Joe Miller: The NRSC Is Meddling In The Primary

Ace of Spades ^ | 08/27/10 | Ace of Spades

[Keith in Iowa]

Descended the Ivory Tower only to ride a high horse...

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

[Interesting Times]

Glad our founders stayed Tory and fought within the party.?

Congratulations. You win the "most clueless post of the month" award for August.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Mind-boggling, ain’t it...? ;)

[Bigun]

Just for drill, go back and count the number of times that word appears in the piece in question then get back to me!

[Interesting Times]

If we are not allowed to elect our leaders, vis'a'vis Miller, then exactly how do we go about that?

See post #10.

[CMAC51]

We are not a democracy, we are a republic.

We are not a pure democracy. A republic is a form of democracy none the less. It is no more true to say we are not a democracy than to say we are. The United States has a democratic form of government where the ultimate power resides in the voters which is the basis for any democratic form of government.

[onyx]

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[BillyBoy]

The founders NRSC could not utter the word "democracy" with out spitting! They The Murkowski family held the idea of such a government in TOTAL disdain!

There. Now Bigun's post is accurate. :-)

[Deb]

I’m under the desk. Let me know when its over.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

go back and count the number of times that word appears in the piece in question then get back to me!

Better idea: you go back and actually read the article in its entirety -- with an eye on its actual topic, mind, and NOT (as you pettishly persist in doing, for whatever bizarre, emotionally stunted reasons) mindlessly counting the number of times the word "democracy" appears therein -- and then get back to me, champ.

*snort*

[CMAC51]

While I understand the author’s complaint ... I must correct his assertion. We do NOT live in a democracy. We live in a Republic.

We are not a pure democracy. A republic is a form of democracy none the less. It is no more true to say we are not a democracy than to say we are. The United States has a democratic form of government where the ultimate power resides in the voters which is the basis for any democratic form of government.

[ASOC]

The idea being floated is that the existing (L) candidate would resign and Lisa could then be the ‘replacment’ for the (L) party. A legal way to sidestep the will the of the people.

You are correct about the “My ego is bigger than the party” law.

[Deb]

It helps that every group, newspaper, organization and homeless person who counted the votes, had to admit Bush won.

[ridesthemiles]

Apparently, he has reasons to believe that when she loses, she intends to make a third party run to try spoil Joe Miller’s chance in the general election.”

Before long, this will be known as the Lieberman/Crist maneuver.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

First time for everything. ;)

[philman_36]

Republic v. Democracy
Many Americans today seem to be unable to define the difference between the two, but there is a difference, a big difference. That difference rests in the source of authority.

[Deb]

If Miller wins you can bet he will suddenly understand the reasoning behind the NRSC’s function to support incumbents.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

#53.

[Jack Black]

We are not a democracy, we are a republic.

We're a Democratic Republic. Ultimately all the laws of the land, up to and including the Constitution, may be modified by 'we the people'. The ultimate power lies with the people, all of whom are enfranchised.

We are not an "Aristocratic Republic", as Rome was, for instnace.