Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
Centralization can be efficient -- it is almost never effective.

Competing visions provide clarity and keep the system honest, an overarching bureaucracy clouds the view and hides the flaws (see DoD vs. War and Navy for examples).
Not to mention that centralization overrides the system of checks and balances that is the cornerstone of our national governing processes. (Or is that what you just said, Ken?)