Putin"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. . . ."
Putin"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. . . ."
Trump, Putin, the U.K. Government, and any other 3rd. World Country Dictator that you care to mention etc, etc"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. . . ."
It comes down to the fact that in a lot of cases the lobbyists that own them pour copious amounts of cash into each re-election campaign, far outspending any of the challengers and effectively buying an election.But surely these people keep getting elected? So loads of people must think they are doing a great job? Seems to me that fixed term is just a way for those minority who don’t like them can be assured they will go soon.
This is understood and a price that those of us pushing for term limits are willing to pay. The corollary is that we get the ones that we don't like or trust out in two terms, no questions asked. The biggest advantage is that we don't get lifetime politicians, who no longer "serve" their constituents but instead see their position as a career......the gathering of wealth and power become a priority (secondary of course to maintaining thier seat by cowtowing to whomever has the largest checkbook).How will you feel when you finally get someone you really like and trust elected and they continue to do a great job with integrity and honour right up to the end and then get kicked out no matter how well they have done? Doesn’t make sense.
But the flip side is we could get a House and Senate full of AOC and Matt Gaetz types. That could be far worse IMO.The absence of term limits in Congress is the reason why we end up with pieces of shit like Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, and Mitch McConnell sucking the public teat,...
...And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.I must have missed where Trump told his supporters to violently attack the capital. Can you share that statement. Where were those 20k troops when they were burning and stealing everything they could a few months ago?
I believe that the voting system needs a shake up. The Electoral College needs to go and the Popular Vote take its place. There are no more 3 fifths of a person.
This is one thing I do agree with DT about. He said the same in 2012, 2016 and 2017.
In 2000 and 2016 the least popular candidate won.
I agree, those people need an outlet but it is my belief that a motorcycle forum and one talking about our beloved S10, is not hte place to get in that sort of discution. I'm sure some will agree with me and others wont, thats the way it is. I'll probably be leavin this forum because I tought I found a place where I could get away from all that is bad with this world.As mentioned before, this thread began when members kept injecting politics in other threads. With the January 6 riot we needed an outlet somewhere, so here it is.
But then you end up with what we have in NY: 54 of 62 counties voted for the Republican gubernatorial candidate yet due to the population density of the remain 8 counties (primarily NYC), those 8 counties chose the Democratic candidate as the winner. The issue here is that the population of NYC has absolutely no concept of what life in the remaining 80% of the state is like, so you end up with an extremely urban-centric population making the rules for a state that is mostly rural and agricultural-based. It's the tail wagging the dog.......and it sucks. Same could be said for IL (Chicago), CA (Los Angeles), VA (Richmond), NC (Charlotte), WA (Seattle), OR (Portland), etc.I believe that the voting system needs a shake up. The Electoral College needs to go and the Popular Vote take its place.
Yes the joy of 2 wheels supersedes any political bias we might have.thankfully for the most part we all have a common interest here which holds us together as a community.
But the exact flip side of that can also be said. Why should an urban vote be weighted less than others that have no concept of what urban life is?But then you end up with what we have in NY: 54 of 62 counties voted for the Republican gubernatorial candidate yet due to the population density of the remain 8 counties (primarily NYC), those 8 counties chose the Democratic candidate as the winner. The issue here is that the population of NYC has absolutely no concept of what life in the remaining 80% of the state is like, so you end up with an extremely urban-centric population making the rules for a state that is mostly rural and agricultural-based. It's the tail wagging the dog.......and it sucks. Same could be said for IL (Chicago), CA (Los Angeles), VA (Richmond), NC (Charlotte), WA (Seattle), OR (Portland), etc.
This!!!eliminate the ridiculous gerrymandering.
Yep! Just don’t mention darksiding!Yes the joy of 2 wheels supersedes any political bias we might have.
Or running E07's in the sand!!Yep! Just don’t mention darksiding!
As a born and bred (upstate) former New Yorker, this is exactly right. You have to live thru it awhile to feel how bad is sucks.But then you end up with what we have in NY: 54 of 62 counties voted for the Republican gubernatorial candidate yet due to the population density of the remain 8 counties (primarily NYC), those 8 counties chose the Democratic candidate as the winner. The issue here is that the population of NYC has absolutely no concept of what life in the remaining 80% of the state is like, so you end up with an extremely urban-centric population making the rules for a state that is mostly rural and agricultural-based. It's the tail wagging the dog.......and it sucks. Same could be said for IL (Chicago), CA (Los Angeles), VA (Richmond), NC (Charlotte), WA (Seattle), OR (Portland), etc.