Top Dem Quotes Hamilton in Push for Federal Takeover of E******ns
Jan 10, 2022 16:44:12 #
Top Dem Quotes Hamilton in Push for Federal Takeover of E******ns
By Brett Davis
January 10, 2022 at 7:09am
The No. 3 House Democrat, Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, invoked founding father Alexander Hamilton in defending a more robust federal role in e******ns.
House Majority Whip Clyburn echoed Hamilton in telling “Fox News Sunday” that p**********l e******ns “cannot” and “should not be left up to the states” just three days after the first anniversary of the J*** 6, 2021, breaching of the Capitol on the day Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 e******n over then-President Donald Trump.
Clyburn cited the Federalist Papers in buttressing his argument. The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 articles and essays by Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay promoting the ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
Specifically, Clyburn pointed Federalist No. 59 in which Hamilton argues the federal government should be the only entity as a whole that can regulate its own e******ns, rather than states or other local entities being able to do so.
“That’s why states were not allowed to put term limits on federal officials, so the e******ns were not solely conducted by the states,” Clyburn made clear. “That’s why the v****g rights act was necessary, and that’s why the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, why the 18th Amendment to the Constitution are necessary — all because it had to go beyond the states to determine.”
The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, protects the v****g rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin.
The 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919, prohibited the “manufacture, sale or t***sportation of intoxicating liquors” for “beverage purposes.” (The 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933 with the passage of the 21st Amendment.)
Clyburn and other top House Democrats are calling on the Senate to abolish the filibuster in order to pass v****g rights legislation.
Should the federal government have a more prominent role in e******ns?
Yes: 7% (6 V**es)
No: 93% (80 V**es)
They point to the J*** 6 incursion at the Capitol as the reason why national-level e******n reforms are needed.
Congress needs to “’mature’ with the times and make changes as necessary,” Clyburn argued.
“Just because you’ve got one little nugget that was true back in 1876 doesn’t meant that that is true in 1976 … This country has matured,” he said. “This is not the same country it was over 200 years ago. We as a people must mature right along with it.”
Clyburn may have been making an oblique reference to the p**********l e******n of 1876, one of the most disputed e******ns in American history in which Democrat Samuel Tilden outpolled Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular v**e, securing 184 e*******l v**es to Hayes’ 165, with 20 v**es uncounted.
The 20 disputed e*******l v**es – 19 e*******l v**es from Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina and one e*****r from Oregon – were ultimately awarded to Hayes after a bitter series of negotiations and compromises between Republicans and Democrats, giving Hayes the victory and the presidency.
Clyburn stood firm in his belief federal officials should have a prominent role in e******ns.
“I am a federal official, but I understand very well how federal e******ns are run,” Clyburn said. “Most people who are now serving at the federal level have at one time served in some capacity at the state and local levels as well, so they too have an understanding.”
On the surface, Clyburn’s Hamilton defense seems solid in that the founding father wanted a new national government that had complete political authority. He disliked state governments and believed they should be eliminated entirely.
Nevertheless, Hamilton ended up drafting a proposal for a new national government that would centralize power but still allow states to retain their rights and individuality.
https://www.westernjournal.com/top-dem-quotes-hamilton-push-federal-takeover-e******ns/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=newsletter-WJ&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=western-journal&ats_es=8fb799e06563a601f50b5fdaf395b859
By Brett Davis
January 10, 2022 at 7:09am
The No. 3 House Democrat, Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, invoked founding father Alexander Hamilton in defending a more robust federal role in e******ns.
House Majority Whip Clyburn echoed Hamilton in telling “Fox News Sunday” that p**********l e******ns “cannot” and “should not be left up to the states” just three days after the first anniversary of the J*** 6, 2021, breaching of the Capitol on the day Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 e******n over then-President Donald Trump.
Clyburn cited the Federalist Papers in buttressing his argument. The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 articles and essays by Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay promoting the ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
Specifically, Clyburn pointed Federalist No. 59 in which Hamilton argues the federal government should be the only entity as a whole that can regulate its own e******ns, rather than states or other local entities being able to do so.
“That’s why states were not allowed to put term limits on federal officials, so the e******ns were not solely conducted by the states,” Clyburn made clear. “That’s why the v****g rights act was necessary, and that’s why the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, why the 18th Amendment to the Constitution are necessary — all because it had to go beyond the states to determine.”
The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, protects the v****g rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin.
The 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919, prohibited the “manufacture, sale or t***sportation of intoxicating liquors” for “beverage purposes.” (The 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933 with the passage of the 21st Amendment.)
