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There aren't enough actual libertarians. Most of the people who call themselves that are actually Republicans, and the rest are socialists who don't want to call themselves socialist.
I think that is what CA does with its ballot initiative. We don't have that here in our state, but from what I gather, if they get a certain number of signatures it gets to the state wide ballot and everybody gets to vote on it. It sounds like a good idea, but like all good ideas, there is always a downside to it. The problem is that when the people go to vote on it they aren't thinking about the budget as a whole, just that particular idea, so it gets funded. So then the legislature has to rob Peter to pay Paul. The money will have to come out of another program that in reality is more important, in the basic sense. I think that is in part the problem with their budget in CA. They have very few things left there that they can tweak to make ends meet. So in theory it is a great idea, but it has its practical limitations.
We definitely need to throw out all of those idiots who "represent" us in Washington. None of them are any good. The trouble is, people complain about the job they are doing and then turn around and vote for them the next time they run. The only thing voters seem to care about is that they have the proper letter after their name.I heard a conversation between a couple of guys who couldn't have been more than 22 or 23. It was a real intelligent conversation. It went like this:"Did you vote in November?""Yeah. Did you.""Yeah.""Who did you vote for?""I don't remember his name but I know he was a Democrat. That's all I care about. Who did you vote for?""I don't remember his name either. I just know he was a Democrat and that's all I care about, too.""Was he the black guy?""I think he was.""Well, he won.""Oh, he did? What's his name?""I don't remember."
Not everyone. The two senators from my state and my "representative" only listen to those constituents who agree with them. As for the rest of us, well, we can just go to hell as far as they are concerned.
That's because the media doesn't let us become aware of other candidates. They rig elections by only showing us the candidates they want us to see. How many saw anyone other than Obama and McCain on regular news coverage after they won the party nominations? There were other presidential candidates. Cynthia McKinney for example. A search yields this as the top result for "2008 presidential candidates":<a class="user" href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/" rel="nofollow">http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidenti ...</a>Is that even a choice? McCain was running with that brain-dead bimbo Palin so what choice did anyone have? Judging from this source, there was no one else running for president that year.<a class="user" href="http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults ...</a>It shows here that there were actually 24 people running for president of the United States.
And the fact that a corporation should have the same rights as a living person. Which, they should not. Corporations enjoy all of the advantages of having the rights of a person without hardly any of its drawbacks. You can jail a person for crimes, but how do you put Wal Mart in jail? You can arrest their CEO's, but the company as a whole gets off clear and free. That's about as effective as cutting off a person's hair for committing fraud. You could fine the corporation, but they will just externalize that cost somewhere else (i.e. cutting jobs, wages, etc). No, corporations have power above and beyond any legal citizen of this country and they don't deserve it.
Closed AccountSep 1, 2009
There aren't enough actual libertarians. Most of the people who call themselves that are actually Republicans, and the rest are socialists who don't want to call themselves socialist.
monvalleySep 1, 2009
I'll vote for that
lastvisibledogSep 1, 2009
This just in...The One's approval rating: 45%
edjenkins234Sep 1, 2009
I didn't say freedom was quaint, but freedom does not equal no government, a government isn't the only group that restricts freedom.
marx2kSep 2, 2009
yyyyyeah...foxnews is over there, man.
cajungalSep 2, 2009
I think that is what CA does with its ballot initiative. We don't have that here in our state, but from what I gather, if they get a certain number of signatures it gets to the state wide ballot and everybody gets to vote on it. It sounds like a good idea, but like all good ideas, there is always a downside to it. The problem is that when the people go to vote on it they aren't thinking about the budget as a whole, just that particular idea, so it gets funded. So then the legislature has to rob Peter to pay Paul. The money will have to come out of another program that in reality is more important, in the basic sense. I think that is in part the problem with their budget in CA. They have very few things left there that they can tweak to make ends meet. So in theory it is a great idea, but it has its practical limitations.
hmolsenSep 9, 2009
We definitely need to throw out all of those idiots who "represent" us in Washington. None of them are any good. The trouble is, people complain about the job they are doing and then turn around and vote for them the next time they run. The only thing voters seem to care about is that they have the proper letter after their name.I heard a conversation between a couple of guys who couldn't have been more than 22 or 23. It was a real intelligent conversation. It went like this:"Did you vote in November?""Yeah. Did you.""Yeah.""Who did you vote for?""I don't remember his name but I know he was a Democrat. That's all I care about. Who did you vote for?""I don't remember his name either. I just know he was a Democrat and that's all I care about, too.""Was he the black guy?""I think he was.""Well, he won.""Oh, he did? What's his name?""I don't remember."
hmolsenSep 9, 2009
Not everyone. The two senators from my state and my "representative" only listen to those constituents who agree with them. As for the rest of us, well, we can just go to hell as far as they are concerned.
greevarNov 13, 2009
That's because the media doesn't let us become aware of other candidates. They rig elections by only showing us the candidates they want us to see. How many saw anyone other than Obama and McCain on regular news coverage after they won the party nominations? There were other presidential candidates. Cynthia McKinney for example. A search yields this as the top result for "2008 presidential candidates":<a class="user" href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/" rel="nofollow">http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidenti ...</a>Is that even a choice? McCain was running with that brain-dead bimbo Palin so what choice did anyone have? Judging from this source, there was no one else running for president that year.<a class="user" href="http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults ...</a>It shows here that there were actually 24 people running for president of the United States.
greevarNov 13, 2009
And the fact that a corporation should have the same rights as a living person. Which, they should not. Corporations enjoy all of the advantages of having the rights of a person without hardly any of its drawbacks. You can jail a person for crimes, but how do you put Wal Mart in jail? You can arrest their CEO's, but the company as a whole gets off clear and free. That's about as effective as cutting off a person's hair for committing fraud. You could fine the corporation, but they will just externalize that cost somewhere else (i.e. cutting jobs, wages, etc). No, corporations have power above and beyond any legal citizen of this country and they don't deserve it.
greevarNov 13, 2009
That's because we have been demoralized into believing that we can do nothing about it.