I find this to be rather amusing. Time after time, many Republicans in Congress (and elsewhere) clamor that the Democratic Party is trampling upon Americans' rights, civil liberties and freedoms (redundant, I know, but it seems to work for them). Yet now, some Republicans, including former Michigan Congressman (and running against Senator Debbie Stabenow in this year's election), Pete Hoekstra, are claiming that it's the state legislatures whom should select two senators from each state as opposed to the people through the act of voting.
Republican Representatives Jeff Flake, Todd Akin, Senator Mike Lee and Indiana state treasurer, Richard Mourdock have also called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment.
Mourdock, who is running for a Senate seat in Indiana, said the following - "The House of Representatives was there to represent the people. The Senate was there to represent the states."
That's right, ladies and gentleman, Democrats are the ones trampling over our rights by requiring us to purchase more insurance (healthcare this time, as is often the case in most industrialized countries), yet the Republican Party seems rather determined to strip hundreds of thousands to millions of people of their voting rights. Why is this? It's really quite simple. The Republican Party is aging more than a sumo wrestler eats. Their philosophy is older than a yet-born baby is young. So what they're trying to do is cut off as many people as possible of their voting rights, because the more people whom vote, the more likely it is the Democrats will win elections. It's no coincidence that the 12 counties Republicans have centered on in requiring voter IDs for the coming election(s) feature a great number of minorities, young people and old people. Minorities overwhelmingly vote Democratic. Young people are becoming more and more liberal, especially on social issues. Old people support medicare and the GOP typically doesn't (Paul Ryan being a prime example of that).
When George W. Bush was in office and after changing his story on the real reason for invading Iraq 7 or 8 times, he finally said that it was all about spreading democracy to the Middle East - that it'd be healthy for the country, the region and our relations with them in the future if they were to adopt a similar system as we have in the United States. Oddly enough, these same Republicans are now trying to strip us of what makes us a democracy (more like a republic, I suppose) - giving the people the right to let their voices be known come election day. If that isn't trampling over our rights, civil liberties and freedoms, I don't know what is.
http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-16/news/33217374_1_17th-amendment-senate-seat-senate-candidate
Republican Representatives Jeff Flake, Todd Akin, Senator Mike Lee and Indiana state treasurer, Richard Mourdock have also called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment.
Mourdock, who is running for a Senate seat in Indiana, said the following - "The House of Representatives was there to represent the people. The Senate was there to represent the states."
That's right, ladies and gentleman, Democrats are the ones trampling over our rights by requiring us to purchase more insurance (healthcare this time, as is often the case in most industrialized countries), yet the Republican Party seems rather determined to strip hundreds of thousands to millions of people of their voting rights. Why is this? It's really quite simple. The Republican Party is aging more than a sumo wrestler eats. Their philosophy is older than a yet-born baby is young. So what they're trying to do is cut off as many people as possible of their voting rights, because the more people whom vote, the more likely it is the Democrats will win elections. It's no coincidence that the 12 counties Republicans have centered on in requiring voter IDs for the coming election(s) feature a great number of minorities, young people and old people. Minorities overwhelmingly vote Democratic. Young people are becoming more and more liberal, especially on social issues. Old people support medicare and the GOP typically doesn't (Paul Ryan being a prime example of that).
When George W. Bush was in office and after changing his story on the real reason for invading Iraq 7 or 8 times, he finally said that it was all about spreading democracy to the Middle East - that it'd be healthy for the country, the region and our relations with them in the future if they were to adopt a similar system as we have in the United States. Oddly enough, these same Republicans are now trying to strip us of what makes us a democracy (more like a republic, I suppose) - giving the people the right to let their voices be known come election day. If that isn't trampling over our rights, civil liberties and freedoms, I don't know what is.
http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-16/news/33217374_1_17th-amendment-senate-seat-senate-candidate
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