26-06-2016, 01:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-06-2016, 02:13 PM by Drew Phipps.)
Perhaps it was too early to make that Hadrian's Wall joke. I did not mean to offend. I should have read my history more carefully. "Britain" was the name coined after Scotland and England joined. So, I am supposing that if Scotland leaves, it will be "England" once again..?"
We don't have national referendums, or votes of "no confidence" in the USA (that I know of, perhaps we need them, instead of polls). I suppose that a national referendum on specific issues might produce unexpected consensus, similar to the Brexit vote (like that the majority of Americans have lost confidence in Congress, our parliament). As it is, the two party system, and the "urgent" need to prevent the "other party" from assuming control of one or more branches of government, has truly and shamefully kept Congress from doing the necessary business of legislating for the common good.
We don't have national referendums, or votes of "no confidence" in the USA (that I know of, perhaps we need them, instead of polls). I suppose that a national referendum on specific issues might produce unexpected consensus, similar to the Brexit vote (like that the majority of Americans have lost confidence in Congress, our parliament). As it is, the two party system, and the "urgent" need to prevent the "other party" from assuming control of one or more branches of government, has truly and shamefully kept Congress from doing the necessary business of legislating for the common good.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."