What you said is exactly what you intended to say. - Dr. Robert Anthony - Think
Blog Post:
SCrOTUS Flag and Pledge - Wingnuts & Moonbats
Commentary:
"Used correctly, the filibuster is a tool 'the minority [can wield] to place a check upon the power of the majority,' but when misapplied, it can also become a weapon used to create and enforce a tyranny of the minority over the majority."
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"Part of me likes the idea of term limits--because I agree that the longer one is in office, the more likely corruption becomes, and the more difficult an elected rep is to remove--but I also think there is value in having folks there who know what the fuck is going on, and how it all works."
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"While direct democracy sounds good, it looks a whole lot more like mob rule to me in practice." -
- TRUTH 101: EFFORTS TO END THE FILIBUSTER WILL BE FILIBUSTERED BY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS - JANUARY 22, 2010, 5:04 AM comment
(Repeal of the 17th Amendment) "I'd have to give this idea more thought. I agree that it's easier to bribe and manipulate the few, rather than the many, but perhaps the state needs representation apart from the people at large." -
- Sane Political Discourse: Scott Brown Should NOT Have Been Elected on Tuesday! - January 22, 2010, 8:22 AM comment
"A lot of the gloating and chest-thumping will subside when Brown starts voting and these happy, happy people see that 'changing the game' is a whole lot harder than they think..." -
- The Oracular Opinion: Congratulations Scott Brown - January 22, 2010, 4:57 PM comment
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