What's actually good is transparency and accountability, not gridlock.
Yeah, that goes without saying. But very few people are demanding transparency and accountability. In the face of that, gridlock is the next best thing. It's the snooze button that gives us time to wake up, and possibly realize that we are putting criminals into high office and we should vote them out.
In truth, I see the government as a rather accurate reflection of our collective selves and is actually serving us quite well. It makes a very good mirror. As such I can't complain about the job it is doing. I give it an A+. My main gripe is with my authoritarian voting neighbors and has been for a long time. People can bitch all they want, but the fact remains they won the election, and it looks like the same type of people will win again. And so it goes.
I don't see the disparity between your link and what I'm asserting. We all act in our own self interest. I know that. That's what put us into today's situation. What I'm trying to say about them is to make it in their best interests to serve ours. I believe we are already doing that, and they are acting on it. Term limits is not the solution, obviously. The politicians are not to blame. They are merely a not so flattering reflection of us. Yes, that dress does make you look fat
We should really put a term limit on every office. That way no one stays in control for too long.
The individual doesn't matter. The Party stays in power forever. The president already has a term limit. What good has it done you? The person you elect represents the party and the businesses that finance them, not the electorate. Please, try to remind these people that they are public servants.
Apparently you've never had good acid either:-) It's actually one of the safest mind altering substances there is. But it's also impossible to find in its pure form anymore. In that context, you are right. It's shrooms and mesc for me. Back to nature.
Especially when you consider how badly they're dealing with the social ones. Keep them away from tech until we are willing to vote for more freedom minded legislators. Gridlock is good. It slows the creation of bad, authoritarian laws.
That'll teach ya. Next time take Amtrak, and use one of those cellular USB thingies. The price used to be very reasonable. Flying on today's airlines is just no fun, unless you're a six year old that can still fit into the seat, with a view out the window.
I voted for Bush in 2000 because and only because of Tipper Gore and Lieberman's stance on video games.
A lot of people voted for Bush simply because Lieberman was on the dem's ticket. It was a set up. They knew what the outcome would be, and it worked like a charm. Gore lost my vote because of it. But Bush sure didn't get it either. It poisoned the election. I don't vote for one criminal because of my distaste for the other. They're still criminals. And I won't throw my vote away in such a manner. Clinton is not a socialist or a "liberal" or anything like that. She's just another authoritarian, like all the other front runners.
Then tell your employer you want more money. Let them deal with the government. And then get your neighbors to seek out and vote for politicians who will abolish taxes. You're not going to blame the differences amongst yourselves on the government also, are you? I still have yet to see the government putting a gun to your head and forcing you to vote for the people being presented by the mass media. Would that be an erroneous assessment of the situation? The US is under one party rule right now, but from my point of view, the party was willingly voted into power by a full 95% of the voting public over and over... despite the available alternatives on the ballot. If the christian right can dictate what you see on the TV, and they are a small minority of the population, then I don't know what's stopping any, much larger group of the population from doing the same thing to oppose it. I don't care how rich they are. A significant number of people burning their credit cards and taking their money out of the bank and not buying Britney records will have a much more profound effect on the economy and draw a much quicker reaction from the institutions. And if they were to try to force you out of your homes, then that might be a good time to use your second amendment rights. But first you all must make at least a feeble effort to vote your conscience, and not for the flashiest suit. The whole shiny objects thing is our own problem. Those in power merely exploit it, and that's to be expected. I regard them as a pretty accurate reflection of the population as a whole. The politicians act in their self interest because that's how most people vote. It's very symbiotic...or mutually parasitic. Government is a very high maintenance object. It's not an oven timer that you can just set every two years and forget about. You gotta poke it and baste it occasionally to see if it's well done. You have to keep it stirred up so it doesn't stick to the pan or form a skin on top. You should also keep your Sword of Damocles very sharp and always ready to drop, and don't let them wiggle out from underneath. Make it clear that "we the people" are on patrol and reserve the right to set up sobriety check points whenever and wherever we please. Let's make them pee into the cup and obey the laws that they produce.
I use a toothbrush myself. Anyway, does this mean you are suspect if you ever stopped by a cop? So much for this actually being guilty of anything, now it's just if you are even questioned. I'm not sure who's worse, the employers or the gov't. Either way, you all still have a chance to make a change, until after the primaries. Don't lock yourselves in.
Slashdot Mirror
Oh yeah? Where's the fourth side?
What's actually good is transparency and accountability, not gridlock.
Yeah, that goes without saying. But very few people are demanding transparency and accountability. In the face of that, gridlock is the next best thing. It's the snooze button that gives us time to wake up, and possibly realize that we are putting criminals into high office and we should vote them out.
In truth, I see the government as a rather accurate reflection of our collective selves and is actually serving us quite well. It makes a very good mirror. As such I can't complain about the job it is doing. I give it an A+. My main gripe is with my authoritarian voting neighbors and has been for a long time. People can bitch all they want, but the fact remains they won the election, and it looks like the same type of people will win again. And so it goes.
