HARRISBURG, Pa. — It's tough to digest the outrage from reporters or politicians who claim something "never happened before in our history" when such statements lack any hint of historical perspective, any intellectual curiosity to discover if something truly is unprecedented.

It has become a common problem, this reacting in the arrogance of the moment rather than trying to understand how our system has worked for more than 200 years.

In short, we should step back and learn American history, people.

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