Political power in the United States is not permanent, according to Illinois State Representative Martin McLaughlin. In a recent statement, McLaughlin emphasized that the nation's constitutional system was intentionally designed to prevent any political party from holding power indefinitely.

He noted that throughout American history, shifts in political leadership have been common. "Most of our lifetimes have been evenly divided between Democratic and Republican presidents. That is not coincidence. It is the result of a constitutional system deliberately designed to prevent a permanent political class from entrenching itself," McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin referenced several historical examples, including the transition from Federalists to Jeffersonians, the emergence of the Republican Par

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