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BERNIE, HILLARY AND ALL OF THE CANDIDATES LOVE THE BIGGEST LIE."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l6x0GzUfccQ\/ViXZ5zdmrMI\/AAAAAAAAAKk\/i7Tf-7OhKz8\/s1600\/rogues-gallery-picisto-20151020020539-103790.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l6x0GzUfccQ\/ViXZ5zdmrMI\/AAAAAAAAAKk\/i7Tf-7OhKz8\/s640\/rogues-gallery-picisto-20151020020539-103790.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn a work for the Washington Post titled,\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/volokh-conspiracy\/wp\/2015\/05\/13\/is-the-united-states-of-america-a-republic-or-a-democracy\/\"\u003E Is the United States of America a Republic or a Democracy?\u003C\/a\u003E legal guy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Volokh\"\u003EEugene Volokh at UCLA Law\u003C\/a\u003E claims Americans have a republic — citizens have the power to vote for officers and rerepresentatives — and a representative democracy — government by elected representatives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIn his work, Volokh, a native of the former communist Ukraine, in establishment apologist fashion tells his readers that \u003Ci\u003E\"in addition to being a representative democracy, the United States is also a constitutional democracy, in which courts restrain in some measure the democratic will.\"\u003C\/i\u003E Though he might be a bright guy, Volokh stretches the truth.\u0026nbsp;It is the very design of the US itself through amendments to the Constitution along with public law passed by Congress that limits the democratic will.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nReality is far different from what Volokh preaches at UCLA Law and what millions of school children learn each year in America. Americans do not have representative democracy. Americans don't have democracy of any kind.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen the founders designed the United States of America with the second constitution, the founders wanted Americans to have popular representation and states' legislatures to have representation. To give Americans popular representation, they created the House of Representatives. To give states legislatures representation, they created the Senate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor more on this,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connecticut_compromise\"\u003Eyou can read about the Connecticut Compromise\u003C\/a\u003E. Likely, most of you never heard of the Connecticut Compromise during your high school years because your states' legislators had a agenda for you to serve their purposes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Census\"\u003EThere is reason why the founders required a census in Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution\u003C\/a\u003E. The reason has nothing to do with how many Hispanics there are in the USA or how many blacks or how many females. The founders design a census into the system so that Americans could have popular representation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSadly, today, the dictators of Congress use the census as rhetorical justification to dole out welfare to key supporting constituencies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe United States of America as the founders intended with the Constitution of 1787 and ratified on June 21, 1788, began to die in 1870. America moved ever closer to death beginning 1910.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"371\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1kL13iL4aqrTznHeYO0oyNSFzz7UOvt3sw-NCprAxBrY\/pubchart?oid=1727114155\u0026amp;format=interactive\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ERepresentative Democracy (left). Oligarchy Illusory Democracy (right).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EAmericans have the right to vote. That is it.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEvery election, Americans are given the choice between candidates who are branded products. In short, Americans are given the choice between Coca-cola or Pepsi (see here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bizarrotheater.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/the-biggest-lie-almost-all-americans.htmlhttps:\/\/truedollarjournal.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/american-politics-136-years-ago-james.html\"\u003EAMERICAN POLITICS. 136 YEARS AGO, JAMES SAYLES BROWN DESCRIBED IT PERFECTLY!\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EVoting is mere illusion. Voting does not equal representation.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you hover over each state, you can see how many adults, 18 and up, each\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHouse representative in that state represents. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMap 1. Number of Adult Americans for Each Member of the House of Representatives\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"371\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fhUHg3iahYwDXY32XwEylvNgtIUEguebUzo3KaFmrjQ\/pubchart?oid=1272146649\u0026amp;format=interactive\" width=\"660\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nResidents of the State of Montana have the least representation. Residents of the District of Columbia have the most representation. Yet, in a cruel twist, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/District_of_Columbia_voting_rights\"\u003Ethose who represent them are mere delegates who can't vote on bills\u003C\/a\u003E. They can only work as committee members.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nReality gets worse when you discover that on a full-time, 40-hour work week with no time in D.C., a representative could give mere seconds to each of his adult constituents — seriously seconds. Hover over your state and see it for yourself.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMap 2. Number of Seconds Each Adult American Can be Given by their Representative, for a Full-time, 40-hour work week and no trips to D.C.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"371\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fhUHg3iahYwDXY32XwEylvNgtIUEguebUzo3KaFmrjQ\/pubchart?oid=1515483784\u0026amp;format=interactive\" width=\"660\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow, if Americans were to have a truly representative democracy, one where each adult could at least sit with his or her representative for 15 minutes, once a year and still have their representatives go to Congress for three months to hash out the only most important matters of Americans, here are the number of representatives Americans need by each states.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EMap 3. 15 Minutes Once a Year with One's Representative with the Representative Three-Months in D.C., Number of Representatives Needed in Each State\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"371\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fhUHg3iahYwDXY32XwEylvNgtIUEguebUzo3KaFmrjQ\/pubchart?oid=1899194130\u0026amp;format=interactive\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCalifornians alone would need over six times the number of representatives than the whole House of Representatives now!