That answer wasn't about maps. It's about power. Once a government accepts because we can as the guiding principle, there is no limit to where it can be applied. Members, This is what happens after 30 years of one party rule. Checks and balances disappear. The answer because we can starts to feel normal, even righteous. This is exactly what Thomas Jefferson meant when he said that the natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. (08:14–08:20)
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Asserts that 30 years of one-party rule leads to the disappearance of checks and balances.
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