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Repeal the 17th Amendment!
National Review, by Charles C. W. Cooke
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Posted By:johngalt1, 3/1/2013 1:14:04 PM
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| In our grubby, unhelpful political lexicon, certain words exist solely to end conversations. The most prominent such word is “racist.” Less popular, but by no means less potent, are “democracy” and “rights.” When welded together as “democratic rights,” the pair becomes all-powerful — strong enough to send grown men spinning for the exits and to render eloquent speakers mute. For a good example of this principle in motion, witness the orthodox reaction to anyone who calls for the repeal of the 17th Amendment. (Direct election of senators, if you’re wondering.)
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Our Founders carefully and cleverly designed America’s Constitution to include both a horizontal and vertical system of checks and balances. The directly-elected House was intended to represent the People’s interests, the state legislature-appointed Senate was intended to represent State’s interests, and the Presidency was intended to represent the interests of the federal government. Napolitano does have it right. The 17th Amendment messed up that balance, and now we essentially have two Houses of Representatives, one with a two-year term of office, and the other with a six-year term.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
lostinmassachusetts, 3/1/2013 1:30:55 PM (No. 9203060)
At this time, Republican controlled state legislatures outnumber Democrat controlled, but that could change in the future. Still, the idea of states having more control over Washington has much to commend.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
choey, 3/1/2013 1:33:40 PM (No. 9203065)
I´ve read many articles where the author attempts to trace the beginning of America´s decline to one event or another. I have always believed that it all began with the passage of the 17th amendment. The federal government was no longer responsible and accountable to the states but the other way around.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bkt23, 3/1/2013 1:39:36 PM (No. 9203074)
Repealing the 17th amendment would be a big step toward acknowledging state sovereignty, which is why it won´t be repealed.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
plex, 3/1/2013 1:42:10 PM (No. 9203079)
The 16th and 17th amendments are key to the decline of the US. All the rest of the mistakes pale in comparison.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
SheikYerBooty, 3/1/2013 1:42:46 PM (No. 9203081)
The 17th Amendment, another progressive idea to centralize power. Of course the McCain McRINOs love it.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Foggybottom, 3/1/2013 1:54:51 PM (No. 9203102)
Glory be!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
paulfromTexas, 3/1/2013 1:57:45 PM (No. 9203110)
All it takes is one ratifying state legislature to rescind their ratification
Let´s take down the 16th as well.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
dman, 3/1/2013 1:58:33 PM (No. 9203113)
Yes, yes, YES!!!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Griller1, 3/1/2013 2:05:08 PM (No. 9203125)
It´s a wonderful idea whose time came before the 17th was passed in the first place. The real question is this: why on earth would the 100 people in the Senate vote to give the future of their jobs back to the legislatures of their respective states? Aside trom the fact that it would be great for their states, there is no reason, and most Senators would rather die than give up their power.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 3/1/2013 2:24:29 PM (No. 9203162)
#5, it´s always possible I missed something, but your comment indicates some Republicans are resisting. I didn´t see that in the article. Was your post gratuitous?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
drkillj0y, 3/1/2013 2:50:58 PM (No. 9203208)
What we really need is term limits in both the House and Senate.
15-20 years is more than plenty, after that they all need to get themselves a real job.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
heartlandconservative, 3/1/2013 3:05:12 PM (No. 9203229)
Whats missing is that this was the same year that we got the Federal(NOT) Reserve (NOT).
Last but not least, DEMs had both houses and the WH.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
terry_tr6, 3/1/2013 3:34:54 PM (No. 9203289)
17th has long been a pet peeve of mine. Absolutely neutered the states
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Namma, 3/1/2013 3:38:49 PM (No. 9203304)
the people running for office should have to qualify..if they cant pass a test on how the government is runand the Constitution and the Federalist Papers..,they dont qualify..I bet most of our congress people dont know nor do they care how the government is suppose to be run. They also dont know or care about States Rights...Education could be the way to solve the problem
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Repeal the 17th Amendment!
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National Review, by Charles C. W. Cooke
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Posted By: johngalt1- 3/1/2013 1:14:04 PM
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In our grubby, unhelpful political lexicon, certain words exist solely to end conversations. The most prominent such word is “racist.” Less popular, but by no means less potent, are “democracy” and “rights.” When welded together as “democratic rights,” the pair becomes all-powerful — strong enough to send grown men spinning for the exits and to render eloquent speakers mute. For a good example of this principle in motion, witness the orthodox reaction to anyone who calls for the repeal of the 17th Amendment. (Direct election of senators, if you’re wondering.)
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Hillary Clinton´s Middle East Legacy
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American Thinker, by Thomas A. Oakes
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Posted By: johngalt1- 2/22/2013 6:54:22 AM
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Most of the time foreign policy barely registers on the radar screens of American voters. That´s why it´s easy for Hillary Clinton fans to promote the false notion that she was a first-rate Secretary of State despite her four-year string of failures. "I´ve done what was possible to do," Clinton told reporters just hours before she resigned. Apparently, it was not possible to strengthen our relationships with allies like Britain, Israel, Canada, Mexico, Poland, and the Czech Republic, but easy to throw the Middle East into turmoil. Clinton´s reset with Russia has been a diplomatic disaster.
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American Thinker, by Dan Nagasaki and Glenn Doi
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President Obama announced that he´s supporting a federal, inflation-adjusted minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $9.00 per hour. Even if he settles for $8 per hour, this seems irresponsible in light of our stubbornly slow economic recovery. But if the government is going to raise the minimum wage, why stop at such a low wage rate? If higher minimum wages are so wonderful, why don´t we just raise the minimum wage to $50 or $100 per hour?
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National Review, by Charles Krauthammer
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Posted By: johngalt1- 2/14/2013 5:42:36 PM
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Posted By: johngalt1- 1/30/2013 4:47:52 PM
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National Review, by John Fund
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Washington Times, by Peter Vincent Pry
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Posted By: johngalt1- 12/20/2012 5:13:26 AM
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Posted By: Desert Fox- 4/8/2013 6:56:50 AM
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Vanishing workforce
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Washington Post, by Jim Tankersley
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Put out an all-points bulletin: Millions of Americans have gone missing from the workforce. Every month that those would-be workers are gone raises the odds that they might never come back, dimming the prospects for future economic growth. The vanishing trend is more than a decade old, but it accelerated during the Great Recession. Throughout 2012, economists held out hope that it had stopped. But then came Friday’s jobs report, and hopes were dashed. The Labor Department reported that the U.S. labor force — everyone who has a job or is looking for one — shrank
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New York Times, by Ross Douthat
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Chelsea Clinton doesn´t close
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USA Today, by Catalina Camia
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Posted By: jackson- 4/8/2013 10:23:20 AM
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The Week, by Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/7/2013 11:28:27 AM
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Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but they can be dangerous if not done right. What is gluten? It´s the spongy complex of proteins, found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley, that gives elasticity to dough and allows it to rise. When flour is moistened and either kneaded or mixed into dough, gluten molecules form an elastic, microscopic latticework that traps the carbon dioxide produced when yeast ferments, causing dough to inflate like a hot air balloon. Baking hardens the gluten, which helps the finished product keep its shape. Wheat — and gluten — is ubiquitous in the American diet.
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