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CHARLES LIPSON: Who Wants to Blow Up Our Constitution? (It?s Not Trump). ?The vitriolic conflicts su?

By Stephen Green

CHARLES LIPSON: Who Wants to Blow Up Our Constitution? (It’s Not Trump). “The vitriolic conflicts surrounding Donald Trump have obscured two crucial issues, which voters ought to weigh carefully as they choose the next president. One is the difference between Trump?s impulsive, divisive personality and the policies he has actually pursued. The other is the Democrats? threat to significantly change the structure of American government. The two issues are intertwined since Trump?s policies are, at bottom, an effort to restore America?s traditional federal structure and limit the power of unelected officials in Washington. His efforts to roll back the regulatory state also curtail the power of lobbyists and their powerful employers, since they hold the greatest influence over detailed rules and regulations, not general laws like tax rates.”

As I wrote the other day, a Biden win is a loss for deregulation.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on October 07, 2020 (boomark / email).