"The American constitutional order rests on the belief that the biggest threat to liberty is the concentration of political power in one person or office....
"That’s fine if your big worry is the return of a tyrannical monarch. But despotism comes in many forms, and there is more to political liberty than simply wrapping the government in a straitjacket of constitutional restraints. Sometimes true self-government involves giving the state a free hand to push through an agenda that might be deeply unpopular in the short term, but is vital to the long-term flourishing of the society."
Full article: The trouble with too much democracy.
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