.@Greg651 @bbenamati In Britain there'd been two: "Court party" and "Whigs," or "country party." All the Founders were whigs.
@bonhomme36 @ThePeoplesBacon @Greg651 @bbenamati Federalists ran government 1789-1801, . Dem-Reps ran govt 1801-25 at least, not divided.
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@Profepps Jefferson himself was not a Federalist. http://www.ushistory.org/us/20a.asp This discussion is just silly.@bonhomme36@Greg651@bbenamati -
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@bonhomme36 Yep. But@Profepps assertion that division was unknown to the founders is just unfathomable.@Greg651@bbenamati -
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@bonhomme36 Yep.There simply is no case to be made that our nation was founded on an assumption of concordance@Profepps@Greg651@bbenamati
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@Profepps Again your intention is to conflate party with ideological division.Division was always foreseen.@bonhomme36@Greg651@bbenamatiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Profepps@bonhomme36 Typical bait and switch. The issue is 'did the founders experience organized fictional politics'@Greg651@bbenamatiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Profepps@bonhomme36 You not me have a heavy burden of proof. Not to mention decades of legislative contention.@Greg651@bbenamatiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Profepps@bonhomme36 I'm not an idiot. The issues were state by state not part v party.@Greg651@bbenamatiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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