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RE: 09 November - Belsnickel - 10-24-2016 (10-24-2016, 03:27 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: No, that's something left for AP US History. Our history segment ends midway through 1st quarter once we begin covering the Constitution. See, to me that is something that should be covered more readily. How many people see that typical layer cake image from civics when they think of federalism? But it's so much messier than that now. RE: 09 November - Belsnickel - 10-25-2016 I heard an interview with the author of Rejecting Democracy, which is about the position that too many people are voting for things today and that wasn't the intention of the framers. I'm planning on getting it to check it out. What do you all think of that theory? RE: 09 November - BmorePat87 - 10-25-2016 (10-25-2016, 05:59 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I heard an interview with the author of Rejecting Democracy, which is about the position that too many people are voting for things today and that wasn't the intention of the framers. I'm planning on getting it to check it out. What do you all think of that theory? Too many citizens? Citizens voting for too many offices? Too many members of Congress? Members of Congress voting for too many things? RE: 09 November - fredtoast - 10-25-2016 (10-25-2016, 08:19 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Too many citizens? Citizens voting for too many offices? Too many members of Congress? Members of Congress voting for too many things? I am guessing they are talking about citizens voting for referendums or laws instead of voting for legislators to make these decisions. RE: 09 November - BmorePat87 - 10-25-2016 (10-25-2016, 08:22 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I am guessing they are talking about citizens voting for referendums or laws instead of voting for legislators to make these decisions. Hmmm, interesting. Certainly not the intent of the framers, but something positive out of the Progressive era. RE: 09 November - Belsnickel - 10-25-2016 (10-25-2016, 08:19 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Too many citizens? Citizens voting for too many offices? Too many members of Congress? Members of Congress voting for too many things? (10-25-2016, 08:22 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I am guessing they are talking about citizens voting for referendums or laws instead of voting for legislators to make these decisions. Not just voting on referendums, but voting on representatives themselves. (10-25-2016, 08:30 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Hmmm, interesting. Certainly not the intent of the framers, but something positive out of the Progressive era. I would tend to agree. I didn't get to catch all of the interview, but the topic intrigued me. Once I get around to reading it I will have to share the argument. RE: 09 November - THE Bigzoman - 10-27-2016 (10-21-2016, 03:16 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: What spurred this was that in one of the email dumps there was a link to this 2014 study that was shared: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/princeton-experts-say-us-no-longer-democracy I wouldn't even say we're a republic, honestly. Republicans no longer have the right to exist as a political entity. Trump steamrolling through their primaries, against their wishes, just goes to show how disconnected they are with their constituents. If Democrats keep messing around like they did with Sanders, they'll be on the same boat if they haven't sealed their fate already. |