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    Vague recollection of my Santa Claus epiphany, and thinking: how cool is this? All these people in the world making up and playing along with this ridiculous ruse just as an excuse to give presents to kids.


    But the "democracy" lie is quite different. Switches and coal, and The Grinch never meets Cindy Lou.

    Adults like Ringo and Mayshark who certainly know better will straight-faced swear to me there is no conspiracy, cannot happen because secrets can't be kept.

    Oh yeah? Ask Mike Connell.


    (and for the record, I believe in Cindy Lou. love will win)

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    Lincoln Fight Club...

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    Eyes on the prize, people. This could be the year we frog-walk Rove into the pokey.

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/1...aud-in-Indiana

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    Quote Originally Posted by earlnemo View Post
    Eyes on the prize, people. This could be the year we frog-walk Rove into the pokey.
    http://truth-out.org/news/item/12845...2-election-fix


    ...and commentary by Tina Dupuy

    We could solve this issue by modernizing elections. Not only tossing out the Electoral College and letting Americans directly vote for a president, but making the requirements uniform (i.e. universal suffrage).This would make voting in Oregon just as relevant as a voting in Cuyahoga County.
    A census is constitutionally required every ten years and we don't leave it up to each state to compile it. But we leave our national elections up to (in some cases) the county officials?! Federalize federal elections. We have national standards for schools and milk safety but we can't vote the same way in every state?
    We can change this. And there's no better time than three years and eleven months before the next presidential election begins.


    Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/artic...#ixzz2DGJ7wim1]

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    Frankly the electoral college is one of the things that helps ensure that the elections are not stolen. You have a firewall with the states as well as the independence of the electors. That if there is a problem one it is contained to the state, and you also have an independant body that can vote otherwise if fraud has been proven.
    Last edited by Scott; 11-25-2012 at 09:26 PM.
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