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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
really? is there anywhere in the constitution that clearly states that the people shall not resort to violence when their rights are being violated and written away while the courts rubber stamp it? Because i'm sure I can find a few inferences where the framers of the constitution and the writer of the declaration stated just that very thing.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
this is what happens when those who are elected to office forget who it is they are working for. If you ignore the will of the people, who are the soveriegn power in this country, then you will be reminded.....hopefully you'll get the point.
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Those in elected office *are* doing what they were elected to do. The Democrats campaigned on a platform of health care reform. The Republicans did not.
Once in power, the Democrats did exactly what they said they would do and worked to bring about the reform. The Republican electeded officials worked to stop it.
BOTH sides worked to serve the interests of their electorate by taking the appropriate actions upon which they ran for office.
To be clear: They do not appear to have forgotten for whom they are working. They are enacting the will of the people who elected them.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
I must have dreamed about the millions of liberals who were damned mad about the conservatives passing questionable (some I would call unconstitutional) laws with just a 51% majority. There was a popular phrase back then as well, something along the lines of 'rights of the minority.
Interesting that none of that applies now, when it concerns your own special project or concern.
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This is *not* in any way the same as a tyranny of the majority. Not even close.
If we were to follow your logic, it could be argued that if there were a sizable enough minority who didn't want to pay taxes, take out car insurance, ban automatic weapons, have sex with children, etc. We should make allowances for them *or* strike down the existing laws (Constitutional or otherwise) and let it happen.
For you to equate Health Care reform to equal rights for homosexuals, women, etc. is to miss the point of equal rights entirely.