As Unruly Electorate Grew, so Did Elite 'Deep State'

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excerpt from a book by Philip Hamburger.

In this excerpt from the end of his new book, Hamburger connects the rise of the administrative state to the expansion of voting rights since the Civil War, before considering ways the power of government's so-called "fourth branch" might be restricted or reversed.

Voting rights and the administrative state have probably been the two most remarkable developments in the federal government since the Civil War. It therefore is worth pausing to ask whether there is a connection.

there are aspects of the administrative state that is corrupt and needs to be corrected.

the rule making process is one.
the use of administrative judges is another one.