"And just who were the people supposed to vote for?": They were offered the choice of the Natural Law Party at one time. I think if people do vote they should always choose a fringe candidate - communist, fascist, libertarian, laissez-faire capitalist, Trotskyist, . . . anything that takes your fancy *except* the mainstream parties. Voting for Democrats or Republicans (or Conservatives, Labour or Liberal Democrats in the UK) just encourages the bastards and allows them to claim they legitimately represent the nation. If the Natural Law Party still fielded candidates I'd seriously consider voting for them.
There's also the option of direct action - squatting unoccupied properties; buying smuggled (so tax-free) cigarettes; putting LSD in the water supply (just joking!) . . . If there were to be a law that said a candidate for political office had to poll more than a fixed minimum percentage of the votes cast (say 30 per cent) and if they failed to reach that minimum they couldn't become a representative even if they had the largest share of the votes AND more people started to either not bother voting or to always vote for a fringe group (or an independent, non-affiliated politician) then certain constituencies would find themselves unrepresented. But that would at least embarrass the main parties and compel them to listen to the concerns of Joe Public. ---In [email protected], <noozguru@...> wrote: And just who were the people supposed to vote for? Bomb, bomb Iran McCain and his Caribou Barbee? Or Tweedledum Romney? We weren't given much choice were we? You gotta know by now elections are rigged anymore. Your real enemy is corporate America (go ask Alex Jones about that). Go look up Neo-Liberalism (rhymes with Fascism). That's been the game for awhile. The real problem? American apathy. What do you know about your local candidates who run for office? If you complain, why don't you run for office? On 11/09/2013 05:57 AM, emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@... wrote: Taken together with license plate readers, the NSA and the militarization of the police this is the next step towards Amerika the Awesome. Sieg to B. Hussein! If you voted for Him you gotta love him ‘cause he’s our Sovereign and our Fuehrer. All hail the new Isomorphic Caliphate! ---In [email protected] mailto:[email protected], <turquoiseb@...> mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote: Worried about the guvmint snooping on your email or phone calls, or your online presence? Small potatoes, and useless to worry about. If you have a face, they already know everything about you. http://cironline.org/reports/facial-recognition-once-battlefield-tool-lands-san-diego-county-5502?utm_source=CIR&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=tumblr http://cironline.org/reports/facial-recognition-once-battlefield-tool-lands-san-diego-county-5502?utm_source=CIR&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=tumblr http://reason.com/blog/2013/07/01/just-how-reliable-and-widespread-is-fbi http://reason.com/blog/2013/07/01/just-how-reliable-and-widespread-is-fbi
