Sabotuers of Democracy unite A friend with roots in the theater once told a Netroots audience about his journey from the closet to being authentically himself. When finally he came out to actress Bea Arthur, she replied, “Joel, are you the last to know?” Joel died of pancreatic cancer several years ago. “Are you the last to know?” comes to mind because spread across the internet today is a quote from retiring Utah Sen. Mitt Romney that may wind up on his tombstone: “A very large portion of my party really doesn’t believe in the Constitution.” Commenting on Romney’s remarks to The Atlantic‘s McKay Coppins, Jamelle Bouie writes, “Faced with a conflict between partisan loyalty and ideological ambition on one hand and basic principles of self-government and political equality on the other, much of the Republican Party has jettisoned any commitment to America’s democratic values in favor of narrow self-interest.” Republican commitment to the Constitution is highly situational. They are at times “fixated” on it, reading in meanings when attempting to subvert the very democratic processes it established, and ignoring the will of voters that the Constitution secures when that will turns against them. Here’s what that looks like when people do it with the Bible. Talked to an anti-abortion protester about how God was not very pro-life in the Bible. pic.twitter.com/SICaida09x — The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) September 14, 2023 “Republicans,” Bouie observes, “do seem to believe in the Constitution, but only insofar as it can be wielded as a weapon…