Clyburn and other top House Democrats are calling on the Senate to abolish the filibuster in order to pass v****g rights legislation.
Should the federal government have a more prominent role in e******ns?
Yes: 7% (6 V**es)
No: 93% (80 V**es)
They point to the J*** 6 incursion at the Capitol as the reason why national-level e******n reforms are needed.
Congress needs to “’mature’ with the times and make changes as necessary,” Clyburn argued.
“Just because you’ve got one little nugget that was true back in 1876 doesn’t meant that that is true in 1976 … This country has matured,” he said. “This is not the same country it was over 200 years ago. We as a people must mature right along with it.”
Clyburn may have been making an oblique reference to the p**********l e******n of 1876, one of the most disputed e******ns in American history in which Democrat Samuel Tilden outpolled Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular v**e, securing 184 e*******l v**es to Hayes’ 165, with 20 v**es uncounted.
The 20 disputed e*******l v**es – 19 e*******l v**es from Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina and one e*****r from Oregon – were ultimately awarded to Hayes after a bitter series of negotiations and compromises between Republicans and Democrats, giving Hayes the victory and the presidency.
Clyburn stood firm in his belief federal officials should have a prominent role in e******ns.
“I am a federal official, but I understand very well how federal e******ns are run,” Clyburn said. “Most people who are now serving at the federal level have at one time served in some capacity at the state and local levels as well, so they too have an understanding.”
On the surface, Clyburn’s Hamilton defense seems solid in that the founding father wanted a new national government that had complete political authority. He disliked state governments and believed they should be eliminated entirely.
Nevertheless, Hamilton ended up drafting a proposal for a new national government that would centralize power but still allow states to retain their rights and individuality.
https://www.westernjournal.com/top-dem-quotes-hamilton-push-federal-takeover-e******ns/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=newsletter-WJ&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=western-journal&ats_es=8fb799e06563a601f50b5fdaf395b859
Jan 10, 2022 16:56:09 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
Clyburn is in the running for biggest dumbass in Congress. Everyone knows Hamilton was a central government control kinda guy. Had more Founders who weren’t.
Democrats are really good at a couple of things. Quoting a Founder, when they find something he said they agree with and following the science if they agree with it.
Democrats are really good at a couple of things. Quoting a Founder, when they find something he said they agree with and following the science if they agree with it.
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Jan 10, 2022 17:31:06 #
JFlorio wrote:
Clyburn is in the running for biggest dumbass in Congress. Everyone knows Hamilton was a central government control kinda guy. Had more Founders who weren’t.
Democrats are really good at a couple of things. Quoting a Founder, when they find something he said they agree with and following the science if they agree with it.
Democrats are really good at a couple of things. Quoting a Founder, when they find something he said they agree with and following the science if they agree with it.
The Democrats' so called v****g rights bill opens up multiple ways to c***t, but then that is their intent. It is not about f**r e******ns or the people. It is about them.
Jan 10, 2022 18:26:11 #
JFlorio wrote:
Clyburn is in the running for biggest dumbass in Congress. Everyone knows Hamilton was a central government control kinda guy. Had more Founders who weren’t.
Democrats are really good at a couple of things. Quoting a Founder, when they find something he said they agree with and following the science if they agree with it.
Democrats are really good at a couple of things. Quoting a Founder, when they find something he said they agree with and following the science if they agree with it.
Jan 10, 2022 18:26:46 #
Liberty Tree wrote:
The Democrats' so called v****g rights bill opens up multiple ways to c***t, but then that is their intent. It is not about f**r e******ns or the people. It is about them.
Jan 10, 2022 18:27:50 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
Liberty Tree wrote:
The Democrats' so called v****g rights bill opens up multiple ways to c***t, but then that is their intent. It is not about f**r e******ns or the people. It is about them.
Exactly we just had an e******n where supposedly more Americans v**ed than ever before. Why would they need a v****gs rights bill?
Jan 11, 2022 08:51:46 #
Liberty Tree wrote:
The Democrats' so called v****g rights bill opens up multiple ways to c***t, but then that is their intent. It is not about f**r e******ns or the people. It is about them.
You’re being lied to.
The losing losers can’t stop lying , c***ting or stealing in the name of fairness and integrity.
Both of which they have none.
Jan 11, 2022 09:47:34 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
Milosia2 wrote:
You’re being lied to.
The losing losers can’t stop lying , c***ting or stealing in the name of fairness and integrity.
Both of which they have none.
The losing losers can’t stop lying , c***ting or stealing in the name of fairness and integrity.
Both of which they have none.
You should know. You're a loser.
Jan 11, 2022 09:59:05 #
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