John Nichols, in an article in The Nation, states that Republicans are refusing to honor a peaceful and respectful transition of power in states where they lost elections. As an example:
Lambasting Wisconsin Republicans for this week’s power grab, Wisconsin state Senator Caleb Frostman,
whose brief tenure in the legislature will end in January, warned that,
“Unlike the tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, and unlike
President Bush’s humble words of encouragement to incoming President
Clinton, the [actions of Walker and his legislative allies] are hostile
to democracy, display the petulance of children denied their third piece
of birthday cake, and reek of supreme arrogance.”
The policies of Republicans support hierarchies, and Republicans believe themselves to be on top of their hierarchies with no accountability when they do whatever they want to keep their power, even when it is against the law and tradition.
https://www.thenation.com/article/wisconsin-michigan-republican-lame-duck-power-grab/
