Democracy

The Brookings Institute of which the NY Times referred to as “a pillar of Washington’s liberal establishment” and “the prestigious, left-leaning institution.” says that the Trump threat to democracy consist of waves of voter suppression laws across the United States put minorities and other vulnerable populations at further risk, and the online ecosystem, rife with misinformation and disinformation, continues to sow distrust among our citizenry and threaten many of our democratic institutions. These voter laws are written by states and not the federal government. Misinformation on social media is considered a threat to democracy by Brookings but many see it as threat to free speech. Another liberal think tank ,The Brennen Center for Justice, says that Trump's threat to democracy centers around his appointments to the Supreme Court. The Harvard Gazette says the big threat is jerrymandering and once again that is done by states.