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<p>American political institutions face a crisis: can they defend themselves against a growing movement that will deploy violence to achieve its goals, or will January 6 become the new normal? </p>
<p>American political institutions face a crisis: can they defend themselves against a growing movement that will deploy violence to achieve its goals, or will January 6 become the new normal? </p>
President Biden said on Dec. 9 that our democracy ”can at times be fragile, but it also inherently resilient.” Not everyone, however, is so optimistic as the president. The events of Jan. 6 and their aftermath have sparked concern that our “fragile democracy” is in grave danger.
Q. In just about every column, it appears you take a stance which seems to be against taxes. How about writing a column that points out some of the positive parts of taxes?
A. This reader and others requested a pro-tax effort. Weâre especially grateful to Professor Mary Ellen OâConnell, a member of the Notre Dame Law School faculty, who reminded us of a famous quote from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: â I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.â
Another jurist, Federal Judge Learned Hand wrote, â⦠nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced extractions, not voluntary contributions.â