And your ONE vote making a difference also has a snowball's chance in hell of making a difference. However, your ONE vote DOES have a much greater chance of sending a message because it takes a lot less to send a message than to get elected.
The chances of your ONE vote determining this election are next to zero. The chances of Badnarik winning this election are next to zero. So vote if you believe if Badnarik, vote Badnarik. I am.
Good, then hopefully some people will vote Badnarik. I would think the media will then have the explain why the "only two candidates" percentages add up to 90%....and why they haven't told the public about that candidate in the last few months. Sigh.... Dare to dream.
Then again maybe they'll just redistribute the numbers such that the percentages are percentages of the people who voted for Bush or Kerry (ie if 45% Bush, 45% Kerry, 10% Badnarik then they would report it as 50/50). Would something that scary wake people up?
does it justify the lack of reliability?
Walking is more reliable than driving a car, but I still commute to work.
Does it justify the lack of transparency?
Do you keep your life savings under your mattress for the sake of transparency?
infinitely more imporant...
Reliability is measured and finite by definition. Your assertion is ridiculous. Let's say you're riding a rollercoaster. Would you equip all of the passengers with parachutes for fear of the train going off the tracks? After all, reliability is infinitely more important than efficiency, right?
Sure about that? That's not how our elected officials deem terrorism. You are a terrorist if you coerce or intimidate a civilian population according to section 802 of the Patriot Act.
I realize I'm playing both sides of it. My point is, the definition of a terrorist is legally extremely vague.
I suggest you read "Petition of the Candlestick Makers". The flaw in your argument is that you don't "get more product" by paying more for it. You get more product by getting more product at less cost. Period. This is what free markets are wonderful at figuring out all by themselves. I also suggest you read The Law. Seriously, just give it a read.
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Giving Badnarik a soapbox for 5 minutes doesn't require any prep work either. The reporter is in the position of being able to play dumb and as such can ask clueless questions. Things like:
-Why issues are being ignored by the major candidates?
-What is a Libertarian?
-blah blah blah Iraq?
-blah blah Homeland security?
-blah blah Education?
-blah blah gays
It takes ZERO effort to put together such an interview. So are you really going to stick with that answer - that Badnarik is not being covered due to lack of resources? You must be joking.
That's like asking which expansion team to root for-it's a useless qualifier. In this case you are asserting that the adjective "3rd party" is significant. It isn't. Go back under your bridge, troll. Greens aren't and shouldn't vote Libertarian. Libertarians aren't and shouldn't vote Green.
Libertarians are the party of principle for a reason.
I was actually playing dumb. I'm aware of the Political Compass and I wish more people were aware of it. I don't think it's perfect but I like the fact that its out there and getting people to think.
Major networks never tackle interesting stories like "Why does right or left really mean?" The fundamental problem is people, in general, are:
1) Idiots
2) Don't want to think
3) Want to impose their beliefs on other people
4) Want to give less than they get
5) Feel a sense of entitlement
Anyone disagree with that assessment?
Simply put, the media does not have enough resources to promote Kerry, investigate Bush, and then actually investigate 3rd party alternatives.
Not enough resources? You must be joking. Yesterday before the debates, CBS had a 5 minute "feel good" story about a student body president election for 5th graders. You mean to tell me they "don't have the resources" though, eh? You're sure you're going to stick with that story?
What makes you say that 3rd party candidates are in the middle? The whole idea of ONE dimension (ie left....right) is a bit silly. I don't even know what the progression is supposed to be from left to right. Maybe someone would be so kind as to enlighten me.
That's an extremely naive viewpoint. This country *depends* on many of the illegal immigrants that you are quick to bash. I'm not saying it's alright to be an illegal immigrant - I'm just saying it's not as simple as you claim.
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And your ONE vote making a difference also has a snowball's chance in hell of making a difference. However, your ONE vote DOES have a much greater chance of sending a message because it takes a lot less to send a message than to get elected.
The chances of your ONE vote determining this election are next to zero. The chances of Badnarik winning this election are next to zero. So vote if you believe if Badnarik, vote Badnarik. I am.
