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13 hours ago6 points(+0/-0/+6Score on mirror)2 children
Founding fathers were incredibly naive looking back on things. They projected their own nobility onto everyone else thinking everyone else would ultimately think like them. Basically, they felt everyone could be noble but that's clearly not the case. Voting should be restricted to 10-20% of the population at most.
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no they did not. the restricted the vote to white european men owning land and in good standing with their community. so probably 20% at the highest.
they also recognized the republic they created wasn't going to last. "a republic, as long as you can keep it". Hamilton and Washington in particular were very pessimistic about the future of the new nation. they also didn't think much of the constitution but it was the best that everyone would agree to.
and by 1820 the shitlib progressives had already knocked away the foundation.
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Yes, and no. Voting rights were handled partly at the state level.At the time only the House of Representatives was a direct individual vote at the federal level. The President was handled by the Electoral College, and Senators at the time were elected not by popular vote but by the State governments themselves.
Correct. We really aren't the same country. SCOTUS itself acts far, far outside of its reach and POTUS doesn't even ask Congress for permission to launch wars anymore. The Founders wouldn't recognize America today.
Which is how it should be, people forming consensus at the grassroots level. Not some national organization, taking undisclosed money from private and foreign interests, broadcasting "This is who you must vote for; if you don't vote for them, you're not a loyal drone" to a bunch of party-fanatic drones. I know plenty of people that voted for Romney because the GOP told them to and they had no other option.
Democrats have a strong "retention rate" that Kamala didn't have to be vetted or even campaign because Dems "vote blue no matter who."
they also recognized the republic they created wasn't going to last. "a republic, as long as you can keep it". Hamilton and Washington in particular were very pessimistic about the future of the new nation. they also didn't think much of the constitution but it was the best that everyone would agree to.
and by 1820 the shitlib progressives had already knocked away the foundation.
Also, Washington warned us against political parties. He should have outlawed them when he had the chance.
Democrats have a strong "retention rate" that Kamala didn't have to be vetted or even campaign because Dems "vote blue no matter who."
That's not how America is supposed to work.