and so it starts....

[Farbin Kaiber]

True dat.

I find myself more aligning with the Libertarians than anything.

x2, and, for the record, there was a meth head hotel assassination attempt plan in Colorado earlier this year.

[netcsk]

That is what is so flawed about our political system. Having a two party system, and thus two candidates, is only slightly better than having no choice at all. I feel like the two party system, as well as the electoral college, are just two ways in which our right to vote has been manipulated in such a manner as to produce as much of a predetermined outcome as possible. All under the guise of Democracy. When you throw the biased, manipulated and propagandized media into the mix it really is a pathetic excuse for Democracy.

You have to remember why there is an electoral college. If there wasn't the politics would only focus in huge cities (massively liberal) to win the popular vote. The electoral process is there for a reason, and a damn good one at that.

[TwoJ's]

You have to remember why there is an electoral college. If there wasn't the politics would only focus in huge cities (massively liberal) to win the popular vote. The electoral process is there for a reason, and a damn good one at that.

The damn good reason is so a candidate can win by popular vote, but lose because of the electoral college?

Sounds like a damn good reason to me

[Vedubin01]

I will not start another thread even though I would love for everyone to see this first hand. I feel that this is one of my biggest issues with Obama.

1 of 3 reasons I do not vote Obama!

[Ral]

Vedubin, usually I agree with your views on politics but you've kinda started throwing pretty out-there accusations of Obama. And particularly, the assassination thing was a bit over the edge. Again, I tend to agree with your views of Obama but there's better evidence of it than this.

And the electoral college was initially put in place to protect the smaller, less popular states from being overrun in votes by larger states. And also, the electoral college was supposed to elect who they saw fit as being best for the country, as many founding fathers did not think the average American possessed enough wisdom to select who ran the country. It did an excellent job in one respect, and a terrible job in another. Remember, the Federal government was originally supposed to be an organization of the states, with the states holding the majority of the power over how they were governed.

[Pinepig]

All under the guise of Democracy. When you throw the biased, manipulated and propagandized media into the mix it really is a pathetic excuse for Democracy.

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, I wish you guys would at least try to get this one thing correct. You wouldn't like a democracy.



Let see here who knows what kind of government we have. First one with the correct answer wins three internets.

[Massive Lee]

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, I wish you guys would at least try to get this one thing correct. You wouldn't like a democracy.

Hmmm.. Maybe that's why we are exporting "democracy" to Middle Eastern countries with such bad effects. Thanks buddy. Now I get it. Just like sex, democracy looks fun, but it hurts when you practice it in the ass.

[Ral]

^^^ Your location says Montreal... what's this "we" you speak of?

[Massive Lee]

^^^ Your location says Montreal... what's this "we" you speak of?

"We" can be used as a less accusative mean for "you". Pointing at someboby with a finger is not nice

As a Canada has been dragged in the US's problems, I hope I can voice my opinion as Canadians gets killed too in that war. Either by ennemies or by "friendly" fire...

[h0lmes]

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, I wish you guys would at least try to get this one thing correct. You wouldn't like a democracy.



Let see here who knows what kind of government we have. First one with the correct answer wins three internets.

We are a Republic. You wouldn't know it though considering how much the word democracy gets thrown around.

[PhillyG]

I hope they have fun in prison where they will be the minorities.


JFK was an a badass American, that other guy.....not so

much.

Theyll probably end up joining some Ayrian Brotherhood type shit. I always see it on the history channel.

Get fucked in the ass by their awesome skinhead friends. :hitler:

[Vedubin01]

Ral,

The comment of assassination was sarcasm and even said in a post. As far as guns go, its one of the only things that will keep the government from controlling its people to the extent of some other countries. Obama has voted against every gun right he has possibly had the chance to do so. Chicago has the toughest gun laws but is the number 1 murder capital of the US! Go figure. I said it was one of three reasons that I am so anti Obama. And to me its a big one.

Robert A. Heinlein who wrote: "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."

[Pinepig]

We are a Republic. You wouldn't know it though considering how much the word democracy gets thrown around.

Close, you forgot the Constitutional Representative part, it goes at the front.;)

[h0lmes]

Close, you forgot the Constitutional Representative part, it goes at the front.;)

Ahh yes, I haven't read the Wikipedia article on the United States in a while.