Some people, myself included, still believe in the concept of union. While I know that states rights have been trounced for the past 150 years, that doesn't mean that people still don't believe in the system.
Timothy Heald Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 -----Original Message----- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 12:22 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Not anti-suv but.... > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Not anti-suv but.... > > > He is the president of the States, not the people, and thus > he is elected by the states. True, of course. But also based on somewhat dated concepts and ideals. The creation of the United States was that of many highly patriotic colonies - each colony worried about their position and standing in this new, never-before-attempted collective. That attitude has greatly lessened (it's still there, but not nearly as important to social structure). Secondly the voting procedure was limited by the technology of the time. Even the most devout democratist would have to admit that a full popular vote would be unwieldy, impractical and take a prohibitively long time. That's no longer (as much) the case. > That is a complete change in the underlying system of > government; it would require changes to both the federal > system and the state systems. Of course. What good thing doesn't come without change? ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
