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Originally Posted by Guest
Yes -- there are social shysters out there who make parasitical comments like that.
Great to see you focusing on the substance of the argument.
Speaking of which -- I submit that Repealing the 17th Amendment is something that would put a real check on the Federal Govt. by way of the state legislatures (e.g. that putrid John McCain -- the AZ state legislature wouldn't put up with him for a week).
Repealing the 17th is something the lowest level state representative "tin horn" can campaign on -- giving it a substantial amount of "free advertising". Plus give some life the thankless jobs of the local Republican "party hacks" (Trump victory notwithstanding).
I ask as if you agree (and my guess is you do), but changing the Constitution takes industrial strength effort -- and that's another conversation. Meanwhile, for all its high profile "victories" of late, conservatism has suffered nothing but defeat for the past 100 years -- thanks to the McCain/Bush types.
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McCain spent over 5 years in a bamboo cage in North Vietnam, with a broken leg and one arm and no medical treatment. When the NV found out his father was an Admiral, they offered to trade him, but McCain refused unless all the other American prisoners were also released. When he came home, the President pinned on his uniform 2 Purple Hearts, one Silver Star, the Legion of Merit (2) with Combat "V" Distinguished Flying Cross Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2) with Combat "V" and others.