Comments on: Link of the Day: The Shockingly Supportable 1840 Democrat Party Platform http://www.imao.us/index.php/2012/12/link-of-the-day-the-shockingly-supportable-1840-democrat-party-platform/ Unfair. Unbalanced. Unmedicated. Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Isophorone http://www.imao.us/index.php/2012/12/link-of-the-day-the-shockingly-supportable-1840-democrat-party-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-371751 Isophorone Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:10:30 +0000 http://www.imao.us/?p=32340#comment-371751 The Constitution was amended to take care of that pesky slavery thing too!

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.imao.us/index.php/2012/12/link-of-the-day-the-shockingly-supportable-1840-democrat-party-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-371749 Jimmy Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:02:15 +0000 http://www.imao.us/?p=32340#comment-371749 And the modern plank?

1. Resolved, that the federal government shall take from those who’ve earned it and give it to those who haven’t.

]]> By: WEC http://www.imao.us/index.php/2012/12/link-of-the-day-the-shockingly-supportable-1840-democrat-party-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-371748 WEC Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:02:03 +0000 http://www.imao.us/?p=32340#comment-371748 If anybody really studies history, this is very accurate: the democratic party true roots were to Jackson and Jefferson – they were founded as a small government, individual rights, and state’s rights party. Essentially, the Democrats of the 19th century were a Libertrian party. They radically change in 1896 when William Jennings Bryan won there nomination for President on a “dictatorship of the Proliteriant” program (ie populist/socialist) did they morph into the Big Government/interventionist, Socialist/Progressive, authoritrian party.

On the other hand, the Republican Party actually has historically been an activist/Big government party since it was formed out of the old Federalist/Whig party……think TR kinnd of big government progressivism…..it was not until the 1920′s and 30′s it begin to embrace limited government conservatism…….in fact, judging by the number of establishment RINOs that run the GOP even today it aint fully shed its big government roots

]]> By: Peter http://www.imao.us/index.php/2012/12/link-of-the-day-the-shockingly-supportable-1840-democrat-party-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-371743 Peter Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:34:21 +0000 http://www.imao.us/?p=32340#comment-371743 Except for that pesky slavery thing.

]]> By: blarg http://www.imao.us/index.php/2012/12/link-of-the-day-the-shockingly-supportable-1840-democrat-party-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-371713 blarg Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:42:54 +0000 http://www.imao.us/?p=32340#comment-371713 Maybe if we all join the Democrat Party and start nominating people who follow that platform we could win an election.

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