Even though I'm a Bush supporter, I would rather that there was a decisive winner either way than have the country bogged down in a stupid legal fight over the presidancy of all things.
Of course that won't happen since no matter who wins the recount, the other side will challange it.
The only person who denied these people their vote was themselves... if they really cared that much, they should have read the directions more carefully.
On a side note I really find it disgusting that this country's leader, quite possibly the most powerful person in the world is going to end up being decided through a bunch of lawsuits.
My guess is that it probably has to do with their positions on things like registries of sex offenders, contraception, drug policy, etc. etc.
I have a feeling a lot of these filters block based on "naughty" keywords. So a webpage that's dedicated to the evils of cocain usage is going to get blocked because of its repeated use of the word cocain... that sort of thing.
The States were always meant to be soveriegn over their own lands; if they want to set up a state government, fine. The Federal government can't because of the First Amendment.
Yes, but the state's also have to abide by the constitution... that is they have to honor the first amendment, seperation of church and state, etc. etc. And I just get the feeling that Philips only seems to think that these things apply at the Federal level.
A perfect example of this is his stance on flag burning: he says something to the effect of, he wouldn't agree to any federal law banning flag burning since it is not within the jurisdiction of the federal government to regulate it, he's certainly correct. However, he goes on to say, that he wouldn't stop any state from making laws against burning the flag (or the bible, and a bunch of other things). This is where he falls apart, since we're talking about something that most everyone these days agrees falls under free speech and that we would actually have to amend the constitution to allow laws at ANY level to restrict.
I think its actually pretty similar all over the place... the way they did it in new york was they had this big book of registered voters and by each name they had a photocopy of the signiture as it appeared on the voting card... so pretty much the only check they had was the signiture match...
At least you know what you are getting into with the Constitution party... the religious far far far far right. I've read a lot of people supporting this guy because he advocates a strict interpretation of the constitution... basically getting federal government out of our lives, the problem (or the solution, depedning on how you feel about this guy) is that Philips is basically advocating freeing local governments of federal control so that they can legally shove religion down our throats, whether we want it or not, and with out any recourse. This guy is scary.
On the one hand, I agree that Gore is certainly not a bright guy, at least not as bright as he would like you to think. And I also agree that Bush isn't as dumb as people would like you to think.
That said, Bush just acts like he doesn't have a clue about whats going on... one of the most important things when it comes to negotiating, be it with other politicians in this country, or with foreign leaders is acting... for lack of a better word, Presidential. Presidential implies a lot of things, not the least of which is being (or at least acting) knowledgable. Gore would really have an edge over Bush in that respect, and no amount of Good advisors can compensate for it.
Honestly, I think you are only half right... in terms of senators, presidential candidates, etc. on the average you can pretty much guess where they are going to stand based almost entirely on their party affiliation. At that level you have to tow party line just to get nominated.
On the other hand when you get down to the local and state level, thats when you get some real variety on the issues...
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Even though I'm a Bush supporter, I would rather that there was a decisive winner either way than have the country bogged down in a stupid legal fight over the presidancy of all things.
Of course that won't happen since no matter who wins the recount, the other side will challange it.
The only person who denied these people their vote was themselves... if they really cared that much, they should have read the directions more carefully.
On a side note I really find it disgusting that this country's leader, quite possibly the most powerful person in the world is going to end up being decided through a bunch of lawsuits.
My guess is that it probably has to do with their positions on things like registries of sex offenders, contraception, drug policy, etc. etc.
I have a feeling a lot of these filters block based on "naughty" keywords. So a webpage that's dedicated to the evils of cocain usage is going to get blocked because of its repeated use of the word cocain... that sort of thing.
The States were always meant to be soveriegn over their own lands; if they want to set up a state government, fine. The Federal government can't because of the First Amendment.
Yes, but the state's also have to abide by the constitution... that is they have to honor the first amendment, seperation of church and state, etc. etc. And I just get the feeling that Philips only seems to think that these things apply at the Federal level.
A perfect example of this is his stance on flag burning: he says something to the effect of, he wouldn't agree to any federal law banning flag burning since it is not within the jurisdiction of the federal government to regulate it, he's certainly correct. However, he goes on to say, that he wouldn't stop any state from making laws against burning the flag (or the bible, and a bunch of other things). This is where he falls apart, since we're talking about something that most everyone these days agrees falls under free speech and that we would actually have to amend the constitution to allow laws at ANY level to restrict.
I think its actually pretty similar all over the place... the way they did it in new york was they had this big book of registered voters and by each name they had a photocopy of the signiture as it appeared on the voting card ... so pretty much the only check they had was the signiture match...
Yeah but only two of them are getting enough hits to actually put the software to a real test.
where are you?
At least you know what you are getting into with the Constitution party... the religious far far far far right. I've read a lot of people supporting this guy because he advocates a strict interpretation of the constitution... basically getting federal government out of our lives, the problem (or the solution, depedning on how you feel about this guy) is that Philips is basically advocating freeing local governments of federal control so that they can legally shove religion down our throats, whether we want it or not, and with out any recourse. This guy is scary.
On the one hand, I agree that Gore is certainly not a bright guy, at least not as bright as he would like you to think. And I also agree that Bush isn't as dumb as people would like you to think.
That said, Bush just acts like he doesn't have a clue about whats going on... one of the most important things when it comes to negotiating, be it with other politicians in this country, or with foreign leaders is acting... for lack of a better word, Presidential. Presidential implies a lot of things, not the least of which is being (or at least acting) knowledgable. Gore would really have an edge over Bush in that respect, and no amount of Good advisors can compensate for it.
Honestly, I think you are only half right... in terms of senators, presidential candidates, etc. on the average you can pretty much guess where they are going to stand based almost entirely on their party affiliation. At that level you have to tow party line just to get nominated.
On the other hand when you get down to the local and state level, thats when you get some real variety on the issues...