To: tobyhill
"In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve." Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
21 posted on
10/19/2012 4:03:52 PM PDT by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: DJ Taylor
"In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve." Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
Thus the reason for the 17th amendment. Sold as snake oil to the people under the guise of empowerment when it really stripped power from the states.
25 posted on
10/19/2012 4:26:22 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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