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Brad, I agree with most of your points Brad, with the exception of a few which I will point out and express my opinion.

Originally Posted by Brad

You know what we outa do? Get rid of the 'two party' system. Let anyone in this country run for any position of power without the need to pay each state/county to get their name on the ballot. Give anyone willing to run TV and radio time for free and make sure they get just as much as anyone else does. Throw people in jail that accept kick backs from certain companies in exchange for helping pass laws that allow them to do anything immoral (the insurance ring is a very good example of that). These three things will prevent the rich from running the show, in other words it gives the common man like you and me a chance to hold a position of power within the government.

I agree with everything in that paragraph with the exception of giving free airtime. I think they should still pay as it is using up the private sectors air time, and the government should have no control over the private sector.
If a private organization wants to give free air time, then so be it.

Another thing is get the people that are passing laws out of there that are doing immoral things is to elect those that are not as such, and if we disagree with something they do people need to be contacting their senators and representatives to get this stopped. Will it happen? Well, when the politicians start losing their jobs because they are being voted out it sure will.

You made a point of Iraq not being a threat... quite honestly, any religious dictator with nuclear and biological weapons and has been known to dabble in a bit of genocide is a bad thing in my book, and the world will be a better place when he finally is ridden of this world and sleeping with the worms.

Other than that, very well said in my honest opinion. There are a few other points I could get into, but they are a bit controversial, and I'm not sure of the rules here at vB.org about political threads.

Originally Posted by w1z4rd

TBH what I really loathe is the media. In my opinion the worst thing that has happened to the US is this partisan, draw a line in the sand, kindergarten behavior that our media so readily facilitates. We need to work together for the greater good not bicker amongst ourselves.

Divided we will fall. It's as simple as that.

Yes, the media is bad. But, greater good sounds too much like socialism, and *gasp* communism. We need to go back when we actually had some individuality, where we can be free to do as we please as long as we are not harming those around us. That is liberty.

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Awe yea right come on.. Best he can at what, lies and loosing respect from not only democrats but from republicans also. I know many republicans that wished they never voted for Bush...

So, who would they have voted in? Kerry? Thank (insert religious idol here, and if you are an atheist insert the word 'rock') they voted for who they did. Although, mind you, I did not vote for Bush. The candidate I voted for got less than 400,000 votes.