facing an electorate which is increasingly rejecting their agenda, conservatives, as a means of political/ideological survival, are doubling down on the most antidemocratic components of our system of government as a means to remain viable. an electoral college that has overturned the democratic will of the majority of americans in 2 of the last 5 elections. gerrymandering (district line drawing) which essentially lets politicians in power pick their voters (instead of the other way around). and lifetime or long term judicial appointments that dont rely on being elected and can never be dismissed when they run afoul of the will of voters.

and now theyre doing it in such a brazen way that they dont even *pretend* to go through the motions of respecting democratic norms, typical process, or previous precedence.

minority rule. iraq, south africa, etc. societies ruled by a class of people the majority of that society are bitterly opposed to. thats where america is headed.