Former Republican Pennsylvania Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum has said that Ohio’s vote to back abortion rights and marijuana legalisation shows that “pure democracies are not the way to run a country”.
The rightwing commentator, who was booted from CNN after making disparaging comments about Native Americans, appeared on the far-right network Newsmax on Tuesday night to take part in its election coverage.
Too bad it wasn’t a school shooter. Apparently the Founders were VERY CLEAR when it comes to making sure people can shoot up schools.
…appeared on the far-right network Newsmax on Tuesday night…
Nobody of any consequence appears on Newsmax. It’s only slightly better than Infowars. Republicans and Conservatives pushing for autocracy has been their whole schtick since the Trump Admin.
This guy used to be a US senator though. Gross name though, someone should tell him.
For those who might not get the joke, someone gave Rick Santorum’s surname an unpleasant alternate definition in order to shame him for opposing gay rights.
OK, yes pure democracy has problems. There should be some limits on what can be democratically decided. Something like the Athenian process of ostracism probably felt good, but it’s pretty ripe for abuse. Or say, should slavery be put up for a vote? I’d lean towards “no”. But, something like legalizing marijuana seems like a pretty good place for democracy to step in and stop decades of stupid by our politicians.
A major problem with majority rule is the tyranny of the majority.
What happened in Ohio was the majority of voters acting to protect certain minorities. Women who have a need for abortion services are a minority. Marijuana is only illegal so that people in minority demographics can be convicted of felonies and have their voting rights taken away.
so, an example of democracy working how it ideally should, instead of how it could be expected to.
People really need to press him on why he wants government interference in reproductive rights.
https://www.salon.com/2012/01/06/karen_santorum_did_not_have_an_abortion/
That’s easy for him, he will simply say that it is murder and everyone agrees that the government can criminalize murder. Any other ethical positions do not matter to him, or republicans, on this point, so it doesn’t matter how stupid you make him look to people from an out group.
