We would have a better country if Democrats would stop trying to change the rules when they lose elections.
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A Republic, If You Can Keep It: The Left’s Endless Campaign to Change the Rules
The story of American democracy has always been one of spirited competition. For over two centuries, the nation has weathered political storms, trusting in the enduring strength of its constitutional framework and the shared commitment to a peaceful transfer of power. At the heart of this system is a simple, foundational concept: when you lose an election, you accept the result, you refine your arguments, and you work harder to win next time. Yet, a disturbing and increasingly prevalent trend threatens this compact. As the sentiment rightly observes, “We would have a better country if Democrats would stop trying to change the rules when they lose elections.” This is not mere partisan grievance; it is a diagnosis of a profound crisis in our political culture, where one side has abandoned the principle of good-faith competition in favor of a perpetual campaign to alter the very mechanisms of our republic to secure permanent power.
This strategy did not begin or end with the 2016 election, though that contest served as a powerful catalyst. The reaction to Donald Trump’s victory was not simply one of disappointment; it was an outright refusal to legitimize the outcome. The narrative of “collusion with Russia” was not a genuine investigation—it was a politically manufactured pretext, fueled by an opposition party and a compliant media, to undermine a duly elected president from his first day in office. For years, the American public was subjected to a spectacle that suggested winning an election through the votes of the American people was somehow illegitimate. When the multi-million-dollar Mueller investigation concluded without finding evidence of collusion, the goal had already been achieved: to cast a pall over an administration and erode public trust in the electoral system itself. The rule change here was not formal, but cultural: the establishment of a precedent that it is acceptable to use the intelligence and judicial apparatus as a political weapon against a victorious opponent.
Having failed to overturn the 2016 result through investigation, the playbook shifted to a direct assault on the institutions of governance. The partisan impeachment of President Trump, first over a phone call with the Ukrainian president and later in the aftermath of the January 6th riot, represented another attempt to change the rules. Impeachment was designed by the Founders as a tool for addressing “high crimes and misdemeanors”—acts of grave public misconduct. It has been debased into a mere political cudgel, a mechanism for a legislative minority to nullify the will of the electorate. This tactic sends a clear message: if you cannot beat your opponent at the ballot box, you can attempt to remove them from office through a purely partisan process, thereby disenfranchising the millions who voted for them.
Perhaps the most damaging and sustained campaign to change the rules, however, has been the concerted effort to federalize and fundamentally alter the nation’s election laws. Following the 2020 election, which was conducted under a patchwork of emergency pandemic measures, Democrats have pushed for a permanent revolution in how America votes. Under the banner of “voting rights,” legislation like H.R. 1 proposed a breathtaking federal takeover of elections—a power expressly reserved for the states under Article I of the Constitution.
Their proposals consistently follow a pattern that weakens electoral integrity while cementing their own advantage. The push for universal mail-in voting, sent automatically to every registered voter, opens the door to fraud and ballot harvesting by eliminating the crucial chain of custody. The advocacy for eradicating voter ID laws, a commonsense measure required for everything from boarding a plane to purchasing cold medicine, is framed as a fight against “suppression,” while in reality, it is a fight against verification. The move to allow same-day registration and extend voting periods for weeks dilutes the sanctity of Election Day and makes accurate voter roll maintenance nearly impossible. Each of these “reforms” is designed not to make elections more secure, but to make them easier to manipulate. It is a classic strategy: if you believe your voters are less likely to seek out a polling place, possess an ID, or vote on a single Tuesday, you simply change the rules to accommodate them, all while branding any concern for security as racism.
This relentless effort extends to the very structure of our government. The left’s newfound enthusiasm for packing the Supreme Court, a move once condemned by figures like the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a terrible idea, is a transparent power grab. Having lost the battle of ideas in the political arena, they now seek to change the rules of the judiciary, expanding the court to install a permanent majority that would rubber-stamp a progressive agenda that they cannot pass through Congress. Similarly, the talk of granting statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico is a thinly veiled political calculation to add four reliably Democratic senators, permanently altering the balance of power in the upper chamber. This is not about representation; it is about rigging the system.
The conservative vision for America stands in stark opposition to this power-at-any-cost mentality. It is a vision rooted in the wisdom of the Constitution and a profound belief in federalism. Conservatives understand that the 50 states are meant to be “laboratories of democracy,” each able to craft election laws that reflect the values and needs of their citizens. What works for a densely populated urban center may not be appropriate for a sprawling rural state. This decentralized system is a feature, not a bug; it makes nationwide fraud more difficult and allows for diverse approaches to governance. The conservative agenda is not about making it harder to vote; it is about making it harder to cheat. It is about ensuring that every legal vote is counted, and that every counted vote is legal.
Ultimately, this is about more than political tactics. It is about the long-term health of the American republic. A political system cannot survive if one side refuses to accept loss. The Democratic Party’s relentless campaign to change the rules—from weaponizing impeachment to undermining election integrity to threatening the structure of the judiciary—breeds cynicism, deepens division, and erodes the shared faith in our institutions that binds the nation together. It teaches citizens that the system is irredeemably corrupt and that their votes don’t matter, because the game is fixed.
A better country is indeed possible. It is a country where both parties compete vigorously on a level playing field, confident in the integrity of the process. It is a country where the losers of an election graciously concede, then roll up their sleeves and work to persuade their fellow Americans why they deserve to win next time. It is a country that trusts the wisdom of its people and the time-tested structure of its founding documents. We can have that country, but only if we demand a return to the old rules—the rules of fair play, constitutional order, and the humble acceptance of electoral defeat. The survival of the republic that Benjamin Franklin entrusted to us depends on it.
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