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[Stickler]

I live in an oligarchy.

I vote for the persons and parties I deem least likely to create policies that will result in me croaking from unmedicated asthma or heatstroke or untreated crazee.
Unfortunately, both structurally locked-in parties are happy to allow the outsourcing of jobs, keep wages down, lock up huge amounts of people through a failed drug war and jack prices on everything.
So it's more that I vote for those least inimical to my interest.

Voting does not imply actual endorsement of the system; it is merely a self-defense maneuver.

Also, I love peanut butter.

 

[EveHarrington]

Best of what's available? I think that's oftentimes what it boils down to.

I love Bernie's idealism. Is it realistic that all (or many) of his ideas will implemented exactly as he's set forth? Probably not. However, he is going in the direction I overall desire and that's what's important. It's a bit irksome that Hillary is right there being a wet blanket saying he can't (won't be able to) do this, can't do that. Nobody wants to hear that.

I am personally tired of hearing "let's make America great again". Again? Great for whom? America was most definitely NOT great for all; historically great for only a certain segment of society. Perhaps economically great (better) overall, but most definitely not socially great.

 

[Ed Norton]

Yes, least inimical...Bernie. Unfortunately, in NY they are both the same.

True, America was never great to all. It could've been, in theory.

 

[EveHarrington]

@Ed Norton

Can you expand on why you say in NY they are both the same? I don't quite understand what you mean.

 

[Born to Run]

What? So little peanut butter? What a tragedy!

I do not appreciate your post, please refrain from this type of ridicule like tone with me. I know peanut butter was a silly example, still highly frustrating to me, and only a sketch to how much is behind in this country.

 

[EveHarrington]

I do not appreciate your post, please refrain from this type of ridicule like tone with me. I know p...

I'm really sorry. I think my intended tone didn't come across well. I was trying to be funny and joke around. I wasn't trying to be mean spirited or condescending in the least. I am very sorry that I offended you and I won't respond to your posts again in order to avoid this type of misunderstanding.

 

[Born to Run]

@EveHarrington Apology accepted, thank you. I must say my message was written very late at night, while very tired, so it was also not representative of how I normally write messages. Apart from that the whole message made no sense in any case. Let's just forget about it ok.

 

[Deleted member 28740]

Two breathtaking events this weekend:

• Antonin Scalia (US Supreme Court Justice) died. He was ultra conservative. Election to HWBush, Citizens United and Voter rights are an entitlement.

• Trump called HWBush a liar about Iraq and blamed him for 9/11 receiving boo's from the audience. Astounding. Ensuing debate was beyond Saturday Night Live humor. Who could make up all of the crap they flung at each other?

Both are major game changers. If Obama does his duty, required as POTUS, replacing empty bench seat on the SC soon Bernie might have a chance. Rep Senate 60/40 is required to pass a consent vote on nominee. Reps want to delay until election is concluded. Problem for Sanders vs. Clinton is many Dems may now go to Clinton as the stakes have seem to be raised and not willing to take a chance. Pity Scalia passed before the next few rounds of the primary races.

 

[Ed Norton]

I've been in a vacuum again wrt to news. I didn't hear about Scalia but I think that he wrote the opinion on the Herrera case that basically allows innocent people to be executed. This is definitely a crucial election and scary too.

 

[EveHarrington]

It was puzzling to see all of the "looking back" instead of "looking forward" at the last debate. Ask those same questions about the past (actions of former pres. Bushes) at a dem debate and dollars to donuts you'd have BOTH candidates saying "the American people want to look FORWARD, debating the past will get us nowhere". It just highlights the difference between the direction of each party. Dems wanting to move forward, repubs only wanting to look back.

Tons of articles regarding how the senate is not fulfilling their constitutional duty by even considering a candidate for the SCOTUS, and how this decision will likely come back to haunt them in the future.

Yes, we "fire" bad politicians with our votes, but this is going too far. (I can fire a bad senate member in up to 6 years? No.) There need to be basic rules. No throwing hissy fits and saying you won't vote. (Senate members that is.) Ok, you don't want to vote, that's your decision. But the passing of laws and such should go on regardless. For/against only counts if you actually vote. A non vote doesn't affect the voting procedure. These politicians need to be stopped from holding our country hostage!

 

[Powder]

I can't listen to the debates. I'm too emotionally opinionated and intellectually offended to find anything worthy of the time it takes. I don't think it makes me a more educated voter because I don't want to vote for anyone from the top 1%. I want to vote for a real American who understands what real American's lives require and who isn't going to be bought or bow to the powers. I don't know if one person is qualified to do this, and I would prefer a more democratic system overall.

 

[Muzikluvr]

Here's a Snopes article about Justice Scalia's death penalty ruling and a google search for his interview on CNN is worth watching. He was a guardian of the U.S. Constitution and the right of each State to decide for themselves whatever the Constitution didn't decide. Unfortunately, it seems to me, uneducated on these things and only recently capable of paying attention to politics, that Scalia's decisions impacted States choices anyway... but in less Humanistic ways. He's also the Justice who enthusiastically asserted his belief in the devil. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/07/justice-scalia-devil-_n_4059202.html

His death is the end of an era in American Law. Many students read his opinions first, as they're the most colorful. He will be missed by the right, I'm sure; but many of the cases I think went wrong might have a chance in any other Supreme Court configuration.