Reply #146: Damn, grabbed the chapter name instead of the book name

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But yeah, you got it. These guys could probably give you complete stats for the last five seasons of their favorite teams, down to the preseason weigh-ins at the training camps for the 2nd-string defensive tackles. But ask them what the provisions of the War Powers Act are, or for specifics of the FISA statutes, and they'll probably be clueless as babes in the woods. Strange, huh? It's not like legislation is so much more complicated, or less important, or even boring by comparison.

If only we could somehow break politics down to the level of players on teams, season by season. Maybe what we need is a really detailed, coherent, and lasting sports analogy.