Democracy for Vancouver

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1. nickhart September 21st, 2007 12:14 pm
   abolish congress. they don’t serve anyone’s interests but the rich.
2. Vern September 21st, 2007 12:20 pm
   Instead they are out there scolding MoveOn.
   They can count. Get your damn votes lined up, lock step, geezus, the Pugs can pull it off, and hold plum committee positions, hold the hometown pork–we don’t want no bipartisan cooperation with the freaken NeoNazis and corporate whores–we want you to fight for the country. If you can’t do it, if you are too scared, timid and wimpy, move aside. And don’t try to feed us “we never have the votes” excuse. We know what levers of power you control and we know how you have refused to use them and have been dishonest about your intent.
   We will hold you accountable as the enablers of the most criminal gang inside the beltway. Because it is your duty to stop them, history will view you as complicit.
3. WJM September 21st, 2007 12:50 pm
   The dems biggest failing in the senate is that they don’t MAKE the republicans filibuster. They just stand by and say “oh, if we don’t drop it, they will filibuster”. MAKE THEM DO IT. Then it will be OBVIOUS who it is that is standing in the way of EVERY bill that comes along. MAKE them stand up and talk until they drop. MAKE them show the American people who it is that is obstructionist and keeping what they people want from being done. MAKE them do it! FORCE their hand! Stand up like MEN and WOMEN of conviction, not men and women who SHOULD be convicted.
4. curmudgeon99 September 21st, 2007 1:02 pm
   Talk about terror !!!

   The value of the dollar has gone South.

   Now equal to Canadian $. When Bush took over Canadian $ was worth .65

   Euro now $1.40 last year 1.26 2002 1.16

   Saudi Arabia ready to unpeg US$ -

   We are only dithering only long enough to allow rich to get their bucks out of our economy

   Recession anyone? Followed by bombing Iran and expanding the Armageddon in the Middle East so the rich can get richer.

   For game plan preview and acknowledgement of past successes,
   check out Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism”.

   For the free market capitalists controlling the US Government, death, pestilence, starvation, and other sufferings are guaranteed mega-money makers. So much so that events causing these are initiated or helped along by them.

5. Zubsin September 21st, 2007 1:03 pm
   I say NO VOTING in the 2008 election. Let them all know we are disgusted and WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! What if they gave an election and noboday came? dlz
6. citizen1 September 21st, 2007 1:13 pm
   The Congress (both the Republicans and the Democrats) ARE showing great leadership. They ARE courageously doing what their constituents want them to do. The only problem is that almost all of us have a misconception as to who their constituents are: it’s not you and me, its big money, big oil and the Israeli lobby.

   If you know this then you’ll realize what a great job our Congress is doing.

7. ezeflyer September 21st, 2007 1:36 pm
   Incorporate We the People, fire the Congress and administration, and hire a corporate administration that works for us, not for other corporations.
8. militantliberal September 21st, 2007 1:41 pm
   I’d like to have our Congress chosen by lot rather than election, with the following qualifications:

   1. degree in a relevant field like history, public admin, accounting, poli sci, economic from an accredited 4-yr college
   2. no prior felonies
   3. applicant fills out a short and simple form and provides a certified transcript

   Each member would serve one 8 yr term in one house or the other, with annual drawing of the lots for 1/8 of the house. Obviously the lottery list and software would be open for public inspection. There would have to be lots of check to make sure no one could rig the lottery but it might work.

   Benefits? No campaigns, no campaign spending, no legalized bribery of officials. Then we could choose our president by lot from those who have completed their 8-yr terms and still have no felony convictions.