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In reply to the discussion: You thinkin' maybe the Founding Fathers weren't as smart as we'd like to think? [View all]riqster
(13,986 posts)26. Their mistake was in not legislating the powers of parties
Indeed, the founders were of many minds on that topic. Because they could not agree, they left it out of the Constitution.
The problem isn't just a random group of incompetent, corrupt idiots: the problem is also the dark money behind them-money that flows from the "republican" party.
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You thinkin' maybe the Founding Fathers weren't as smart as we'd like to think? [View all]
jmowreader
Oct 2013
OP
They could not have imagined a world full of idiots listening to idiots all day on the radio and TV.
redstatebluegirl
Oct 2013
#1
That explains their election by the state legislature in the original,
Benton D Struckcheon
Oct 2013
#22
The founding fathers were concerned about kings and setting up an executive branch
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#12
I want the Tea Party members removed because they're destroying the country!
jmowreader
Oct 2013
#36
You are wanting anybody that disagrees with you politically to be removed.
GreenStormCloud
Oct 2013
#37
Of course they didn't plan for everything, they went with the best they could come up with
NuclearDem
Oct 2013
#28
Yep. The Constitution is a failure, and we need to replace it with a parliamentary system
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#29