From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
I don't know about others, but I can't
walk through a town without reflecting gloomily
that the shaven-headed tattooed thug swigging
lager across the street has a vote worth just as much
as mine - and there are an awful lot of people
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
Why not? This is the electronic/
digital/wired age.What is the internet for?
[...]
I certainly sounds okay on first look.
But then, you neglect to consider the
implications of decisions made in the heat of
any
From: Don Baldwin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm curious which people think is more dangerous: having tattooed
thugs voting on every matter or having scores of Jack Straws
deciding the matter between themselves. At least with the
tattooed thugs voting, many people would be aware of the
latent
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The day we see online voting on the majority of issues is the day that
Murdoch achieves world domination.
The film "Running Man" was on TV last night and I was struck by the fact
that far from looking dated it's getting closer to reality with every
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am delighted to be able to agree with Neil Francis, for once. The very idea
of government by constant plebiscite is horrifying, since it would be the
antithesis of democracy - if you believe that "democracy" should mean pretty
much the same thing as "free society".
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can' have a plebiscite on every issue.
Why not? This is the electronic/digital/wired age.What
is the internet for?
Robert
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Dave Reay, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is the firearms legislation the single most important factor
in casting your vote?
Undoubtably, YES, politicians will always increase taxes in one form or
another. That is normal, but when they interfere with my life to the
point of banning my sport/hobby, I
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
Is the firearms legislation the single most
important factor in casting your vote?
[...]
Interesting that you ask, Paul.
It is *the* issue by which I judge any candidate
to public office. They can mouth any
From: "Paul McDermott", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, Paul, I think that you owe it to yourself, and
the rest of your fellow citizens to first understand that none
of you voted for anything. Was there in fact a plebiscite placed
before all of the people, asking them to vote on the issue?
You can't
