I found a serious problem early on in the article:

"One of the most unique features of the American political experiment is that our founding documents explicitly lay out the belief that all people are created equal, each possessing intrinsic and inherent value, worth, and dignity. Political discourse over the last decade, however, has largely operated contrary to this ideal. Both sides of the aisle lament this loss of civility in politics, and they’re both right."

That does not apply to the Constitution of 1789, certainly not compared to the polar opposites a Declaration of Independence, and those Bills of Rights.

As to "Political discourse over the las decade..." involving "Both sides of the aisle" there is in that set a closed membership. In order to get in each member has to swear an oath to falsehood, or the member does not actually belong, a case in point is Ron Paul.

If it is a requirement to gain membership to claim independence from arbitrary government while arbitrarily governing once in power, then those who actually work to maintain independence from arbitrary government don't belong one either side of that aisle.