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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."
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:
*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.
*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>}}
== Authoritarianism ==
== Authoritarianism ==