Well put Tom. Harry
2008/2/26 Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Our system of government is a Republic, not a Democracy. The Democratic > Party started to push the term "Democracy" in the 30s to lend more > credibility to the party name and it has stuck ever since. A more correct > set of names for the two parties would be Conservative and Liberal. > > > > > > In a democracy, everyone votes on everything and a true democracy is mass > rule or mass chaos. > > > > In a republic, you hire or "vote for" who you want to represent you and > that > person is charged to represent your area or district. The person will not > specifically represent you but a good politician will represent the > average > wishes of his or her district. > > > > Also, most don't realize that politics is all about compromise. Your > elected > official may agree 100% with an issue that's dear to your heart but he has > to compromise that issue to win somewhere else. This happens every day. A > good politician chooses his battles carefully so as to gain as much as he > can for the district. > > > > The Presidential veto is part of our three leg government and is necessary > to keep Congress in check. There have been many instances where Congress > has > gotten out of control & passed a bill that the President has refused to > sign > off. The president does not perform this task lightly and it would be nice > if he had line item veto. Instead, the president has to use the media to > help push some of the more outrageous pork off a bill before he signs. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > HYPERLINK "http://www.kegkits.com"www.kegkits.com > > 256-656-1924 > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1299 - Release Date: 2/26/2008 > 9:08 AM > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
