Gary Johnson secures nomination
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Airstrip One
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I'm voting for him. Also, I know Romney can't carry my state, anyway, so it's only logical...
Billy the Great Khan
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Well, we can count on him to at least make the effort, if his past actions as governor are any indication.
Airstrip One
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Why is Grind promoting Johnson instead of Billy? 
We need to work on congress, there is where the real problem lies.
hmm i haven't paid attention to washington polls, but if memory serves me correctly, you guys have a big mormon population, so that could help him
Why is Grind promoting Johnson instead of Billy?
what are you talking about? My heart is often with the libertarians, I have voted for libertarians, i've defined myself as one in the past, they are definitely the party closest to me on most issues, though I don't agree with everything these days
Billy the Great Khan
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Well, obviously. But a Libertarian win in the White House would certainly fuck up Congress good. Shake things up.
Yep he would be the most ineffective president since Carter.
Neither side would support him.
Would be interesting to watch though.
well, you're dumb, because if a libertarian was elected it would imply there is a massive shift in how society views public policy.
Billy the Great Khan
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Bingo. It'd also mean that BOTH parties are in drastic danger of being replaced. It'd be every man (or woman) for himself rather than sitting by comfortably in a near impenetrable party incumbency. It means they'd HAVE to be effective.
what we need is instant runoff.
but we are screwed, cause it would be asking the people in power to weaken their power. How many times in history has that ever happened?
We lost, sadly, all we can go is man the dam as much as we can before we die.
but we are screwed, cause it would be asking the people in power to weaken their power. How many times in history has that ever happened?
We lost, sadly, all we can go is man the dam as much as we can before we die.
Billy the Great Khan
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It's happened a few times (Washington for one). It's a rare enough thing though. But if there is any generation up to the task, it is us Grind. We have the largest percentage of patricians.
problem is washington is one person. getting a collective to give up their power is a much more difficult task.
Billy the Great Khan
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Nothing worth doing is easy my friend.
again, it's not raising a barn. It's asking hundreds of people in the highest power in the land to relinquish their power. Your idealism, while admirable, is ultimately fruitless.
Billy the Great Khan
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I prefer to think of it as inspiring. Of course, it's not the sole option, merely the best.
Airstrip One
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Republicans have a chance of winning the gubernatorial race in WA, where they also happen to be running a popular, two-term AG for the office, but cannot carry the presidential race. Basically, we can win state offices, such as Sec. of State, AG, and, in 2004, the GOP won the gubernatorial race for about 5 min. until the Dems could find enough votes to overtake them.
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Because he was governer in New Mexico, he might get some impressive vote totals from that state for the LP. I'm talking 3%, 5%. Maybe even 6%, although I'm perhaps getting ahead of myself there.
Elsewhere, he may perhaps break the magic 0.5% ceiling that has long haunted LP candidates.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
God, Bob Barr. That was just sad.