Posted by PixelDimension

USA needs a complete political overhaul. Abolish the Electoral College. Make voting mandatory a la Australia so that the elected officials actually represent what the majority of the people want instead of the wishes of the 40%-ish who actually vote. Make it a nonpartisan democracy. Maybe even make political parties illegal. George Washington (first American president) in his final address to the nation warned people not to form political parties as it would only divide them.
He's not turning in his grave right now, he's spinning as if in a blender.

We need social democracy - completely free capitalism is just asking for the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer...then the rich take power in government...then suddenly, oligarchy. I think it should be a system similar to the Nordic countries. There's a reason Norway is probably the best country in the world to live in right now.

I'm going to stop now before this post turns into a rant.

Posted by StapleButter

Elections in themselves imply that you trust an authority to count the votes and take the decision the result dictates.


Only way to be sure no cheating happens would be making the nation-wide vote counts visible at all times. Including reflecting the vote you just submitted. Then multiple people or whatever could witness the vote counts and notice any fraud.

Posted by PaperplateismGuy

Well, its funny. I hear about how its hotter and hotter every month in the media. That each month, the temperature keeps on rising. But when I look at the data from multiple scientific organizations, they say the temperature has not risen in over 17 years. Which, is supported by their data. I think the IPCC has blown it way out of proportion (as well as the media) and it does not feel any hotter that it did 10 years ago. They are lying to us and do you know how I can tell? Its not called global warming anymore, instead, its put under the label of climate change. And the climate is always changing and it always has been.

So I am in favor of the Dakota access pipeline and the Keystone pipeline because I think that coal, oil, and gas are the way to go for the future as we learn how to effectively introduce practical renewable energy in substitution for fossil fuels. Anyway, you guys might think I hate the planet, but just because I don't believe in global warming, doesn't mean I want it to shrivel up and all that.