Not everyone is like you Sneak.
I actually believe in, and practice the golden rule.
Not everyone is like you Sneak.
I actually believe in, and practice the golden rule.
That hasnât been the case for a hundred years. The only interests being served by senators today are the interests of their respective parties.
Your posts tell a different story, as does your desire to impose.
I am what your impositions made me.
What you talking about âfrom a modern perspectiveâ? Has the definition of ârepublicâ changed?
How we choose our rulers has nothing to do with ârepublicâ or not.
Modern perspective: Contemporary
It hasnât so much âchangedâ as it just varies and the Founders ascribed more features to it than others have. In its most root definition, a republic is simply a state where the head of state isnât a monarch or some form of inherited position. The Founders felt it also meant a representative form of government.
More specific how?
You seemed to be trying to imply something.
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.
âModernityâ?
Modernity in the sense that the speed of travel and information has led to a greater interconnection between the people of one state and another.
That hasnât been the case for a hundred years. The only interests being served by senators today are the interests of their respective parties.
If by ârespective partiesâ you mean special interest groups and massive campaign donors, sure.
Your posts tell a different story, as does your desire to impose.
I am what your impositions made me.
What posts of mine tell this âstoryâ? Not specificsâŚin general.
I do not control you. If society moves in a direction you do not like, deal with it, or try to change through the ballot box.
No I mean Republican and Democratic parties.
That hasnât been the case for a hundred years. The only interests being served by senators today are the interests of their respective parties.
Yup! The 17th Amendment was another move to establish a âdemocracyâ, which Tucker Carlson embraces with open arms.
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 Americaâs wealth for the past two generations.
WuWei:What you talking about âfrom a modern perspectiveâ? Has the definition of ârepublicâ changed?
How we choose our rulers has nothing to do with ârepublicâ or not.
Modern perspective: Contemporary
It hasnât so much âchangedâ as it just varies and the Founders ascribed more features to it than others have. In its most root definition, a republic is simply a state where the head of state isnât a monarch or some form of inherited position. The Founders felt it also meant a representative form of government.
WuWei:More specific how?
You seemed to be trying to imply something.
Well, Mr. Turtle, that is balderdash. Do we vote on rights?
I asked you how popular vote has worked out with the other example that we have. Iâm not sure whatâs not clear.
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.
âModernityâ?
Modernity in the sense that the speed of travel and information has led to a greater interconnection between the people of one state and another.
Ok, so what?
WuWei:Your posts tell a different story, as does your desire to impose.
I am what your impositions made me.
What posts of mine tell this âstoryâ? Not specificsâŚin general.
I do not control you. If society moves in a direction you do not like, deal with it, or try to change through the ballot box.
All of them.
Right, you impose. âSocietyâ - how convenient.
âI cannot actually address your question so I will just blurt out a continuing stream of word saladâ./paraphrase
Well, Mr. Turtle, that is balderdash. Do we vote on rights?
We can/have through the constitutional amendment process.
I asked you how popular vote has worked out with the other example that we have. Iâm not sure whatâs not clear.
Weâve been electing Senators via the popular vote for over 100 years now, so your question is kind of impossible to answer because even if there was a change due to the switch on the popular vote it would be hard to prove a direct correlation because there are so many other factors that have changed⌠so if you could be more specific in your question or better provide some examples of the degradation you are probably implying then perhaps we can get somewhere or maybe even agree on something that Iâm not aware of.
fallenturtle: 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.
âModernityâ?
Modernity in the sense that the speed of travel and information has led to a greater interconnection between the people of one state and another.
Ok, so what?
The states are less isolated from one another. I believe the individual citizen views themselves as a US citizen over a state citizen more so than they did say 100+ years ago.
No I mean Republican and Democratic parties.
Same difference.
All of them.
Right, you impose. âSocietyâ - how convenient.
My posts indicate I do not practice or believe in the golden rule?
That is some pretty cool magic you got there.
Yes, society. We live in a democratic republic, where society as a whole dictates how we aspire to live and thrive. We fail a lot of the timeâŚbut we keep trying to progress to a higher level of existence.
We can/have through the constitutional amendment process.
No we havenât.
Weâve been electing Senators via the popular vote for over 100 years now, so your question is kind of impossible to answer because even if there was a change due to the switch on the popular vote it would be hard to prove a direct correlation because there are so many other factors that have changed⌠so if you could be more specific in your question or better provide some examples of the degradation you are probably implying then perhaps we can get somewhere or maybe even agree on something that Iâm not aware of.
What else has changed that made the Senate useless?
Wow another word Trump supporters have no idea what it means. Can we please force people to study Social Studies in HS more than seems people in Trump land did. Or are most just so old that they went to a 1 room school house like I see On Little House on Prairie.
This has nothing to do with Trump and this has been argued over since before he ran for president.
I donât recoil from using âRepublicanâ form of government. The US is a republic. But itâs also a democracy. The argument that the US is a republic, therefore it canât be a democracy, doesnât make any sense.
In democracy, you donât matter.