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That somehow adherence to the rule of law and conformance with the very basic tenets of the constitution are a somehow a left/right wing issue. They are not. They are a bedrock definition of acceptable behavior in a civil, democratic society. You cannot be either left or right wing in a civil, democratic society if you don't accept those constraints on your behavior. Those who do not accept those constraints cannot be a part of a civil, democratic society; they are a part of a fascistic society.
We need to stop treating fascism as if it were part of the mainstream of a civil, democratic society.
