Interesting Senate Address

[Guest]

 

 

One of the comments on this video was,"Next time, don't sugar coat it."

 

 

[anatess2]

Can we get an Amen?  AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!

[David13]

Carbie

I can't like what you have there.  But I can appreciate what Sen Cotton says.  And I'm glad you posted it to let people know the truth.

dc

[Traveler]

It is sad that our country is run by established institutions that we call political parties.  It is counter to freedom and liberty that these two parties have established insider eliteism and a powerful and corrupted government unresponsive to its citizens.  In the upcoming presidential election we now have in essence two candidates – one says they intend to destroy insider party eliteism and make again this government a great reflection of a free people.  I personally do not believe this one individual can or will fulfill their campaign promise – but the reality is that there now is only one candidate willing to run on this idea and intent – I wonder how much this message will resonate come the vote?

Already this message and those that support it are being met with unlawful protests of violence – violence and protests that the opposition candidate fuels and exploits to generate fear in the electorate.

 

The Traveler

[LeSellers]

On 6/4/2016 at 8:30 AM, Traveler said:

It is sad that our country is run by established institutions that we call political parties.  It is counter to freedom and liberty that these two parties have established insider eliteism and a powerful and corrupted government unresponsive to its citizens.  In the upcoming presidential election we now have in essence two candidates – one says they intend to destroy insider party eliteism and make again this government a great reflection of a free people.

That's why the Framers were dead set against political parties. They unanimously rejected the concept. But, it was only a few years later that the XII was proposed and ratified: parties get things done. But they are the quintessential winner-takes-all players.

The Framers determined that the executive branch would be run by the winner, but that the runner-up for the presidency would be the Veep, and the president of the Senate. In close votes, he could make the difference and change the outcome by casting the deciding vote for (or against) a bill that the president wanted (or didn't). Truly divided government.

Would that the XII had never been conceived, along with the XIX, XVI, XVII, XIX, XX, XXIII, XXIV, and XXVI. These are matters the Framers wanted to be in the hands of the states, or which no government should be involved with.

We have arrived (long since) where this country is no longer the united States of America, but the United States of America. The difference is profound, with states now being mere provinces of Washington. That's not according to the compact.

Lehi

Edited June 6, 2016 by LeSellers