
Capco
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The EC in its current form has a number of bad side effects. For starters, the popular vote is irrelevant, which means that minority rule of the executive is a possibility (like today). Low population states have a higher number of electors per capita than populous states do. US citizens living in US territories and possessions do not have a say since they do not have Electors. There is a near-exclusive focus on swing states since they are so determinative, and this leads to poorer voter turnout in the rest of the states. Let's also not forget how the 3/5th Compromise allowed Southern states to disenfranchise their black slave populations while simultaneously allowing them to increase their representation in the federal via apportionment (i.e. the number of congressional seats awarded to each state, and in turn the number of Electors). In addition, recall that women did not have the right to vote in 1789. In a popular voting scheme, a state could vastly increase its say in presidential elections if they granted women or slaves the right to vote. Therefore, the EC did not incentivize increasing the franchise whereas a popular voting system would have. Altogether, that makes arbitrary areas of land have more say than actual people. Does that sound more like freedom or tyranny to you? Is majority rule more akin to freedom or to tyranny? Is higher voter turnout more akin to freedom or to tyranny? Is the disenfranchisement of certain groups more akin to freedom or to tyranny? I think the best way forward with regards to the EC in the current political climate is not abolishment, but alteration. The winner-take-all system for awarding Electors should not be an option; instead, Electors should be distributed proportionally based on the results of the votes within the states. That would also dramatically open up the door for 3rd party candidates as well while maintaining the notion that the US is a federal republic.
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Reasons why I should vote for Biden.....
Capco replied to Westside's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
This is a fantastic idea for a thread, westide2. Thank you for putting yourself on the hot seat. I'll try to take a stab at these questions of yours. No. Do you consider the KKK and neo-Nazis to be part of the Republicans? Many of them certainly vote that way, just like many of the BLM/Antifa vote Democrat. This question is honestly irrelevant. Coal (now) and oil (eventually, but not anywhere close to soon) are dying forms of energy. Solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, and even nuclear energy are all effectively infinite for the current purposes of our species. Recall that humans are only about 200,000 years old as a species. Therefore, it would be ridiculous to apply the idea that these forms of energy are technically finite since "they will only last several billion years." For our intents and purposes, they are effectively infinite. The future rests in these forms of effectively infinite energy, and the sooner our economy retools to utilizing them the more likely we are to maintain our status as the preeminent economic power in the world. I don't see the Republicans embracing such an approach. We are still the most powerful economy in the world and have been for decades regardless of president. Tax the rich -> invest in infinite energy -> reap the benefits. That should be our goal looking forward. With regards to China, I am overall unfamiliar with the Biden foreign policy approach outside of general assumptions regarding Democratic norms. As a person with a chemical engineering background, I would tell you that I don't have the slightest faith in complex Chinese chemicals. Can they make the basic feedstock stuff? Yeah. Can they make pharmaceuticals at the same level of precision that the West can? For the most part, not yet (but that gap is closing faster than you think). With regards to factories moving to China... that is simply an effect of globalization within the sphere of capitalism. It is capitalism that brings factories to China since there is more money to be made that way. What if Biden kept those tax cuts in place for the middle and lower classes, but revoked them for the upper class? That is not far off from what the Obama administration did in 2012 with regards to the Bush tax cuts. That would increase revenues for the federal government, which in turn would go mainly to the two biggest consumers of our budget: the military, and entitlements. The former helps everyone, but the latter especially helps the lower and middle classes. The Biden health care plan is to improve the current system by addressing these flaws you speak of. I would add that these flaws of Obamacare were a combination of: outright Democratic contempt at the Republicans as a minority party in 2008; and the subsequent Republican response to strip the original formation of the bill at every turn thereafter. At the end of the day, I think whatever party you grew up with should have zero bearing on where you stand today. People evolve. -
Wtf? That's what happened? How on earth does a person let someone on the internet get to them that much?
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Good post except for this comment imo. There's still a vast, vast majority of people remaining who disagree with the left wing agenda that haven't been suspended.
