Power shared is power limited. Good point.

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• We need town square democracy. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 19:17:15

• We're living in a town square democracy, however -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 19:33:18

• imperfect it is. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 19:33:35

• Bipartisanship between GOP and the Democratic Party is -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:04:13

• prominent feature of the American political system, -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:04:27

• which lead to political deadlock and challenges in achieving -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:05:41

• consensus. This reflects the diversity in the states. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:09:05

• The democratic process is quite messy. So many conflicting -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:18:02

• interests are involved. Everyone fights to bring bacon home. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:21:03

• So many hands want to be greased. At the end of the day, -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:21:56

• though, by hook or by crook, we manage to -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:22:54

• muddle through. Bottom line, a successful democracy -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:24:31

• lets everyone live to fight another day. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:25:21

• 和秋兰聊天，能学到好多地道的美语表达。谢谢你！比如： -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:48:41

• Everyone fights to bring bacon home. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:49:17

• So many hands want to be greased. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:49:26

• by hook or by crook, we manage to muddle through. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:50:07

• 盈盈周日早安！哪里呢？平常心，平常语；游观世，坐论世，如此而已。 -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 06:25:24

• 同感，和盈盈一起同谢秋兰！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 19:49:19

• Couldn’t agree more “let everyone live to fight another day” -碼農學寫字- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 08:13:24

• Thank you, 碼農學寫字! We have a living Constitution, which means -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 08:42:08

• we have to guard against regression all the time. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 08:44:49

• Indeed. The Democratic Party consists of a diverse range of -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:41:46

• perspectives and conflicting interests. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:43:53

• I would say, political leverages make things happen--- -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 06:29:38

• good or bad. Whoever has the mandate also has the final say. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 06:32:41

• It is common sense here. Elsewhere? Not so much. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 19:32:07

• There are still authoritarian dictatorships in the world -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:12:52

• We can only do so much. Just make sure that -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:28:03

• we won't get blindsided again. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:31:48

• The tide of history cannot be turned. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/25/2023 postreply 20:35:26

• My reading of history is that ingenuity makes history. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 06:40:17