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| | [[Pat Buchanan]] wrote: "The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies." | | [[Pat Buchanan]] wrote: "The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies." |
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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: | + | Justice James Ho of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals observed the connection between big government, big money, and political polarization: "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:
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| | *Klukowski, Ken (April 20, 2018). [https://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). [https://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. |
| | *Smith, Bradley A. (May 2, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-appointed-judge-delivers-fantastic-campaign-finance-opinion-in-first-ruling Trump-appointed judge delivers fantastic campaign finance opinion in first ruling]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 18, 2018. | | *Smith, Bradley A. (May 2, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-appointed-judge-delivers-fantastic-campaign-finance-opinion-in-first-ruling Trump-appointed judge delivers fantastic campaign finance opinion in first ruling]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 18, 2018. |
| − | *Reilly, Amanda; Cahlink, George (May 17, 2018). [https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060081907 'Elections matter': Trump's judicial picks on a roll]. ''E&E News''. Retrieved May 18, 2018.</ref>}} | + | *Reilly, Amanda; Cahlink, George (May 17, 2018). [https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060081907 'Elections matter': Trump's judicial picks on a roll]. ''E&E News''. Retrieved May 18, 2018.</ref> |
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| | == Authoritarianism == | | == Authoritarianism == |