"I have a very cunning plan m'lord"
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jack_babalonWatching what is rapidly becoming Europes favorite comedy/reality show, the American Electorial Process, two ideas occur to me.
1)First off after reading the tenth story or so today about voting machine glitches, registration list erasures, poll worker related shennigans and various other problems that would embarass a third world country much less The United States of Nascaria, it occurs to me what we really need is a practice election.
Remember how in school, a week or so before the big test you'd have to take a practice quiz, so the teachers could discern who might need help where and on what subjects? Same theory. I mean really people, we're Americans damn it. We're the major super power that scores somewhere under Paraguay for literacy and still isn't sure whheter the idea of evolution is science or a left-wing conspiracy to get kids to reject Jesus and engage in homosexual relationships. Do you really think we're not going to have trouble with the concept of participatory politics?
So how about every November 3rd we have a practice election just to get the bugs out, to let Karl Rove see what states to send in the Diebold 'repairmen' and to give the Supreme Court time to mull over who will win the election.
2)I was reading that only a fraction of eligible voters will actually do so. Well in that case it's time for a "New Rule" as Bill Maher would say: From now we Americans are only allowed to vote for American Idols & other reality TV darlings at the booths and on the same day as national elections. Think of it as a 'You have to eat your brocolli before dessert' rule. If you have time enough to ponder the intricacies of a overhyped karoke contest, then you can get off your fat ass for a few minutes and help decide who the leaders of the free world are going to be.
Okay i'll shut up now.
1)First off after reading the tenth story or so today about voting machine glitches, registration list erasures, poll worker related shennigans and various other problems that would embarass a third world country much less The United States of Nascaria, it occurs to me what we really need is a practice election.
Remember how in school, a week or so before the big test you'd have to take a practice quiz, so the teachers could discern who might need help where and on what subjects? Same theory. I mean really people, we're Americans damn it. We're the major super power that scores somewhere under Paraguay for literacy and still isn't sure whheter the idea of evolution is science or a left-wing conspiracy to get kids to reject Jesus and engage in homosexual relationships. Do you really think we're not going to have trouble with the concept of participatory politics?
So how about every November 3rd we have a practice election just to get the bugs out, to let Karl Rove see what states to send in the Diebold 'repairmen' and to give the Supreme Court time to mull over who will win the election.
2)I was reading that only a fraction of eligible voters will actually do so. Well in that case it's time for a "New Rule" as Bill Maher would say: From now we Americans are only allowed to vote for American Idols & other reality TV darlings at the booths and on the same day as national elections. Think of it as a 'You have to eat your brocolli before dessert' rule. If you have time enough to ponder the intricacies of a overhyped karoke contest, then you can get off your fat ass for a few minutes and help decide who the leaders of the free world are going to be.
Okay i'll shut up now.
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Black Adder!!
on 2006-11-07 10:17 pm (UTC)Blackadder: Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
Blackadder: The path of my life is strewn with cowpats from the devil's own satanic herd.
and finally, most apropos...
Blackadder: Give the likes of Baldrick the vote and we'll be back to cavorting druids, death by stoning and dung for dinner.
Re: Black Adder!!
on 2006-11-07 10:22 pm (UTC)Re: Black Adder!!
on 2006-11-07 10:27 pm (UTC)I think Black Adder is why I'm so thrilled with House -- seeing Hugh Laurie finally get some well-deserved attention makes me grin!
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on 2006-11-07 10:25 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-11-07 10:51 pm (UTC)*American Idol... shivers*
xxx
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on 2006-11-08 01:35 am (UTC)I think we should go a little more Draconian than just American Idol voting privileges. People should have to vote in order to get, oh, say, a driver's license. Hmm, might put too many Hummer nitwits in the booths. How about, if you don't vote, you can't enrol in college. Then again, on that note, simply reinstate the draft ... you'll see those smarmy little business majors changing their tunes about supporting the president.
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on 2006-11-08 01:38 am (UTC)Now if only Diebold doesn't eat my ballot.
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on 2006-11-08 04:23 am (UTC)no subject
on 2007-01-26 05:57 am (UTC)Disturbing to find such a bullsh*t message here.
Fanatical SPAM.
How about, hang all the pious, fanatical zealots of all religions and let the world sanely sort itself out?