MACKUBIN OWENS: Praetorianism And The Deep State. “Of course, the president’s critics mocked the idea of a deep state as a crazy right-wing conspiracy theory. But they have come around now not only to admit that the deep state does exist, more importantly, they claim, it’s a good thing!”

The permanent bureaucracy says that the government belongs to it, not to the voters. If so, why should the voters comply with its edicts, support it financially, or even allow it and its denizens to exist?