Elections

How to fix US elections.

Submitted by luminous on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 5:41pm

Their is a lot of talk about whats wrong with US elections, and sadly to much of it is center one of two parts of the system rather then the entire process, It is rather disturbing how little security our elections have, and its not just the voting machines, or the tabulation machines, or the county ran database that swaps every ones party affiliation so that prechosen candidates can win. Its not enough to complain about an issue however so I want to outline what we can do about it.

We need an 1856 moment

Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 10:06pm

Everyone,

If Senator Sanders decides to run as an independent (an unlikely but still possible thing), you will hear, from all quarters, the same old litany of arguments about how third parties never win in America. So I guess you might as well concede the argument and tell them that, yes, you're going to vote Democrat, because God forbid the Whigs should win the election.

The Whigs?

I have to thank Obama for making so many things clear today

Submitted by don mikulecky on Thu, 06/09/2016 - 5:51pm

I am ashamed of myself for taking the bait eight years ago. I knew better but I shut that all down and got swindled again. There were those who saw him for what he is back then but I ignored them. "Hope and Change" turned into Monsanto people being appointed right away and then the sell out on the banks and so much more.

I deplore the republicans for their racist stupidity because if they had any integrety at all they could have nailed him legitimately so many times.

Don't start a Party. Go big. Start a Coalition.

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Thu, 06/09/2016 - 12:55pm

A coalition could have much greater power, almost immediately, than a new Party in a rigged and corrupt political system. Use the right tool and use it well.

A coalition needs a strong central vision or ultimate vision. For example, "a coalition for a better life" or for "stronger citizens" or a "people's coalition." Using its central vision as a sort of test or moral compass, a coalition could throw any election or end the political career of any candidate.

A veritable wasteland of the tubes

Submitted by PastorAgnostic on Thu, 06/09/2016 - 6:46am

An edict from some CIA trained self-serving mini-me tyrant, in hopes of gaining favor with the PTB should Hillary win AND not be indicted;

A democratic underground that was amusing in how trolls organized and attacked everyone not on board with Hill and now, a kos like edict of its own;

A Twitter world which has never been more racist, sexist, anti-LGTB in its history;

As I was saying before the election hypnotized so many

Submitted by don mikulecky on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:36pm

Elections in our system are a very clever distraction from the "man behind the curtain" (actually a bad meme because it implies individual human acts replace systems forces). This has been demonstrated once more. Even Bernie was forced to play their game. He appears to have lost but illusions like that are based on lack of understanding.

The Birth of a Movement, the End of Democracy

Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Mon, 06/06/2016 - 1:30pm

Part I: Boy, I Hope This Doesn't Suck

I made a comment last weekend that Joe, gulfgal, and JtC asked me to turn into an essay. The gist of the comment is that arguing about whether we should be focused on electoral politics or not misses the point of where we are, politically, right now. It's been a hell of a slog trying to make it into an essay, because I'm trying to sum up where I think we are politically without writing a 6-book series and boring you all to tears! So, I hope this doesn't suck--and I beg your indulgence.

Gaming out a Community Strategy

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sun, 05/22/2016 - 11:45am

There are a lot of folks talking about the next steps in a progressive political strategy going forward, beside the usual talk about who to vote for in the upcoming elections. Some folks who regularly inhabit the Evening Blues have put forward the idea that the time is ripe for a general community discussion about a community strategy for advancing the interests of the 99%. Outside of our community, there are lots of people and organizations thinking along the same lines.

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