In a democracy the majority rules.
davidrb
Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel
Mahatma Gandhi said if there is an i***t in power, it means those who elected him are well represented.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
--Bob
davidrb wrote:
Mahatma Gandhi said if there is an i***t in power, it means those who elected him are well represented.
Hmmmm, so much for popular v**e!
rmalarz wrote:
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
--Bob
We already did that with Fat Donny
Frank T wrote:
We already did that with Fat Donny
But we did not do it democratically. Fat Donny lost the popular v**e by a huge margin.
jcboy3 wrote:
But we did not do it democratically. Fat Donny lost the popular v**e by a huge margin.
I know, and the fact that he lost the popular v**e shows that the people of the United States are still smart enough to recognize a grifter and a thief.
Frank T wrote:
I know, and the fact that he lost the popular v**e shows that the people of the United States are still smart enough to recognize a grifter and a thief.
Biden has been such a gift!
Pure Democracy (popular v**e) = mob rule. Founders understood this, so they created a Republic. Know that deciding and supporting the stoning a woman who is raped in some counties, or throwing gays off rooftops, or the burning and l**ting of a city precinct is the result of mob rule.
Some have to catch up- only been 300 years though, so perhaps too difficult a concept- another reason we are a REPUBLIC.
Frank T wrote:
I know, and the fact that he lost the popular v**e shows that the people of the United States are still smart enough to recognize a grifter and a thief.
You miss the point as usual. Mencken says the opposite, that it is by the "popular v**e" alone that we get morons, grifters, and thieves like your boy, Joe Biden.
Fotoartist wrote:
You miss the point as usual. Mencken says the opposite, that it is by the "popular v**e" alone that we get morons, grifters, and thieves like your boy, Joe Biden.
Wow, yet another personal confrontation!
You continue to be silly!
The e*******l college was one of the wisest concepts that the founders inserted into our constitution, without it IMO I am not sure that the country could hold together.
Blurryeyed wrote:
The e*******l college was one of the wisest concepts that the founders inserted into our constitution, without it IMO I am not sure that the country could hold together.
The e*******l college of today is not the e*******l college of the founders; today the e*******l college is just a wierd variation of democracy.
jcboy3 wrote:
The e*******l college of today is not the e*******l college of the founders; today the e*******l college is just a wierd variation of democracy.
Wh**ever, it still gives political weight to states other than the coastal states and Texas.
We have a representative form of government, not a democracy.
If we didn't have The E*******l College, the states of Ca., Il., and N.Y. would determine the e******n.
--Bob
jcboy3 wrote:
The e*******l college of today is not the e*******l college of the founders; today the e*******l college is just a wierd variation of democracy.
rmalarz wrote:
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
--Bob
I believe that day has come.
If you want to reply, then
register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.