Tea Party hatches quiet-but-insane plot against democracy: Meet the “12 Percent Solution”

Salon ^ | January 16, 2014 | Paul Rosenberg

[2ndDivisionVet]

What if there were a fourth branch of government that would allow the fans of

[2ndDivisionVet]

Wasn't that photo at the link of Confederate re-enactors subtle? And I guess Paul has never read that the founding fathers abhorred democracy, likening it to mob rule.

[icwhatudo]

Stopping the murder of unborn human beings is “insane”?

God, please have mercy on people of good will.

[Adder]

based on the support of as little as 12 percent of the nation’s population?

You mean sorta like foisting homosexual agenda items on a public who despises that agenda?

You mean like overturning state laws and constitutional amendments?

Yeah that would suck....

Idiot.

[MeshugeMikey]

Im getting a strange response from salon.com

403 Forbidden

nginx

[Vaquero]

Thank God we are a constitutional republic. Salon’s idea of “democracy” is mob rule by “Occupy” buttholes.

[P-Marlowe]

and a columnist for Al Jazeera

All I needed to know.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Looks like it’s shifting us over to their 2014 index or something for whatever reason.

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/16/the_right%e2%80%99s_quiet_but_insane_plot_against_democracy_the_12_solution/

[Count of Monte Fisto]

Of course, nullification is unconstitutional. The text of Article VI is crystal clear: This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

Laws that are unconstitutional or that contravene constitutional rights are not the supreme law of the land so therefore they can be nullified by the States.

[Tupelo]

I see Karl Rove and the GOPe are starting to get their message about the evil Tea party out.

[Twotone]

The author seems strangely attached to the 6th Amendment without think about the meaning of the 9th & 10th.

[MeshugeMikey]

what does the confederate army re-enactment have to DO with the cruz of the article? oh thats right White People ....Guns, Bibles

Thank you!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Another leftist scare tactic!

[grumpygresh]

The Left is running scared. Everything they do is unconstitutional. Perish the thought that the people, at the grass roots level, would like to re-boot our constitutional republic.
We are going to have a successful article 5 movement, or we will have CW2. I think the effete metrosexuals at salon should prefer the former. They have their magazine, and we have our magazines.

[MeshugeMikey]

http://dirtyhippies.org/2011/03/09/taxing-the-poor-to-balance-the-budget-in-georgia/

his personal website

DIrty Hippies....DOT org!

what a guy

[rktman]

LOL! You forgot to add “extremist, right wing(?), radical, redneck, moonshine swillin’, racist, homophobic, anti-islamist, right to life, Duck Dynasty watchin’, gun lovin’, Teabaggin’” evil Tea Party.

[az_gila]

‘...While his ideas may be too radical to succeed, Clarkson warns, “The amendment’s very radical nature could generate an inflammatory debate that makes other competing proposals seem moderate by comparison, even though there is nothing moderate about them.” ...’

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Isn't this Standard Operating Procedure for the lefties?

[smokingfrog]

Yes. The fact that he says nullification is unconstitutional proves that he’s a lying SOB.

[BitWielder1]

Projecting much?

[Excellence]

Thirty states equals 12% of the population?

[rey]

There is a fourth branch, it is legislation and forced compliance with no recourse to traditional courts via agencies such as EPA, FDA, IRS, etc.