The tyrannical attacks on Sinema and Manchin

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...IDb?li=BBnb7Kz


Thanks to our public education system, which is consistently getting worse, many people operate under the false belief that our country is a democracy.
© Provided by Washington Examiner We are actually a constitutional republic, and though the term may be unfamiliar to some, there is a world of difference between the two. Democracies are essentially mob rule. A simple majority wins the day, and the minority suffers under the tyranny of popularity even if the margins come down to a percentage point.

Instead, our country was structured to favor individuals and protect the rights of the minority. To do this, we send leaders to D.C. to act as our representatives and lobby on our behalf. This ensures smaller states are not overrun by larger ones and the views of the minority are still heard and accounted for. For a nation made up of 50 diverse mini-countries, this is an imperative component of our design that ensures we can cooperate as one.
But there are many who wish this was not so, namely the current Democratic Party. From cries to abandon the Electoral College to threats to expand the U.S. Supreme Court and abolish the filibuster, progressives have made it clear that they do not want to play by the rules of the game anymore.
That same attitude has carried over to the negotiations over the budget reconciliation package, in which Democrats cannot afford to lose a single vote. It is for this reason that the party seems to have turned on two of its own members: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
Sinema and Manchin have both demanded reductions to the original $3.5 trillion proposal. As it currently stands, neither has promised their support. In response, each has incurred numerous hit pieces, protesters (with some even stalking Sinema into a bathroom), and attacks by members of their own party. The message is clear: Fall in line or it's your job that will be on the line.
Both Manchin and Sinema represent unique states. Arizona may be becoming more purple than red, but it is famous for statewide officials who buck the party line, such as the late Sen. John McCain. West Virginia comprises what were formerly Blue Dog Democrat voters who have swung right in recent years. Each senator has a distinctive population to represent that does not necessarily always desire the same policies as the Democratic Party at large.
Polls show that voters in both of their states want Congress to hold off on new spending and are concerned with higher taxes, interest rates, and inflation. Furthermore, environmental policies initially proposed in the bill would gut much of the economy in Manchin’s state, where many residents continue to earn their living off coal. Despite desperate attacks to malign the two senators as sellouts or shills, it would appear they are doing the exact opposite — standing up for the wishes of their voters at great personal cost to themselves.
And herein lies the real problem. Sinema and Manchin are exceptions in our system because they’re two of the few members (out of 535) who do what their voters tell them instead of their party.
The growth of the two-party system in the U.S. is one of the greatest threats to our foundations. Increasingly, representatives do not even read the bills they vote on, cannot offer amendments on the floor, and must vote as they are told to by party leadership. Our bills are written by lobbyists instead of the representatives we select and send. And those who dare to fight back, such as Sinema and Manchin, are ostracized and made into targets.
In his farewell speech, George Washington warned about the “baneful effects of the spirit of party.” As a nation of 330 million unique individuals, it is unthinkable that a two-party system can effectively represent us.
Democrats are working hard to move us to a straight democracy. They do not care what the voters actually want — they just care about consolidating power. And Republicans are hardly better. Voters need to insist we move in the opposite direction and return to a system where members of Congress each stand up for the wishes of the constituents that sent them there.
Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer and activist. She serves as the content manager and brand ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education.

Comment - Violent cancel culture is a creatin of and tool of eh democraticommunist party and its nomenklatura

The vile and violent actions agianst Manchin and Sinema - are no mistake - they are planned and knowing retaliation by teh nomenklatura for the non-compliance with the horrendous fiden crime cabal policies - and aided by nazi pelosi and commie schumer.

it shows teh depth of depravity the dmocrticommunists will go to control their own
Much less - teh concentration camps planned by AOC/Bernie for Conservatives and brainwashing.



Buck fiden
From my cold dead hands!

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Yupper Nazi actions

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Washington was right about political parties. they are creatures of bad habits.


we should outlaw politcal parties and make this about the individuals instead of tribes. not too many jurisdiction has taken that path of non-partisan elections.