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That's a feature, not a bug. No one cares about Juneteenth just like no one cares about Kwanza, so there's no disagreement, so it sails through. When people car
by seneca 5y ago
That's a feature, not a bug. No one cares about Juneteenth just like no one cares about Kwanza, so there's no disagreement, so it sails through. When people care, there's disagreement and deadlock.
Change to things that actually matter is supposed to be slow and difficult in Government. Otherwise there would be constant change as either side managed to seize power, and our legal system would be completely unpredictable.
- jolux 5y ago> Change to things that actually matter is supposed to be slow and difficult in Government This is mostly only true of presidential systems, and a particular affliction of ours. Parliamentary systems are not like this, nor is there constant instability from too much change.
- bingidingi 5y agoYour use of "no one" here is a little on the nose.
- Larrikin 5y agoPeople care about Juneteenth like they care about MLK day, there's no cultural significance to Kwanzaa.
- artichokes 5y agohttps://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=juneteenth,kwanzaa https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=j... Looks like Kwanzaa was bigger until 2018 when Juneteenth first started getting promoted.
- bilbo0s 5y agoJuneteenth has been promoted a whole lot longer than since 2018. At least in the cities I used to go to. That said, I'm from the upper midwest. Views on Juneteenth are probably different, particularly in certain other parts of the country.
- spoonjim 5y agoThe American system was not intended to be as dysfunctional as it is. Its present state is a consequence of primary elections, which were a terrible idea created by people much dumber than the Founders.
- lupire 5y agoThe American system was intended to be torn up and redesigned by 1800 and every 20yrs afterward.
- krapp 5y agoNo it wasn't. Thomas Jefferson said he hoped the United States wouldn't be without a revolution like Shay's Rebellion every 20 years, but in the context of the letter in which he made that quote, he certainly didn't consider such an event to be legitimate. He was speaking to the spirit of revolution in the American people, not the intended design of the government. If the American system were actually intended to operate as you describe, that intent would have been put into the Constitution.
- ILMostro7 5y agoMaybe they couldn't get it ratified or just wanted to stay in politics for more than 20 years. All lame sarcasm aside, that's a great clarification. Thanks
- loonster 5y agoI would support ratifying article in the first. The only amendment of the original 12 that hasn't been ratified. One representative for every 50k citizens. Clearly the building isnt big enough to hold all those representatives. Force them to work remote and live near their people.