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WestCoastLib

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6. Voting to punish politicians is an awful idea

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 11:53 AM

Aug 2016

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.

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Here's an idea we might to return to........... [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 OP

It would be a very difficult choice. MH1 Aug 2016 #1

Oh, I think McConnell would win, hands down Warpy Aug 2016 #3

Great. The tyranny of the majority throws out the socialist or the whistle blower. Nitram Aug 2016 #2

Were there lobbyists in ancient Greece? Cirque du So-What Aug 2016 #4

Cirque, I'm sure there were lobbyists. it's human nature. Nitram Aug 2016 #7

They voted to execute some of their best. JNelson6563 Aug 2016 #5

Exactly. Witness Socrates. Nitram Aug 2016 #8

Voting to punish politicians is an awful idea WestCoastLib Aug 2016 #6

Exactly. Trump would love this idea. Nitram Aug 2016 #9

The ancient Greeks were way ahead of us... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #10