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Patricians and Corporatism

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The vast political fissure that threatens the very soul of the American Experiment, widened a bit with the reaffirmation of Scott Walker 's governorship through the unsuccessful recall. Now I personally believe that Tom Barrett is an honorable man but I think his soft demeanor and non-confrontational style were overwhelmed by the ideological enthusiasm of Walker's adherents.  I honestly think in terms of Neville Chamberlain at Munich with bratwurst and beer  served at the Governor's Mansion to the tune of " Peace in our time. " Then perhaps this argument is just an inevitable  ignoratio elenchi  via reductio ad hitlerum   ... Yes this is a mea culpa to Godwin's Law . The most disastrous of United States Supreme Court decisions are  arguable ,  Scott v. Sandford , Pleassy v. Phergusson , and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission . Each of these decisions diminished civil liberties and place property owners' rights before civil liberties. The l