SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Neil H who wrote (89706)12/9/2004 1:39:03 AM
From: frankw1900   of 793933
 
Phooey:

The highest stakes are democratic self-governance versus judicial fiats that threaten to make a mockery of the American system of government by elected officials.

Sowell is right that judicial interference with legislative prerogative is noxious, but the legislature can always reassert itself.

The biggest threat to US freedom is gerrymandering because it leads directly to polarization (resentment by losers and triumphalism by winners) and thus to intolerance, overseen by permanent incumbents.

If Jones in Lowerarmpit knows that no matter what, Smith who he disagrees with, will always get elected and Smith knows it also, then do we really expect Smith to give Jones his serious attention?

If the opportunity comes, and Jones moves to Upperarmpit where Williams - whom he does agree with and who will give him serious attention - always gets elected, then should we be surprised when Jones makes the move?

And when the rules of large numbers have worked their magic and various Joneses have made their moves, should we expect the Smiths who control legislatures seriously talk with the Williamses who never get majorities?

And what sort of discourse is it when Joneses only ever talk to Joneses?

Should we be surprised when public speech decreases in intelligence and civility?

Where's the juice in going to vote if know you can never vote the old rascal out and the new one in?

Hell, where's the juice even in voting for the old rascal, when his victory is fore ordained?

Welcome to the age of the permanent incumbent, crappy thought, and bad language - an age when the winners sound nearly as angry and aggrieved as the losers.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News