Dear Plainol...: Have you considered becoming my front man? --- how much does the job pay?
seriously, count me in as a supporter of your new constitution C Rice fucked up what could have been a great career. She stopped listening to her mentor. On Jun 4, 5:45 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Plainol...: Have you considered becoming my front man?! Thanks > for agreeing with the importance of our INDIVIDUAL common bonds. > Condoleezza Rice, the smart ex Secretary of State, sees the importance > of having united INDIVIDUALS rather than fighting group-against-group > all the time. More need to agree with that concept. — J. A. > Armistead — Patriot > > On Jun 3, 3:13 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > We’re One Nation of individuals? > > I like it. > > Until ethnic, cultural and minority groups see themselves as US > > citizens first they'll never really be Americans. > > > On Jun 2, 3:21 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear plainolamerican: If the only... "control" is the democracy votes > > > of the people, things will be in dangerous flux. However, my New > > > Constitution has about 20% devoted to explaining those things that are > > > outside the authority of government. The best short summary of the > > > ideals of my New Constitution are in the New ‘Pledge to Allegiance to > > > the Flag’: “I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of > > > America and to the Democracy-on-demand Republic for which it stands. > > > We’re One Nation of individuals who champion fair play, maximum civil > > > liberties, the Right of Self-determination, and having an efficient, > > > unobtrusive and deferential government.” Socialism and communism are > > > ruled out for not being fair. So, Democracy on demand can never screw > > > things up! — John A. Armistead — Patriot > > > > On Jun 2, 12:25 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > We could do better by just giving the vote to the first 100 people to > > > > cross Main Street! — J. A. Armistead — Patriot > > > > --- > > > > speculation noted > > > > > Why do democracies fail? Two of the major reasons are: 1) > > > > democracies generally progress through an initial period from bondage > > > > to spiritual faith escalating to the point where the citizens become > > > > totally dependent on the government to where they eventually revert > > > > back to bondage, and 2) once the democracy shows signs of prosperity, > > > > citizens vote themselves generous bounties from the public treasury. > > > > > On May 26, 7:38 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > MJ: What "definition" is that? That an anti-democracy and anti- > > > > > Republic oligarchy has more power than the former two? The US senate > > > > > is THE most corrupt band of career politicians on planet Earth! We > > > > > could do better by just giving the vote to the first 100 people to > > > > > cross Main Street! — J. A. Armistead — Patriot > > > > > > On May 26, 1:32 pm, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Again, Constitutional is of or by the Constitution. > > > > > > The Senate is constitutional -- by definition. > > > > > > Until the removal of the check with Amendment 17 (not properly > > > > > > ratified per Article V), the Senate was the 'representative' of the > > > > > > States -- those entities forming the United States (plural). > > > > > > Contrary to your insistence, the Constitution does not create this > > > > > > idea of mob rule to which you are so enamored and believe will > > > > > > *magically* correct ills. > > > > > > Regard$, > > > > > > --MJ > > > > > > Democracy: A government of the masses. Authority derived through > > > > > > mass meeting or any other form of direct expression. Results in > > > > > > mobocracy. Attitude toward property is communistic ... Attitude > > > > > > toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether > > > > > > it is based on deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, or > > > > > > impulse, without restraint or regard to the consequences. Result is > > > > > > demagogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy. > > > > > > -- U.S. Army training manual No. 2000-25 (1928-1932)Dear MJ: The > > > > > > Founding Fathers were BLACKMAILED into including a > > > > > > senate, because small states feared being exploited by larger > > > > > > states. > > > > > > The senate is an oligarchy that slaps-in-the-face our Representative > > > > > > Republic. Since principles of FAIRNESS are so evident throughout > > > > > > the > > > > > > main body of the Constitution, then, the VICTOR in disputes has to > > > > > > be > > > > > > the side favoring fair play and democracy! The mere fact that the > > > > > > senate was included in the Constitution doesn't make that > > > > > > constitutional! Just because 'laws' are passed doesn't make those > > > > > > constitutional, either. The US Senate has been a drag of fair play > > > > > > and democracy from day one! For the record, the US Supreme Court, > > > > > > wherein one justice has a power greater than Congress, or the > > > > > > People, > > > > > > is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!! Learn, if you can, MJ. So far you seem > > > > > > committed to a lifetime of taking-over your flunked courses in how > > > > > > to > > > > > > think. — J. A. A. — > > > > > > > On May 25, 9:43 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > The US Senate, which was originally selected by the legislatures > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > the several states, was an ill conceived OLIGARCHY. Since there > > > > > > > has > > > > > > > never been a parity of the population served by each senator, that > > > > > > > means the USA has two conflicting political systems, and the > > > > > > > oligarchy > > > > > > > is the one which isn't FAIR. Giving undue power to smaller > > > > > > > population > > > > > > > states slaps REPUBLIC ideas in the face. So, the US Senate is and > > > > > > > always has been, unconstitutional.The Senate -- by definition -- > > > > > > > cannot be unconstitutional. > > > > > > > What you (continue) fail to grasp is that the Constitution is/was > > > > > > > an agreement between Sovereign States. The Senate is THEIR > > > > > > > representative body. Amendment 17 curtailed yet another check on > > > > > > > Federal power. > > > > > > > Regard$, > > > > > > > --MJ > > > > > > > The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal > > > > > > > government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the > > > > > > > State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be > > > > > > > exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, > > > > > > > negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of > > > > > > > taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers > > > > > > > reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects > > > > > > > which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, > > > > > > > liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, > > > > > > > improvement, and prosperity of the State. -- James Madison, > > > > > > > Federalist Papers > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > > > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > > > > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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