Daryl wrote:We have an interesting (to us) political situation here at present.
Our sort of equivalent to the tea party (One Nation) has risen from 5% in the last election to 8% in the polls (buoyed by the new order of Trump sweeping the world, yeah right), so the ultra conservative rump of our conservative party (called the Liberals, long story) has decided to secede to get a slice of that bounty.
This has not exactly enthused the sane members of the conservative party, as they were already well behind Labor (equiv to Democrats) in the polls. Splitting their vote even more is daft.
On our blogs and chat rooms it seems that the problem is caused by group speak. If the only people you talk to have similar views, then you believe the "silent majority" does. Incidentally we have compulsory voting, so the real majority votes anyway, unlike the US.
Interesting times. Has Trump called your Constitution false news yet?
Groupspeak here is retagged being in a bubble. Which used to be called a simulacron. people get caught in an information [or disinformation]loop and lose reality, or create an alternative reality full of alternative facts.
His preferred judicial appointees see Article VI of the constitution as irrelevant. What Would the Founding Fathers Do?
Yeah, like they had 100% agreement and never had to make compromises. I suppose we're lucky that Madison, Jay, and Hamilton wrote "The Federalist Papers, under the pseudonym Publius and actually published them in New York colonial newspapers and sort of explained the rationale behind the constitution. But, even reasonable people can reasonably disagree. and an activist court definition depends on whose fatted calf gets slaughtered for the feast.