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**Khcyhshq** · 08-29-2012, 10:32 PM

America's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Revolution is not about representation but consent.

To say that the American Revolution was not about representation flies in the face of history and defies the rhetoric of those who carried it out. The revolutionaries constantly brought up the colonies lack of representation in Parliament as justification for their actions.

When I wrote no matter who wins the election half the country is not happy I mean to say, they are on the edge of withdrawing their consent. Obviously Conservative voices are not being "heard" when Obamacare gets passed, illegal immigration gets ignored in AZ. Conversely, the Liberals voices are not being heard when Obamacare is overturned and there is a crack down on illegal immigration.

Of course they're being heard (good lord, didn't you turn on the TV or radio before the election). They just aren't having their way. Being part of a democratic system means being mature enough to accept that I won't always get my way, that sometimes I will be in the minority.

08-29-2012, 10:32 PM	#35
Khcyhshq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 403 Senior Member	America's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Revolution is not about representation but consent. To say that the American Revolution was not about representation flies in the face of history and defies the rhetoric of those who carried it out. The revolutionaries constantly brought up the colonies lack of representation in Parliament as justification for their actions. When I wrote no matter who wins the election half the country is not happy I mean to say, they are on the edge of withdrawing their consent. Obviously Conservative voices are not being "heard" when Obamacare gets passed, illegal immigration gets ignored in AZ. Conversely, the Liberals voices are not being heard when Obamacare is overturned and there is a crack down on illegal immigration. Of course they're being heard (good lord, didn't you turn on the TV or radio before the election). They just aren't having their way. Being part of a democratic system means being mature enough to accept that I won't always get my way, that sometimes I will be in the minority.
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