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journey on
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:29 am Post subject: Vote, please |
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No matter what your persuasion, today is the day to vote. Please. Unless you've already voted.
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DayBreak
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Boris,
Thank you for the encouragement and reminder. Simply said, nothing more and nothing less.
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Nancy and Bud
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Amen _________________ "C-dory's are the 13th step in a 12 step program for sailors."Marc Grove, Wefings Marine |
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smckean (Tosca)
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Inshallah _________________ Sandy McKean
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JamesTXSD
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Texas had early voting - fast and easy, no line. We did our civic duty a couple weeks ago.
My hope through this divisive campaign season is: regardless of who wins, I hope there is a decisive win so we don't have to go through weeks of unpleasantness. It is probably too much to hope for that the people we elect can work together for the people they represent, rather than working so hard to make the other side look bad. |
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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JamesTXSD wrote: | Texas had early voting - fast and easy, no line. We did our civic duty a couple weeks ago.
My hope through this divisive campaign season is: regardless of who wins, I hope there is a decisive win so we don't have to go through weeks of unpleasantness. It is probably too much to hope for that the people we elect can work together for the people they represent, rather than working so hard to make the other side look bad. |
Here Here Jim,
I voted!! And I still vote for: PEACE. SANITY. REASON. COMPASION. PEACE.
Harvey
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smckean (Tosca)
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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JamesTXSD wrote: | It is probably too much to hope for that the people we elect can work together for the people they represent, rather than working so hard to make the other side look bad. |
I've thought about this sentiment a great deal in recent years. It seems like such a reasonable expectation, so why don't the politicians just do it? You won't like my conclusion, but here goes....it's like comics character Pogo said: "We have met the enemy, and he is us".
Folks are always saying that they want politicians to work together, but that's not how they vote. Look at primaries. If a politician dares to support a proposal from the other side of the aisle, or dares to state that his/her objective is to "work across the aisle", they are nearly always vilified by their opponents in the next primary. Worse, the voters typically vote against such a "work together" politician and vote for the "true believer" candidate instead. It happens time and time again. This is the fundamental reason so many politicians fear primary challenges. It's interesting that one of the consequences of this is that often the more moderate candidate loses the primary; and therefore in the general election, the voters only have the option of voting for a far right or far left candidate. So the Congress gets more and more polarized leading to less and less "working across the aisle" since the moderates are stopped at the primary.
I'm afraid the enemy is us.....perhaps this state of affairs is a consequence of little more than the normal human tendency to have our cake and eat it too. |
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Folks are always saying that they want politicians to work together, but that's not how they vote. Look at primaries. If a politician dares to support a proposal from the other side of the aisle, or dares to state that his/her objective is to "work across the aisle", they are nearly always vilified by their opponents in the next primary. Worse, the voters typically vote against such a "work together" politician and vote for the "true believer" candidate instead. It happens time and time again. This is the fundamental reason so many politicians fear primary challenges. It's interesting that one of the consequences of this is that often the more moderate candidate loses the primary; and therefore in the general election, the voters only have the option of voting for a far right or far left candidate. So the Congress gets more and more polarized leading to less and less "working across the aisle" since the moderates are stopped at the primary. |
Excellent analysis. |
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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This is definatlly not intended to be a political point, only an observation.
Maybe this is why we need fewer politicians in DC and state capitals, and more reasonable, working, agreeing folk who are willing to make change.
Maybe reshape some things. Like take out the isle and put all the sets in one bunch and have them all wear the same uniforms so there are less differences and more sameness. (Differences are good -- not being able to accept differences --> Not Good.
See-- That is why nobody ever asked me how to run the country.
All the Same, All different!
Harvey
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KevinDU
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Vote for a gentleman or a maniac. The choice is yours. |
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Kevin: up until I read your post, I was admiring the level-headed reasonableness and depth of thought being demonstrated by folks who obviously think and believe very differently, but were attempting to find common ground. Nicely done. |
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Nancy and Bud
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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hardee wrote: | .
All the Same, All different!
Harvey
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Well played sir. |
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tsturm
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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KevinDU wrote: | Vote for a gentleman or a maniac. The choice is yours. |
What a great guy |
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NORO LIM
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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forrest wrote: | Quote: | Folks are always saying that they want politicians to work together, but that's not how they vote. Look at primaries. If a politician dares to support a proposal from the other side of the aisle, or dares to state that his/her objective is to "work across the aisle", they are nearly always vilified by their opponents in the next primary. Worse, the voters typically vote against such a "work together" politician and vote for the "true believer" candidate instead. It happens time and time again. This is the fundamental reason so many politicians fear primary challenges. It's interesting that one of the consequences of this is that often the more moderate candidate loses the primary; and therefore in the general election, the voters only have the option of voting for a far right or far left candidate. So the Congress gets more and more polarized leading to less and less "working across the aisle" since the moderates are stopped at the primary. |
Excellent analysis. |
I agree. Very good points. One big reason that primaries have become so polarizing for both parties is the gerrymandering of electoral districts. When in power, each side seeks to create as many "safe" districts for their candidates as they can. If you are running as a D candidate in a guaranteed majority-D district, for instance, your only concern is D voters. Moreover, in the primary your only concern is D voters who are most likely to vote in primaries. The truest of the true believers in each party tend to be the most active campaigners and voters in the primaries. As a result, there is little incentive to position yourself to appeal to moderate D voters. If you can get to the general election, moderate D voters will presumably support you over any R opponent. There is practically no incentive for you to try to appeal to moderate R voters.
The US Supreme Court has given state legislators a largely free hand in drawing district boundaries. That's how we end up with some of these bizarrely-shaped districts. Not surprisingly, most state legislatures have been reluctant to hand redistricting over to more or less non-partisan redistricting bodies. It is perhaps the ultimate political irony that the one thing the two parties seem willing to agree on is creating safe districts. If a redistricting authority is bi-partisan (i.e, 50-50 D and R). each side will try to get as many of its own safe districts as line-drawing ingenuity will allow. Any remaining districts will be left more or less competitive. (This divvying up of districts is the ultimate political horse trading and should not be witnessed by anyone with a weak stomach.) Truly non-partisan commissions are probably the best idea.
Open primaries can also produce some moderating effect, since a primary in a safe district may result in two candidates from the same party making it to the general election. If that's the case, there is an incentive to appeal to voters outside the party.
As the OP said: "Vote." And if you don't like the rabid extremism, become a rabid moderate and participate in the primary process. _________________ Bill, Formerly on NORO LIM
2001 CD 16, 2001-2006
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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The answer is term limits
2-6 year terms for senators
6-2 year terms for representatives
1-6 year term for president (so the president works for the country and not re-election).
65 year old mandatory retirement age! |
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