Countering authoritarianism: - A blueprint for a more resilient democracy

• The fourth chapter, Preventing the manipulation of courts, explores how courts can be manipulated to serve anti-democratic purposes and outlines reforms to prevent that from happening including preventing judge and forum manipulation, injecting more transparency into the judicial process including through the elimination of the shadow docket and protecting the safety and security of judicial per. [...] Countering authoritarianism: A blueprint for a more resilient democracy | 5 • In the final chapter, chapter eight, Ensuring the right to vote and the peaceful transition of power, we end our report by focusing on the crux of democracy: the right to vote. [...] For instance, in January and May 2023, four members of the right-wing militia group the Proud Boys and eight members of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers were found guilty of seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U. [...] At the federal level, passing legislation like the Saving the Civil Service Act is crucial to ensure that the IRS is not stacked with loyalists willing to misuse their authority to attack disfavored groups and is instead staffed by experts committed to democracy and the rule of law. [...] This total failure to live up to the most basic ethical requirements has contributed to declining public confidence in the judiciary, leaving the public with the impression that distrust of the institution is merited—a distrust that could easily be weaponized by a leader who doesn’t want to be constrained by the Court’s rulings.