18 ms·
In a democracy, the people get to decide how much power the federal government will have. You might feel it's too much, others might disagree. It's settled by m
by hackuser 12y ago
In a democracy, the people get to decide how much power the federal government will have. You might feel it's too much, others might disagree. It's settled by majority vote.
- jedmeyers 12y agoNot if you read the Constitution. This question is not up for a simple majority vote.
- hackuser 12y ago> Not if you read the Constitution. This question is not up for a simple majority vote. The Constitution creates a framework; almost all political decisions are majority votes (as interpreted through our political institutions). I don't agree that the federal government has usurped too much power in general (though there are specific cases); which one of us is right is decided by majority vote.
- jedmeyers 12y agoSo you think that if people decide to take any power away from the Federal government it will be possible to accomplish it by a vote that will be conducted by that same government? Highly unlikely that it will ever happen and that it why there are strict limitations on the power of Federal government in the Constitution. Unfortunately upholding the Constitution does not seem to be a popular trend in today's politics.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]