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- Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:25 pm
- Forum: Take it outside!
- Topic: One rep per 50,000 AND Proportional Representation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11181
Re: One rep per 50,000 AND Proportional Representation
There are many issues with fair vote that are actually in opposition to the concept of representation. The first is direct accountability. Since there are several individuals elected in a district, none of them are truly accountable. They can just point fingers all day long. When one representative ...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:49 am
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32984
Re: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?
If we're going to address the issues with the election of senators, then address all of the issues. I don't like it that they serve 6-year terms. The world can really change in 6 years and we tend to forget what happened 6 years ago. The senators need to be accountable at all times in all things to ...
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:12 pm
- Forum: Take it outside!
- Topic: Your House of Representatives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 32410
Re: Your House of Representatives
I also think it is unlikely that so much power would ever be granted to so few people, specifically in the cases of the Speaker and the Committee Chairs. This sort of power already belongs to the Speaker and the Committee Chairs. Not only is it wrong to say it's unlikely, it has already happened. I...
- Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:03 pm
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32984
Re: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?
No reconsideration of any power grab can occur without a citizen legislature.
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:14 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: A book. We need a book.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 46143
A book. We need a book.
Jeff, we really, really need a book. We need a physical, well-documented thing for people to flip through and hold up. It is completely necessary that someone write a book on this topic. Tom Woods briefly mentions the issue the first chapter of Nullification , but I'm sure it probably went right ove...
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:36 am
- Forum: Take it outside!
- Topic: Ten Thousand Commandments - 2010 edition
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4928
Re: Ten Thousand Commandments - 2010 edition
Do you happen to know where I could get the total number of pages in the CFR each year? I've always wanted to graph out the increases in the number of pages each year.
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:17 pm
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Repealing the 17th amendment
- Replies: 31
- Views: 65775
Re: Repealing the 17th amendment
So many things that a neighboring state may do can affect other states (e.g., income tax rates, restrictions on alcohol sales, etc.). That obviously can't be a rationale for regulating what few areas the states still have sovereignty over -- except where explicitly permitted in the Constitution. We...
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:07 pm
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Repealing the 17th amendment
- Replies: 31
- Views: 65775
Re: Repealing the 17th amendment
Well, I disagree on this one. The problem with the state argument on Federal positions is that they do affect the citizens of other states. Special interest ownership of the senators from just a few states can wield massive power in the Senate, and this affects all states. I do not want to have a si...
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:59 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Apportionment.us: three judge panel to be convened!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22860
Re: Apportionment.us: three judge panel to be convened!
I completely agree that the states should have two senators in each county, but the senators should be appointed by the county supervisor, which throws the unicameral argument out. It is counter-intuitive and unpopular, but the fact is that we need a proper voice for businesses in government. Here i...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: Take it outside!
- Topic: Your House of Representatives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 32410
Re: Your House of Representatives
This type of governance only works when special interests control the governing body. By eliminating or making negligible special interest influence, the rules would become much more equitable. Each branch of Congress sets its own procedures and it is highly unlikely that a majority would vote to pu...
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:31 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Seeking Nomination SCLP US House for the 4th District of SC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5450
Re: Seeking Nomination SCLP US House for the 4th District of SC
Hi, Steven. I think that's an interesting position to take as a platform for Congress. How do you find the voters with the concept? Are you running with the intent to make it into office or for some other purpose? I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but I know that being a candidate for office c...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:23 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Room for all sides of the political spectrum?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5815
Re: Room for all sides of the political spectrum?
Which specific tpoics are you referring to? I don't think I've made any statements in support of or against any ideology except for anarchy.
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:43 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: TARP contacts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5398
TARP contacts
During the hearings on the TARP Bill Congress was being contacted by a very high number of people who did not want to pass the bill. Does anyone here know if there is a public record of contacts to Congress and what they said to their Representatives? It would be very interesting to provide the rati...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:56 am
- Forum: Feedback on TTO's Website or Forum
- Topic: Views
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12553
Views
Any way to make the views only go up once for each user? Right now it just counts any hit to the page. I just made the 17th thread go from 383 to 384 by looking at it, even though nothing new has been posted since the last time I looked at it.
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:52 am
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Repealing the 17th amendment
- Replies: 31
- Views: 65775
Re: Repealing the 17th amendment
I've been thinking that I rather like the idea of having the senators appointed by the states similar to ambassadors, with no defined term. Six years is a very long time and all sorts terrible things could be done during that period. If the states appoint the senator, then could send a replacement a...
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:38 am
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Getting Past the Mental Blocks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17293
Re: Getting Past the Mental Blocks
While I agree they should work either from or very near to their districts, I disagree with having them work from home. Politics invites everyone in a district to show up at a candidate's office, and there will be some people showing up that many would prefer not to let into their homes. I agree wit...
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:23 am
- Forum: Additional Discussions Related to Representational Enlargement
- Topic: Campaign Financing and Constituent Communal Bonds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9247
Re: Campaign Financing and Constituent Communal Bonds
I like to explain it like this, which, believe it or not, is how the local GOP chairman explained it to me: There are three ways to get elected to congress: 1. Be the appointed candidate of either the Republican or Democratic party. 2. Have $5-10 milloin of your own cash to blow. 3. Already be famou...
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:52 am
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Apportionment.us: three judge panel to be convened!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22860
Re: Apportionment.us: three judge panel to be convened!
Is the one person, one vote principle actually in the constitution? Seems like one thing that could happen is the supreme overturns its own ruling.
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:26 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Start a Facebook Group
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10097
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:24 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Some Court Cases About The 435 Number
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16754
Re: Some Court Cases About The 435 Number
Excellent research. Thank you! If we could get pdf's or links or something added that would really be awesome. Even transcripts, to evaluate the various arguments made.
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Additional Discussions Related to Representational Enlargement
- Topic: 30K is an Absurd form of Logic
- Replies: 5
- Views: 20846
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:56 pm
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Repealing the 17th amendment
- Replies: 31
- Views: 65775
Re: Repealing the 17th amendment
I don't agree that having the governor appoint the senator would solve the deadlock problem, and it could even aggravate it. If Schwarzenegger were to appoint someone to the U.S. Senate, I'm quite confident whoever the appointee is would get not get approved by the state senate. Any negotiating atte...
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:52 am
- Forum: Feedback on TTO's Website or Forum
- Topic: news service
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11447
Re: news service
I'm probably thinking more along the lines of when we have a blog. Take specific examples, even if they are a hot topic, and demonstrate how congress is not doing what its constituents want and instead serving the special interests. This way we can illustrate how TTO applies directly to today's issu...
- Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:40 pm
- Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
- Topic: Repealing the 17th amendment
- Replies: 31
- Views: 65775
Re: Repealing the 17th amendment
When I hear 'repeal' I think 'return to the way it was before'. But the argument instantly comes up 'the way it worked before was not very good'. That's why I suggest using something like 'amend the 17th' as a solution, even though it's more like repeal and amend. I don't support returning to the wa...
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
- Topic: Article V Amendment Convention
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22654
Article V Amendment Convention
Jeff, can you write a quick blurb on how an amendment convention would work? I think it's widely understood that a Constitutional Convention is open game for congress to just rewrite everything.