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To: reagan_fanatic

If these idiots riot in the street, they should be arrested or shot. If they protest against the electorial college, or the results from a clean election, they are positioning themselves as enemies of the Constitution. Our form of government is a republic, not a direct democracy. Most of the people who don't understand this are victims of history and government teachers who focused on how mean our founding forefathers were instead of informing them about the tenants of a REPRESENTATIVE democracy.

A great deal of the thought behind our constitution was in avoiding the problem of MOB rule. Just because most people want it, doesen't mean its right or ok. The Senate is a perfect example of this as well as the Bill of Rights. We do not live by mob rules for good reason.


16 posted on 10/12/2004 11:36:27 AM PDT by ChinaThreat
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To: ChinaThreat
Agreed. Unfortunately, we are not dealing with a group of people who put a lot of deep thought into what they do or how they are motivated.

I have noticed an alarming trend in the last decade or so towards more violent and disruptive words and actions on the part of democrats and liberals when they don't get what they want. The election of 2000 just cemented that irrational hatred.

Along with the liberal stranglehold on the educational institutions of this country and the MSM actively promoting liberal policies, I don't hold out much hope for improvement in the discourse between the two sides.
18 posted on 10/12/2004 11:59:53 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (President Kerry - - there, scared ya didn't I?)
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