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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:44 PM Original message |
it is time yet for a draft? |
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razorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. We have certainly strayed far from the founders' ideal of a "citizen-legislator". |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. policies, not personalities |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. This idea of yours is probably not original... |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The problem is that only the sickest freaks among us are drawn to power... |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Selecting legislators by random lottery would provide better results than we get now. n/t |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. and they might actually work for the people |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I'm glad to see that this is an idea at least someone can get behind. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Precisely. |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. local first ... |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. Busch in a tall glass please. |
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