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M444ss Wrote: Nov 22, 2012 7:39 PM

Your comment makes no sense. The Democrats had full control for two years and accomplished nothing wrt improving the economy. The Republican-led House, which you blame, sents dozens of bills to the Senate in an effort to address the problem. The Deomcrat-led Senate, rather than vote them down as bad policy, cowardly refused to even vote on them in committee much less on the Senate floor.

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1Falcon1 Wrote: Nov 23, 2012 1:46 PM

m444 it is SYBIL flag her and move on she is the worst kind of troll

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Democracy and Majority Rule

President Barack Obama narrowly defeated Gov. Mitt Romney in the popular vote 51 percent to 48 percent. In the all-important Electoral College, the difference was larger, with Obama winning 303 electoral votes and Romney 206. Let's not think so much about the election's outcome but instead ask: What's so good about democracy and majority rule?

How many decisions in our day-to-day lives would we like to be made through majority rule or the democratic process? How about the decision to watch a football game or "Law and Order"? What about whether to purchase a Chevrolet Volt or a Toyota Prius? Would you...

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