tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post2892333877948595474..comments2024-03-29T10:58:59.565-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: The Equality Act, et al.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-50782419187956412852021-06-11T14:36:16.523-04:002021-06-11T14:36:16.523-04:00I would just like to add that, yes, the United Sta...I would just like to add that, yes, the United States is a representative democracy (voters elect representatives to govern), not a direct democracy (voters decide on policy initiatives directly), making it a republic. This has actually been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. People in the United States have used republic and democracy interchangeably thought our history, and it's too difficult to convince the majority of Americans to know the difference, even though we teach it in civics classes. With that being said, we are based on democratic principles, at first in theory and later in practice, as we expanded those democratic principles with the 15th, 17th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments to the Constitution. We have to keep working to continue safeguarding the right to vote and the ability to vote.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-210622470229499862021-06-11T14:06:09.376-04:002021-06-11T14:06:09.376-04:00@VRCooper & Anon,
Sorry for my errors for «c...@VRCooper & Anon, <br /><br />Sorry for my errors for «colored people» and «beeken» as my mother language is French from P. of Québec. I might sometimes do some bad writing but I'm sure you understood it anyways.<br /><br />PS.- I would be curious to see how is YOUR French.... LOL! ;-)JiELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290330475832440721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-69005904477130996772021-06-11T13:48:54.666-04:002021-06-11T13:48:54.666-04:00Pardon my ignorance...perhaps you meant beacon of ...Pardon my ignorance...perhaps you meant beacon of democracy. The USA since its founding in 1776 has been a democratic republic. Never a democracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-40447219749239522752021-06-11T13:12:19.326-04:002021-06-11T13:12:19.326-04:00Yes...Racism is baked into our constitution...We h...Yes...Racism is baked into our constitution...We have to move forward and build laws to protect our democracy...In the 21st century "norms" can no longer be effective...We need our protections hardwired...I could go off on many different tangents but I will say this...What has been cultivated since the Regan era is not working for the common man...For you and I...Our democracy is for all, not just the rich and well-connected...I see it and the hate and thirst for power and money in others prevent them from seeing it...But if one has to cheat, stop folks from voting, gerrymander the hell out of a county-do you see some of those crazy assed districts-accept dark money, worrying about maintaining ones' office... Then it is time to be like Jesus in the temple with the money changers-I am not religious-and upset the proverbial cart...Lay a foundation of laws that benefit all citizenry...<br /><br />PS-The word "colored people" is outdated and offensive to some. How about people of color?VRCooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067249175668802286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-3124040742197939772021-06-11T11:15:22.635-04:002021-06-11T11:15:22.635-04:00As always, I'm not surprised that those «white...As always, I'm not surprised that those «white supremacist party» is still stopping any =voting rights when it give the colored people of USA equal rights than any whites. <br /><br />The whole world is watching, here in Canada too, how USA is still struggling to be a REAL democracy. Since 2017, we saw how this 45th president and his minions have the will to impose the supremacy of white-wealthy-straight-Evangelical Christians to maintain the old US 1950's almost racist supremacy on all level of US governance. <br /><br />The surge of all those anti black and racist groups since the KKK and with the magaphone of internet is growing and led for one example to the «Big Lie» and January 6 insurection. <br /><br />What led also to this is the ignorance of some who are following blindlessly any ideas that show that the white people rights are at stake because of the fear of the «new» USA demography. <br />Not surprising that those «Retrumplicons» are fighting back like hell bercause they see that their decades of being in power is shrinking as USA's demography changes and also as more Americans are more educated and aware of what is going on.<br /><br />You might have achieved in the past so many great things as a nation, technology, men on the moon etc. but the next challenge for you is to prove to the rest of the world that USA is still the flag ship and beeken of DEMOCRACY. <br /><br />Since two years here in Canada, we have a «minority» Liberal party governemnt but the 4 other opposition parties are working things with Justin Trudeau's governement to pass laws and actions to help Canadians to have a good life even with the pandemic and its bad consequences on us. <br /><br />The other difference is that here in Canada we have a very solid voting system in all levels of governements and that NO ONE is being put appart as long as he or she is a Canadian over 18yo.<br />Our voting lists are constantly updated and no need to register because the government alreadt have our datas in many ways like birth certificates, income taxe datas and our social security code etc. <br /><br />So many is to be done in USA to update your old democracy to the 21st century challenges and to show the world that the «American Dream» isn't only for white people but ALL who wants to achieve it no matter color, sexual orientation and religion. JiELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290330475832440721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-60961554255288031282021-06-11T08:18:08.791-04:002021-06-11T08:18:08.791-04:00BosGuy, I, too, hope there will be a major backlas...BosGuy, I, too, hope there will be a major backlash against the anti-democratic actions of the GOP. The voting laws passed make voting more difficult but not impossible. With determination and motivation, I hope the people these laws are meant to target will get out and vote in even greater numbers.<br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree that there needs to be more Stacey Abrams types who will inspire minority groups to get out and vote in greater numbers. If we could elect just one or two more Democrats in the Senate, Manchin would not have so much control over the Democratic agenda in Congress.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-41711286695355274192021-06-11T08:08:17.045-04:002021-06-11T08:08:17.045-04:00I take great heart and hope that in the face of ad...I take great heart and hope that in the face of adversity and discriminatory laws passed in several states to make voting more difficult, that it may create a backlash. I also hope that the current administration can do something or that courts may strike down some of these laws.<br /><br />However, what the U.S. really needs is a few more Stacey Abrams; preferably of the Latino variety in TX and FL. BosGuyhttp://www.bosguy.comnoreply@blogger.com