I join many wise people in celebrating the fact that, for all of its flaws, the American political system is one in which political power is transferred peacefully, without bloodshed. But my celebration is tempered. We would be an even more civilized, peaceful, and prosperous — and truly more progressive — society if we significantly reduced the amount of political power that there is to transfer.
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