against the United States.