>> dissolved. >> it is that vote, not the violence that almost broke the american system. we often hear that unlike other democracies, america's institutions are strong but as emmerson said, the institution is the length and shadow of one man. if people abuse them, attack them, disregard them, these storied institutions will slowly collapse. and so all our efforts must be devoted to making people act responsibly even vir fewously and republicans must come to realize they can and should disagree with democrats vigorously on taxes, regulation, inflation, the environment, whatever they want. but now they must come together with these same democrats to preserve a credible and legitimate political system. for all of us, this is the most important political issue right