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The New York Times; By Patrick Healy
Published August 26, 2008
Edited: September 25, 2008
Since our nation began, factions have existed in American politics. A faction is a group of people with shared opinions and views. Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Democrats and Republicans. Liberals and Conservatives. Factions can even occur within political groups. For instance, there are groups of Democrats with more liberal views, and Democrats with more conservative views.
When reading and learning about the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, one common detail that I had noticed was the mentioning of factions:
The article I chose basically talks about Hillary Clinton's support for Barack Obama's campaign. Clinton gave a speech praising Obama at the Democratic Convention on August 26th. When Barack Obama was Hillary Clinton's opponent, there was a lot of criticism and backlash between the two. However, after the primaries, when it became obvious that Clinton was ruled out of the race, she almost immediately threw all her efforts into supporting Obama's campaign. "Whether y
ou voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose". The faction that once supported Hillary Clinton now needs to decide whether to support Barack Obama and the Democratic Party or John McCain. I think that Clinton tried to avoid a larger faction within the Democratic Party by asking voters to unite as one party and elect Barack Obama.
I think that this is one of the things that makes politics so interesting. The fact that groups form and groups separate and cause changes in politics. I also think that the inconsistency and unpredictability is really interesting. New opinions are always forming. Changes in the country can cause your feelings to change. Federalism and Anti-Federalism were two of the first factions in American Politics and we still see those effects today. I think the fact that politics and government can be so unpredictable and can always change makes them interesting.
> Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Since our nation began, factions have existed in American politics. A faction is a group of people with shared opinions and views. Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Democrats and Republicans. Liberals and Conservatives. Factions can even occur within political groups. For instance, there are groups of Democrats with more liberal views, and Democrats with more conservative views.
When reading and learning about the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, one common detail that I had noticed was the mentioning of factions:
"Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destruction agency." (The Federalist #10)As quoted by the Federalist Papers, liberty nourishes faction. Without the freedom to form your own opinions, there would be no reason for factions and disagreements. Factions have always existed in America's government and politics. Disagreements about government arise partially because opinions change and are modified, meaning that not much in politics will be consistent.
The article I chose basically talks about Hillary Clinton's support for Barack Obama's campaign. Clinton gave a speech praising Obama at the Democratic Convention on August 26th. When Barack Obama was Hillary Clinton's opponent, there was a lot of criticism and backlash between the two. However, after the primaries, when it became obvious that Clinton was ruled out of the race, she almost immediately threw all her efforts into supporting Obama's campaign. "Whether y
ou voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose". The faction that once supported Hillary Clinton now needs to decide whether to support Barack Obama and the Democratic Party or John McCain. I think that Clinton tried to avoid a larger faction within the Democratic Party by asking voters to unite as one party and elect Barack Obama.I think that this is one of the things that makes politics so interesting. The fact that groups form and groups separate and cause changes in politics. I also think that the inconsistency and unpredictability is really interesting. New opinions are always forming. Changes in the country can cause your feelings to change. Federalism and Anti-Federalism were two of the first factions in American Politics and we still see those effects today. I think the fact that politics and government can be so unpredictable and can always change makes them interesting.
> Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention:
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