Politics - 27 June 2007

I just came up with a new voting system proposal. It consists of the following: voters would receive a ballot with the list of all the runoffs. A voter then must vote for 1 candidate in each runoff. Third party and major party voters would be treated the same since they both have to vote strategically in runoffs where a candidate from either a third party or major party isn't there. The winner would be the candidate that either wins every runoff or the one with the most points. Allocating points could be 3 points for a runoff victory and 1 for a runoff tie (just like in soccer). Should there be a tie between 2 candidates, the result of the runoff is considered. If the runoff was a tie, a ballot will be chosen at random to determine the winner. What do you guys think?

2007-06-27 03:41:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine refused to vote for Gore in 2000 because he was pro-choice. Although she thought Bush was a moron (which history has proven true), she says she couldn't in clear concience vote for someone who supports abortion.
Now my question is this: do you base your vote on a singular issue that may have no actual play once said politician is elected (examples: gay marriage, abortion, stem cell research), or do you base your vote on important day-to-day issues..such as the Iraq War, taxes, immigration, and health care?

2007-06-27 03:39:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm annoyed at Democrats wasting our money, especially Senator Ted Stevens (D) from Alaska, building a bridge to nowhere for $400 million. How do these guys keep getting re-elected?

2007-06-27 03:26:00 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just heard the nice little set up from some show and Elizabeth Edwards. I cannot believe it! What were to happen if he were president and we were attacked...would she call up that country's leader and ask him/her to stop?

2007-06-27 03:24:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

THE WINNER GETS TEN POINTS

2007-06-27 03:20:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

and the demonization of Iran?

2007-06-27 03:18:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone have extra duct tape?


Fearful people are more dependent, more easily manipulated and controlled, more susceptible to deceptively simple, strong, tough measures and hard-line postures. ... They may accept and even welcome repression if it promises to relieve their insecurities.
-George Gerbner

2007-06-27 03:13:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 03:08:52 · 2 answers · asked by Leigh B 1

I've answered only a handful of Immigration questions of late because I believe this bill has about 0% chance of passing . Hence a moot point . And even with the new additions it has about a 0% chance of passing . Personally , I believe the notion was floated in a clever political move . Prior to this bill , America was divided . Some wanted amnesty , some wanted strict enforcement and fences , and others were somewhere in between . 3 separate factions . But just take one look around . The vast majority of Americans oppose the new bill . Therefore we have united in a rather ironic way . Both Dems and Reps .
The bill will not pass .
A few of you know what I think will happen next , but I'll save that for now and just listen to your opinions .But if I'm right , we'll know in a few weeks about the 'next step' I see coming .

I think most of the immigration debate is a charade or even a trial balloon .. . . .. . What Do You Think ?

2007-06-27 03:05:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 03:04:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

As to which branch of government it is?

2007-06-27 02:49:53 · 14 answers · asked by El Duderino 4

2007-06-27 02:49:53 · 14 answers · asked by It is what it is 4

The only way to end it is simple . DO not hire them ,and then
No food , water , shelter , medical care or education .

Provide them a ride back to the border tag them and release them .
If they are caught again then execute them .

This will end them coming here .

No jobs ,no money, no hope, no reason to come here in the first place .

If some Texas ranchers and land owners not mentioning Names here George , Did not employ them to build and maintain their homes and property then the problem would vanish over night .

2007-06-27 02:43:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

or has this been happening thoughout earths history??

Many people are worried about global warming today. They fear that the polar ice caps will melt, raising sea levels and creating environmental chaos. Such concerns are not new. The historical record tells us of many warming episodes—and subsequent cooling periods—that have bedeviled humans for thousands of years.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BruceBartlett/2007/06/27/climate_history

2007-06-27 02:41:22 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 02:40:22 · 13 answers · asked by essammansor_mansoor 1

Is George Bush the classic example of, "he fit the suit"?

2007-06-27 02:39:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my state, there is a true patriot named Ed Brown, who is standing up against the government and not paying the IRS. He has made national news and the Marshals tried to kill him a couple weeks ago, but one of his supporters warned him and the supporter was shot. Many Americans are supporting him because they realize the taxes that the IRS tax most pushover Americans wo are too afraid to stand up against the government are illegal and are illegal in every country besides the US.

2007-06-27 02:38:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the best reason for hoping Prez Boosh has good health the thought of "Dead Eye Dick" becoming Prez?

2007-06-27 02:36:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

The question was? Positive news out of Iraq...? The asker then detailed an article about positive news in Iraq. My answer was:

Here's my answer:
Question Details: Hey McCrevie, whether you choose to believe it or not, Fox News is as red as cnn is blue. I'm not disputing this article either way, but I spent a year over there and they DO NOT want us there. So no amount of good news is going to sway my opinion.

2007-06-27 02:31:58 · 15 answers · asked by Red Sox '07 4

Buffet is the mastermind behind Berkshire Hathaway, the greatest investment firm of our time. Me thinks Limbaugh, Hannity, christian fundamentalist and Coulter have hoodwinked and hijacked the Republican party.

2007-06-27 02:29:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

As an American who currently cut off a business dealing with a British firm, I feel i must ask this.

The British company representatives were showing their photo albums of their production plant in the UK. Most of the women in the pictures had excessive facial hair. Is this because of steroid use?

2007-06-27 02:28:24 · 10 answers · asked by Toby Keith 2

None other than Warren Buffet stated this earlier in the week at a Clinton fund raiser. Wow.

2007-06-27 02:19:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should Israel be destroyed and erased from the earth (as many Muslims state)? Also, if the Muslims had there way and erased Israel, who will they try to erase next?

2007-06-27 02:16:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it time to panic? OK seriously, enough of whether he should be prime minister, he is so live with it. Will he make a good prime minister? how will he be different to Mr Blair?

2007-06-27 02:10:53 · 12 answers · asked by Stephen M 6

I seriously don't believe this "woman" thinks when she talks.

"I think [women] should be armed but should not vote...women have no capacity to understand how money is earned. They have a lot of ideas on how to spend it...it's always more money on education, more money on child care, more money on day care. "- Ann Coulter

or

"[Canadians] better hope the United States does not roll over one night and crush them. They are lucky we allow them to exist on the same continent. "

Is there a point? I mean, who says that? Thank you.

2007-06-27 02:00:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

to illegal aliens?

2007-06-27 01:58:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

You gotta admit the Bushies have a knack for turning a phrase. Mission accomplished, cut & run, We'll stand down when the Iraqis stand up, fight them there so we don't have to fight them here, etc. What goodie will they come up with in September that will reassure conservatives...

2007-06-27 01:42:41 · 17 answers · asked by Dastardly 6

A day after conservative commentator Ann Coulter said she wished Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards had been killed by terrorists, his wife asked her to stop the personal attacks.

Elizabeth Edwards called the MSNBC program "Hardball with Chris Matthews" Tuesday during an appearance by Coulter, who claimed Edwards was calling on her to stop speaking altogether. And she questioned why Elizabeth Edwards was making a phone call on behalf of her husband.

While appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," Coulter was asked about a March speech in which she used a gay slur to refer to Edwards, adding that if she was going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, she'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot.

I really cannot stand Ann Coulter, and its people like her that really give the conservatives (who I agree with some of their ideals) a really weak base. She may be offensive for entertaining purposes and that is fine but hate speech?

2007-06-27 01:42:16 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Soft money is back! This means independent organizations can spent any amount right up to election day on a candidate running for office! We ain't seen anything yet...

2007-06-27 01:37:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6243644.stm

I figured he'd already be on here trying to spin this....

2007-06-27 01:30:20 · 5 answers · asked by Cookies Anyone? 5