tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306076549639715259.post1668509559517415929..comments2022-03-27T13:27:09.528-05:00Comments on Jeremy's Tech Talk: The Golden BridgeJeremy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659976541990794128noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306076549639715259.post-68724830520877128452010-03-17T21:32:18.585-05:002010-03-17T21:32:18.585-05:00Hah! To my horror, you're not the first perso...Hah! To my horror, you're not the first person to say that. I doubt starting a country is much fun.Jeremy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659976541990794128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306076549639715259.post-74819608674151574562010-03-17T10:26:15.234-05:002010-03-17T10:26:15.234-05:00Jeremy, if you every want to leave the USA and sta...Jeremy, if you every want to leave the USA and start your own country, I will be the first one to join it. Give me some time to digest your suggestions so I can craft a meaningful response.Liberty Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996250904764066330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306076549639715259.post-37038936818838703172010-03-15T10:38:28.975-05:002010-03-15T10:38:28.975-05:00Jake, thanks for your comment, but I think you mis...Jake, thanks for your comment, but I think you missed the point. Yes, our voting system is bad. However, I was speaking more to the fact that regardless of how voting takes place, people are fooled into believing they are making a difference if they just vote. In order to really make a difference, the entire system needs to be changed at its core. Just a few examples of what I mean include:<br /><br /> - The judicial branch needs checks and balances implemented against it.<br /> - Re-election at all levels of government must be completely eliminated.<br /> - FairTax. (Only thing on this list that stands a snowball's chance of happening.)<br /> - Christians must understand that a public school is no less a religious institution than a Mosque.<br /> - Churches must give up the bribe of tax exemption and take part in politics.<br /><br />Do you hear anyone ever talking about these things in political campaigns? Even the FairTax is hardly mentioned outside of primaries. How, then, will voting make any real, significant difference? None of the items on this list even have strong support from the Republican party. Every item on this list weakens the power of the government (Republicans too) and returns that power to the people, but the government likes to fool you into thinking that something as petty as a tax reduction will have the same effect.<br /><br />More to the point, every item on this list drastically reduces the power of <b>corruption</b> over our government. That's the kicker - hitting the unseen powers that are really driving the country.Jeremy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659976541990794128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306076549639715259.post-16119246153207302862010-03-14T15:48:43.696-05:002010-03-14T15:48:43.696-05:00Interesting analogy - I would have to agree with y...Interesting analogy - I would have to agree with you that until we have a voting system where we are no longer always choosing the lesser of two evils (such as Instant Runoff Voting), these structural problems will remain.Liberty Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996250904764066330noreply@blogger.com