01-04-2018, 06:17 PM
Remember when the Democrats controlled the House for about 40 years (~1955 to ~1995)? The Republicans argued vociferously for term limits on House seats. It's the principle of the thing! If we don't have term limits people stay in their seats too long and become corrupt!
And then they won back the House and... "what, term limits... never mind". State's Rights is a much more used pseudo-principle that Republicans indulge in. State's Rights is a matter of principle! Except when they don't want it to be. Principles way too seldom stand up to an assault led by a desire to fulfill a party's tactical and strategic goals (both parties, but I think the Republicans are really on a big roll lately). The principle political parties almost always adhere to is "the ends justify the means" and the ends are some action X that they really want to do.
And then they won back the House and... "what, term limits... never mind". State's Rights is a much more used pseudo-principle that Republicans indulge in. State's Rights is a matter of principle! Except when they don't want it to be. Principles way too seldom stand up to an assault led by a desire to fulfill a party's tactical and strategic goals (both parties, but I think the Republicans are really on a big roll lately). The principle political parties almost always adhere to is "the ends justify the means" and the ends are some action X that they really want to do.