Recent content by dcraelin

gonna have to log out, this site is painfully slow, bogged down with spy/advert ware apparently

Stein could be the next Jeremy Corbyn if she would join and revitalize the Democrat party Opinion | Jeremy Corbyn’s success is a model for American progressives

I doubt she said that but oh the poor poor dozer blade

both partys are, thats why we need more direct democracy/pure republicanism in our politics

Jill Stein: Uproar over Moscow dinner photo is Democrats 'looking for someone to blame'

investigation seems to have been prompted by a long time Vermont political hack who chaired Trumps campaign in the state

With the Article V convention moving along from what I understand or being more seriously talked about, I revive this post

thus my 2n point in original post, expanded boy of reps voting from home

Oh there is still plenty of corruption done by state legislators.

I believe I partially address those questions above. They do follow it for the most part, a new one would provide fresh focus on its importance. As for States not having legislators choose Senators...isnt a State compose of it citizens?.... no one follows who their state legislators...

Jefferson said we should have a new Constitution every 19 or 20 years....well past time

And Ben Franklin agreed according to notes of the Constitutional Convention by Madison. Docr FRANKLIN - It seems to have been imagined by some that the returning to the mass of the people was degrading the magistrate This he thought was contrary to republican principles. In free Governments...

There is a Constitutional law expert who says conventions can be limited affairs according to the amendments passed by the states. Then anything they come up with would have to pass I think 3/4ths of the states,. No need to fear a Convention.

well they do vote, they gather into groups and find out how much support each candidate has to see if they have 15% etc. but we should hear the initial vote, and they should only pare it down based on statewide results and probably at a later date.

parts of the process are good, but for the democrats in the first of the nation contest to count as nonviable anyone under 15% is a mistake......Iowa democrats should, at least in what they publicize, go with the initial vote breakdown, then if they want to consolidate for later determination of...