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| Why the president needs to be white, male and Republican |
| 2016-05-27 |
| by Glen Reynolds The press has done a lousy job of protecting American freedoms in recent years. But I have a modest proposal for improving press performance: Elect a white male Republican. When Bill Clinton was inaugurated as president, actor Ron Silver, then a Democrat, was there. And when fighter jets flew over the Lincoln Memorial, he was reportedly at first upset at the military symbolism, but then reminded himself that since Democrat Clinton was being sworn in, "those are our planes now." We’re seeing something of a reverse-version of this phenomenon as large swathes of the commentariat realize that we might wind up with a President Trump. Suddenly, sweeping executive power (fine with many under President Obama) is being portrayed as a possible threat to the republic. Which, to be fair, it is. But only now do they care. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 The Founders never envisioned a bunch of Londons springing up (industrial revolution wasn't in the vocabulary), though it should have occurred to them, as former Englishmen, what the influence would be. Might have considered breaking off such constructions as separate independent city states, ie Singapore. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-27 18:30 |
| #4 It is no longer out of many one, rather, it is divide and conquer. If you look at the demographics of the electoral college, and the way the 20+ largest cities offset the rest of the state, all they have to do is import a huge number of future citizens who are bred for dependency, and volila, Anschloss revisited and one party rule in perpetuity. Then, gun confiscation and healthcare control, and taxation to produce a "fair share" society. Gee, I wonder if they would dare do that? Duh, it is happening before your eyes my friends.... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-05-27 15:33 |
| #3 Yeah, that ended when the first unearned government check was written. Only nobody noticed. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-05-27 15:04 |
| #2 we wuz all Americans and not a bunch of tribes That was before the 'Great Society', Bobby. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-05-27 14:30 |
| #1 I remember a time when we wuz all Americans and not a bunch of tribes. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-05-27 13:12 |