Mark Gregson wrote:
> > > If one defines a good Democrat as being someone who works > > within the party to bring about a better platform, select better leaders and > > elect better office holders (those that would agree with church teachings), > > then it would be possible to be a good Mormon and a good Democrat. > > Thanks to everyone who posted to help me understand the byzantine system of voting >in the US (as opposed to the byzantine system in Canada or Australia - why couldn't >we have a nice simple system like Iraq; there's one person on one ballot once every >eight years. You vote yes or no. And he gets 100% turnout, too. Now _that's_ how to >run a voting system :-)). AND you get to shoot your guns off all night in celebration! Kewl! [according to this morning's news, Saddam had to issue a proclamation telling people to stop celebrating -- apparently several people in Baghdad have been killed by random falling bullets. I am not making this up] -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated…To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one’s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.” – Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in “The Peloponessian Wars” Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
