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End government schools

Discussion in 'Education Policies' started by Rick, Jul 17, 2007.

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  1. Pandora Well-Known Member

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    It would cut down on the tons of useless laws they pass just to look busy.


    stuff like health care that directly effects us all should be voted by us not by idiots in congress.

    Even if we only nationally voted on a few key issues

    gun control, abortion, health care, the border and immigration, higher taxes it would be helpful.

    It could be done at the same time we voted for president. Every 4 years put those major issues on the ballot.

    It would at least keep taxes from going up every year, at best they would be able to raise it every 4 years.
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  2. PLC1 Super Moderator

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    Well, that might work, maybe.


    California has something like that now, in the form of statewide propositions that the people vote on directly. The results are quite a mixed bag. We get a lot of bond measures, for example, all promoted as a way to raise money without raising taxes. The sheeple of this late great golden state seem to swallow that one every time. On the other hand, there are some issues that are settled that way far better than the legislature could do it.

    There are pros and cons to direct votes of the people.
    PLC1, Nov 1, 2009
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  3. Dante the Marxist New Member

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    I am sure there will not be a new law every day, or even every week. It does not take more than one channel for political ads. Plus, we would have much more time to fit in the political ads if we outlawed commercials.
    Dante the Marxist, Nov 1, 2009
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  4. PLC1 Super Moderator

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    There are a lot of laws under consideration, but I'm not sure just how many.

    Now, if regular commercials are outlawed, and only political commercials are allowed, then I'll value my TIVO even more than I do now. Can you imagine the hype, half truths, and outright lies that would be spread in an attempt to sway voters one way or another? We've already seen some of that in California, with the statewide propositions. Not only that, but imagine the money that would be spent trying to pass one special interest law or another. We would wind up with even more of an oligarchy than we have now, if that's possible.

    Spending money on politicians to get votes is bad enough. Directly spending millions to fool voters would be even worse.
    PLC1, Nov 1, 2009
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  5. dahermit New Member

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    One obvious problem with the process is that it would have to be done by mail inasmuch as people could not travel to a central point to vote, leading to voter fraud by mail.
    dahermit, Nov 1, 2009
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    Outlaw political advertizements. Thats a no brainer.
    Dante the Marxist, Nov 2, 2009
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  7. PLC1 Super Moderator

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    That should be done, no question. It's not possible to win an election without collecting big bucks for commercials. The donors of those big bucks then expect the recipient to listen to them. It's a lot like buying legislation, but it's legal.
    PLC1, Nov 3, 2009
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  8. Dante the Marxist New Member

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    Illegalise it. If that means overturning the constitution, then so be it.
    Dante the Marxist, Nov 4, 2009
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  9. PLC1 Super Moderator

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    Well, we outlawed cigarette ads on TV without amending the Constitution. I suppose it could be done.
    PLC1, Nov 4, 2009
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    Of course, if any of these things actually happened, the US government would have to be gone
    Dante the Marxist, Nov 5, 2009
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