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Democracy is for people amendment
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Waleed ShahidVerified account @_waleedshahid 10h10 hours ago
As the Senate votes on Kavanaugh's confirmation, let's remember the same amount of people live in Los Angeles as these 7 rural, mostly white states. They have 14 Senators while LA shares 2 with the rest of California. We don't live in a democracy where everyone has an equal say.
As the Senate votes on Kavanaugh's confirmation, let's remember the same amount of people live in Los Angeles as these 7 rural, mostly white states. They have 14 Senators while LA shares 2 with the rest of California. We don't live in a democracy where everyone has an equal say.
Waleed ShahidVerified account @_waleedshahid 4h4 hours ago
17% of the population can elect 50% of the Senators.
17% of the population can elect 50% of the Senators.
But California has much higher representation in the House of Representatives. The Senate gives the little guy a chance to be heard.Waleed ShahidVerified account @_waleedshahid 10h10 hours ago
As the Senate votes on Kavanaugh's confirmation, let's remember the same amount of people live in Los Angeles as these 7 rural, mostly white states. They have 14 Senators while LA shares 2 with the rest of California. We don't live in a democracy where everyone has an equal say.
floridays
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Hey buddy, we are not a democracy, we are a representative constitutional republic. Democracies are mob rule.Waleed ShahidVerified account @_waleedshahid 10h10 hours ago
As the Senate votes on Kavanaugh's confirmation, let's remember the same amount of people live in Los Angeles as these 7 rural, mostly white states. They have 14 Senators while LA shares 2 with the rest of California. We don't live in a democracy where everyone has an equal say.
Matt StollerVerified account @matthewstoller 5h5 hours ago
3. We think of aristocracy as a bunch of men in whigs and women in petticoats and corsets, a sort of black and white before color TV world. That is not what aristocracy is. Aristocracy is a belief in the moral right of elites to rule and abuse everyone else *for their own good.*
5. Before 1775, Americans lived in an aristocracy. It wasn't just a set of states with slaves and women without rights. Almost no one had political rights. Children learned social hierarchies of rank before they learned the difference between their left and right hands.
12. But it goes far beyond Kavanaugh to how DC has been for 40 years. This is my favorite quote from the whole insane Clinton impeachment saga. "[Clinton] came in here and he trashed the place," says WaPost columnist David Broder, "and it's not his place." https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/quinn110298.htm …
13. The total contempt for normal people has been a hallmark of Western politics for four decades. Kavanaugh is just the most obvious signpost. We are now beyond aristocrats pretending to live in a democracy. He just demands what is his. And Trump loved it.
14. Across our culture, from Tim Geithner to Bill Clinton to Brett Kavanaugh to Mark Zuckerberg, we tolerate aristocratic abuse. This was obvious in the financial crisis. Tens of millions of people kicked out of their homes, and yet they were the ones who carried shame.
3. We think of aristocracy as a bunch of men in whigs and women in petticoats and corsets, a sort of black and white before color TV world. That is not what aristocracy is. Aristocracy is a belief in the moral right of elites to rule and abuse everyone else *for their own good.*
5. Before 1775, Americans lived in an aristocracy. It wasn't just a set of states with slaves and women without rights. Almost no one had political rights. Children learned social hierarchies of rank before they learned the difference between their left and right hands.
12. But it goes far beyond Kavanaugh to how DC has been for 40 years. This is my favorite quote from the whole insane Clinton impeachment saga. "[Clinton] came in here and he trashed the place," says WaPost columnist David Broder, "and it's not his place." https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/quinn110298.htm …
13. The total contempt for normal people has been a hallmark of Western politics for four decades. Kavanaugh is just the most obvious signpost. We are now beyond aristocrats pretending to live in a democracy. He just demands what is his. And Trump loved it.
14. Across our culture, from Tim Geithner to Bill Clinton to Brett Kavanaugh to Mark Zuckerberg, we tolerate aristocratic abuse. This was obvious in the financial crisis. Tens of millions of people kicked out of their homes, and yet they were the ones who carried shame.
Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
Don't even bother trying to explain ... he's a Dim Wit.
Fred's Myth
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Chomsky told me it's fun, and you are an easy mark.
Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
That is a rather astute observation and speaks to the wisdom of the United States founding fathers.Waleed ShahidVerified account @_waleedshahid 10h10 hours ago
As the Senate votes on Kavanaugh's confirmation, let's remember the same amount of people live in Los Angeles as these 7 rural, mostly white states. They have 14 Senators while LA shares 2 with the rest of California. We don't live in a democracy where everyone has an equal say.
BrownArmy
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Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
And it was right there in front of your nose the whole time.I knew there was something I disagreed with you about...found it!
they werent good dudes
1989
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We have a 3rd party, free healthcare, and free tuition.
no you dont
1989
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Look it up. We sure do.
wrong.
you have a rigged 2 party system. last election was a prime example. i listened to US "election" coverage on sirius radio at work, and it will be the last time i ever make that mistake.
1989
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Look it up.... stop believing and spreading lies.
just because you can vote for them, doesnt mean you have a 3 or more party system.
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