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Edward Williams States American Democracy Has Been Killed

Conflict4 sourcesAug 21, 2026
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Edward H. Williams states that American democracy has been killed. He claims the Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer.

Williams describes this moment as the culmination of intentional efforts to trade democracy for plutocracy. He asserts that the grand experiment in democratic self-government launched 250 years ago has been taken out back, shot, and left for dead. Williams also states that an unwillingness to recognize this democratic downfall as such doubles the danger. He argues it is nearly fatal to live under an undemocratic regime while believing a single future election, timely death, or minor repair can restore former glory. Williams notes that many Americans want this not to be true.

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