Democracy HardeningSafeguards
Why an Ideal, not an Engine
Democracy reforms don't generate revenue or deliver services. They ensure the system that does both remains accountable to the people it serves.
Worst-case occupant assumption
Without structural constraints, any sufficiently motivated actor — of any party — can dismantle the architecture through emergency powers, impoundment, judicial manipulation, or the erosion of oversight capacity.
Legislative sequence
Reconciliation first to build the fiscal architecture; 60-Vote structural reforms second, when consensus broadens.