Courts deciding with a consistent, comprehensive reasoning, alongside sensitivity to broader contexts, and a germ of creativity are important for the success of party bans. Militancy and democracy seem to be intertwined more intimately than ever. Analyzing this relationship is challenging, as both concepts have countless interpretations. Among others, partisan polarization and the fuels the militarization of language, marked by calls to ‘fight enemies’ of democracy—who, as worldwide measures show, thrive in most places.