Originally posted by Bob_for_President@Jul 4 2003, 09:42 AM
Spam? No. and not a joke.
It's no wonder this country is in such a quandry. Nobody has any guts any longer. If people took the process more seriously than they do then George Bush wouldn't be president and The economy wouldn't be in the dumps.
Nobody has any guts any longer? Tell that to the families of the troops serving our country to defend your rights and liberties.
I was also unaware that the country is in a quandry. Perhaps you need to learn a little more about macro-economics. There's a thing called the business cycle. It's quite natural for economies to go through ups and downs. Look at how fast the economy, stock market, etc. grew in the 90's. Only makes sense that things would slow up a bit for a while. I, for one, prefer not to have runaway inflation like we did in a couple decades ago. And while many people do suffer in a slow economy, many other positive things do happen. Shit, look at how many millions of people are saving a lot of dough by re-financing their homes at these low interest rates, for example.
Your other point about people taking the process more seriously is a point well taken. I, too, wish that more people voted and do other things to get more involved. But another way of looking at voter apathy is to consider that people are content with how things are. The Democrat and Republican parties are quite similar in much of what they stand for. Sure, there are some ideological differences on how big the role of the federal government in our lives should be, but in so many areas the parties do agree on things.
From your website:
"I would also propose decriminalizing the narcotic drugs"
You really want to legalise narcotics? Have you looked into the human consequences of this beyond the financial aspect of the savings from fewer people in prison. You really want people going down to the 7-11 to buy heroin, morphine, opium. Yeah, could I get a Big Gulp with that herion...
Pot is one thing, narcotics are a completely different ballgame, bro.
It all sounds so cute. Ooh... he's running for president! But the proof is, as they say, in the pudding. Check his web page. Make your own judgement.
MNKid