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manor321

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2. I suppose

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:04 PM

Sep 2018

But this was before parties. They had hoped parties would not form.

They were trying to create a democracy on a scale never attempted before, among a vastly heterogeneous population.

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Madison's mistake [View all] Recursion Sep 2018 OP

Good point, Recursion! MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #1

I suppose manor321 Sep 2018 #2

They don't care about government or governing WhiteTara Sep 2018 #3

That's exactly what Kelly and Mattis are doing. Both already have military pensions... brush Sep 2018 #5

Book deals, tv slots WhiteTara Sep 2018 #6

Yeah, that's all to come if they move fast enough. If they go down with the ship... brush Sep 2018 #7

The Senate that Madison imagined . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Sep 2018 #4

That is very true. roamer65 Sep 2018 #8

What about a political party (think Republican, obviously) that should itself be designated TryLogic Sep 2018 #9

It's called party discipline and loyalty bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #10

The sin here isn't sloth, it's greed, avarice JHB Sep 2018 #11

By any means necessary and from anywhere on the planet malaise Sep 2018 #12