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[ok doser]

It was enough to get me to respond ...

That was not my intention

 

[chrysostom]

a second death
A Life Eternal
A "book of life". Fear only the "second death". The death of the soul. "Eternal life" is possible. If you believe, you will act accordingly and your name will not be removed from the book of life. "Be not afraid". Fear is the opposite of Faith. With faith we can overcometh the problems of the world.

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[chrysostom]

We'd rather have elections

With voter ID?

 

[Right Divider]

It was enough to get me to respond to your claim, suggestion, implication, accusation that the separation of powers is more responsible for corruption than other more unitary political situations. Yes.

Nobody said any such thing.
So you'll have to fight your strawman alone.

 

[ok doser]

With voter ID?

Voter ID that is tied to a demonstration of competency.

 

[chrysostom]

a hope for the future
A Look At The Past
A history of prophecy. A time for fulfillment. Only history can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy. Only prophets can predict the future. The rest of us are limited to being historians and relying on recorded history. We also have to rely on numbers to connect history to prophecy.

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[Idolater]

That was not my intention

Then I repeat: If you boys didn't want to talk about corruption why did you bring it up.

 

[Idolater]

With voter ID?

Sure.

 

[ok doser]

Then I repeat: If you boys didn't want to talk about corruption why did you bring it up.

I did want to talk about corruption.What a foolish thing to say that I didn't want to talk about corruption. Why would you say that? Why would you say that I didn't want to talk about corruption when I brought it up?

 

[ok doser]

Separation of powers has allowed for the growth of corruption in each separate branch, each of which is supposed to be self-regulating.

There.

That is what I wanted to say about corruption.

And I said it.

Goodbye.

 

[Right Divider]

Then I repeat: If you boys didn't want to talk about corruption why did you bring it up.

All governments are extremely corrupt, even your beloved "democracies".
Why would you believe that majority rule (direct or indirect) is immune from corruption?

 

[Idolater]

There.

That is what I wanted to say about corruption.

And I said it.

What do you mean by saying that each separate branch is "supposed to be self-regulating", when the separation of powers is all about each branch regulating the others, through checks and balances?

 

[Idolater]

All governments are extremely corrupt, even your beloved "democracies".
Why would you believe that majority rule (direct or indirect) is immune from corruption?

Nothing is "immune from corruption", and I never suggested otherwise. What I challenged you to show is that political situations where they do not practice the liberal institution of separation of powers are less corrupt than ones that do. You cannot do that, because it is not true. In America we have constitutional defenses against corruption stemming from our own particular application of this liberal principle. For one thing our executive and legislative branches are pitted against each other regularly depending upon whether we elect a president from one party and have our Congress be a majority of the other. We also have two houses which are equally strong (big difference from other countries where their upper house is weak), and a judicial branch with lifetime appointments and the power of judicial review of laws. This situation at once makes the US government susceptible to gridlock and inefficiency, but also enables us to act strongly when we do all agree on what to do. Also a lot of our 'corruption' is right out in the open, with bills full of pork barrel spending, rather than politicians just lining their own pockets which is what happens in other countries, especially those who don't practice the liberal institution of separation of powers.

 

[Idolater]

Goodbye.

Bye.

 

[Right Divider]

Nothing is "immune from corruption", and I never suggested otherwise. What I challenged you to show is that political situations where they do not practice the liberal institution of separation of powers are less corrupt than ones that do. You cannot do that, because it is not true.

Again, I never made such a claim. Beat that straw-man good and hard.

 

[Idolater]

Again, I never made such a claim. Beat that straw-man good and hard.

iow a 'drive by' post you weren't prepared to defend.

 

[ok doser]

All governments are extremely corrupt ...

It is the nature of man

 

[Right Divider]

iow a 'drive by' post you weren't prepared to defend.

False accusation, but thanks.

 

[ok doser]

The opium of the masses is promising ...

The opium of the masses is more and more going to be fentanyl addiction, thanks to Joe the Rapist's determination to have open borders.

Fentanyl seizures at U.S. southern border rise dramatically

Federal agents say the powerful synthetic opioid is becoming a drug of choice for the cartels because it’s highly profitable and easier to smuggle.

www.nbcnews.com

Fentanyl overdoses are skyrocketing, and fentanyl is turning up in everything from cocaine to methamphetamine to the garden variety pot sold to high school kids.

 

[chrysostom]

a book of comfort
A Hope For The Future
A "testimony of Jesus Christ". The last book of the bible. A mystery that somehow communicates hope. A necessary ingredient in times of tribulation. You can overcometh. Listen, if you have an ear, to what the Spirit said to the churches.

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