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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2023 11:55:35 GMT -5
^ Just assume there will be changes. With all the election controversy going on these days, there will be changes. Just remember that it is your right to vote in any elections if you wish: municipal, state, and federal. I will definitely use that right to vote. I have been taught that this country that I live in is and was founded on being a democracy and me being able to vote is all about that.
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Post by patriciaanne on Feb 7, 2023 19:37:50 GMT -5
^ Just assume there will be changes. With all the election controversy going on these days, there will be changes. Just remember that it is your right to vote in any elections if you wish: municipal, state, and federal. I will definitely use that right to vote. I have been taught that this country that I live in is and was founded on being a democracy and me being able to vote is all about that. It's not a democracy -- it's a Constitutional Republic and the difference is extremely important. In a straight democracy, your rights can be voted away. In a Constitutional Republic, your rights are protected by federal law. The foundation of our government is that we are BORN with rights that cannot be taken away. Our rights do NOT come from the government -- they are pre-existing. The Constitution doesn't GIVE us rights, it merely codifies and protects them. The purpose of the Constitution is to limit the powers of government. We also elect individuals whose job it is to REPRESENT us and our interests. You will hear a lot about the electoral college and the fact that some people would like to stop using it. The purpose of the electoral college is to ensure that Molly's vote in Nebraska counts as much as someone's vote in NYC. Without the electoral college, every federal election would be determined by a handful of cities like NYC and LA -- the most populated areas. The rest of us in the "fly over" areas would never have a voice. The Constitution is a beautiful document designed to preserve our freedom. Unfortunately we allow government to encroach on that freedom more and more each year. You will never receive a deep education about the Constitution in school. If you have the time and inclination, I would strongly recommend a free, online course you can take from Hillsdale College. You will learn so much about the Constitution and the inspiration for it. You will also be an extremely well-informed citizen and well prepared to vote in a few years. You will probably know more about the government and the Constitution than the people teaching it to you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2023 19:55:47 GMT -5
I will definitely use that right to vote. I have been taught that this country that I live in is and was founded on being a democracy and me being able to vote is all about that. It's not a democracy -- it's a Constitutional Republic and the difference is extremely important. In a straight democracy, your rights can be voted away. In a Constitutional Republic, your rights are protected by federal law. The foundation of our government is that we are BORN with rights that cannot be taken away. Our rights do NOT come from the government -- they are pre-existing. The Constitution doesn't GIVE us rights, it merely codifies and protects them. The purpose of the Constitution is to limit the powers of government. We also elect individuals whose job it is to REPRESENT us and our interests. You will hear a lot about the electoral college and the fact that some people would like to stop using it. The purpose of the electoral college is to ensure that Molly's vote in Nebraska counts as much as someone's vote in NYC. Without the electoral college, every federal election would be determined by a handful of cities like NYC and LA -- the most populated areas. The rest of us in the "fly over" areas would never have a voice. The Constitution is a beautiful document designed to preserve our freedom. Unfortunately we allow government to encroach on that freedom more and more each year. You will never receive a deep education about the Constitution in school. If you have the time and inclination, I would strongly recommend a free, online course you can take from Hillsdale College. You will learn so much about the Constitution and the inspiration for it. You will also be an extremely well-informed citizen and well prepared to vote in a few years. You will probably know more about the government and the Constitution than the people teaching it to you. I am not gonna lie Miss Patricia Anne a lot of that went over my head, but I did get one thing is that every vote does count because of the Electoral College and that helps keep the big cities and states from controlling the elections. That wouldn't be fair at all. I just recently started learning online after getting out of the hospital and I don't know if that will be just for the rest of my 7th grade year or for longer. If it is for longer it might be to finish my middle school learning in the 8th grade or it might go for the rest of my schooling. I just will have to see what my Therapist, Psychiatrist, and Mom say and how I am doing. If I do learn online I might have a better chance of learning more about the Constitution than I would in schools.
