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To: bentway who wrote (551517)	2/23/2010 12:04:55 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573092

>When the Founders of the American Republic drafted and ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1787, they did not envision a role for political parties. Indeed, they sought through various constitutional arrangements — such as separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; by federalism; and by indirect election of the president by an Electoral College — to insulate the new republic from parties and factions... They had parties within ten years of the birth of the country. Jefferson and Adams were at the heads of those parties. I'm not saying they envisioned things turning out like they have, but it's pretty obvious there were some deep ideological lines drawn that pretty logically led in the direction of having parties. -Z