Democracy is based on the power of people’s votes to determine a rules-based government, but we don’t live in a pure democracy. Due to a past where slavery was legal in the U.S., and where, in order to convince smaller states to join in a union with the more populous states, we established a Senate, and the Electoral College, to oversee our democracy.
Funny how every time the Democrats and Liberals don't get what they want or things don't go their way their first reaction is to "change the rules" to tip in their favor.
Is it not enough that you have the Executive and Legislative Branches of Gov’t as well as total control of most of the Media/News outlets.
Let me remind you, it was the Democrats that "changed the rules" for selecting a Supreme Court Judge to a Simple Majority vote thinking it would get them the Liberal Majority they were hoping for. Look how that worked out.
The same thing can and will happen if you remove the Filibuster or decide to “pack” the Courts.
Pendulums do swing both ways.
I suggest you go back and "Educate Yourself" about the history and sheer genius of the Founding Fathers in their creation of the 3 Branches of Government, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Maybe start with the Magna Carta Libertatum and the Federalist Papers.
It was designed to be slow and deliberate for a reason. It was also designed to keep 2-3 States from controlling everything and to put very clear constraints on the Federal Gov’t.
It is still the model of all Modern Democracies on the planet.
40 million of us who are residents of California have two Senators to represent us. States with a combined population that are less than California's have 50. That's not particularly democratic.
New Hampshire is one of those States.
Having a bicameral legislature was a necessary compromise in 1787, because it provided some level of minority protections to the less populous states. Today, rural or conservative interests may need similar protections, but the system is clearly a bit out of whack. It is in everyone's interest to assure that the majority cannot unfairly dominate, but that the minority's interests are limited to core concerns.
That's not simple work. The usual rule is "he with the most votes wins. In a commercial context, the most complex contracts I ever drafted were intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements, because they had to describe where a subordinated or minority investor (based on either class or invested dollars) would be protected from the majority.
I believe Americans still think we should all be on the same team, but have rational concerns about whether their rights are being protected. Let's talk about how the rules could be fairer to all of us.
We live in a Constitutional Democracy. It is the "law of the land". You want the country to be as you see it, not as it truly is. Special interest has our country on the ropes.
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Funny how every time the Democrats and Liberals don't get what they want or things don't go their way their first reaction is to "change the rules" to tip in their favor.
Is it not enough that you have the Executive and Legislative Branches of Gov’t as well as total control of most of the Media/News outlets.
Let me remind you, it was the Democrats that "changed the rules" for selecting a Supreme Court Judge to a Simple Majority vote thinking it would get them the Liberal Majority they were hoping for. Look how that worked out.
The same thing can and will happen if you remove the Filibuster or decide to “pack” the Courts.
Pendulums do swing both ways.
I suggest you go back and "Educate Yourself" about the history and sheer genius of the Founding Fathers in their creation of the 3 Branches of Government, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Maybe start with the Magna Carta Libertatum and the Federalist Papers.
It was designed to be slow and deliberate for a reason. It was also designed to keep 2-3 States from controlling everything and to put very clear constraints on the Federal Gov’t.
It is still the model of all Modern Democracies on the planet.
40 million of us who are residents of California have two Senators to represent us. States with a combined population that are less than California's have 50. That's not particularly democratic.
New Hampshire is one of those States.
Having a bicameral legislature was a necessary compromise in 1787, because it provided some level of minority protections to the less populous states. Today, rural or conservative interests may need similar protections, but the system is clearly a bit out of whack. It is in everyone's interest to assure that the majority cannot unfairly dominate, but that the minority's interests are limited to core concerns.
That's not simple work. The usual rule is "he with the most votes wins. In a commercial context, the most complex contracts I ever drafted were intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements, because they had to describe where a subordinated or minority investor (based on either class or invested dollars) would be protected from the majority.
I believe Americans still think we should all be on the same team, but have rational concerns about whether their rights are being protected. Let's talk about how the rules could be fairer to all of us.
We live in a Constitutional Democracy. It is the "law of the land". You want the country to be as you see it, not as it truly is. Special interest has our country on the ropes.
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