So now I don't get a vote?

[Alex]

It's not an unreasonable position to say that at least one branch of the federal government should be directly elected by the consensus will of the nation. And if so, then the presidency is the obvious candidate since no matter what you ultimately end up with just one person who can't realistically represent multiple viewpoints on the same issue.

An it isn't inconsistent to not extend this to every branch.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

It is not splitting hairs, in this particular conversation, to be specific about a "democracy" vs a "republic".

Originally Posted by Jazzman

If a candidate were to do that in today's society of instant news coverage and independent blogs, his promise to L.A. would go out over the airwaves and most likely piss off more than just the Coloradoans (Is that how you collectively refer to Colorado residents?) since everyone nowadays has an opinion on everything.

While I do know that people hear more and more about what goes on in far corners of the country, I would never believe that we hear of one-quarter the shenanigans that go on. Add in that there are plenty that I hear about and really don't care about. We hear all the time about politicians favoring one group over another, be they geographic, racial, or monetary in nature, and is anyone a) surprised or b) up in arms about it?

Anyway, on the topic at hand - I can't say I love the electoral college, but I'm sure that if the current generation of representatives changed the Constitution we'd fvck it all up.

[dlrp_bopazot]

Here in France we'll have our presidantial Elections at the end of the month .

[sleepyjeff]

Am I missing something?

[Tramspotter]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Am I missing something?

Apparently you and it would seem KB haven't seen Mike Judge's Idiocracy.

[innerSpaceman]

Not many people have.



I've seen it, and I didn't like it well enough to recognize the reference. Sorry, Tramspotter, but your quotidigitation of Idiocracy idiosynchracies does not differ enough from your own confusaspeech to have been generally attributed to a foreign source outside your own brain.

Best to remember to attribute weird style choices to their source, lest someone around here takes them as fightin' words.




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[Tramspotter]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Not many people have.

That seems obvious

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I've seen it, and I didn't like it well enough to recognize the reference.

Let me ask you this then: after it was pointed out did it come back to you at all? Starbucks, Costco, Buttfvckers as evolved from fudruckers.

Also answering KB as a citizen of that particular dystopia, seemed fine to me, whether he got it or not. For he seemed to go beyond ribbing and give a perfectly deadpan knee jerk terse response in any case. If I were actually serious and gave a thoughtful point by point of the issue, and got the same I would for my part certainly agree to disagree, and likely tell him to go pound sand smiley or none.

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Sorry, Tramspotter, but your quotidigitation of Idiocracy idiosynchracies does not differ enough from your own confusaspeech to have been generally attributed to a foreign source outside your own brain.

Go pound sand

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Best to remember to attribute weird style choices to their source, lest someone around here takes them as fightin' words.

That may be.

So tell me, how is it you receive unasked for advice?

Or alternately, is there a agenda there? As I re-read the last bit it could be taken as a subtle warning that a hit man from the gay mafia would surely rub me out (and not in a good way) for such an offense?

[€uroMeinke]

When you are paranoid, everyone has an agenda

[Tramspotter]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

When you are paranoid, everyone has an agenda

Just because one is paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Tramspotter

Just because one is paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

Indeed