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storch

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Not as smart as he thinks he is
« Reply #45 on: November 05, 2006, 07:24:33 AM »
ghosth,  if I wanted to create a policy thaty would insure political chaos your suggestion would be well worth noting.

we already have the very best way to govern a large and diverse people.  the inspired system for our government was hammered together by what are arguably the most brilliant but disparate minds of all time.  the system works it doesn't need fixing.  

I agree the system needs some additional tweaking, I think mandatory term limits for all elected officials should be a requisite.  I don't think the founders ever envisioned a career politician and I think we should discourage the continuation of this practice.  we can do that by demanding it from the grass roots up, the way the system is supposed to work.

 the problem with our system will be evident again on tuesday.  you will see that only1/3 of the electorate will show up to register their opinion yet fully 100% will grouse about the outcome at some point in the next two years.

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Not as smart as he thinks he is
« Reply #46 on: November 05, 2006, 08:40:22 AM »
Allowing people to vote by phone or computer won't work. There's too much chance of fraud, and besides, if you're too lazy and sorry to go to the polls, you're too sorry and lazy to know anything about who or what you're voting for, or against.

No one rates more than one vote. And military people wouldn't want more than one.

Now, yes we do need to make the voting record of politicians easily available. In fact, they need to have to send out a record to every constituent, and include an explanation oftheir vote. Once a week, or once a month, doesn't matter. It also needs to be posted on a website easily
found and displayed.

Yes, we do need to streamline the procedure for a recall, so that if they get there and immediately turn their backs on their constituents and vote other than what they said they would, they can be recalled. Can't do it with the President and Vice President though. Way too much chaos created there.

And the Electoral College WORKS. Allowing the current batch of idiots and scumbags to screw around with it means it'll NEVER work again, and nothing else will either. It will result in immediate and constant attempts to gerrymander the whole thing repeatedly.
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