Sacrifice

[GenuineRisk]

To the main point of your post though, I think you're right that power in too few hands is dangerous, regardless of the economic system the country follows. One of the reasons the increase in power of the Executive Branch should be a big cause for concern here- no matter to which party the man (or someday, woman) in the White House belongs. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, and all that.