Completely unscientific straw poll. Feel free to describe your answer and try and keep from attacking others.

11/2/2006 3:48:43 PM

you fuckin retard

11/2/2006 3:49:08 PM

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"Interests : I'm currently being grossly overpaid. "

11/2/2006 3:55:53 PM

yes

11/2/2006 3:58:24 PM

electoral college and the way that primaries works seem a little silly.

but it's really not THAT big of a deal.

it just makes candidates focus on spots that they wouldn't focus on otherwise.

11/2/2006 5:15:10 PM

hey atleast we're not Sierre Leon....

them fuckers are insane down there

[Edited on November 2, 2006 at 5:16 PM. Reason : .]

11/2/2006 5:15:53 PM

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"electoral college and the way that primaries works seem a little silly."

I was kinda meaning the political system as in the elections in general, how each party operates and run for office, and are you happy with the state of the system overall.

Or at least that was the intent.

11/2/2006 5:37:44 PM

No I'm not. Practically no reasonable people get representation in either party.

11/2/2006 5:39:26 PM

I hate the current presidential primary system. It creates less moderate nominees, and overrepresents unrepresentative places. We should either return to the old school caucus and convention system (very unlikely), or have a national primary day.

11/2/2006 5:43:54 PM

In a word, no.

11/2/2006 5:47:17 PM

I'm neutral towards our electoral system. It could be better, but it's not terrible.

Our political system though encourages apathy and idiocy by creating too much polarization which can be off-putting and confusing.

11/2/2006 5:57:00 PM

Yes. Though I think that if the Party of John Kerry takes control in the midterm elections (extremely unlikely), I would support a military coup. Just have the military seize Washington, dissolve Congress and the Courts, and set up a plenipotentiary council to run the government.

11/2/2006 6:24:09 PM

^ There are some that theorize that could never happen in an anglo saxon society. The Mexican Foreign Minister that was giving the interview called it "the anglo saxon tradition of compromise."

He was trying to explain why the American Presidential system seems to work for Americans but leads every 3rd world country that has tried it towards either a military coup or a general governmental collapse. I don't know that I buy it entirely, but I think there could be some truth there.

[Edited on November 2, 2006 at 6:47 PM. Reason : .,.]

11/2/2006 6:44:46 PM

in this day and age, the electoral system, without a doubt, is the dumbest, most useless aspect of our political system

WITHOUT A DOUBT...other than the voters, i mean

11/2/2006 8:53:04 PM

That makes no sense.

Go back to chit chat

11/2/2006 8:58:04 PM

no.

11/2/2006 9:02:43 PM

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"Yes. Though I think that if the Party of John Kerry takes control in the midterm elections (extremely unlikely), I would support a military coup. Just have the military seize Washington, dissolve Congress and the Courts, and set up a plenipotentiary council to run the government."

I would welcome a military coup. Most of the military generals are upset with this administration, too. They are doers, and make better leaders than bureacrats, lawyers, and unsuccessful businessmen.

11/2/2006 9:12:43 PM

Decent Newsweek article, although he gives Gore too much credit.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15530569/site/newsweek/

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 10:23 AM. Reason : /]

11/3/2006 10:21:03 AM

yes, as long as the side i vote for keeps winning

11/3/2006 10:25:48 AM

There is still one compelling reason to keep the electoral college: States run elections, and the Electoral College serves as a buffer that limits the effects of any illegitimacy in an election to that particular State...in effect quarantining it from the overall pool of votes. Considering how imperfect our electoral system is, I think keeping some sort of buffer is wise. Garbage in --> Garbage Out

11/3/2006 11:28:32 AM

compared to the electoral systems of every country that i have been sent to to observe, yes. does our system have its weaknesses, absolutely.

11/3/2006 11:29:27 AM

i'm pretty happy with it

11/3/2006 11:30:31 AM

The system works, the people dont.

11/3/2006 12:11:48 PM

no

11/3/2006 12:20:53 PM

^^ according to the statistics the American people work more than any other industrialized people.

11/3/2006 1:10:34 PM

I meant that any flaws in our leadership are purely the result of the choices of the people, not the system.

11/3/2006 1:23:27 PM