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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

At 3 Am this morning, a couple of neighbors decided to raise hell (a few coyotes were howling,) which in turn woke up the dogs, who had to raise hell about the neighbors, which of course woke me up.

Now everyone knows that cognitive thought at 3AM is not exactly anyone's best ability when woke from a sound sleep, but I had a EUREKA moment.

This is what I came up with to solve our problems in the US.

1) First we do away with the Republic and go to a straight democracy. We issue smart phones to every citizen, and put broadband internet in every home with a decent computer.

2) We establish a council of elders, they will determine what comes before the voters to be decided.

3) Every citizen votes on every item that comes up that needs a national vote. Failure to vote means that you are placed in stocks in front of the courthouse and have rotten garbage thrown at you.

I dont think this will last long, maybe a couple of months, then we go back to the system we have now, and everyone can quit bitchin about the government. If the common citizen is not willing to do the job, then they can shut the fuck up.

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ORIGINAL: ExiledTyrant

Jlf, all after 1. Is what makes a true republic.

Jus sayin
Exiled

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ORIGINAL: kdsub

A good example of why this would be a disaster is what happened when we had the media blitz of starving kids with flies in their eyes in Somalia. It is soooo easy to manipulate or influence the masses with the type of media we have today. Those people did not want us... did not need us...in fact hated us and what we stood for. Yet the majority of America demanded we help... Look what happened.

Now imagine what would have happened right after 9/11... The American people were furious and in no frame of mind as a group to make rational decisions. The world could have very well been at war... Bad enough as it was.

Our forefathers were geniuses and understood that legislation and government actions needs to be debated and a two houses of Congress and opposing political parties was the way to do it. Mistakes can and are still made but the likelihood of bad decisions are lessened and eventually corrects are made if needed.

It seems like nothing is ever done with all the political wrangling but in the end the important things get done.

Butch

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

At 3 Am this morning, a couple of neighbors decided to raise hell (a few coyotes were howling,) which in turn woke up the dogs, who had to raise hell about the neighbors, which of course woke me up.

Now everyone knows that cognitive thought at 3AM is not exactly anyone's best ability when woke from a sound sleep, but I had a EUREKA moment.

This is what I came up with to solve our problems in the US.

1) First we annex to Canada. We issue health care to every citizen, and put propaganda in every home with indecent media-controlled television.

2) We sit around at Tim Horton's with the elderly, who are determined to tell you how to vote.

3) Every citizen votes on every item that comes up that needs a national vote. Failure to vote means that you are subjected to bitching sessions at water coolers and have rotten legislation thrown at you.

I don't think this will last long, maybe a couple of months, then we go back to the system we have now, and everyone can quit bitchin about the government. If the common citizen is not willing to be more Canadian, then they can shut the fuck up, eh.