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Coop For Strongman

By Kleinheider Posted on May 27, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Sean Braisted, after listening to a presentation given by Congressman Jim Cooper, notes the correlation between our system of government and our economic problems:

Perhaps this is a problem inherent within a democratic republic. Politicians are making decisions based on the ‘feelings’ of their constituents rather than hard-headed statistical data. As an example, China wouldn’t dare think about mothballing a multi-billion dollar project like Yucca Mountain because a few local residents had irrational fears…yet in our system of government if enough people have irrational fears, they are then justified by political leaders who put re-election above the good of our nation as a whole.

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4 Responses to “Coop For Strongman”

  1. Sean Braisted writes
    May 27th, 2008 3:22 pm

    Or Braisted for a more (small-r) republican, less (small-d) democratic Government. Though I like the Generation FUBAR tag ;-)

  2. Mickey writes
    May 27th, 2008 3:25 pm

    Democratic Republic??? We have a Constitutional Republic. The economic problem is: Not following the Constitution.

  3. Sean Braisted writes
    May 27th, 2008 3:33 pm

    Mickey,

    Which would mean, in your mind, we are not a practicing constitutional republic…no?

  4. Mickey writes
    May 27th, 2008 3:41 pm

    You got me there. You are correct, we are becoming a democracy (which our Founding Fathers HATED)

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