The Weiner Is Toast

LEAPup · Jun 7, 2011

Quote from jem:

actually the founding fathers... set up a govt in which the people with property got to vote... and the senate was elected by elected representatives not the people.

The "progressive" woodrow wilson screwed us... in to this mess... in which lobbyist had a chance to become very powerful.

from wikipedia...

The Senate underwent several significant changes during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, the most profound of which was the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, which provided for election of senators by popular vote rather than appointment by the state legislatures.
Another change that occurred during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson was the limitation of the filibuster through the closure vote. The filibuster was first used in the early Republic, but was seldom seen during most of the 19th century. It was limited as a response to the filibuster of the arming of merchant ships in World War I. At that time, the public, the House, the great majority of the Senate, and the president wanted merchant ships armed, but less than 20 Senators, led by William Jennings Bryan fought to keep US ships unarmed. Wilson denounced the group as a "group of willful men".
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That's right! I forgot about the landowners being the voters. And yes, woodrow wilson was a total piece of garbage! Great post. btw!

shortie · Jun 7, 2011

"Social Media: One More Land Mine for Politicians"
"Wall Street Journal" - Geoffrey A. Fowler, David Ferry - ‎17 minutes ago‎

also in the news:

"A Severed Dick Found on Twitter"
"The News You Can Enjoy Journal" - 5 minutes ago

soldsoldsold · Jun 7, 2011

Quote from LEAPup:

SO TRUE! Blows my mind that people are so absolutely ignorant that they would vote for these scumbags.
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I know several scumbags who make astoundingly sound financial decisions. Scumbaggery does not imply lack of political judgement.

pspr · Jun 7, 2011

Quote from Max E. Pad:

Dont forget about that tax cheat charlie wrangel who ended up getting like 75% of the vote last time around, right after he was busted cheating on his taxes.
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That just made him a hero in his "give me a government handout" district.

Max E. · Jun 7, 2011

Quote from pspr:

That just made him a hero in his "give me a government handout" district.
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Sadly, you are right

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The Weiner Is Toast

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Max E.