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To: FocusNexus

If we do this; we will move into dictatorships and there will be nothing but strife and unrest with dictatorships being turned over all of the time. In other words, unstable. The dimwits may think this will keep them in power; but it will do just the opposite.

In the 60’s Guatamala was being overturned about every 6 weeks. I don’t know about now; but it would be the worst thing in the world to do. This is why we have democracy so that we may have a stable government. The dimwits want you to believe their methods are stable when they are anything but.


34 posted on 01/13/2009 9:54:04 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: freekitty

The US will turn into a “third world” country with no economy to speak of.


35 posted on 01/13/2009 9:55:54 PM PST by FocusNexus
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To: freekitty

Democracy is not stable. The Founders knew that democracies were unstable and so they gave us a democratic republic.

We are not a democracy.

We are a democratic republic.

If we were a democracy then Obama could have a referendum on presidential term limits where ACORN and other surrogates could help have him voted President for life.

The Constitutional Amendment Process requires that 2/3s of Congress vote for an amendment (the democratic part) and that 3/4 of states ratify the amendment (the republic part).

The Founders were wise beyond anything we could wish for. We are truly blessed with their wisdom even today.


47 posted on 01/14/2009 12:35:26 AM PST by Hostage
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To: freekitty
In the 60’s Guatamala was being overturned about every 6 weeks.

I think Bolivia retired the land speed record for overturning governments a long time ago. From independence in 1824 down to about 1968, Bolivia averaged one new revolutionary, elected, juntist, or plain old golpe de estado government every 18 months.

54 posted on 01/14/2009 4:29:11 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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