Oh for pete's sake, come in off the ledge.  The election was a classic example of democracy in action.  Left wingers see things such as this as a threat to democracy ONLY when THEIR ox is being gored.  The vast majority of the author's laundry list of perceived threats are matters that should precisely be decided by democratic vote.  At least we voters get the option to choose, a option denied to us and our representatives vis a vis executive orders.