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Here's an idea we might to return to........... (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Aug 2016
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MH1
(17,600 posts)1. It would be a very difficult choice.
I guess this year it would HAVE to be Trump, but there is no shortage of contenders.
Warpy
(111,275 posts)3. Oh, I think McConnell would win, hands down
for his continuous and outrageous obstruction of even routine business, like confirming or rejecting a USSC nominee.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)2. Great. The tyranny of the majority throws out the socialist or the whistle blower.
Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)4. Were there lobbyists in ancient Greece?
Halfway serious question, as I imagine their presence would be anathema to the democratic model. I've fantasized that, if I were in power, I would raze K Street and put an elaborate public square in its place.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)7. Cirque, I'm sure there were lobbyists. it's human nature.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)5. They voted to execute some of their best.
Mob rule, not all it's cracked up to be.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)8. Exactly. Witness Socrates.
WestCoastLib
(442 posts)6. Voting to punish politicians is an awful idea
In fact, that's pretty much how the Teaparty turned the Republican party into what it is today.
Trump is the result of this type of mob mentality, not the likely target of it's ire.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)9. Exactly. Trump would love this idea.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)10. The ancient Greeks were way ahead of us...
WAY ahead...