http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3338929&mesg_id=3339286I've been following the
By all means, let's just not vote - thread. I think this post by welshTerrier2 is excellent and highlights what the founders were afraid of with a Uberpowerful Federal System.
The power that is concentrated in DC
could be used for good. And has done some good, but for every Civil Rights Act of the 60s there was Operation Linebacker II and the deaths of millions of Vietnamese or Filipinos or Native Americans or Colombians or Hawaiians.
To quote welshTerrier2: "my view of what we have right now is a system that
empowers corporations and industries and allows them to fully participate in the political process. citizens cannot possibly match the resources that corporations can bring to bear on an election or on a piece of legislation or on national policy. Iraq? corporate war. Campaign finance. corporate legislation. the Medicare bill. corporate legislation. health care? corporate. tax discounts for stockholders? corporate. education? local communities are forced to scratch and claw, neighbor versus neighbor, about whether to fund the schools or reduce taxes. why?
because the federal budget is wasted on corporate welfare."
(emphasis mine)The Federal Government does not represent the people and truth be told it never has and never will.