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  • D Dan_Martin

    Vote Lib Dem. Even if you don't agree with all their policies they represent the best chance of getting the electoral system changed for one where our votes are actually worth something and it's not a straight fight between two equally abhorrent entities.

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    Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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    oh great, chanege to a system where small extream parties have power far greater than its support purely as it can swing a vote, oh and to do this they want thier little bribe, look at the eu to see what effect that has on a parliment

    Smile and the world smiles withyou, laugh and they think you are a nutter

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    • D Dan_Martin

      Vote Lib Dem. Even if you don't agree with all their policies they represent the best chance of getting the electoral system changed for one where our votes are actually worth something and it's not a straight fight between two equally abhorrent entities.

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      Dalek Dave
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      So you want weak governance, where unpopular but necessary policies cannot be enacted, where the BNP and Communists get a seat in parliament, and where the party decides who your MP shall be rather than you? Excellent. Let me look at all the success stories in the Banana Republic of Europe.

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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      • T thrakazog

        Good Luck. We gotta wait till November 6, 2012 to get rid of our US sack of useless sh*t.

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        Distind
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        Not really, there are state level elections all over this year, and there are plenty of shitheads up for election.

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        • R RichardM1

          And another 8 to get right of the one before that!

          Opacity, the new Transparency.

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          ragnaroknrol
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          The one that left us with a budget that was heading to a surplus along with a stable economy? Yea, I hated that guy.

          If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

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          • D Dalek Dave

            So you want weak governance, where unpopular but necessary policies cannot be enacted, where the BNP and Communists get a seat in parliament, and where the party decides who your MP shall be rather than you? Excellent. Let me look at all the success stories in the Banana Republic of Europe.

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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            Dan_Martin
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            I want representative governance where we get something other than two parties, one built to screw everybody but the rich and the other built to screw everybody full stop, take it in turns to repeal the work of the previous government, create their own mess and then leave. Minority parties may get some representation (and for every raving racist there will be a mild-mannered green), and their representation will reflect their popularity and the strength of their position. They will have some influence but not much. The current system is unfair. I have 0.2 of a vote and the party that most closely matches my beliefs (Liberal Democrat) has little chance of real power. The only hope is reform.

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            • T Tim Craig

              If you manage it, then consider yourself lucky. We had to wait 8 years to get rid of the last worse than useless sack of shit.

              The wonderful thing about the Darwin Awards is that everyone wins, especially the members of the audience.

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              thrakazog
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              I can only hope. I've somehow had the luck of voting for the loser in every presidential election I've cast a vote in. I keep voting for what I think is the lesser of two evils. And the country goes right ahead picking the worse of the two. Guess I'll just have to bide my time till I can seize power and set things right...

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              • R ragnaroknrol

                The one that left us with a budget that was heading to a surplus along with a stable economy? Yea, I hated that guy.

                If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

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                thrakazog
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                Well to be fair, the huge internet boom (thanks to al gore) injected a lot of energy into the economy. It's not quite accurate to put all the credit for the rising bubble on Clinton's head and it's bursting on Bush's. Perhaps more fun, but not accurate.

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                • D Distind

                  Not really, there are state level elections all over this year, and there are plenty of shitheads up for election.

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                  thrakazog
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                  I'm all for the babysteps. I just hope we remember to run when the next presidential election comes around.

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                  • R ragnaroknrol

                    The one that left us with a budget that was heading to a surplus along with a stable economy? Yea, I hated that guy.

                    If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

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                    RichardM1
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                    Yeah, all that, and the policies that lead to the subprime bubble. :rolleyes:

                    Opacity, the new Transparency.

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                    • R R Giskard Reventlov

                      Dalek Dave wrote:

                      Unemployed people living in a tower block are not likely to vote tory, so they can F### off and walk, in the rain, uphill, bith ways, with no shoes, over broken glass etc etc etc

                      Spot on. I've always thought that anyone with an IQ under 110 should not be allowed to vote since they clearly won't understand what they're voting for.

                      me, me, me "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!" Larry Niven

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                      RichardM1
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                      digital man wrote:

                      I've always thought that anyone with an IQ under 110 should not be allowed to vote since they clearly won't understand what they're voting for.

                      Man, that is just totally hosed. :~ If you think they are that stupid, at least be up front about it and strip them of their citizenship.

                      Opacity, the new Transparency.

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