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Whether or not this is true, they don't have a duty to anyone to be neutral or fair. The only thing they might stand to lose is site traffic. It's not like this is a business with a financial incentive to keep you posting here, or a government agency bound by certain regulations. In my experience, expecting any moderator on the internet to be fair and neutral is an exercise in futility. Even amongst the people/groups that have a duty to be impartial in the real world, the impartiality is often imperfect. Imo, it's obvious to me that the mods seemingly let PPP be the right-wing wild west that it is and only step in during extreme circumstances.
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No. I'm kind of busy with law school and all that jazz. But if you care to share one of these recent documents I might be able to read it in my (very small amount of) free time and get back to you. Not trying to give you the go around. Honestly my free time is very limited and I'd rather spend it on other things, but I'm always open to learning more about the shitshow that is the current world.
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As I said, he would obtain nuggets of genuine truth but then draw outlandish conclusions. I'm still waiting for the Clinton circle to go to jail. I liked speaking with him because he made me think about things, but never once did I get the feeling that he might be on to something. There are certain beliefs he held that simply made his commentary indigestible at times. His inability to reconcile the discrepancies I would point out did not help his cause either. "Question everything." DR would be one of the first people to tell you that. So I applied that to him and his commentary, and he often failed the test.
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I liked DR but he was a textbook conspiracy theorist. I had about half a dozen lengthy conversations with him intermittently. He was always cordial and considerate but still had a snarky streak that would come out when pressed on certain issues (but we all have that to some degree). In one of our last conversations, he told me that Q is not a "source" after I questioned Q's credibility as a source. About 10 posts earlier he claimed Q was a good source to someone else, and I called him on the flip-flop. His subsequent explanation for these mental gymnastics was lackluster at best. That's where his problem was. He would obtain these genuine nuggets of truth and then apply mental gymnastics to reach conclusions he was biased towards believing. I echo @DrDawkinstein's sentiment that the guy needs some help. Professional, medical help. I really hope he gets it because I do believe he has a good heart with good intentions. He's just really off into the deep end right now.
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Week 5: Bills at Titans on Tuesday Night Football
Capco replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Exactly what I thought when looking at that. If voting were held today, I think it's unlikely that Josh gets it considering that we are probably the most complete of those 3 teams (meaning one guy doesn't have to carry the weight as much). -
Gameday Thread Bills @ Raiders 2nd Half
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Josh high on painkillers? -
Gameday Thread Bills @ Raiders 2nd Half
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Kinda hilarious to see Butler plop like that. -
Gameday Thread Bills @ Raiders 2nd Half
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Nice fumble and recovery. -
Gameday Thread Bills @ Raiders 1st Half
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Hope Allen is okay. -
Josh Allen AFC Player of the Month!
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
He's also been gung-ho on Allen from the start (like a lot of us). That's our QB!!!! -
Josh Allen AFC Player of the Month!
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Joe understood right away. But thanks for getting involved in a matter that doesn't concern you. If I ever try to "josh" around with you I'll have to be extra careful. -
Josh Allen AFC Player of the Month!
Capco replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
What are you even talking about? You've never been on the Josh Allen train until just now. You don't even like train whistles! Bandwagon jumper! (hopefully it's obvious enough that I'm being sarcastic) -
* Trump's the one who needs to move the needle by nearly every measure. * Both candidates as a whole are representative of the terrible state of affairs in this country. * Joe had some really solid streaks where he went off script with a passion and focus that resonated... but still below the level I expect of a presidential candidate. Trump is of course the better showman, but Joe kept his cool when it mattered most which is a testament to him getting through the debate.
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Trump just can’t shut his mouth for any length of time that he agreed to do beforehand. This was the most ridiculous Presidential debate I’ve seen in my life.
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Postgame Thread Bills vs Rams
Capco replied to Hapless Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Life is surreal right now. I can't imagine what it feels like to be Josh Allen at this moment. Also, anywhere to watch post-game commentary?