Re: OT: Civil War Narrowly Averted in Schiavo Case

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:44:04 -0400, keith wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:30:33 -0700, Robert Monsen wrote:
>
>> John Woodgate wrote:
>>> I read in sci.electronics.design that Clarence_A <no@xxxxxx> wrote (in
>>> <CcA4e.9602$FN4.804@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) about 'OT: Civil War
>>> Narrowly Averted in Schiavo Case', on Tue, 5 Apr 2005:
>>>
>>>> America is not and never has been a "Democracy."
>>>
>>>
>>> What about 'government of/for/by the People'? 'By the People' is
>>> surely 'democracy'?
>>
>> It's formally defined as a representative democracy. The people don't
>> vote, they vote for the people who vote. This leads to wierd anomalies,
>> such as George W Bush, who lost the 'popular' vote in 2000, but won the
>> election due to quirks in the law, and a few friends in high places.
>
> Horse-***! No "quirks in the law", nor "a few friends in high places".
> The constitution was (finally) followed.
>
>

I don't want to get into a brawl here, but analysis after the fact of the
2000 election pointed out that Gore would have won Florida had the US
supreme court not overruled the Florida supreme court. The US supreme
court stepped in, against precedent, to interfere with state politics,
simply because a majority of them wanted Bush to win.

> ...but if you want to continue to slog on in your hate and stupor,
> please don't let me stop you. You folks need someone to hate.

Are you offering yourself as a candidate? I don't think you have the
credentials. Here is the job description:

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Job Opening:

The liberal elite are again searching for a candidate for the position of
"person to hate".

Job requirements:

The perfect candidate is an evil scion of an evil family, who is totally
committed to raping the middle class for the benefit of himself and the
rest of the richest 1%.

You must have intimate connections with the Christian Right, and be
willing to use them to your own advantage. You must be willing to
undermine the separation of church and state.

You will be required to start vanity wars in the middle east with the
hidden agenda of pumping up Texan oil prices for your friends.

You will also be required to attempt to destroy social security, medicare,
and other cherished programs of the "New Deal" and "Great Society".

Finally, you will be required to destroy the economic well-being of the
united states by building up the national debt to a point where other
nations lose confidence in treasury bonds.

Benefits:

A large house (white) will be provided for the use of you and your family.
All transportation, security, food, and medical care will be supplied.

Salary:

While our salary package is not as attractive as many other positions in
the private sector, the connections and influence that can be gained may
be used to your financial advantage after your tenure in too many ways to
count. Former 'person to hate's have gone on to peddle their influence to
obtain lucrative careers in both the private and the public sector.

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This job is already filled at present. You may, however, reapply in 3
years.

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Regards,
Bob Monsen
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