tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8202669239824099339..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: AntisocialismRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-46952597428284985162019-07-22T09:49:31.968-04:002019-07-22T09:49:31.968-04:00@Jeffrey: And to pass, the bill must get a majorit...@Jeffrey: And to pass, the bill must get a majority of the entire house, not just of the Congressmen voting on it.<br /><br />And every law must be renewed every 20 years, by reading and passing a new bill.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52465072273338840822019-07-21T23:05:31.390-04:002019-07-21T23:05:31.390-04:00Congress meets via the Web, not in DC
Before votin...Congress meets via the Web, not in DC<br />Before voting on a bill, a Congressperson must pass a quiz demonstrating they have actually read, and know, what's in it.<br /><br />But please...I get too much junk mail already.Jeffrey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721363904964114392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28870391860461637792019-07-21T18:48:21.642-04:002019-07-21T18:48:21.642-04:00"...no reason politics should be a three-ring..."...no reason politics should be a three-ring circus."<br /><br />But what are we going to do with all these monkeys?Ratushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546867391478669489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4513583608215324802019-07-21T17:16:58.964-04:002019-07-21T17:16:58.964-04:00Kind of ties in with my approach to political spee...Kind of ties in with my approach to political speeches. Never watch them live or on video. If something significant was supposedly said, I read the transcript.<br /><br />Takes less of my time (I read faster than almost anyone can talk, and I don't have to wait through choreographed applause sessions).<br /><br />It also helps cut out the emotional loading of tone and appearance. Cases in point:<br /><br />People who watched the Kennedy/Nixon debates gave it to Kennedy. People who listened on radio gave it to Nixon.<br /><br />In the 30's, a certain upcoming politician had "a mesmerizing personality" and the increasingly larger attendance at his presentations quickly led to more "determined" followers. People that heard him on radio or read the speechs afterwards didn't get why he was so popular.<br /><br />I second Ms. X's motion!RandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-46582518797932674372019-07-21T14:26:41.897-04:002019-07-21T14:26:41.897-04:00Got my main-in vote.
(In fact, all voting in WA i...Got my main-in vote.<br /><br />(In fact, all voting in WA is by mail-in ballot, and I think marking a paper ballot in a central location will result in far more secure and honest elections.)<br />(Not that a certain party's operatives won't still be finding boxes full of misplaced ballots shortly before the deadline of a close one...)Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.com