Interesting Article

[Pissed_Macman]

American People Ruled Unfit to Govern

WASHINGTON, DC

[avello500]

interesting but untrue

[Fett101]

Someone mustave discovered theonion.com today. @ new topics on it.

[SpeeDFreaK]

Australia has the right idea. Forced voting. If they don't vote, fine them. And they should also send out brochures about all of the candidates to educate the people. Then maybe we could avoid putting people like bush in office. But then again, we didn't put him in...

[dishawjp]

Yeah, or we could all do like the democrats did in the last election... send buses into central city areas, and pay people to get on the bus and then tell them how to vote. Register them on the buses if they werent already registered, and then bitch like hell when they couldn't fill out a ballot properly.

Yeah, that's democracy... getting people who probably can't spell the names of the cities they live in and practically forcing them to vote for who should run one of the few nations that could annihilate all life on this planet in minutes.  Great plan.

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by SpeeDFreaK:
But then again, we didn't put him in...

Maybe you didn't, but I did.  

[choasforages]

i bet you feel bad for that mistake......

[choasforages]

then agian, gore was a fucktard too

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by chaosforages:
i bet you feel bad for that mistake......

Actually I am more grateful about it today than I was the day he won.

[flap]

quote:Originally posted by SpeeDFreaK:
Australia has the right idea. Forced voting. If they don't vote, fine them. And they should also send out brochures about all of the candidates to educate the people. Then maybe we could avoid putting people like bush in office. But then again, we didn't put him in...

No, that's why we have people like Bush in now. Idiots unqualified to vote get to choose who governs their country, and too many of them come to the conclusion that "duhhh uhh Bush good." If anything, you should have to write an essay explaining why you're voting for the candidate you're voting for.

[ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: flap ]

[cahult]

Which candidate did Gates and Ballmer vote for respectively? Anyone know?

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by cahult:
Which candidate did Gates and Ballmer vote for respectively? Anyone know?

I believe they voted for both (gave cash to each for their campaign). When you can afford it you might as well get in bed with both sides. I'm sure they didn't tell anyone who they voted for...

[Pissed_Macman]

quote:Originally posted by chaosforages:
then agian, gore was a fucktard too

At least he had a soul

[Calum]

quote:"It doesn't really change anything, to be honest," said Duke University political-science professor Benjamin St. James. "The public hasn't made any real contributions to the governance of the country in decades, so I don't see how this ruling affects all that much."

"I wouldn't worry about it," St. James added. "It's not that important."

whather any of you think this is untrue or not, it is completely true.

what's the use in resting on your laurels, safe in the knowledge that you have an inalienable right to democracy if none of you ever stick your neck out and try and make the world (or just your own locality) a better and fairer place to live?

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by Macman: Mac Tro0per / boB:


At least he had a soul

no he didn't.
Your 'democrats' vote just the same way as your republicans, the only difference is that the democrats are piss weak. the only way to get a decent government in the USA is for YOU, yes i said YOU (and people like you who give a shit, get your mates involved too) to go and run for office. Not necessarily senator, but ANY public office. Many offices don't get any candidates at all, so go and run and you might well get in, and then you can do some good and maybe even work your way a bit higher up the system. If you don't then the greedy and the lazy will get all the 'elected' jobs since they are the only ones who run. no wonder the electorate are dissillusioned.