[Riesling]

When americans are discussing politics they are always missing the point. At least from the outside perspective.

It's like two parties arguing about football. One side is saying, we need to abolish referees, the players should sort problems out themselves. The other party is saying the referees need more power and instruments in order to better control the game.

The simple truth is, people need to make sure that the referees work for them and not for the individual players who hand them the most money.

[CryptoPunk]

That assumes the referee should be in control of private resources and decisions, instead of simply ensuring all parties are abiding by the rule of not violating each other's property rights and of fulfilling their contractual obligations. That IS a normative position that not everyone accepts.