It sets everybody off on all sides. Go ahead, daniel. No, i don t think it s really high per billy. I think it s really in certain ways. Biden is quite accurate. What we saw in the years leading up to the civil war in 18. 61 was a very small minority of southern large scale southern slaveholders, really only a few 1000 people and all were able to use their constitutional advantages to leverage their power over the government as a whole. And consequently, what happened and $861. 00 is that the northern masses rose up and revolt and essentially cast off this, this minority dictatorship. And what we re seeing now is something oddly similar, where the republicans are using their constitutional advantages to gain an edge on the what is clearly the democratic, both with the capital d and small d majority. As they tried to, you know, to bend the government to their will. Busy as is their right and the, the republicans are using the electoral college, the supreme court the, the standard filibu
And consequently what happened in $1861. 00 is that the northern masses rose up and revolt and essentially cast off the minority dictatorship. And what we re seeing now is something oddly similar, where the republicans are using their constitutional advantages to gain an edge on the what is clearly the democratic, both with a capital d and small d majority. As they tried to, you know, to bend the government to their will as is their right. And the, the republicans are using the electoral college, the supreme court the, the senate filibuster, etc. As techniques to frustrate the democratic will. And that is leading to huge, a huge build up and anger and frustration on both sides of the aisle. It s why we had january 6, for example, and while will undoubtedly will have similar russian and the years the com. Okay, well that, that when you say it s really quite interesting, i hadn t really thought about it that way. Arthur a bit, but these are institutions that are known and have been accep
Coven passport, movies. Proving hugely divisive along with his the public, a lot of across tool got next. If you, what s in this in the us, the news with rick sanchez, we re back in one. I was fine with the brief headline update once again. The ah with ah hello and welcome to cross talk. We re all things are considered. I m peter lavelle. Much of history is about patterns that are ebbs and flows of political passions. Most of the time, these passions are negotiated through compromise. Other times there is people violence and even separation. The idea of succession today is not far fetched. We are witnessing a cultural possession and separation could go even further. The, the cross talking succession, i m joined by my guess. Daniela s are in new york. He is a journalist and author of 3 books on the us constitution. And in toronto, we have arthur claire. Oh, he is a liberty advocate and freelance editor gentlemen close to girls and that means he can jump at anytime you want. And i always
Leverage their power over the government as a whole. And consequently, what happened in $1861. 00 is that the northern masses rose up and revolt and essentially cast off this minority dictatorship. And what we re seeing now is something oddly similar, where the republicans are using their constitutional advantages to gain an edge on the what is clearly the democratic, both with the capital d and small d majority. As they tried to, you know, to bend the government to their will. Busy as is their right and the, the republicans are using the electoral college, the supreme court the, the senate filibuster, etc. As techniques to frustrate the democratic will. And that is leading to huge, a huge build up and anger and frustration on both sides of the aisle. It s why we had january 6 for example, and while will undoubtedly will have similar russian in the years the com. Okay. Well that, that when you say it s really quite interesting, i hadn t really thought about it that way arthur a bit. Bu
Cross talking to session, i m joined by my guess daniela s are in new york. He is a journalist and author of 3 books on the us constitution. And in toronto, we have arthur claire. Oh, he is a liberty advocate and freelance editor gentlemen close to girls and a fact that means he can jump at anytime you want. And i always appreciate, daniel, let me go to you 1st. I mean, we hear new civil war, cultural, civil war, culture war. It s been a while that s been with us for awhile and we have a president of the united states is constantly invoking. This is vito, as bad as it was before the civil war. And you know, we hear it s almost like a battle him right now. I mean, it s this high per billy because when i hear it, it sets everybody off on all sides. Go ahead, daniel. No, i don t think it s really hyperbolic. I think it s really in certain ways, biden is quite accurate. What we saw in the years leading up to the civil war in 18. 61 was a very small minority of southern large scale southern