Tucker Carlson misses the point: our socialist/communist crowd promotes democracy!

[fallenturtle]

How would it need to differ to not be considered a mob by you?

[WuWei]

@fallenturtle

From a modern perspective we are a republic because we elect our leaders and decision makers as oppose to having a monarchy. From the perspective of the Founders we are a republic because we have a constitution, separation of powers, and practice representative democracy.

In regards to the Senate, could you be more specific?

What you talking about “from a modern perspective”? Has the definition of “republic” changed?

How we choose our rulers has nothing to do with “republic” or not.

More specific how?

[fallenturtle]

Do you disagree that modernity and the growth of the federal government has led to the states being less independent?

[WuWei]

@fallenturtle

Do you disagree that modernity and the growth of the federal government has led to the states being less independent?

Not at all, although it was intentional, not an accidental result.

“Modernity”?

[Guilds]

@WildRose

To allow a check on the will of the majority and to give lower population states more influence in electing the president.

We already have that with 2 senators per state, no matter the state’s population.

[Guilds]

@WildRose

No, it’s more than large enough as it is.

What does the constitution say?

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WildRose

To allow a check on the will of the majority and to give lower population states more influence in electing the president.

We already have that with 2 senators per state, no matter the state’s population.

No, we don’t.

[Guilds]

@WuWei

No, we don’t.

Yes we do.
CA Population 40 million. 2 Senators
Wyoming, Population 578k 2 senators.

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WuWei

No, we don’t.

Yes we do.
CA Population 40 million. 2 Senators
Wyoming, Population 578k 2 senators.

No we don’t. The US Senate is the most dysfunctional body on the planet. They are House Lite.

[Guilds]

@WuWei

No we don’t. The US Senate is the most dysfunctional body on the planet.

That may be true.
But the Senate gives all 50 states equal representation, no matter the population of the state.

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WuWei

No we don’t. The US Senate is the most dysfunctional body on the planet.

That may be true.
But the Senate gives all 50 states equal representation, no matter the population of the state.

Ok…

[Guilds]

@WuWei

Ok…

Glad we could agree!

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WuWei

Ok…

Glad we could agree!

We don’t, but I’m tired of giving civics and government lessons to small thinkers.

[Guilds]

@WuWei

We don’t, but I’m tired of giving civics and government lessons to small thinkers.

Well, that was pretty rude. Because we disagree, you think I am a small thinker?

It is sad, you do not appear to be interested in building a more perfect union.

[johnwk2]

@WuWei

The US public school system should be tried and hung.

And don’t forget the teachers who start brainwashing America’s children when the first enter a government school.

Here is an example which blew my mind!

School Children sing mmm mmm mm Barack Hussein Obama

JWK

They are not whistleblowers. They are shadow government operatives who are working to take down a president who refuses to cave into domestic communists, socialists, and international GLOBALISTS who have been plundering America’s wealth for the past two generations.

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WuWei

We don’t, but I’m tired of giving civics and government lessons to small thinkers.

Well, that was pretty rude. Because we disagree, you think I am a small thinker?

It is sad, you do not appear to be interested in building a more perfect union.

Not because we disagree.

Not one little bit. I don’t give a tinker’s damn about vast swaths of this “union”.

[Guilds]

@WuWei

I don’t give a tinker’s damn about vast swaths of this “union”.

Why do you stay?

If I felt as you, I would get the hell out of here.

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WuWei

I don’t give a tinker’s damn about vast swaths of this “union”.

Why do you stay?

If I felt as you, I would get the hell out of here.

I am in the swath I do care about.

Where would you go?

[Guilds]

@WuWei

I am in the swath I do care about.

Where would you go?

Never really thought about it, as I do not have disdain for vast swaths of the union.
Have considered retiring out of country…but that is more for economic reasons. Fortunately, if things go as planned…we should be fine here.
(wherever here turns out to be within the state(s))

[WuWei]

@Guilds

I do not have disdain for vast swaths of the union.

I don’t believe that for a minute.