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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:00 AM

Nepotistic succession in the political class

A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:10 AM

    ehillesum and Glenn

    ehillesum:

    Look back at the past 35 years or so. From Roe v Wade forward, the left has been using the courts--the least democratic of the 3 branches of government, to accomplish its ends.

    Glenn:

    You mean like the way the Left went to court to have invalidated laws governing things like gun control, campaign finance, domestic violence, integration, guns in schools, and eminent domain?

    Perhaps he means the way Al Gore filed an equal protection claim in federal court to circumvent the lawful Florida recount in 2000?

    Oh, wait...

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