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2015-04-18 The Grand Turk

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Posted by Fred 2015-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 That's why you want a Republic of laws where the individual is sovereign, not a Democracy where the biggest mob rules with impunity.

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. -- Plato

Posted by OldSpook 2015-04-18 00:43|| 2015-04-18 00:43|| Front Page Top

#2 I argued that with the subordination of the Kemalist military-bureaucratic establishment by elected politicians, Turkey had finally consolidated its electoral democracy. However,
this did not guarantee these elected politicians would act in liberal ways.

No sh*t Sherlock? Give the man a cigar.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-18 02:02|| 2015-04-18 02:02|| Front Page Top

#3 See, the democrats"" removed the republic by removing State appointments of the Senate, the only sane branch of the US Government.

So now, mob rule.
And willful ignorance and dementia and apathy and the media and the unions and our "higher learning" Mental Institution and K-12 and .....

Posted by newc 2015-04-18 02:32|| 2015-04-18 02:32|| Front Page Top

#4 See, the democrats"" removed the republic by removing State appointments of the Senate, the only sane branch of the US Government.

Given the corruption at the state level, any such appointments represent the interest of the party controlling the state government. See - Illinois replacement of Obama's Senate seat. You've gained nothing by going back to the old system.

If you want to represent the state's interest, then senator should be selected by giving each governmental subunit (county or parish) one electoral vote in an election. It's not one man one vote because its not to represent the interest of the people, that what the House is for. It also removes the dominating power of big cities which have in essence placed their interests above that of the state.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-04-18 08:43|| 2015-04-18 08:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Given the corruption at the state level, any such appointments represent the interest of the party controlling the state government.

Which, to keep the power that allows them to steal, have to try not to piss off people too much.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-18 08:47|| 2015-04-18 08:47|| Front Page Top

#6 One aspect of this mindset is the state having an overbearing role in human affairs. The state, with this in mind, exists not only to secure our borders and streets, provide us with education and healthcare and collect our trash, but also has the right, if not the mission, to lead society to Truth, by raising Truth-seeking generations and correcting deviants who stray from the Truth.

Mind you, this Truth can be anything.

A better description of the Democrat/Progressive MO would be hard to find. These are the scary ideas of the vicious left.

Posted by AlanC 2015-04-18 09:09|| 2015-04-18 09:09|| Front Page Top

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