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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.
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Somehow, my friend, I am not surprised.
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All in all, a sound proposal.
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And a modest one
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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.
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