New at Reason: David Harsanyi on Saying No to Democracy

February 10, 2010

If you've been paying attention to the left-wing punditry these days, you may be under the impression that the nation's institutions are on the verge of collapse because the 40 percent (or so) political minority has far too much influence in Washington. Yet as David Harsanyi writes, we're actually lucky that the minority political party has the ability to obstruct, nag, and filibuster the majority's agenda. Otherwise, those in absolute power would run wild.

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