Re: I'll believe corporations are people when they let them drive in the HOV lane ...

["Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)" <michael.blanchard () emc com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan White [mailto:dwhite () olp net] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:46 PM
To: Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)
Cc: Stephanie Daugherty; Jeffrey Walton; funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: I'll believe corporations are people when they let them drive in the HOV lane ...

On 02/05/13 17:06 +0000, Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec) wrote:
> I am FULLY in favor of starting over…. I say there are a couple things
> that should happen to “reboot” the government if you will…
>
>
> 1)      Get rid of Democrat and Republican (and ALL others) labels…

I agree, but how are you going to enforce this? Are you going to enact laws
which restrict who and how people associate?

--- YES, the law will be simple.... If you use an "old party label" in any manner or function, you are immediately 
disqualified from candidacy.  Plain and simple, even a 3 year old can follow... any campaign funds you have in your 
coffers will be equally distributed to the other candidates in it's entirety.....  you'll have to wait for next term to 
re-run....
---- 3rd parties using those terms will be heavily fined for their first offence and will NOT be able to contribute a 
dime to any candidate...  2nd offence they will be even more heavily fined up to 90% of their net worth, period...  All 
fines will go to the "election fund" that is equally distributed among all candidates... any cash left over will go 
directly to the people of the US in the form of a direct tax reduction (not a tax deduction, but a direct reduction of 
the final amount... including a tax refund if the number is negative) in the amount left over divided by the number of 
taxpayers.

> a.       This will ensure that people voting will have to listen to the
> actual issues the candidate stands for
>
> b.      If a candidate uses the term Dem or Rep AT ALL they forfeit the
> race… Zero use of those labels can be used, even if it’s “former Democrat”
> or “former republican”, not allowed at all, you loose if you use… period!
>
> c.       Lets face it Romney was 100% correct.  47% of folks will vote for
> Democrat and 47% will vote for Republican, JUST because of those two words
> acssociated with the candidate….  Oh shock!  The people voting will
> actually have to think for themselves!!!!

Imagine an environment where it's not really important who you vote for in a
biennial election, but one where you actually get to vote on specific
issues. It's one effective way to break the two party system, which is only
relevant where you have low democratic granularity.

--- by removing the party names, and disallowing their use, people will have to pay attention and vote on what a 
candidate ACTUALLY stands for and not just because they are red or blue or grey

> d.      Primary election would consist of everyone whom wants to run for
> office.  We put the TWO candidates with the most votes into the general
> election

I'm all for that.

> e.      General election will decide the president (or whatever office)
>
> f.        No more electoral college

Yes please.

-- with my system there is simply no need for it....  representatives and congressmen get to vote, but their vote 
doesn't count any more than mine does....

-- 
Dan White

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