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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 329355" data-attributes="member: 40536"><p>I don't dismiss your point-far from it.</p><p></p><p>The superdelegates by the DNC does mean that some candidates, those favored by party leaders will benefit more.</p><p></p><p>The USA is a actually a (Constitutional) Republic not a democracy, As such some voices do matter more in legislative outcomes</p><p>It has worked remarkably well for 246 years, and has self-correcting mechanisms, and checks and balances, thanks to the wisdom</p><p>and insight of the Founding Fathers.</p><p></p><p>The Founding Fathers never envisioned a pure democracy process, but instead. a form of representative democracy.</p><p></p><p>They also did not intend public service to be lucrative career, they favored the citizen legislator who would have a limited time.</p><p>My guess is that that is why they didn't call for term limits, because they did not anticipate the evolution of</p><p>elected seats as careers.</p><p></p><p>I think the Supreme Court is flawed in that it should not be a lifetime appointment.</p><p>Furthermore, the Supreme Court seemed to expand its authority by legislating,</p><p>especially in the 60s and 70s. This was never intended to be their role.</p><p>They were supposed to be arbiters of whether the Executive branch or Legislative Branch had </p><p>the authority in various policy disputes. (Someone needs to explain this to AOC who </p><p>couldn't name the 3 branches of government when asked)</p><p></p><p>The Supreme Court is not supposed to be a wastebasket for all of society's disputes.</p><p>Some cases should remain at the state level, at according some theories of Constitutional Law.</p><p>One theory of Constitutional Law is that any rights not explicitly granted to the </p><p>Federal Government belong to the states.</p><p>Remember that going back to the Revolutionary War, the States had their own</p><p>specific laws, customs, economies and populations</p><p>The Supreme Court can indeed refuse to hear a case, a stance they should take more often,</p><p>so that they do not do what amounts to legislating.</p><p></p><p>In the end, the Founding fathers did not want a permanent majority to make all the laws.</p><p>It can be argued that this is failing right now, and that is another topic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 329355, member: 40536"] I don't dismiss your point-far from it. The superdelegates by the DNC does mean that some candidates, those favored by party leaders will benefit more. The USA is a actually a (Constitutional) Republic not a democracy, As such some voices do matter more in legislative outcomes It has worked remarkably well for 246 years, and has self-correcting mechanisms, and checks and balances, thanks to the wisdom and insight of the Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers never envisioned a pure democracy process, but instead. a form of representative democracy. They also did not intend public service to be lucrative career, they favored the citizen legislator who would have a limited time. My guess is that that is why they didn't call for term limits, because they did not anticipate the evolution of elected seats as careers. I think the Supreme Court is flawed in that it should not be a lifetime appointment. Furthermore, the Supreme Court seemed to expand its authority by legislating, especially in the 60s and 70s. This was never intended to be their role. They were supposed to be arbiters of whether the Executive branch or Legislative Branch had the authority in various policy disputes. (Someone needs to explain this to AOC who couldn't name the 3 branches of government when asked) The Supreme Court is not supposed to be a wastebasket for all of society's disputes. Some cases should remain at the state level, at according some theories of Constitutional Law. One theory of Constitutional Law is that any rights not explicitly granted to the Federal Government belong to the states. Remember that going back to the Revolutionary War, the States had their own specific laws, customs, economies and populations The Supreme Court can indeed refuse to hear a case, a stance they should take more often, so that they do not do what amounts to legislating. In the end, the Founding fathers did not want a permanent majority to make all the laws. It can be argued that this is failing right now, and that is another topic. [/QUOTE]
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