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The TFR Option
I am a firm believer in options, and I think we should especially have options on our ballots. Seven years ago, I suggested one ballot option that I would like to see. But the more I think about it, we need a more extreme option on the ballot, a more American option. An option, indeed, that accords with long-standing, although lately-neglected, American traditions. Having an option to vote for a whistlepig is not strong enough a message in some cases. No, we need the TFR option. TFR is for Tarring, Feathering, and riding out of the (city/county/state/country) on a Rail.
When I first conceived of this idea, I thought it should apply to the entire ballot, but that is unlikely to get results. We need it for each office and the entire ballot, just to make sure.
Thank you. I’ll go back in my burrow now until November.
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This may be the most important proposal in decades! I’m in.
Somehow, my friend, I am not surprised.
All in all, a sound proposal.
And a modest one
Since the county finds our fire departments, I reluctantly got involved with local politics. It’s pretty much Republican party only, as there is not a functioning competitive democrat party here. Then I ran for my local school board and am finishing out a second (non partisan office) four year term. I’ve seen local politics up close and personal for about 20 years.
While there are indeed plenty of people who get involved for the right reasons, the rot and personal profiteering is present at every level. We are more and more coming to resemble a third world country; the sort of place we used to be thankful we didn’t inhabit. If DJT wins in November maybe we can put total collapse off for a while, but I’m not confident.
No, we don’t do modest proposals anymore. Swift broke that genre.
No Irish babies were eaten to produce this post.
You dear soul.
Another factor I thought about mentioning is the axe-grinders. We had one running for county treasurer in this primary election. Nothing like those one issue candidates who get up in arms about their single issue and want to change the world.
Gonna need more tar.
Yep.
The riding out on a rail is tough. Hows about the bed of a pickup truck?
Too comfortable.
There’s a rail shortage, though. They’re always on back-order at the lumberyard.
Maybe tied from the back of the pickup?
Lumber yard? I thought they came from the train yard.
The pickups will have stake pockets. Any halfway decent ‘Merican truck will, anyway.
Look up Amtrak, you’ll find some rail just lying about.
Are you suggesting a little midnight requisition of materials?
This is a ballot proposition we’re talking here. Taxpayer dime all the way outta town.
And Yet My TFR is not your TFR…
Behold the DC Temporary Flight Restrictions zone.
Not that they are terrified or anything.
Hmm. It appears that you and I think alike. Now I’m scared.
No, no, no. Wooden rails, not steel. Think Lincoln, not Carnegie. You don’t want to have to schlep a steel rail all the way to the town limits.
Either way, we probably don’t have any because Mayor Pete [redacted] everything up.
Dang it, caught me unprepared. Me! Sitting on a fine stock of ammo and MREs, and now I have to go shopping for tar. Does My Pillow do feathers, or are they just foam?
Right, plus splinters.
If it were a majority of the non-elected, Washington would be scared.
I do not have any information on that. But look for a nearby turkey farm. Come November, they’ll have plenty.
You could go ahead with the tar and then use My Pillow’s patented fill.
There’s a poetic in-their-faceness about that.
You’d have to cut up the foam.
Cotton balls would work, but there are a lot of chicken farms.