between people who are willing to use the power of the state to silence their opponent, and those who are unwilling. what s the hill this country together since the civil war? it s not that of a federal code, it s not even the bill of rights come as important is. remember, the soviet union had a bill of rights for guaranteed freedom of speech and equal rights. but in practice the bolsheviks sent their dissidents to the gulags. as he boasted, show me the man, i will show you the crime. now what s kept us functioning through the centuries where the bolsheviks failed is that our constitution separated powers and prevented a unit party. we also had an understanding that state power shall not be used for improper political purposes. the law must be enforced equally, without political considerations. and once you lose that common understanding, it s mutually assured destruction. nobody had any reason to uphold the system, so the system will collapse. the late anthony scalia made th