Comments by Sean O'Brien Most recent public comments by Sean O'Brien https://nowcomment.com/users/551 Why Fed 10 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2236 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2236 Some people say this is the most important Federalist essay because it explains the benefits of a large republic. Madison was the first to express this idea and at the time very few people understood what the implications were. Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:11 -0500 Special Interests https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2235 Nice definition of what we call "special interest groups," what Madison called "factions." Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:11 -0500 A big country https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2234 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2234 And here is where Madison brings it home for the USA. Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:11 -0500 The Key Sentence https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2233 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1618?scroll_to=2233 This is it, where we learn about the advantage of the large republic. Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:11 -0500 Special Interest Groups https://nowcomment.com/documents/1617?scroll_to=2232 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1617?scroll_to=2232 Nice definition of special interest groups Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:11 -0500 Here they are https://nowcomment.com/documents/1616?scroll_to=2231 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1616?scroll_to=2231 Sovereignty, Union, Justice, Power, Order, Liberty, Posterity Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:38 -0500 The Preamble https://nowcomment.com/documents/1616?scroll_to=2229 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1616?scroll_to=2229 What are the seven themes? Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:38 -0500 Need a census to do this https://nowcomment.com/documents/1616?scroll_to=2227 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1616?scroll_to=2227 Ever wonder why we have a census every 10 years? Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:39:11 -0500