Fourth of July Civics Lesson
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- DO YOU FEEL THE STIMULUS PACKAGED SAVED US FROM ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION, OR WAS IT ANOTHER GREAT LET DOWN?
- Sowell sours
- "The big uneasy". Katrina was not a natural disaster,but, rather, a Corp. of Engineers man-made disaster
- Courts ruled that it is OK to curse out a cop. Is it also OK to call a blackman a nigger or a homosexual a fagot in the street?
- Elizabeth Warren will not be teaching at Harvard this Fall. So to the POTUS,and the WH, get moving on her interim appointment.
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- Sowell sours
- POTUS ?
- "The big uneasy". Katrina was not a natural disaster,but, rather, a Corp. of Engineers man-made disaster
- DO YOU FEEL THE STIMULUS PACKAGED SAVED US FROM ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION, OR WAS IT ANOTHER GREAT LET DOWN?
- Courts ruled that it is OK to curse out a cop. Is it also OK to call a blackman a nigger or a homosexual a fagot in the street?
- Elizabeth Warren will not be teaching at Harvard this Fall. So to the POTUS,and the WH, get moving on her interim appointment.
Thoughts
Reagan is a hero.
Submitted on July 6th, 2009 by BeoReagan is a hero.
GOP GOTTA CHANGE
Submitted on July 6th, 2009 by janmbexcerpt ---
“...governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; "
The people voted for the democrats replacing 15 seats and the administration. Instead of attacking the democrats the GOP needs a review of the republican party platform. Ike warned about the military industrial complex being a voice and that the party that denies social benefits will be doomed to fail. Nixon even called Reagan a dumb son-of-a-b#tch and yet republicans make Reagan their hero.
Something has to change.
Agreed. So what the heck is
Submitted on July 4th, 2009 by BeoAgreed. So what the heck is going on in this country then? Is it the majority taking over or a minority? or a majority of minorities. ALl I know is that my representation in my government is being eroded.
Republics
Submitted on July 4th, 2009 by Richard ReebI find little to disagree with in the generally worthwhile video, but it neglected to mention that Madison referred to "pure democracy" in which there is no element of representation, and he was hardly less critical of small republics that were easily overwhelmed by factious majorities. As to republics, it is clear that there has been more than one type, as the Roman republic was dominated by the patricians, and the American republic has elections in which all may participate. Ours, in other words, is a democratic republic with multiple elections and even direct popular vote on public policy. Thus, our Constitution restrains majority rule but does not prevent or displace it. We should cherish our Constitution but not imagine that it prevents rule by the people. It doesn't. We have agreed to ruled by law but men make the law.