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bump for later
Still a good video though.
It’s ok for the most part. I don’t get why he thinks we should abolish the electoral college. That’s one of the few institutions that stands in the path of the kind of tyrannical demagogues like the one we currently have to deal with. Getting rid of it would take what little say the rural and smaller states have in elections and throw it in the trash.
Good video and good letter at #5. My only disagreement would be with abolishing the electoral college. And add eliminate the income tax for a national sales tax.
Both are bad ideas.
The Electoral College provides a hedge against the excesses of democracy (which was anathema to the Founders). It helps protect the rights of people in small and rural states against encroachments by the large and urban states.
Mandatory universal service is a statist's dream: the power to control the lives of millions of young people for two years at a time. The opportunities for patronage and corruption are boundless.
Shows how making one off-topic tangent can wreck an otherwise good speech. The guy generally puts it well, but nobody wants to discuss any of it other than his dissing of the Electoral College.
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Thanks for posting this great video. It’s a must see and save. Finally an honest firebrand worthy of our forefathers.
Just damn!
Bob Basso author of “Common Sense” plays the role of Thomas Paine to ignite the fire of change in America. Patriotism and Pride for America lead Thomas Paine to help take back America!
I don’t believe for a second Obama called this guy, and I just received it this morning..worth the bump...