THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACY IS LOST.
There is an economics principle called Gresham's Law: bad money, whether coins of baser metals or, presumably bitcoin, drives out the good. It applies equally to democracy, though as the monetary value increases, the quality of democracy diminishes. Too much money cheapens democracy by allowing plutocrats and oligarchs to steal government from the consent of the governed. The Supreme Court has been on that path since they ruled that money is free speech. The final coda was put in place on Friday, at the end of the 2021 session, when their ruling knocked the legs out of article 2 of the Voting Rights Act. It has been a long torturous process, accomplished one small step at a time. We have a tiny few very wealthy donors to thank for it, chief among them Charles Koch and his now dead brother, David. By contrast, the perennial boogeyman claimed by the right, George Soros, uses his wealth to promote an open society and progressive policies. How d...