Humility and sincerity in public service? Mustn't have that!HockeyParrotHead wrote:Exactly.....it all started falling down when people could make a living being an elected representative.ParrotheadGator wrote:i know..."and to the republic..."LIPH wrote:Then most people have a misplaced sense of pride because we're not a democracy. The United States is a republic.ParrotheadGator wrote:Most American people are so proud of being a democracy,
That concept seems to be lost on much of society today...hell, they don't even teach "republic" in school anymore...
I normally stay out of political stuff on a Buffett site, but I am bored right now, so.......The government should protect me, if I need it, from gayness being forced upon me or my family against my will. Other than that, it does not intrude. Of course gay marriage is not unconstitutional - nor should it be until someone generates the wherewithal to amend the Constitution to specifically say so. THAT is where the teeth are in the 14th Amendment - the due process clause. The whole clause reads...."No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
I'm an idiot and I understand that. And since AF brought it up, the 9th Amendment reinforces what we built the USA on, namely the concept that the people give specific rights and obligations to the government, not the other way around. Unfortunately, this is all twisted around in this day and age, again mostly because people can make a living doing exactly that.
Pay congresspersons $10 per hour plus actual expenses, along with paying taxes like the rest of us (and forget keeping campaign money) and we'd have a helluvan effective government!
Rant is now over.
(EXCEPT IF YOU'RE ETP)
