On 1/18/2017 10:47 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 1/17/2017 4:16 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>> On 2017-01-17 08:45 AM (-4), Patrick Elliott wrote:
>>> On 1/16/2017 1:44 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>> Fortunately, at the state level, there exist politicians in both
>>>> parties who are
>>>> taking action to ditch this system.  Five states have formally called
>>>> for a new
>>>> constitutional convention.  (If you're unaware of this activity, it
>>>> might be
>>>> because those who might otherwise report it just happen to be the
>>>> recipients of
>>>> the ad revenue from all those private campaign finances.)
>>>>
>>> True, and there is hope in that, but.. its going to be the public that
>>> push for this, not the politicians. [...]
>>
>> True.  It wasn't of the politicians' initiative to call for a
>> constitutional convention; it was grassroots activists calling them up
>> and saying, "Y'know, we've got a better idea for you than spending all
>> your waking hours (while not in session) on the phone groveling for
>> money."
>>
>
> Republicans' actions make sense if you keep in mind that they are acting
> *for themselves* (ethnically, for the most part) and not their
> neighbors; and Democrats--including Obama--have this bad habit of
> assuming their opponents are acting in good faith, when in fact this is
> not the case.
>
> Also, liberals simply have less power in the US--despite winning the
> popular vote in several recent elections--so they spend a lot of time
> spinning their wheels and not getting any real traction behind their
> initiatives. They have become a perpetual lame duck party.
>
> Mike

I mean, passing the ACA seems real impressive until you factor in that 
it's just going to get repealed in the next election cycle.

Mike

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