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Changing America in a fundamental way
This is exactly why I believe the issue of a lawless, authoritarian presidency is so important. These changes are making America different in a fundamental way. Recovery could take generations - and the concept of 'recovery' may be wildly optimistic.
In contrast, there are a whole host of issues where today's outcome we deplore can be changed by the stroke of a pen. This applies to almost all strictly policy issues.
As long as we all agree that the rule of law is a good thing, we can handle our differences as if we were an actual democracy. Elections can then change things. But unless we can elect presidents who admit that their power has some limits (that is, the limits imposed by the constitution and by duly enacted laws) we are sunk.