Confederate holiday provokes a war between the Souths

[Jrsgun]

If they can have Juneteenth then the South should be able to have a Confederate holiday.

[KevK]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Events include bobbing for pigs feet, hub cap hurling and the Redneck mud pit belly flop contest.

from latimes.com:

Reporting from Atlanta -- In a cultural war that has pitted Old South against New, defenders of the Confederate legacy have opened a fresh front in their campaign to polish an image tarnished, they say, by people who do not respect Southern values.

With the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War coming up in 2011, efforts are underway in statehouses, small towns and counties across the South to push for proclamations or legislation promoting Confederate history.

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More: Confederate holiday provokes a war between the Souths - Los Angeles Times

Tell the rednecks to get a life. There ain't gonna be no Confederate Day in Georgia. And there ain't gonna be no Confederate flags on the state flag either. The civil war is over. We won and you lost. Accept it.

[afoigrokerkok]

Originally Posted by KevK

Tell the rednecks to get a life. There ain't gonna be no Confederate Day in Georgia. And there ain't gonna be no Confederate flags on the state flag either. The civil war is over. We won and you lost. Accept it.

There are many, many people in Georgia who probably want there to be a state Confederate Day, along with Confederate flags on the state flag.

[mary phagan]

Originally Posted by KevK

Tell the rednecks to get a life. There ain't gonna be no Confederate Day in Georgia. And there ain't gonna be no Confederate flags on the state flag either. The civil war is over. We won and you lost. Accept it.

Your right there won't de a confederate day in Georgia.They have a whole month now.Confederate history month.Rednecks-1 you-0

[jetgraphics]

Originally Posted by rlchurch

Per the Constitution, the states select the president.

That is incorrect. Pursuant to the original constitution, the Electoral College, composed of Electors chosen from each district, would convene and vote for two candidates, and only one of the candidates could be from their home state. The candidate with the most votes would be commander in chief, the second most popular candidate (and the winner's chief rival) would be the vice president.

The 12th amendment to the constitution changed the balloting. The Electors would have to vote specifically for a president, and specifically for a vice president. This is how partisan political parties gained control over the executive branch.

Under the original plan, the VP (and rival) was a "Fly on the wall", overseeing the execution of the laws enacted by Congress. Any partisanship in the Executive branch would thus be exposed. That's why the VP didn't have many specific duties spelled out in the original compact. His official job was to be a PITA, double checking on the CiC.

And it worked - too well. Geo. Washington was wroth with his VP, John Adams.

Unfortunately, the cure was worse than the disease, and we've been saddled with partisan politics ever since. That is why a two - party system is endemic. Partisanship in legislation is tolerable. Partisanship in execution is not. And as long as the executive branch is partisan, and can hand out patronage jobs and appointments, the party system will be eternally at war, seeking to vote out one gang of scoundrels and replace it with their gang.

[J P Zenger]

Originally Posted by rlchurch

...the Confederate officer corp, who had all sworn binding oaths to the United States when receiving their commissions. These men were by and contemporaneous or modern reading of the law guilt of treason against the United States.

heh heh, you should know that George Washington, among others, swore allegiance to the crown. Also, men were hanged at Nuremberg, by Americans, for upholding their sworn allegiances. Bottom line, such declarations are secondary to the defense of one's nation, i.e. people. The inability of most Americans to understand this is one of the reasons they're losing their country.

And hello to y'all, from a son of the Confederacy.