Would you vote for a George Washington/Thomas Jefferson ticket?

[Telkandore]

This would be a great question to ask the other candidates as well as their supporters. If they say no, I think that speaks for itself. If they say yes, it sets them up to be absolutely and unarguably exposed as liars.

 

[FreeTraveler]

Thomas Jefferson, yes, George Washington, no!

GW violated the Constitution when he illegally put down the Whiskey Rebellion.

 

[Ogren]

I would vote for a Paul/Jefferson ticket.

 

[constitutional]

Thomas Jefferson, yes, George Washington, no!

GW violated the Constitution when he illegally put down the Whiskey Rebellion.

Please tell me about about it the Whiskey Reb, specifically, how was it unconstitutional? thanks. Just curious what the argument was.

 

[Think12345]

Nah.
I prefer internet-savvy candidates.

 

[angrydragon]

Jefferson/Ben Franklin.

 

[lynnf]

if wishes were horses......

This would be a great question to ask the other candidates as well as their supporters. If they say no, I think that speaks for itself. If they say yes, it sets them up to be absolutely and unarguably exposed as liars.

I prefer to give my vote to candidates that can actually take office and can actually say the oath of office, therefore my answer is no since the most these candidates could provide is dry (or maybe not so dry) bones for the office.

lynn

 

[Paulbot_9876]

hell yea.....george had a plantation and enjoyed a good smoke....mwaahaahaaa

 

[Matt Collins]

Yea GW is of course better than anyone we have had in the last few decades, however GW was definitely not a Constitutionalist.

 

[justinc.1089]

I'm not so sure I would vote for Washington, him and the Federalists, but mainly Hamilton, laid the foundation for the mess we're in now. But Washington could have easily decided to become a military dictator and chose not to do so. Or he could have served as president for probably his entire life, but chose not to do that as well. So I have tremendous respect for a man that turns down power like that.

Jefferson I would certainly vote for though!

 

[familydog]

Paul/Cleveland 08

 

[Acidlump]

Thomas Jefferson, yes, George Washington, no!

GW violated the Constitution when he illegally put down the Whiskey Rebellion.

Jefferson kind of did something not so good with the whole Louisiana Purchase y'know. Not exactly allowed by the constitution. You can't always follow the constitution I think most everybody in America would agree that we are better off with the enitre east-west coast.

 

[1789Redux]

Thomas Jefferson, yes, George Washington, no!

GW violated the Constitution when he illegally put down the Whiskey Rebellion.

Louisiana Purchase, anyone?

No President has ever been perfectly constitutional, but George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were pretty damn good.

 

[Enemies Domestic]

I'd give the Jefferson/Ben Franklin ticket a whirl.

 

[Soccrmastr]

Jefferson ftw

 

[angrydragon]

Jefferson, always the strict constructionist, feared that the purchase would be deemed unconstitutional. Therefore, he personally drafted a constitutional amendment authorizing the national government to acquire new lands and allowing for the indefinite settlement of the new territory. However, Jefferson and his colleagues feared the time it would take to adopt a new amendment might allow the deal to slip through their fingers. Urged by fellow Republicans, he dropped the amendment and submitted the treaty that provided for the Louisiana Purchase to the Senate, where it was speedily ratified.

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/firstyears/section6.rhtml

 

[Richie]

Paul/Franklin