On Fri, 27 May 2005 01:42:00 GMT, james wrote:

On Thu, 26 May 2005 07:32:30 -0400, Dave Hall
wrote:

You complain about the motives of our elected officials, yet insist
that our form of government is the only way to go. That seems to be an
inconsistent position to take. If you don't like your elected
officials, then vote them out next term. But don't complain if the
majority of voters differ from your opinion and override your
selection. That's what majority rule is all about. For every one who
gets what they want, someone else will be unhappy. That's life.
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First I never stated that our system was the only way to go. While it
has its problems, the good of our system overrides the bad. What I
have stated is that if the citizens do not stand in vigilance of their
elected officials this government will degrade into Facism or a
dictatorship.

That cannot happen as long as the Constitution remains in effect. We
the people elect our leaders and we can elect new ones if we don't
like the old ones.




Second since I vote, I have the right to complain whether you like it
or not.

Yes you do. But you have to come to terms with the fact that a larger
number of people disagree with you.


Third if I don't like what the elected officials are doing I DO VOTE
against them.

And what happened?


Fourth we have a Constitution to protect the Rights of the Minority
and not the Rights of the Majority. The Majority never needs
protection.

No, because the majority makes the rules. It's fine that the rights of
the minority are considered but it makes no logical sense that the
needs of that minority outweighs the needs of the majority.

No matter what decision you make politically, someone will not like
it. A good politician is one who learns to **** off the least amount
of people.


Fifth I don't ask that everything that I want to be enacted. I do
waccept the rule of the majority. I do expect the majority to hear the
voice of the minority and compromise.

That's fair as long as the majority is not expected to abandon its
core ideological values.

Dave
"Sandbagger"