Hong Kong's leadership-selection process now has many of the worst features of genuinely competitive elections, but without their saving grace, the bestowal of some sort of legitimacy on the winner.

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As repugnant as this mindset is to those of us who value liberty, this unwavering commitment to the ever-increasing bestowal of federal largess motivates a large number of voters to go to the polls and vote Democratic.

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