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Morrigoon 01-07-2008 04:01 PM

But then they would spend all their time campaigning and we'd be barraged with political ads ALL the time, instead of 2 years out of every 4.

Ghoulish Delight 01-07-2008 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile (Post 183826)
I wouldn't mind that, as long as there was an annual or bi-annual election to determine whether or not they should continue serving. That would keep 'em on their toes.

Too many elections leads to an elected body whose job is to please the electorate rather than make policy. I know that might sound like a good thing, but the Constitution was written to avoid a direct democracy for a reason. In the short term, the will of the people is a confused mess of immediate gratification. Elected officials need time in office to do their job and make long term plans, they don't need to be riding the fickle whims of the masses.

Alex 01-07-2008 04:06 PM

There is a line of thinking that a lot of the California budget problems have to do with the implementation of term limits and that legislators (and governors) have no strong incentive for considering consequences more than a decade in the future.

Strangler Lewis 01-07-2008 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 183804)
Found this amusing. From this article,



Wow, pancakes AND Chuck Norris. I don't know where to even begin, but there is at least one good joke there.

Huckabee has the support of both Chuck Norris and Ric Flair. Whom will he nominate to be the Secretary of Cartoon Violence?

Ghoulish Delight 01-07-2008 04:09 PM

I'm not sure I disagree with term limits for the President, but I'm definitely against limits for legislators for that very reason. Short term mentality, no thanks.

sleepyjeff 01-07-2008 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 183802)
Actually we have that in common. I want to see them remove the tariffs on imported sugar and encourage soft drink and other food makers to move away from high fructose corn syrup in favor of the real thing.

Me too. I remember drinking Bubble Up and Dr. Pepper out of glass bottles when I was a kid.....and on the label the words "Pure Cane Sugar"

:)

Now I drink an all natural diet cola called "Zevia"......it's no Coke Zero but it sure beats diet Pepsi and it contains absolutely no artificial sweeteners:)

cirquelover 01-07-2008 06:24 PM

We've been drinking Jones soda as it's the only one I can find with real sugar.

3894 01-07-2008 07:13 PM

Only Obama and McCain have crossover potential. This is why they'll be the nominees.

mousepod 01-07-2008 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cirquelover (Post 183895)
We've been drinking Jones soda as it's the only one I can find with real sugar.

There are lots of sodas that use real sugar. Just ask anyone who came by our house on Saturday night.

...or check out Galco's Soda Pop Stop.

innerSpaceman 01-07-2008 10:55 PM

Mmmm. Moxie Cherry (droool)


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