I don't see the disparity between your link and what I'm asserting. We all act in our own self interest. I know that. That's what put us into today's situation. What I'm trying to say about them is to make it in their best interests to serve ours. I believe we are already doing that, and they are acting on it. Term limits is not the solution, obviously. The politicians are not to blame. They are merely a not so flattering reflection of us. Yes, that dress does make you look fat
We should really put a term limit on every office. That way no one stays in control for too long.
The individual doesn't matter. The Party stays in power forever. The president already has a term limit. What good has it done you? The person you elect represents the party and the businesses that finance them, not the electorate. Please, try to remind these people that they are public servants.
Apparently you've never had good acid either :-) It's actually one of the safest mind altering substances there is. But it's also impossible to find in its pure form anymore. In that context, you are right. It's shrooms and mesc for me. Back to nature.
Especially when you consider how badly they're dealing with the social ones. Keep them away from tech until we are willing to vote for more freedom minded legislators. Gridlock is good. It slows the creation of bad, authoritarian laws.
A citizen is nothing more than the right to vote and not be persecuted by your own government.
Well, you are half right.
That sounds like what I used to say when I was dropping lots of acid and eating oodles of mushrooms in the '80s!
HA! Liar! They haven't made good, clean acid since the 60s.
That'll teach ya. Next time take Amtrak, and use one of those cellular USB thingies. The price used to be very reasonable. Flying on today's airlines is just no fun, unless you're a six year old that can still fit into the seat, with a view out the window.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! You can't fool me. There ain't no Sanity Clause!"
Maybe I think of the way we should be (conscientious thinkers), not the way we are (willful accomplices)
You mean eyemail , right? iMail? If they were pirates, it was AY!mail
In Capitalist America, Copyright abuse you! HAHAHA HOHOHO
...The fire is slowly dying,
Merrry Christmas!
And, my dear, we're still good-bying,
But as long as you love me so,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
The new boss is the same as the old boss? I was kinda hoping that they voted that kind of crap out of their government. Oh well...
I voted for Bush in 2000 because and only because of Tipper Gore and Lieberman's stance on video games.
A lot of people voted for Bush simply because Lieberman was on the dem's ticket. It was a set up. They knew what the outcome would be, and it worked like a charm. Gore lost my vote because of it. But Bush sure didn't get it either. It poisoned the election. I don't vote for one criminal because of my distaste for the other. They're still criminals. And I won't throw my vote away in such a manner. Clinton is not a socialist or a "liberal" or anything like that. She's just another authoritarian, like all the other front runners.
Four more years!
Then tell your employer you want more money. Let them deal with the government. And then get your neighbors to seek out and vote for politicians who will abolish taxes. You're not going to blame the differences amongst yourselves on the government also, are you? I still have yet to see the government putting a gun to your head and forcing you to vote for the people being presented by the mass media. Would that be an erroneous assessment of the situation? The US is under one party rule right now, but from my point of view, the party was willingly voted into power by a full 95% of the voting public over and over... despite the available alternatives on the ballot. If the christian right can dictate what you see on the TV, and they are a small minority of the population, then I don't know what's stopping any, much larger group of the population from doing the same thing to oppose it. I don't care how rich they are. A significant number of people burning their credit cards and taking their money out of the bank and not buying Britney records will have a much more profound effect on the economy and draw a much quicker reaction from the institutions. And if they were to try to force you out of your homes, then that might be a good time to use your second amendment rights. But first you all must make at least a feeble effort to vote your conscience, and not for the flashiest suit. The whole shiny objects thing is our own problem. Those in power merely exploit it, and that's to be expected. I regard them as a pretty accurate reflection of the population as a whole. The politicians act in their self interest because that's how most people vote. It's very symbiotic...or mutually parasitic. Government is a very high maintenance object. It's not an oven timer that you can just set every two years and forget about. You gotta poke it and baste it occasionally to see if it's well done. You have to keep it stirred up so it doesn't stick to the pan or form a skin on top. You should also keep your Sword of Damocles very sharp and always ready to drop, and don't let them wiggle out from underneath. Make it clear that "we the people" are on patrol and reserve the right to set up sobriety check points whenever and wherever we please. Let's make them pee into the cup and obey the laws that they produce.
I use a toothbrush myself. Anyway, does this mean you are suspect if you ever stopped by a cop? So much for this actually being guilty of anything, now it's just if you are even questioned. I'm not sure who's worse, the employers or the gov't. Either way, you all still have a chance to make a change, until after the primaries. Don't lock yourselves in.
Yes
I say we blow it up now before it's too late. And no more looking up at the stars.
You all can quit your damn tailgating! Three second rule, not only a good idea, it should be the law.
Fail to report it and you can be in a world of shit.
That could put one's lawyer, or priest in quite a pickle. Confessions to either or both are supposed to be confidential.
...not part of the solution.
Solutions are not the answer. -- Richard Nixon
Not to worry. It comes with an inanimate carbon rod.
None of it means a damn thing!
Better not let the bookies hear you say that.