116 Anyone else sick of the word "democracy"? posted 98 days ago by OrangeFruitGood 98 days ago by OrangeFruitGood +116 / -0 Stupid word. You'll notice how crooked politicians always speak about preserving democracy rather than preserving the Republic. 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (5) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 3 ▼ – deleted 3 points 98 days ago +3 / -0 ▲ 3 ▼ – George 3 points 98 days ago +3 / -0 (((democracy))) permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – jimboscott 2 points 98 days ago +2 / -0 BINGO x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000... The 17th Amendment 'democratized' the Senate. Losing the Electoral College would democratize the Presidency. AND, packing the SCOTUS sort of democratizes them too since each party in charge just keeps adding more and more to suit the political climate. The final nail may already be in the coffin now, but losing the Electoral College would be going over the whole thing again with deck screws. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – thunderpussy 2 points 98 days ago +2 / -0 The whole thing is a farce and frankly, embarrassing to listen to. The entire Congress has abused and fucked over the public for 70 years or more, and accepts NO responsibility for why we are, where we are. They are truly sociopaths. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Create1234 1 point 98 days ago +1 / -0 Slippery slope, and let’s be honest the US has been ramming democracy down the throats of 3rd world countries for years....what, the medicine no longer good enough? permalink save report block reply
(((democracy)))
BINGO x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000...
The 17th Amendment 'democratized' the Senate. Losing the Electoral College would democratize the Presidency.
AND, packing the SCOTUS sort of democratizes them too since each party in charge just keeps adding more and more to suit the political climate.
The final nail may already be in the coffin now, but losing the Electoral College would be going over the whole thing again with deck screws.
The whole thing is a farce and frankly, embarrassing to listen to.
The entire Congress has abused and fucked over the public for 70 years or more, and accepts NO responsibility for why we are, where we are.
They are truly sociopaths.
Slippery slope, and let’s be honest the US has been ramming democracy down the throats of 3rd world countries for years....what, the medicine no longer good enough?