Word: jeffersonism
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...Congress, whatever is not blandly or angrily populist is elitist. In their resort to this weasel word, the patriotically correct on the right are as bad as the politically correct on the residual left--worse, in fact, because they have more power. How all these folk would hate Thomas Jefferson if he walked back in with his idea that democracy was meant to foster a "natural aristocracy" of talent and intelligence. Naked elitism...
Ironically entitled the "Citizens' Legislature Amendment," term limitation represents nothing less than an effort to systematically skew the membership of Congress toward traditional Republican constituencies. Harking back to the rhetoric of Jefferson and Madison, term-limiters romantically depict a Congress of non-professional yeoman legislators. Taking advantage of hot-button political reflexes, conservatives' ideological appeals to the ideal of citizen legislators do not adequately disclose the types of people who will probably take advantage of the `new accessibility to office holding.' As Professor of Government Morris Fiorina writes, such a system "advantages the independently wealthy, professionals with private practices, independent...
...Election Law Enforcement Commission. The panel charges that James failed to report on disbursements from his political war chest, and it has recommended fines of $44,000. "What's going on here is like a feudal system between lords and vassals," says Essex County Executive James Treffinger. "It's Jefferson's worst nightmare of what can happen in a democracy...
Upon returning from France, Thomas Jefferson asked George Washington why the Constitutional Convention had provided for an upper chamber. "Why did you pour milk into your saucer?" asked Washington. "To cool it," said Jefferson. "Just so," replied Washington, "we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool...
Assistant to the Masters and Director Susan Livingston, and Musical Director Jefferson Packer wisely choose to cut several of the extra song verses, helping the pacing of the show immeasurably...