The Founding Fathers built room in the US Constitution to blow it all up & start again, if what they’d set in motion was failing. You could look it up. We’re are about 100 years too late.
When the Senate ceases to engage in any meaningful discussion, and instead becomes a game of political one-upmanship, it become a vanity and farce. Time to kick the bastards out! Say “NO!” to the Party of No in November and then at least you will get your unemployment check.
During the Great Depression of the 30s, there was fear in the wealthier and governmental strata that extreme poverty would lead to social unrest, crime, radicalism and even rebellion. The purpose of unemployment checks, social security and so on is to prevent that by making it possible for every adult to avoid extreme destitution. So unemployment checks are a way for a government to prop itself up. Of course the taxpayers pay for everything a government spends. The present opposition apparently believes that it can avoid the results of causing destitution through the military. However, if a certain general’s comments are to be taken literally, high military command has little besides contempt for politicians. So the question of whether the military would support politicians against a rebellion of the populace is certainly an interesting one.
Everyone in the military took an oath to defend the Constitution “against all enemies.” Most follow orders so it would depend on how the higher-ups interpret their constitutional duty. In the uprisings half a century ago, the National Guard worked for the government. A century before that, the military divided by individual States. “The people” vs. “the government” could go either way. People must not really want change or they’d exercise their constitutional duty to quit electing the same bunch of clowns.
On the irony; she meant it when she said it & hasn’t been proven wrong. I’m hoping for another S.D.O’C.
ksoskins over 14 years ago
I don’t know about that, but I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
zero over 14 years ago
The Founding Fathers built room in the US Constitution to blow it all up & start again, if what they’d set in motion was failing. You could look it up. We’re are about 100 years too late.
bluedyscotty over 14 years ago
The Constitution isn’t failing. We are. Leave the poor document alone.
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 14 years ago
When the Senate ceases to engage in any meaningful discussion, and instead becomes a game of political one-upmanship, it become a vanity and farce. Time to kick the bastards out! Say “NO!” to the Party of No in November and then at least you will get your unemployment check.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
nothing ironic there, senator, I’m trying to get the job , now.
herdleader53 over 14 years ago
CA. Who’s going to pay for that unemployment check?
Spyderred over 14 years ago
During the Great Depression of the 30s, there was fear in the wealthier and governmental strata that extreme poverty would lead to social unrest, crime, radicalism and even rebellion. The purpose of unemployment checks, social security and so on is to prevent that by making it possible for every adult to avoid extreme destitution. So unemployment checks are a way for a government to prop itself up. Of course the taxpayers pay for everything a government spends. The present opposition apparently believes that it can avoid the results of causing destitution through the military. However, if a certain general’s comments are to be taken literally, high military command has little besides contempt for politicians. So the question of whether the military would support politicians against a rebellion of the populace is certainly an interesting one.
CRL29P over 14 years ago
Everyone in the military took an oath to defend the Constitution “against all enemies.” Most follow orders so it would depend on how the higher-ups interpret their constitutional duty. In the uprisings half a century ago, the National Guard worked for the government. A century before that, the military divided by individual States. “The people” vs. “the government” could go either way. People must not really want change or they’d exercise their constitutional duty to quit electing the same bunch of clowns.
On the irony; she meant it when she said it & hasn’t been proven wrong. I’m hoping for another S.D.O’C.
ChiehHsia over 14 years ago
Rosemary, I’d be happy to join you at the barricades, but I don’t want to endanger my potential unemployment check.