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We need more rural voters metroins Dec 2016 #1
not sure where the connection is... eniwetok Dec 2016 #2
It's only reform proof right now metroins Dec 2016 #9
so you want to game the system eniwetok Dec 2016 #10
I agree Kilgore Dec 2016 #4
I don't buy into the red/blue model eniwetok Dec 2016 #8
But it has been amended 27 times since written Kilgore Dec 2016 #3
where did I say it was impossible? eniwetok Dec 2016 #6
Fair enough Kilgore Dec 2016 #20
That is demonstrably not true. Calista241 Dec 2016 #26
Voting alone doesn't make a system democratic: REPRESENTATION DOES. eniwetok Dec 2016 #32
just wondering why you fled the thread? eniwetok Jan 2017 #66
We need a 10th Amendment solution to amending the Constitution meow2u3 Dec 2016 #5
we have to eliminate the bottlenecks... eniwetok Dec 2016 #7
I'm thinking in terms of the way state constitutional amendments are passed meow2u3 Dec 2016 #12
you lost me n/t eniwetok Jan 2017 #67
It's also confusing to me n/t meow2u3 Jan 2017 #68
the people can't learn... eniwetok Dec 2016 #11
The 17th amendment got rid of an undemocratic feature Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #13
hardly eniwetok Dec 2016 #17
It changed it by making the election of Senators more democratic. onenote Dec 2016 #44
I'm not slavish to 1787 politics eniwetok Dec 2016 #45
'I have more respect for myself.' - apparently you don't as you appear to voluntarily live in one... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #54
was there a point hidden in... eniwetok Dec 2016 #57
The 19th amendment got rid of an undemocratic feature Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #14
it's clear you're not thinking this through eniwetok Dec 2016 #21
The 26th amendment got rid of an undemocratic feature Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #15
wrong again eniwetok Dec 2016 #22
the breakdown already covers all your "examples" eniwetok Dec 2016 #25
The 24th amendment got rid of an undemocratic feature Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #16
The 23rd amendment got rid of an undemocratic feature Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #18
wrong again eniwetok Dec 2016 #24
The 15th amendment got rid of an undemocratic feature Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #19
wrong again eniwetok Dec 2016 #23
Amending the Constitution is very deliberately difficult. MineralMan Dec 2016 #27
I have NO problems with making amendments diffucult eniwetok Dec 2016 #28
Yes. It's far from a perfect system. No question. MineralMan Dec 2016 #30
and yet if it's not reformed... eniwetok Dec 2016 #34
The GOP would pass an anti-flag burning amendment if they could streamline the process, tblue37 Dec 2016 #39
can't agree... eniwetok Dec 2016 #48
I believe there is more danger than hope in the idea of constitutional reform csziggy Dec 2016 #55
Yes. That is the risk, which is why MineralMan Dec 2016 #56
Maybe you have not read the 27 amendments. former9thward Dec 2016 #29
OF COURSE I READ THEM! eniwetok Dec 2016 #31
It is clear you have your own personal definition former9thward Dec 2016 #33
pray tell... what IS democracy? eniwetok Dec 2016 #35
and sorry.... it's not my "personal definition" eniwetok Dec 2016 #36
outstanding issues you haven't responded to... eniwetok Dec 2016 #49
It's fun to pretend someone holding a premise different than our own does so out of ignorance. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #37
I guess you have not read all the replies by the OP to others in the thread. former9thward Dec 2016 #38
I Read It As LW Sticking Up For You ProfessorGAC Dec 2016 #40
Maybe since various posts have double negatives, incuding mine, former9thward Dec 2016 #41
I Still Sense The Chicago In You! ProfessorGAC Dec 2016 #43
no... I believe it's adherence to the Civic Religion eniwetok Dec 2016 #46
sorry if you're STILL not grasping what the discussion is about. eniwetok Dec 2016 #52
Let's stop and think about this for a minute kudzu22 Dec 2016 #42
perhaps if you read the thread.. eniwetok Dec 2016 #47
But we're not a democracy as formed. We're a republic made up of states. WillowTree Dec 2016 #58
Show me where a "republic" MUST be antidemocratic... eniwetok Dec 2016 #63
It's not that I and others don't understand what you're saying. WillowTree Dec 2016 #64
here's the problem as I see it... eniwetok Dec 2016 #65
The EC and most if not all gunz should be done away with but we are hostage libtodeath Dec 2016 #50
I believe a majority wants universal background checks... eniwetok Dec 2016 #51
jose garcia fled the thread... eniwetok Dec 2016 #53
Maybe if you were more adamant about your opinion dumbcat Dec 2016 #59
on insulting intelligence... eniwetok Dec 2016 #60
Rant against reality dumbcat Dec 2016 #61
thanks for another content-free post eniwetok Dec 2016 #62
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