I’ve been critical of both the Democratic and Republican Parties over the issues that have faced our Nation, and I believe that, as a Conservative, I have been extremely fair. To this point, I will admit to a bias towards the Republicans, because at least SOME of their Representatives have expressed a connection to my [...]
On July 25, President Barack Obama & Speaker of the House John Boehner went “Head to Head” in “Back to Back” speeches about the ongoing Debt Crisis. As a huge surprise to everyone, nothing new was said. Both stuck to their talking points, neither offered anything new or different than they had discussed before, and [...]
Fans of the CBS Show “The Big Bang Theory” are already familiar with the paradox of Schrodinger’s Cat. For those not familiar with it, in a nutshell, a cat is locked in a box with a radioactive atom. So long as nobody looks in the box to check on its condition, the cat can be [...]
I want to know what is so confusing about the fact that the Federal Government has NO MONEY and is currently facing a Debt/Deficit Crisis? I mean, really, haven’t we all been hearing about the terrible and imminent danger to our “entire way of life” as a result of hitting the Debt Ceiling on August [...]
I pay a guy in my neighborhood to trim my grass. The community does the actual mowing, but I pay someone to come out and run the weed-whacker and trim the edges. He’s retired, it takes him about 10 minutes every couple of weeks, and I pay him $10/month to avoid the $40/per trim charge [...]
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.
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:
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.
