OT PatriotPost Humor

[Coldfingers]

Like a good lawyer joke, it would be funnier if it were not so true...

http://archive.patriotpost.us:80/humor/?cartoonid=1648

[Ysabel Kid]

You beat me to it - I got this in the e-mail today.

I agree - it would be funny if it weren't so true!

[20cows]

Believe it or not, that's what the Electoral College is for (or was originally).

[Ysabel Kid]

Wouldn't be an issue if we had stuck to the founder's original plan. They set up such a great system that the country could afford to vote in complete morons and still be fine.

Problem is that Congress is chuck full of crooks on both sides of the isle. Maybe - maybe - 1% of them actually follow the Constitution. The rest are greedy liars and cheats; I wish we could run them all out of town on a rail!

[jeepnik]

Believe it or not, that's what the Electoral College is for (or was originally).

Very true, originally, the members of the congress didn't have to "vote" for the candidate that there constituants selected. Not sure, but that may still apply in some states.

[jeepnik]

You know, I understand why the electoral college was originated. It was a time/distance thing. But today, it would be possible to use the popular vote numbers to select the President. Another little change that might keep them on their toes, is t have the President and Vice President elected separately, instead of vote for one and automatically get the other as we now do. Of course, my idea of term limits is "once and done". That means hold any office at a given level of government, and you done, i.e. serve as a congress person you're done, or a senator you'er done etc. I would let them hold say one local office, one state office, and one federal office. But, the get no pensions. And for pete's sake, why do we pay per diem to a guy making $160,000.00 a year.

[FWiedner]

Believe it or not, that's what the Electoral College is for (or was originally).

Very true, originally, the members of the congress didn't have to "vote" for the candidate that there constituants selected. Not sure, but that may still apply in some states.

I believe that this is still true for all electors. I am not sure tht there is a law that says that their votes must reflect the popular vote from the district that they "represent".

I believe that this was intended to head-off a poor choice of candidate by the unlearned masses in the electorate.

The president did not originally choose a running mate to be VP. The VP was whomever came in 2nd, whether he was of the same party or not.

I think that we should let elected representatives live like kings for their term of office and then hang them.

[BAGTIC]

Congress never did vote for the candidates.

Electors have never had to vote the way the voters voted.

The reason the Constitution was changed so President/Vice President were elected as a team is that under the original system the V.P. had a full time job, trying to undermine the President and stab him in the back. If he made him look bad enough the V.P. might even get 'promoted' next election.

"A house divided against itself can not stand." Abraham Lincoln

[Idahoser]

I think if they spent more time worrying about getting stabbed in the back they'd have less time to stab us in the back.

[MistWolf]

Term limitations is the worst idea we've ever come up with. Pols have no incentive to keep any promises and those who do serve with honor are gone all too quickly. Worse, constituents have no reason to learn about the issues or to campaign for or against their representative in office. Just vote for whoever is fashionable