It might be tempting to view these sorts of things as cause for discomfort, but I think before becoming agitated we ought to remember the wisdom of the founding fathers who anticipated this sort of thing and put constitutional measures in place against it. Whatever goes on in the executive branch, the separation of powers ensures that vigilant members of the legislature such as Mitch McConnell will safeguard their own independent agency in accordance with the principle of self-interest, and in the process of serving that self-interest protect the republic as a whole (as is the case in economics). If the legislature for whatever reason isn't up to the task, we can rely on further safeguards from the politically neutral Supreme Court that will be able to step in and take the long view where other actors get bogged down in the short term. Even when our representatives belong to the same party, have the same social class and education, have the same donors, have the same positions waiting for them after their service, and appeal to the same large homogenized blocs of voters mostly on the basis of hatred for their political counterparts, even with all this, the natural grinding friction between our offices of government will ensure that the smooth and sensible governance that we've come to expect will continue for the foreseeable future.
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