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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:10 PM Original message |
Do you know why there are 2 year election campaigns in USA? |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's a pretty great point. |
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individual rights (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's funny, I had always assumed that it had something to do with the Constitution. |
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nyson13 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Same here |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I don't recall the length of campaigns being mentioned in the Constitution.. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. In a way it does... takes longer to overturn Senate ... much simpler to overturn people's house--!! |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. No, the Founders didn't even want political parties |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. You may be taking that out of context |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. We don't want "issues" we want entertainment. |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. I thought it had to do with the biannual MSM bonus payday |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. very true |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. True -- let's also look at 44% millionaries and multi-millionaires in our Congress -- |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. I believe you've made an excellent observation. |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. to keep campaign staffers like me employed |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. This Random Thought deserves Beer and Travel Money! |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. Certainly puts to bed the myth of the short American attention span. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. Wars of attrition? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. Ever continious political campaigns provide a smokescreen |
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