James Madison said representatives should be able to "withstand the temporary delusion" to "give time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection."
Dissent, Democracy, and Deliberation Are on Trump’s Chopping Block
Trump Throws a Fit Wondering Why the Women’s Marchers Protested After His Election
Instead of being presidential and congratulating the millions of women's marchers for their peaceful protests, Donald Trump wondered why they were protesting since we just had an election. He seems to expect all dissent to stop now that he's president.
Trump Press Secretary Demands Chuck Schumer Denounce Protests Against Trump
What Republicans really want is an end to dissent, to not only delegitimize critics but to actually prevent them from speaking.
The New Terrorists: How Ordinary American Activists are Receiving This Dangerous Label
The trend to label ordinary American activists as domestic terrorists is alarming, bringing to new reasons to revisit the PATRIOT act.
There Has to Be Room for Dissent Among Obama Supporters
Harsh attacks by liberals on liberals who disagreed with the President's Social Security proposal seem aimed at stifling democratic dissent
My Perfect World: New Years Day Musings of a Liberal Political Writer
I have my own dreams of a perfect world.
I share your frustration with the political process, and I suspect it could be argued much more personally than some who enjoy the privilege of not being a minority class – after all, as a woman, I’ve seen my personal freedoms immediately decreased under the Tea Party House. And in states around the country, every day they come for another freedom — they have women being arrested for suspected abortions when they miscarry. It’s terrifying.