Democrats have enjoyed the luxury of calling names and pointing fingers, claiming that Republicans in Congress have become the “Party of No,” an unending obstacle to their Progressive Agenda of Social Justice and Entitlement Expansion. And, with few exceptions, the Democrats have embraced their position as the “Party of I Don’t Care.” Regardless of how many times the People have appealed to their sense of duty, of obligation and political self-preservation, the Democrats have ignored them in favor of a prejudiced position that the People don’t know what they need or want, and that only Government can solve their problems.
Filed under: Finance/Economy, Politics by T. Edwin Perry
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The quote that inspired this is Benjamin Franklin’s line, “Democracy is Two Wolves and a Lamb voting on what to have for Lunch. Liberty is a Well-Armed Lamb contesting the vote!” But I wonder what Benjamin Franklin would say about other the other forms of Government and Philosophy that are currently being promoted as alternatives to our own. Here’s what I think he’d say:
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Typically, in nations that have a “plurality” based voting system (also called “winner take all” or “first past the post” voting), the likelihood is that there will become two strong political parties, and all other parties will be incidental. Proportional voting systems (such as those used in much of Europe) tend to result in situations where multiple parties control portions of the distribution of power.
Filed under: Politics by Steve Hansen
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We’ve had a long line of Political Parties in our Nation’s history. According to Wikipedia, we’ve had 62 parties that no longer exist, not to mention the 53 national parties that are currently active. The list of extinct parties include such gems as the National Women’s Party (1913-1930), which was active prior to women even having the right to vote, the Farmer Labor Party (1918 – 1944), which represented farmers dislocated as a result of World War 1, and the American Vegetarian Party (1948 – 1964), which, apparently, pursued a national Vegetarian agenda. But what do these examples have that our Republican and Democrat Parties do not currently exhibit? Simple Answer: Truth In Advertising.
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The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy “For thinking laymen.” I’ve paid attention to politics for as long as I can remember. So I always assumed that everybody knew and understood political terminology. But in the last several years, I’ve come to realize that a surprising number of people have aligned themselves with [...]
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