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To: aruanan

“I also have come to believe that vesting the entire executive power in a single person is too dangerous.”

“Yeah, a cabal is so much better.”

Well it works for Switzerland. They have a currency backed by gold and undramatic elections. I suppose you think we’re doing better?

I think it’s obvious that any system that can pluck a Muslim communist like Obama out of obscurity and vest him with full executive authority, is broken and needs fixing.

“the restrictions states and coalitions of states were able impose on the federal government.”

Do you have any examples from history to substantiate that?

My understanding is that Congress passed the 17th amendment because almost 2/3 of the states had already petitioned for a constitutional convention to propose it.


16 posted on 01/10/2011 9:03:16 PM PST by devere
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To: devere
My understanding is that Congress passed the 17th amendment because almost 2/3 of the states had already petitioned for a constitutional convention to propose it.

And it, like Prohibition, was a bad idea.
26 posted on 01/11/2011 3:03:10 AM PST by aruanan
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