KVDON,

There are numerous documents left to us by the framers while they worked through the issues developing constitution. I enjoy reading the historical texts that detail how the issues were raised & addressed. To call me a "Chosen One" may have been an attempt at a dig. But I like it, I have Chosen to read for myself.

The original intent was not a democracy, but a Republic. This was hotly debated and there is a wealth of documentation on this point. Unfortunately the 17th amendment had a dramatic effect on the Republic and moved to mob rule you describe.

Have you ever read any of the works by Robert Yates?
He's a good read, I also like reading Calvin Coolidge (I know he wasn't a framer, but he presents good views on the subject.

KVDON,
There are two types of bills Authorization & Appropriations. Both are the responsibility of congress.
It is not holding a hostage to deny appropriations to an authorization.

Our system was set by the framers so that Gov't intentionally moves slow. This was by design. Unfortunately the 17th Amendment removed Senator's accountability to their state's, and begun this spiral of acting quickly.

So in the development of the PPACA we were repeatedly told this happen to happen right away (nobody asked why for such a rush). This bill had to pass, no reading of it on the floor, in fact we were told by the speaker of the house "we had to pass it to find out what in it".

Why such a rush? Why did Senate feel they had to go through Reconciliation as apposed to conference committee?

What the Republicans are doing is 100% legal and constitutional as it is a part of the design of the system.

To be very honest it saddens me greatly when I read Americans bashing Americans. You might be a democrat and someone else a republican, but we are all Americans. I don't agree with socialism and I don't think that any other American will either when it is fully implemented. As for democracy, I like Liberty. Democracy is nothing more than mob rule. Once the social programs kick in and the people buy into it there will no longer be anything like the framers of this country had envisioned.

When I talk to friends and other people they all complain about the same things. To many people on the dole and it is bankrupting the country. Only 15% of the population was without health insurance and I would say that those are probably homeless and jobless. So how are they going to get insurance? they still have to have a job.

The media, they tell you what they want you to hear. what ever their saying is benefiting one group or another. Anyone who believes what the media is saying on either side is buying in to a lot of propaganda.I hear about Fox News being right wing. Have you ever heard of Radio Free Europe? look it up you might find a comparison.

I would suggest you read about the ideologies of Karl Marx, Saul Alinsky, Lenin. You might see what is happening. This isn't just beginning, it has been a long time plan and it is working just like they planned.

I can only hope that people pull their heads out of the sand and open their eyes before it is too late, but I am not too sure that it isn't already. The American public has been duped for years, back up take a deep breath and read what the framers of this country had to say, then Think.

I am doing something I don't often do and that is to quote a request by a very right leaning blog for support. None of this is anything I don't believe in but is worded better than I could do it.

We get these actions from a White House that claims it will never negotiate if any of the debate is about Obamascare. We have even heard that the NPS people have been told to make these actions hurt as bad as possible. I guess most people don't know that the federal government owns about 30% of the land in the nation. Yep, they have been gobbling it up lately and now we can see why.



Do It My Way Or I'll Show You Who's The Boss.

It's both ironic and pathetic that Barack Obama is calling patriotic Americans like you and me "extortionists," "anarchists," and "arsonists" when any reasonable person can clearly see that the only person who is behaving like an extortionist is Barack Obama.

In recent days, the Obama Regime has:

Closed open-air monuments, memorials and parks to veterans and patriotic Americans, but then opened the National Mall (which was supposedly closed) to illegal aliens to stage a massive Amnesty rally.

Thrown tax-paying Americans out of their privately owned homes because those homes apparently stood on government land. Nevada CBS affiliate KTNV reported: "Joyce Spencer is 77-years-old and her husband Ralph is 80. ... The Spencers never expected to be forced out of their Lake Mead home, which they've owned since the 70s, but on Thursday, a park ranger said they had 24 hours to get out."

Informed civilian chaplains that they could face prison if they dared to celebrate Mass on military installations during this phantom shutdown. According to John Schlageter, the General Counsel for the Archdiocese of Military Services, civilian chaplains were informed that "During the shutdown, it is illegal for them to minister on base and they risk being arrested if they attempt to do so." What's next? Will doctors face jail time for rendering services that are not approved under ObamaCare?

Ordered the National Park Service to close privately run marinas, restaurants and inns throughout the country that are on government land. In some cases, the National Park service was ordered to post guards to keep people from using these privately owned establishments during the government shutdown. By the way, the federal government owns about 30 percent of the total land-mass of the United States.

Closed the Atlantic Ocean. You read that right. In what can only be described as dictatorial and delusional hubris, Barack Obama's National Park Service informed charter boat captains in Florida, who must have access to the ocean to make a living, that the Florida Bay was closed due to the shutdown, and that closure of public beaches was just one of many examples.

It's time for our elected officials to answer a very important question: Do we live in the United States of America or the once defunct Soviet Union?

O yes brag about him winning the 2nd four years . He didn't win anything , he rigged the polls , even the 1st one ! Heck I could win it if I had dead people , prisoners , illegal latinos, voting multiple times in differant states voting for me ! Do you really believe Florida had 1 county with zero votes for Romney ! Do you belive Acorn , whom Obama had ties with back in Chigago was convicted and fined for election rules in his first election . They also filed banrupcy afterwads and split up under several new names but was still active in the 2nd election ! Yes he is street smart , he is very smart when conning people .

To believe Hillary is capable is more of a religous type of faith, certainly there are no accomplishments that would warrant such belief.

To think McCain and Romney to be far right is to be pretty far to the left yourself, despite your misnomer.
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Our electorate will determine how cogent Hillary's accomplishments are vs. the intended role. McCain was, is, and will always be a right-winger. Romney is much closer to the middle. He would have made a good POTUS, and would have worked well with both houses and both sides of the aisle. Maybe he wants to give it another run..