tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1836552676055666449..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: AmGov 101, or The Ignorant American.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1888133544392313952008-10-03T20:12:00.000-04:002008-10-03T20:12:00.000-04:00Unix-Jedi said 'You sound like those nutcases who ...Unix-Jedi said 'You sound like those nutcases who keep citing "Congress shall not" this and "Congress shall not that" and "infringed" like that's in there somewhere.'<BR/><BR/>Not sure why that made me think about the scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where the knights talk to Our Lord:<BR/><BR/><B>God</B>: What are you doing now?<BR/><BR/><B>King Arthur</B>: Averting our eyes, oh Lord.<BR/><BR/><B>God</B>: Well, don't. It's just like those miserable psalms, always so depressing. Now knock it off! <BR/><BR/>Probably a funny take-off of the 2000 Florida vote in there somewhere ...Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25925482811535007752008-10-03T19:48:00.000-04:002008-10-03T19:48:00.000-04:00Pie eating contests?Don't be ridiculous.Rock-Paper...Pie eating contests?<BR/><BR/>Don't be ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Rock-Paper-Scissors contest is the way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48682132865418109272008-10-03T18:05:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:05:00.000-04:00"It is my dream that one day a state will divvy up..."<I>It is my dream that one day a state will divvy up its electoral votes via a pie-eating contest.</I>"<BR/><BR/>...and really, would the results be any more silly?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17916290541857484882008-10-03T17:47:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:47:00.000-04:00That's the way to the Zoo!That's the way to the Zo...That's the way to the Zoo!<BR/>That's the way to the Zoo!<BR/>The Monkey House is nearly full!<BR/>But there's room enough for you!<BR/>Take a bus to Regent's Park!<BR/>Make haste before it shuts!<BR/>I will come on Monday!<BR/>And bring you lots of nuts!<BR/><BR/><BR/>That Monkey house Tam?John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39142662698414196152008-10-03T17:16:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:16:00.000-04:00It is my dream that one day a state will divvy up ...It is my dream that one day a state will divvy up its electoral votes via a pie-eating contest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44867427716706946602008-10-03T16:44:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:44:00.000-04:00I have to agree that popular elections for Senator...I have to agree that popular elections for Senators was a not so great idea. <BR/><BR/>Just like I still like the electoral college. <BR/><BR/>If the Pres was elected by popular vote, then the only people the candidates would give a flying one about would be the residents of big cities. People like me who live in a state with only two 'large' cities, with a combined pop of less than a million, would matter so little as to be ignored.<BR/><BR/>The electoral college was intended to incorporate protections for small states (hence the two votes for Senators) as well as give more sway to larger populations. <BR/><BR/>No wonder the damn socialists want to get rid of it, they own the big cities.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456992930167398092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81166129782553430612008-10-03T14:31:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:31:00.000-04:00nowhere in the Constitution is there any mention o...<EM> nowhere in the Constitution is there any mention of a popular vote for the office of the President.</EM><BR/><BR/>C'mon, Tam, you know better.<BR/><BR/>It's right after the right for 12 year old girls to get an abortion and right before the penumbra they hid Jimmy Hoffa under.<BR/>Geez. You sound like those nutcases who keep citing "Congress shall not" this and "Congress shall not that" and "infringed" like that's in there somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40858823870604011702008-10-03T13:42:00.000-04:002008-10-03T13:42:00.000-04:00*We* are run by a Democrat Politburo protected by ...*We* are run by a Democrat Politburo protected by a wall of Gerrymander, our leaders don't need and don't bother to ask us our inconsequential leetle opinions - they know better - they're the Insane Clown Trotskyite Posse of Pelosi, Feinstein and Boxer...<BR/>Somebody please invade and liberate us!NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78897777781275017372008-10-03T12:40:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:40:00.000-04:00Which is why I still think that senators should be...<I>Which is why I still think that senators should be appointed not elected.<BR/><BR/>They are there to represent the state gov interests.<BR/><BR/>Your rep are there to represent, us the great unwashed.</I><BR/><BR/>I've heard this sentiment even from a couple of retiring senators. Just structurally, its a way to give states a veto power over federal spending and mandates.<BR/><BR/>I don't see a way to make it happen, though. Democratic reforms are hard to roll back, for better or for worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67619693228466775602008-10-03T11:59:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:59:00.000-04:00Which is why I still think that senators should be...Which is why I still think that senators should be appointed not elected.<BR/><BR/>They are there to represent the state gov interests.<BR/><BR/>Your rep are there to represent, us the great unwashed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64238985582390688542008-10-03T11:50:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:50:00.000-04:00Here's one of the best writeups of the benefits of...Here's <A HREF="http://www.ornery.org/essays/2000-11-09-1.html" REL="nofollow">one of the best writeups of the benefits of the electoral college</A> that I've found, by <I>Ender's Game</I> author Orson Scott Card. Note that it's from the 2000 recount, so the examples are geared towards that, but the concepts are no less applicable.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660667240578298487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87912396772569664552008-10-03T11:39:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:39:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.com