If the Democrats can only centralize everything into one people, one empire, one leader then everything will be so much simpler and efficient. None of this messy and inefficient disagreement, no barriers to the dictates of the Supreme Hillary.

Sieg Heil!

The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.

This could be something. After all, throughout the years, too many Americans who possess real skills or ambition to at least try have been passed over for promotions, have not been hired, or have been fired to make room for Americans who lack skills and/or ambition.

Judging from the recent DailyKos “Let’s rewrite the Constitution” and other things

Here in Pennsylvania, it’s the conservatives who are pushing for a state constitutional convention. They’re nuts.

Is this the same part of constitutional history that proves the electoral college was a mistake?

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entagor on December 7, 2007 at 4:19 PM

Whenever I meet someone raging against the electoral college, I tell them that, on that reasoning, we should also abolish the Senate, as it gives disproportional weight to smaller (in population) states like my own, Oregon. That usually shuts them up.

Article I, Section 3:

The Senate of the United States shall be compsed of two Senators from each state, [chosen by the Legislature thereof,]* for six years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

*Changed by the first paragraph of the 17th Amendment.

Maybe we shouldn’t directly vote for the Senators, but it is certainly there in the Constitution.

VolMagic on December 7, 2007 at 6:13 PM

Yes, a repeal of the 17th Amendment would be a start.

Brilliant, Rahm. Absolutely brilliant. [/sarcasm]

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it’s fair to wonder if the Democrats don’t see the Constitution itself as a historic mistake.

It’s fair, but also a waste of time considering everyone knows it’s true.

Article I, Section 1:

All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Article I, Section 3:

The Senate of the United States shall be compsed of two Senators from each state, [chosen by the Legislature thereof,]* for six years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

*Changed by the first paragraph of the 17th Amendment.

Maybe we shouldn’t directly vote for the Senators, but it is certainly there in the Constitution.

I think they want a centralized Federal government and abolish any real state power. It follows their pattern of behavior.

And let me just say that the Senate has saved our bacon as far as crazy Democrat ideas circa 2006 goes.

Dontcha think it’s just possible that Emanuel said that with a ;-)

It only works as a joke because of the nugget of truth, that the Democrats don’t care for much for democracy when it gets between them and and expanded nanny state. ;-)

Dontcha think it’s just possible that Emanuel said that with a ;-)

Or do we assume that the NYT is competent and never takes people out of context?

The author’s lack of follow up on such an outrageous statement is just about as outrageous. But,…….it is the NY Slimes.

Exactly! The average Times reporter woudl surely also like to prevent the Senate’s from impeding progress towards the socialist utopia. He’d see no need for a follow-up.

Buy Danish on December 7, 2007 at 4:55 PM
tarpon on December 7, 2007 at 4:59 PM

T’was what I was getting at ;-)

The Seventeenth Amendment produced permanent Senators like Botoxer and Schumer and a host of other lifer Senate turkeys — that was a terrible mistake.

“As an amateur student of constitutional history and as a member of Congress, I have come to the conclusion that the [direct election of the] Senate was a historic mistake,” said Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the No. 4 Democrat.

A concession in the same sense that the Bill of Rights was a concession to those who didn’t think the Constitution itself was sufficient in preventing the majority from trampling on the rights of the minority.