For years, the Democratic Party has attempted to portray itself as a stalwart defender of democracy, due process, and equality under the law. Its leaders warn constantly of rising authoritarianism, casting themselves as a bulwark against supposed fascism and tyranny. But the most insidious kind of authoritarianism is the kind that cloaks itself in democratic language — one that, for instance, jails political dissidents while claiming to protect the Constitution and demands ideological conformity in the name of tolerance.

A new national poll conducted by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports reveals just how far this absurd hypocrisy has gone. A stunning 71% of Democrats say they would support a law that would imprison Elon Musk for his role in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, as well as a full 80% of self-identified “liberals.”