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Just as U.S. medical and economic systems must rise to their respective tests, so must the political system.
Source: National Review
The coronavirus pandemic has taken lives and wealth, but it presents another challenge as well: a challenge to our form of government. An election is coming in November. The pandemic will not be over. Just as our medical and economic systems must rise to their respective tests, so must our political system. We must ensure an election based on the principle that Americans should be free to vote without imperiling themselves or others.
This article was originally published by the National Review.
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where she focuses on issues of rule of law, security, and governance in democracies experiencing polarization, violence, and other governance problems.
Joshua Kleinfeld
Joshua Kleinfeld is a professor of law and (by courtesy) philosophy at Northwestern University. His work focuses on the nature and practice of democratic government, both as a matter of first principles and in diverse areas of law, including legislation, constitutional and statutory interpretation, and criminal law.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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