Comments on: We Don’t Live In A Democracy http://pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/ pursuing holiness, following politics Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Laura http://pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-34951 Laura Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:04:20 +0000 http://www.pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/29/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/#comment-34951 A republic, if we can keep it, right? And we evidently can't. (sigh) I added the Reagan blog to my RSS feed, and thanks! Although it hasn't been posted to lately, that Sanger post was well done and I'd like to see more from the writer. I'm kind of hoping that Fred Thompson will carry the Reagan torch for the next generation. It would be very refreshing to have a couple of terms with a real conservative who can actually communicate effectively. A republic, if we can keep it, right? And we evidently can’t. (sigh) I added the Reagan blog to my RSS feed, and thanks! Although it hasn’t been posted to lately, that Sanger post was well done and I’d like to see more from the writer.

I’m kind of hoping that Fred Thompson will carry the Reagan torch for the next generation. It would be very refreshing to have a couple of terms with a real conservative who can actually communicate effectively.

]]> By: David http://pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-34950 David Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:53:10 +0000 http://www.pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/29/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/#comment-34950 Unfortunately, direct election of Senators, an unfortunate wording (and even more unfortunate reading) of the Fourteenth Amendment and many other factors have seriously weakened the concept of a republican federation of States (which to the Founders and Framers meant what we mean today by <i>nations</i> or <i>countries</i>, hence the State Department to deal with <i>foreign</i>, i.e., non-federated/federal, States) as bequeathed us by the Framers. I'll not specifically detail where and when most honest historians (which on this particular topic strangely includes more so-called "liberal" historians than so-called "conservative" historians) the linchpin of the destruction of the Founders Constitution was placed *cough-Appomattox*, but suffice it to say that the bread and circuses of mob rule "democracy" that the Founders greatly feared are well-entrenched thanks to the robber-barons in Congress taking from the productive to bribe the unproductive for their votes (the bread) and the lies, damned lies and "evening news" brought to us by the Mass Media Podpeople's Hivemind (the circus). No, Virginia, not only is there no Santa CLaus, but there is almost nothing left of the federal republic the Founders bled and died to birth, either. What we have left of it is as to the original as the photo of a painting of the shadow of a statue of a man is to the man it represents... *sigh* One of my favorite blogs is <a href="http://whygrr.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">"Where have you gone, Ronald Reagan?"</a> I think a more pressing question might be, "Sam Adams, where are you when we need you?" Unfortunately, direct election of Senators, an unfortunate wording (and even more unfortunate reading) of the Fourteenth Amendment and many other factors have seriously weakened the concept of a republican federation of States (which to the Founders and Framers meant what we mean today by nations or countries, hence the State Department to deal with foreign, i.e., non-federated/federal, States) as bequeathed us by the Framers. I’ll not specifically detail where and when most honest historians (which on this particular topic strangely includes more so-called “liberal” historians than so-called “conservative” historians) the linchpin of the destruction of the Founders Constitution was placed *cough-Appomattox*, but suffice it to say that the bread and circuses of mob rule “democracy” that the Founders greatly feared are well-entrenched thanks to the robber-barons in Congress taking from the productive to bribe the unproductive for their votes (the bread) and the lies, damned lies and “evening news” brought to us by the Mass Media Podpeople’s Hivemind (the circus).

No, Virginia, not only is there no Santa CLaus, but there is almost nothing left of the federal republic the Founders bled and died to birth, either. What we have left of it is as to the original as the photo of a painting of the shadow of a statue of a man is to the man it represents…

*sigh*

One of my favorite blogs is “Where have you gone, Ronald Reagan?” I think a more pressing question might be, “Sam Adams, where are you when we need you?”

]]> By: Perri Nelson http://pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-34939 Perri Nelson Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:28:24 +0000 http://www.pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/29/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/#comment-34939 I've been arguing the same point for a while. It's a shame that our public schools don't teach the truth in history or civics classes. http://perrinelson.com/2007/4/4/583.aspx It's a shame that the 17th amendment began a solid slide toward mob rule for us too. http://perrinelson.com/2007/4/4/584.aspx I’ve been arguing the same point for a while. It’s a shame that our public schools don’t teach the truth in history or civics classes.

http://perrinelson.com/2007/4/4/583.aspx

It’s a shame that the 17th amendment began a solid slide toward mob rule for us too.

http://perrinelson.com/2007/4/4/584.aspx

]]> By: Angel http://pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-34937 Angel Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:03:06 +0000 http://www.pursuingholiness.com/2007/04/29/we-dont-live-in-a-democracy/#comment-34937 good point Laura!..ty for the links as always! :) good point Laura!..ty for the links as always! :)

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