Our political system
Someone sad that we have a broken political system. I have to respectfully disagree with them. It is not the system that is broken but the people within the system.
I feel that we have the best form of government. It is one that allows, or did at one time, the citizens the ability to dissolve the government. This something that has historical precendence and is written into our founding documents.
Take time to read through the Declaration of Independence and you will understand what I am talking about.
I pose this question to anyone that cares to take the time to answer. When did our government and our country begin to go downhill?
I submit that the answer is during and after the 'Civil War' also known as the War for Southern Independence. First off, I believe that the wrong side won the war. Why? Well it is not for any racial reasons. I firmly believe that slavery, while it was legal, was a horrible institution and is a wound on our nation that is festering to this day.
No, rather I believe that this point in time began our downfall because of all the political abuses committed by the US government.
Before the war, it was the united States are; afterwards it was the United States is. Yes I know that is from a movie but it is true, in my mind. Before the war we were states united under a common government but each retaining their sovereignty. Afterwards that seemed to change as the US gov't slowly began expanding their power and taking freedoms from us.
One example is the way that Senators are elected. It used to be that they were appointed by the governments of the states, to help maintain checks and balanaces within Congress vs the House. Now they are elected by the citizens, thereby taking power away from the states.
One very good read is a book entitled "The South Was Right" written by Ronald Kennedy. They strongly maintain that slavery was wrong, but they also believe that the South took a majority of the blame that rightfully should have been assigned to the North.
I feel that we have the best form of government. It is one that allows, or did at one time, the citizens the ability to dissolve the government. This something that has historical precendence and is written into our founding documents.
Take time to read through the Declaration of Independence and you will understand what I am talking about.
I pose this question to anyone that cares to take the time to answer. When did our government and our country begin to go downhill?
I submit that the answer is during and after the 'Civil War' also known as the War for Southern Independence. First off, I believe that the wrong side won the war. Why? Well it is not for any racial reasons. I firmly believe that slavery, while it was legal, was a horrible institution and is a wound on our nation that is festering to this day.
No, rather I believe that this point in time began our downfall because of all the political abuses committed by the US government.
Before the war, it was the united States are; afterwards it was the United States is. Yes I know that is from a movie but it is true, in my mind. Before the war we were states united under a common government but each retaining their sovereignty. Afterwards that seemed to change as the US gov't slowly began expanding their power and taking freedoms from us.
One example is the way that Senators are elected. It used to be that they were appointed by the governments of the states, to help maintain checks and balanaces within Congress vs the House. Now they are elected by the citizens, thereby taking power away from the states.
One very good read is a book entitled "The South Was Right" written by Ronald Kennedy. They strongly maintain that slavery was wrong, but they also believe that the South took a majority of the blame that rightfully should have been assigned to the North.
posted by o2cool2bu at 7:14 PM
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Did the wrong side win the war? That is, in my mind, the wrong question. Rather, did the CSA use the wrong method? They chose revolution and bloodshed when they should have argued it legally. All of the confederate states entered the Union voluntarily. They had, I believe, a right to leave it voluntarily. However, the attack on Ft. Sumter ended the legal discussion.
What would have happened had the CSA pursued secession through the court system? I think that they would have won their argument and the two countries would be great trading partners and friends today.
It is however a part of "What If?" history.
In a book entitled "The South Was Right" the authors wrote that the biggest mistake the South AND the Nprth made was saying that the war was about slavery. That was a secondary issue.
Yep. What is worms had machine guns.
Thanks for your input and feel free to let me know who you are.
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