tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24766932.post5517649145767888214..comments2023-02-17T14:59:05.164ZComments on The Jacksonian Party: Other roadsA Jacksonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24766932.post-27154005542001586282009-12-24T02:03:57.150Z2009-12-24T02:03:57.150ZPapa Ray - The black vote would consist of 13% of ...Papa Ray - The black vote would consist of 13% of the entire voting age population and as there is no evidence that they vote more than that proportion, that only serves as a limited 'bottom point' for the Democratic Party. Even if all blacks voted and the rest of the population absorbed the non-voting loss, that only doubles the proportion to 26%.<br /><br />When you put in blacks, liberals and progressives (and remove the portion that are black liberals), plus the remainders of 'blue dogs' you get a base percent in the 25% range of the population. In theory the rest (moderates and the rest of all conservatives)then have a substantial weight to put down... if they bothered to vote.<br /><br />As was pointed out during the ratification of the Constitution, the power of Congress to set its own size is one that can be used for tyranny. It was exercised to create gerrymandering, 'safe districts' and otherwise install a permanent elite in DC. Examining voting before that sees barely 30% returned per cycle, while after that rarely less than 70% are returned per cycle and normally it is over 90% return rate. That is the sign of a failing representative democracy and has been going on since 1914. We need a bigger House... I would like 1:30,000... but then I do dream of real representative democracy, not what we have now.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24766932.post-58999755334941006532009-12-24T01:45:53.386Z2009-12-24T01:45:53.386ZObama was elected largely by the overwhelming hist...Obama was elected largely by the overwhelming historic votes of Black Americans. Of course not all 35 million voted but more voted than any other time recorded.<br /><br />And of course the Latinos (another 35 million block) almost all voted for him except in some red states. Even illegal Mexicans and others (the dead) voted for him. <br /><br />As long as the democrat party is seen by the average lower income person as being the party that is going to keep them on welfare and give them the most benefits, that is the party that will get their vote. Sad but true the democrats have successfully raised three generations of welfare dependent Americans.<br /><br />As long as the above is true a third party has no chance in America. UNLESS these welfare Americans just don't vote thinking that the democrats will win again.<br /><br />But I have a feeling that the powers to be are not going to allow anymore elections that allow the democrats to lose. They have invested too much in bribes for any fair and honest elections to be held. Acorn and other groups will also be making sure that their sponsors win.<br /><br />They will win come hook or crook.<br /><br />Papa RayPapa Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454201360366303944noreply@blogger.com