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  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia commented…4mos4MO

Not to mention that it’s not a reduction, but an expansion of democracy, the very ideal that so many Americans love.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington commented…4mos4MO

Democracy is BS

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia commented…4mos4MO

For all practical considerations, we are a democracy. A republic is a FORM of democracy, with a constitution attached to state the rights and powers of people. Unitary Executive Theory was only really interpreted to a go so far, the way it’s going to be under Trump’s administration is a MAXIMALIST interpretation. You claim to love talking about Natural Rights, and the Enumerated Powers, yet support a candidate who would try to remove 2 Enlightenment ideals in the same term: Separation of Powers, Separation of Church and State

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington commented…4mos4MO

I think the fundamental difference between you and I is that you think political power, the legal privilege of using brute force on innocent people, is totally fine if it's democratic, whereas I believe it's fine under no circumstances and ought to be absolutely minimised because it is EVIL. You support trusting majorities with political power, I am too much of a realist and have seen too much of human nature to trust such unnatural power to ANYONE UNDER THE SUN. You support maximising the authority of majorities, allowing the 51% to enslave the 49%, I support maximising the authori…  Read more

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia commented…4mos4MO

A LOT of assumptions are made about my opinions in this message alone, so let’s address it all shall we? For starters, I don’t support brute force, in fact, I’m mostly anti-police force in most aspects. I don’t want people’s lives oppressed, it’s about the corporations and the choice of the people. The choice isn’t by as slim of a margin as 51-49, if we are truly split on something at that level, then, depending upon circumstances, we should try and ignore that issue until the margin is higher. I believe that the benefit of the entire whole is greater…  Read more

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