
U.S. democracy frayed over the past year. Senate Democrats must repair the damage.
By the Washington Post Editorial Board, Dec 26, 2021. American democracy frayed in 2021, as Republicans in states such as Georgia and Texas passed laws making it harder to vote, premised on the lie that fraud tipped the 2020 presidential election. As GOP-controlled state legislatures forced through these antidemocratic policies on party-line votes, the U.S.