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How can we stop everyone?
- Thread starter Akivah
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Unfortunately, without a Constitutional Amendment, the system is set up to prevent that from happening...
Guy Threepwood
Mighty Pirate
This precedes the constitution though..
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness
There seem to be an awful lot of nobodies in America, then...
allfoak
Alchemist
This is not something that was unforseen by the writers of the constitution.
There are safeguards put into place to stop the madness.
The difficulty comes when the common people are asking for what they are getting.
Can you imagine if someone decided to just halt the election tomorrow?
Trump has already made it clear that if he loses the nomination there will be riots.
Unless the people rise up to stop it instead of encouraging it, nothing will change until it goes as far as it can go.
Not sure what that point is but i would imagine the crimes committed would have to be high treason and be blatant, for someone to start arresting high ranking politicians.
They practically have the power to commit these crimes with impunity already.
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I just watched "The Big Short" yesterday. Great movie. Anyway I was thinking something today and then I noticed this thread and it seems appropriate-
"The only surefire way to lose in investing is to bet that the whole system can't collapse."
In college I wrote a program to simulate a coin toss. Every time there were two coins one way in a row it would bet against them... otherwise it wouldn't bet. It was always the same amount. Almost always, the coin better would start out by getting rich, but if they bet long enough they always went broke. Go figure.
"The only surefire way to lose in investing is to bet that the whole system can't collapse."
In college I wrote a program to simulate a coin toss. Every time there were two coins one way in a row it would bet against them... otherwise it wouldn't bet. It was always the same amount. Almost always, the coin better would start out by getting rich, but if they bet long enough they always went broke. Go figure.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Not to correct you but I am sure you meant "fortunately" instead of "unfortunately".
Ah...my perspective changes from day to day...
I do kind of fear the results if Congress is called upon to select the President...Very few will see the results as legitimate, even though it is provided for in the Constitution...
Skwim
Veteran Member
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
They elect themselves.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Ah...my perspective changes from day to day...
I do kind of fear the results if Congress is called upon to select the President...Very few will see the results as legitimate, even though it is provided for in the Constitution...
True dat...
Sorry but, this type of attitude is just too cynical for me. Do you really think everybody could huddle-up and pick a candidate popular with all? No two people I know will even agree on every issue. If you are to give us your ideal candidate, I guarantee a lot of people would blast that person. It's the nature of politics.
Just schedule a Walking Dead marathon on election day.
Midnight Rain
Well-Known Member
I'm happy with Bernie. Its not the less of two evils for the first time in a long time.
People are usually dissatisfied with everyone at the time and that are running. Many people say they won't vote. Yet the voter turnout has been great and Democrats are always the favorite in the middlegame.
Even if the voter turnout hasn't been great, the interest as shown by TV ratings is through the roof.