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On The Cusp Of His 100th Day, President Enjoys High Approval Ratings On A Host Of Issues - But Few Republicans Are On Board

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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 2:31 PM EDT
Hungry, I think you have alzheimers because I already answered your second question. Maybe you have short term memory loss!

And people vote in a "soft tyranny" or tyranny of the masses. The next step is that a few take charge and at first, direct the democracy. Later, they get the people to vote more and more power to them. Until they become despots.

The other way is that somewhere in that process, the minority takes up arms and chaos starts. And revolution.

As I have said before, I have a bachelors in political science (with a minor in history) and a Masters in this area also. I am currently working parttime on my doctorate. I dont make this stuff up...it is history. It is what these folks said. it is what has happened.

You want to argue with histtory?? Yo uwant to argue with James Madison:

"[D]emocracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."
Posted by mortar29 at 11:25 AM : Apr 28, 2009





One - you didn't answer my question.
You claimed to have lost liberties under the democrats.
I asked what liberties.
You said "property".
I asked "what property?"
You said "money".
I asked of you opposed paying taxes, and you said (emphatically) "NO!"
So NO, you DID NOT tell me what liberties and freedoms you lost because of the democrats.




TWO -- I don't care about your fake claims of education, anymore than I care about your fake business, or the fake "assets" that you "offshored.

AGAIN - name ONE democracy that became a dictatorship / tyrrany, because of the democratic voting process. Just ONE.
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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 2:24 PM EDT
Posted by mortar29 at 11:14 AM : Apr 28, 2009





Name ONE democracy that became a tyranny, through the voting of the people.

Just ONE.




While you're at it, tell me what freedoms and liberties you lost because of the democrats.
Posted by hungry1968-15 at 11:19 AM : Apr 28, 2009





Got nothing, huh?
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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 2:19 PM EDT
Why are you always on the opposite sides of facts and reality? Why are you always against the Founders?

Democracy ALWAYS, ALWAYS leads to despotism. Always! Tyranny is found and grows in democracies.

Power in a constitutional republic is found in the people. The politicians are limited by what the document says...and they can go no further. The States and the people retain the bulk of the powers and rights.

As usual, Hungry...you have it exactly backwards.
Posted by mortar29 at 11:14 AM : Apr 28, 2009





Name ONE democracy that became a tyranny, through the voting of the people.

Just ONE.




While you're at it, tell me what freedoms and liberties you lost because of the democrats.
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by noloyalisti April 28, 2009 2:11 PM EDT
This is the complete end of the Republi CON party of death and spending and perversion.
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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 2:09 PM EDT
Again, here is that word again. I hope you do understand its meaning. Ready??

NO!
Posted by mortar29 at 11:05 AM : Apr 28, 2009





Then freedoms and liberties are you losing because of the democrats?
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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 2:07 PM EDT
Well, the Founders were smarter than you. They understood history and even stated that democracy is the WORST form of government.

A constitutional republic keeps people from concentrating power. But the problem has been that we have begun to ignore the Constitution. Thus, a GOP leadership or Democrat leadership doesnt matter. They just ignore the thing and act like this is a democracy and do what they want to. No limitations.

Which has been my entire point. A democracy only leads us to chaos and then despotism. It isnt too late to turn back now. But, if we keep down this path, the country will break apart.
Posted by mortar29 at 11:03 AM : Apr 28, 2009





The constitutional republic concentrates power into the hands of the politicians, who in turn pass laws that are beneficial to big business and their lobbyists, who in turn donate money to the politicians to keep them in office, and the whole cycle starts over.

If that isn't the very definition of the concentration of power, I don't know what is.



A democracy, (or at the very least the power of recall elections), would eliminate this.
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by noloyalisti April 28, 2009 2:07 PM EDT
Actually the REAL problem is that we have let greedy multi-national corporations take over the government, the media and the military. The difference is the Republi CONS like that and the Dems, even though they are owned by the corporations at least talk about helping the people.
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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT
How many times do I have to post this? My God, I know you have trouble reading whole paragraphs...but here is one tiny word...no.

Do you understand that word?
Posted by mortar29 at 10:56 AM : Apr 28, 2009





So you don't like the fact that you have to pay taxes, and because you DO pay taxes, you think that you're having freedom and liberties stripped away, and because the democrats are in charge, you think that THEY are stripping away you freedoms and liberties, because you pay taxes.

Correct?
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by hungry1968-15 April 28, 2009 1:56 PM EDT
Wow...you made it so easy for me to show yo uare wrong. So, you advocate what is called a democracy. Here's what the Founders actually said about what yo uare advocating...

Posted by mortar29 at 10:51 AM : Apr 28, 2009






I think that we SHOULD have a democracy, but that IS NOT how the founders set this country up.

They set the country up as a republic, but I don't think they ever foresaw the leaders of this country hijacking as bad as they have for their own personal interests.

It's unfortunate that you don't know what the difference is.
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by diebold8242 April 28, 2009 1:53 PM EDT
Most of the polls are not of Likely voters. Real Clear Politics proves my point. Only Rassmusen using Likely voters. Yes your correct about the polls it depends on how the question is phrased. But when all you hear in the media are the polls that show record highs for Obama makes you wonder what is there agenda. They are not supposed to be bias.
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