Addison Graham: 'For those who adhere to the Skousen perspective, the preservation of the Constitution — its best hope for survival — now lies, curiously, in the hands of those who are actively assaulting it.'
Skousen, perhaps the original apocalyptic MAGA Mormon, was a deep believer in the prophecy, loosely attributed to Joseph Smith, that the Constitution would “hang by a thread” and that a Mormon would step up in messianic fashion to save it. For those who adhere to the Skousen perspective, the preservation of the Constitution — its best hope for survival — now lies, curiously, in the hands of those who are actively assaulting it.
When Lee compared Trump to the Book of Mormon character Captain Moroni in October 2020, many pro-Trump Mormons took to Facebook and other internet platforms to applaud the comparison. One even mentioned he had sent a Book of Mormon to the White House as a Christmas gift and had specifically underlined the “Captain Moroni chapters.” This is the very brand of extremism and naivete Lee has exploited his entire political career.
I spoke with Skousen’s son, Paul Skousen, who, like his father, fears the Constitution is becoming weaker by the day and that it will “hang by a thread” very soon. “That thread, which used to be a chain, dwindled down to a big cable, and then a rope. I would say we are on a string right now. We’re not quite at the thread.” However, he says Lee is doing a “superlative job” of fighting for the Constitution. “He is striving to save this country,” Skousen said.
In this, Lee takes Skousen’s extremism beyond apocalypse. Lee has turned messiahship on its head and laid threadbare the constitutional order. He has MAGAfied his civic calling such that he sees combativeness as courage and hypocrisy as a legitimate means of saving the Constitution.
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