Inequality of power

[cema]

The text is obviously partisan, but the point is important anyway.

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[(Anonymous)]

...one rarely considered.

not so, unless one perceives it as a strictly partisan issue. here's the latest from the Pulitzer prize committee:

National Reporting: Jo Becker and Barton Gellman of The Washington Post for their exploration of Vice President Dick Cheney's influence on national policy. (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8VT7B5G3&show_article=1)

[cema.livejournal.com]

The highest branch of the executive office is obviously under a lot of light (as it should be), but the main example in the text is the legislative branch of a county-level government, which is usually perceived in a different way.

[(Anonymous)]

which is usually perceived in a different way.

not exactly. there's plenty of people who view legislators in a very similar light. even wikipedia knows that ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel

[cema.livejournal.com]

Yes, pork is one word. But think down to the county level!

[(Anonymous)]

guess what, wikipedia knows about that too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_ignorance