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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 6429243, member: 101855&quot;]Our democracy has been an evolutionary process. When the founding fathers wrote the constitution, it was a radical document, despite what you might think of it now. Remember that Europe and most of the rest of the world was run by kings, emperors and other despots. The idea that White land owners would have some significant power over the government was radical. </p><p><br /></p><p>The right to vote for the members of the Electoral College really got going in the 1824 presidential election, which brought Andrew Jackson to prominence. He didn&#039;t win, but he set the stage to win in 1828, and he was the first populist. </p><p><br /></p><p>African-Americans got the right to vote, on paper in many states, just after the Civil War. The direct election of U.S. Senators started in 1912, I believe. All women got the vote in 1920. There were some in other states, like Wyoming, before that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Dump on the country if you want. It&#039;s your First Amendment right, but remember that this country led to the path for freedom in many ways.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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