{{cquote|'''The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies.''' [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article58279.html]}}
{{cquote|'''The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies.''' [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article58279.html]}}
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Justice James Ho of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals observed a connection between big government, big money, and political polarization:
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Justice James Ho of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals observed the connection between big government, big money, and political polarization:
{{cquote|If you don't like big money in politics, then you should oppose big government in our lives. Because the former is a necessary consequence of the latter ... When government grows larger, when regulators pick more and more economic winners and losers, participation in the political process ceases to be merely a citizen's prerogative — it becomes a human necessity.<ref>Multiple references:
{{cquote|If you don't like big money in politics, then you should oppose big government in our lives. Because the former is a necessary consequence of the latter ... When government grows larger, when regulators pick more and more economic winners and losers, participation in the political process ceases to be merely a citizen's prerogative — it becomes a human necessity.<ref>Multiple references:
*Klukowski, Ken (April 20, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/20/trump-judge-pushes-for-original-meaning-of-1st-amendment/ Trump Judge Pushes for Original Meaning of 1st Amendment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
*Klukowski, Ken (April 20, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/20/trump-judge-pushes-for-original-meaning-of-1st-amendment/ Trump Judge Pushes for Original Meaning of 1st Amendment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2018.