valerief
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Thu Jan-21-10 07:50 PM
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When are they going to do away with elections altogether? Why maintain the pretense anymore? |
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I'd better start learning Chinese. We are now China.
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Thu Jan-21-10 07:54 PM
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valerief
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Thu Jan-21-10 07:56 PM
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2. They hung Mussolini. nt |
Blue State Blues
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:05 AM
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3. elections are good theatre. |
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And muckraking campaigns serve to keep most people disgusted and disinterested with politics in general. Elections will continue. Just not meaningful ones.
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Arkansas Granny
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Fri Jan-22-10 11:42 AM
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4. Maybe they should conduct them like auctions. The highest bidder gets to seat their candidate. |
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Fri Jan-22-10 02:39 PM
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5. I thought that's how it worked now.....wait, maybe I'm thinking of Congress.....nt |
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Fri Jan-22-10 02:52 PM
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6. You've Hit on Quite an Idea.... |
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Screw Elections, we'll just be HONEST and sell seats in the House and Senate. Think of the revenue that would bring in -- and we'd be saving the taxpayers the time and considerable expense of holding all those damned elections.
Who the hell says you can't put a price on Freedom?!
For Sale: Seat in the United States House of Representatives for the 5th Congressional District of Wisconsin. And instead of that nincompoop Jim Sensenbrenner, I could be getting a Corporate Overlord who (ironically) might provide better representation that what I'm getting now.
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:44 PM
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13. If the taxpayers purchase a seat |
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and the representative or senator fails to perform can the purchased congressman or senator be returned for a full refund?
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Jeff In Milwaukee
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Sat Jan-23-10 08:55 AM
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17. Like the taxpayers could AFFORD a seat! |
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Don't make me laugh!
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Fri Jan-22-10 03:48 PM
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7. They have no reason to end them because they pick who the two options are. |
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They win before the vote ever gets to take place.
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Fri Jan-22-10 03:49 PM
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8. Somehat silly since we hold the White House and both Houses of Congress. |
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Fri Jan-22-10 08:49 PM
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11. After November the OP won't be silly. Billions to the republicans will change that. |
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:03 AM
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16. The same billions will go to Dems. Donors hedge their bets. |
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Fri Jan-22-10 08:30 PM
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9. They'll keep up the pretense as long as stupid freepers think THEY are |
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Fri Jan-22-10 08:47 PM
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10. If that's really how you feel, please stop voting |
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It will make my vote count ever so much more.
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:19 PM
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12. These corporations aren't even American anymore. In fact, they're unamerican. |
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:52 PM
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14. Silly girl: We'll still have the vote every 2 and 4 years. It's just that Diebold will count them. |
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:14 PM
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Good to know someone around here knows the score and who keeps it.
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