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Do those political scientists say that it has to be so extremely unequal in its representation?

Right now, the least representative parts of our government are the ones pushing towards illiberality and populism. "Better democracy can be dangerous" really falls flat when our existing worse democracy is actively being dangerous.

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> the least representative parts of our government are the ones pushing towards illiberality and populism

Source? The President and--until like 24 hours ago--the House have been leading the charge on illiberalism and populism.

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The Supreme Court is leading the charge. The presidency is a close second. Congress is pretty much just watching.