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Post by patriciaanne on Feb 7, 2023 20:16:47 GMT -5
It's not a democracy -- it's a Constitutional Republic and the difference is extremely important. In a straight democracy, your rights can be voted away. In a Constitutional Republic, your rights are protected by federal law. The foundation of our government is that we are BORN with rights that cannot be taken away. Our rights do NOT come from the government -- they are pre-existing. The Constitution doesn't GIVE us rights, it merely codifies and protects them. The purpose of the Constitution is to limit the powers of government. We also elect individuals whose job it is to REPRESENT us and our interests. You will hear a lot about the electoral college and the fact that some people would like to stop using it. The purpose of the electoral college is to ensure that Molly's vote in Nebraska counts as much as someone's vote in NYC. Without the electoral college, every federal election would be determined by a handful of cities like NYC and LA -- the most populated areas. The rest of us in the "fly over" areas would never have a voice. The Constitution is a beautiful document designed to preserve our freedom. Unfortunately we allow government to encroach on that freedom more and more each year. You will never receive a deep education about the Constitution in school. If you have the time and inclination, I would strongly recommend a free, online course you can take from Hillsdale College. You will learn so much about the Constitution and the inspiration for it. You will also be an extremely well-informed citizen and well prepared to vote in a few years. You will probably know more about the government and the Constitution than the people teaching it to you. I am not gonna lie Miss Patricia Anne a lot of that went over my head, but I did get one thing is that every vote does count because of the Electoral College and that helps keep the big cities and states from controlling the elections. That wouldn't be fair at all. I just recently started learning online after getting out of the hospital and I don't know if that will be just for the rest of my 7th grade year or for longer. If it is for longer it might be to finish my middle school learning in the 8th grade or it might go for the rest of my schooling. I just will have to see what my Therapist, Psychiatrist, and Mom say and how I am doing. If I do learn online I might have a better chance of learning more about the Constitution than I would in schools. The class I mentioned is not an actual "class" in the sense that you have to show up for lectures at a specific time. It's sent to your email in modules and you can go at your own pace. It might be something to explore when you have some time off from regular school. 😊
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Post by whisper on Feb 7, 2023 20:44:24 GMT -5
For those who have lived a few decades ago, do you feel that people respected the President and leaders more than they do today? I feel that there was a ton of respect for President Franklin Roosevelt by the Waltons family and the community on Waltons Mountain. It was really shown on the episode when he died and they all went and waited for the train to pass by that his body was in to pay their respects. That scene always gives me goosebumps.The music, the solemnity , very moving, always makes me shed a tear.
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Feb 9, 2023 16:28:14 GMT -5
For those who have lived a few decades ago, do you feel that people respected the President and leaders more than they do today? I feel that there was a ton of respect for President Franklin Roosevelt by the Waltons family and the community on Waltons Mountain. It was really shown on the episode when he died and they all went and waited for the train to pass by that his body was in to pay their respects. I think so. People respected and clearly loved the president back than. I was born in 73 and we never had the Presidents Pic hanging up. So I'm not sure.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2023 17:10:34 GMT -5
For those who have lived a few decades ago, do you feel that people respected the President and leaders more than they do today? I feel that there was a ton of respect for President Franklin Roosevelt by the Waltons family and the community on Waltons Mountain. It was really shown on the episode when he died and they all went and waited for the train to pass by that his body was in to pay their respects. I think so. People respected and clearly loved the president back than. I was born in 73 and we never had the Presidents Pic hanging up. So I'm not sure. It does seem so. Like paying the respects to President Franklin Roosevelt as the train goes by and even the way Grandpa Walton talked about President Theodore Roosevelt. The respect was way more.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2023 7:26:37 GMT -5
It's a great question. I think there are several things at play here. I agree with the concept that we are very divided and we seem to "hate" those we haven't voted for or agree with. There are many changes that have come about over the last several years: 1. We have a 24-hour news cycle. When something happens, it's out there immediately. No one in elected office is allowed the luxury of ever making a mistake because it will be out there (and stay out there.) 2. I've said before that we no longer have journalists -- impartial, objective, trustworthy individuals who merely reported facts. I miss those days. We now have professuonal agitators on both sides whose objective, it seems, is to make you angry. And there certainly seems to be a lot to be angry about. 3. Social media makes everyone -- including the President -- seem more accessible. This takes away that air of "mystery." Can you picture FDR tweeting? It also spawns multiple avenues for individuals to publish their own opinions about anything and everything -- including our elected representatives It's not all bad, though. We need to keep elected representatives accountable to us and information is power. I'd like to think there's less they can get away with with so many "eyes" on them. At the end of the day, the President is merely a public servant of the people living in public housing that WE all pay for. 😉 This post really hits its straight on. Back in the day of FDR when something was said by him you'd better tune in on the radio or your were going to miss it or you were going to have to wait for it to come out in newsprint the next day or so to read about it or hear it from someone else. So everyone with a radio tuned in and those who didn't have a radio found a place that had one and listened. Now it doesn't seem quite as important because there are so many News outlets and all you really have to do is look at your phone the instance the new comes out and you see it live. Back in the 30's and 40's public figures were known, but nothing like they are today.
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