Democracy’s weakest moment is when it stops, by Stephanie Shaakaa

What happens when democracy begins to distrust the people in whose name it exists?
Every democracy begins with an act of faith.
Not faith in kings, experts, judges, generals, or bureaucrats, but faith in ordinary citizens. The entire democratic project rests upon a remarkably audacious belief: that millions of imperfect people, acting independently and often disagreeing with one another, possess a greater claim to political judgment than any institution that might seek to govern them.

When does democratic administration become democratic gatekeeping?
This belief has always appeared somewhat irrational. Citizens can be emotional. They can be misinformed. They can be impatient, c...