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What happened to Joaquín could happen to any of us, anytime, anywhere, in a country that has allowed its elected officials to deflect responsibility for their repeated failure to pass common sense gun legislation.

We have propped up puppets and despots and taken down democratically elected governments with the regularity of the seasons.

Unlike the cabinet, the deputy leader of the Labour Party is elected by members, not appointed by the prime minister.

As a practical matter, that means almost any state or municipal elected official is off limits for donations from everyday workers in the financial-services industry, not only moguls like Mr. Dimon.

The U.S. president will also meet with Japan’s newly elected prime minister, which comes as the Bank of Japan makes its first rate decision since the country’s leadership change.