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Good, then hopefully some people will vote Badnarik. I would think the media will then have the explain why the "only two candidates" percentages add up to 90%. ...and why they haven't told the public about that candidate in the last few months. Sigh.... Dare to dream.
Then again maybe they'll just redistribute the numbers such that the percentages are percentages of the people who voted for Bush or Kerry (ie if 45% Bush, 45% Kerry, 10% Badnarik then they would report it as 50/50). Would something that scary wake people up?
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Is it cheaper and faster?
Yes, that's the idea.
Even if it is
Ok, good....
does it justify the lack of reliability?
Walking is more reliable than driving a car, but I still commute to work.
Does it justify the lack of transparency?
Do you keep your life savings under your mattress for the sake of transparency?
infinitely more imporant...
Reliability is measured and finite by definition. Your assertion is ridiculous. Let's say you're riding a rollercoaster. Would you equip all of the passengers with parachutes for fear of the train going off the tracks? After all, reliability is infinitely more important than efficiency, right?
We live in a world with calculated risks.
Sure about that? That's not how our elected officials deem terrorism. You are a terrorist if you coerce or intimidate a civilian population according to section 802 of the Patriot Act.
I realize I'm playing both sides of it. My point is, the definition of a terrorist is legally extremely vague.
Well, that is when the electors vote.
It should be said that even with proportionally divided state electoral votes, the popular vote determination may differ from the electoral vote.
That said, I'm still in favor of proportional electoral vote casting.
Because it's efficient.
I'd say Napoleon is more like Bush.
Maybe you can explain how Columbine resembles the definition of terrorism then?
I can't believe that you got that all into one sentence.
I suggest you read "Petition of the Candlestick Makers". The flaw in your argument is that you don't "get more product" by paying more for it. You get more product by getting more product at less cost. Period. This is what free markets are wonderful at figuring out all by themselves. I also suggest you read The Law . Seriously, just give it a read.
My browser doesn't render the tag. I checked the W3C conventions and I don't see it there either. Is there some browser patch I can download that will render this tag for me? Thanks!
Giving Badnarik a soapbox for 5 minutes doesn't require any prep work either. The reporter is in the position of being able to play dumb and as such can ask clueless questions. Things like:
-Why issues are being ignored by the major candidates?
-What is a Libertarian?
-blah blah blah Iraq?
-blah blah Homeland security?
-blah blah Education?
-blah blah gays
It takes ZERO effort to put together such an interview. So are you really going to stick with that answer - that Badnarik is not being covered due to lack of resources? You must be joking.
That's like asking which expansion team to root for-it's a useless qualifier. In this case you are asserting that the adjective "3rd party" is significant. It isn't. Go back under your bridge, troll. Greens aren't and shouldn't vote Libertarian. Libertarians aren't and shouldn't vote Green.
Libertarians are the party of principle for a reason.
I was actually playing dumb. I'm aware of the Political Compass and I wish more people were aware of it. I don't think it's perfect but I like the fact that its out there and getting people to think.
Major networks never tackle interesting stories like "Why does right or left really mean?" The fundamental problem is people, in general, are:
1) Idiots
2) Don't want to think
3) Want to impose their beliefs on other people
4) Want to give less than they get
5) Feel a sense of entitlement
Anyone disagree with that assessment?
Simply put, the media does not have enough resources to promote Kerry, investigate Bush, and then actually investigate 3rd party alternatives.
Not enough resources? You must be joking. Yesterday before the debates, CBS had a 5 minute "feel good" story about a student body president election for 5th graders. You mean to tell me they "don't have the resources" though, eh? You're sure you're going to stick with that story?
What makes you say that 3rd party candidates are in the middle? The whole idea of ONE dimension (ie left....right) is a bit silly. I don't even know what the progression is supposed to be from left to right. Maybe someone would be so kind as to enlighten me.
I'm voting for Kodos. He's for chiiiiiildren.
That's an extremely naive viewpoint. This country *depends* on many of the illegal immigrants that you are quick to bash. I'm not saying it's alright to be an illegal immigrant - I'm just saying it's not as simple as you claim.