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd here is what it would look like if representatives only gave 10 minutes to each adult, 18 and older while still hanging out in D.C. for three months.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMap 4. 10 Minutes Once a Year with One's Representative with the Representative Three-Months in D.C., Number of Representatives Needed in Each State \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"371\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fhUHg3iahYwDXY32XwEylvNgtIUEguebUzo3KaFmrjQ\/pubchart?oid=1918814830\u0026amp;format=interactive\" width=\"660\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCalifornians would still need over four times as many representatives as the whole of the House now.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere is how many representatives Americans would need in each state if Congress adhered to the Constitution and had each House member represent 30,000 adults.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EMap 5. 30,000 Adults each Representative, Number of Representatives Needed in Each State\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"371\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fhUHg3iahYwDXY32XwEylvNgtIUEguebUzo3KaFmrjQ\/pubchart?oid=909087734\u0026amp;format=interactive\" width=\"660\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBernie Sanders is quick to rail against billionaires and Wall Street, but Bernie never mentions\u003Cb\u003E the true problem — the lack of popular representation.\u003C\/b\u003E Hillary Clinton is merely the light version of Bernie. Hillary makes almost the same attacks but is much softer about hers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nShouldn't that make you wonder about Bernie and Hillary or anyone like them who claims he or she has the plan to make America better for Americans?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe jokers running for Team Red, the Republicans, don't even attack anyone who they claim is harming America. They too don't want you to know the most pressing problem that has been facing Americans for years upon years, decades even.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can be sure the people behind the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.civiced.org\/programs\/rda\"\u003ECenter for Civic Education\u003C\/a\u003E never mention this.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCampaign financing by the rich isn't the problem no matter how many times Bernie Sanders lies to you saying it is and no matter how many times Hillary Clinton lies to you saying it is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYou and all other Americans who are not part of the establishment have only one problem: You don't have a representative democracy. You live under a dictatorship of a well-organized minority.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe lack of popular representation is the true problem all of us Americans face. It should be the only election issue. If you want to fix America, you must spread the word on this.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EAnyone who believes Americans live under a representative democracy has been bamboozled. Anyone who knows better and still makes the claim suffers from corrupted morality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf only you lived under a representative democracy, there would be many political parties with no party dominant. The Democrats and the Republicans would be powerless in themselves. They would need to form coalitions with other parties and yield much of their desires to a bigger cause.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnly the most important bills would rise to the top and become law. You would have much more freedom. People who work for Congress in the various agencies overseen by the President would show you much respect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you lived under a representative democracy, having a high income or low income wouldn't matter nor would having much property (right of ownership) or no property in anything. You would be on equal footing with the richest man whom your representative would represent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is what the founders wanted for us 227 years later. Alas, we don't have it because the Democrats and the Republicans perpetuate the Biggest Lie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you are an American adult or soon to be an adult, likely this is the most important work you have yet read in your life. After reading this, I encourage you to read \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/147\"\u003EThomas Paine's Common Sense\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can be sure that not one candidate from either of those establishment parties would ever want you to have representation. That is why their parties colluded in during the Quiet Revolution to freeze permanently the House membership to 435 and only later did they add another three delegates for D.C.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou might like these:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bizarrotheater.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/haters-of-team-elephants-foolishly.html\"\u003EHATERS OF TEAM ELEPHANTS FOOLISHLY BLAME THE RICH FOR THE LOSS BY TEAM DONKEYS. OTHERS BLAME OBAMA. NONE HAVE IT RIGHT. HERE IS WHY.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;— \u003Cb\u003EThis one shows the rapid decline of representative democracy of Americans through our history.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bizarrotheater.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/the-real-reason-why-us-government.html\"\u003ETHE REAL REASON WHY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WORK FOR AMERICANS ANYMORE.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bizarrotheater.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/stand-by-your-hillary-hillary-lies.html\"\u003ESTAND BY YOUR HILLARY? HILLARY, LIES, EMAIL SHENANIGANS, WORK SHENANIGANS. WHY VOTE FOR HILLARY?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bizarrotheater.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/50-shades-of-bernie-sanders.html\"\u003E50 SHADES OF BERNIE SANDERS.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bizarrotheater.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/a-brilliant-lady-and-why-donald-trump.html\"\u003EA BRILLIANT LADY AND WHY DONALD TRUMP IS MOST POPULAR WITH AMERICANS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2938080886449362778\/posts\/default\/8881449961988025126"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2938080886449362778\/posts\/default\/8881449961988025126"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/truedollarjournal.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/the-biggest-lie-almost-all-americans.html","title":"THE BIGGEST LIE ALMOST ALL AMERICANS BELIEVE: AMERICANS HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. 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