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Public financing (none / 0)
I agree that public financing would go a long way towards repairing our system, but doubt very much that either party will let it happen. Barracks campaign comes the closest to public financing with all the money it has raised on the internet from small donors. Personally I think that while fancy speaches cannot solve the problems our country faces, giving people hope and raising their moral is probably one of the most effective and important jobs a president has. If we the people don't feel good about the future, we will pull back and not join the process. And no one in this race embodies that quality to give us hope more than Obama.
    &nb sp;  And above all, we cannot afford McCain picking Supreme Court Judges, conservatives who will support big business only and will limit not only womens rights, but any freedom we have to control our own body's e.g. Terry Schiavo.

by juebawl on 03/22/2008 05:10:54 PM EST

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The Supreme Court (none / 0)

I also agree with your emphasis on the judges.  We haven't had a court that stood up for The People against oppression in a long time.  Unfortunately, the way the executive and legislative branches have been changing hands recently, all three got in tune long enough to do real damage to the country.

I've wondered if the next President should expand the court to 13 justices and appoint some really young total left-wing nuts to the court.  Hell, I'd even support Kucinich for that (I may be left-of-left in my politics, but I wouldn't want him for President -- the place for left-wing nutcases is on the Court or in Congress, not in the White House).  It would help relieve the work load the court has now, and might give us some time to repair the rest of the government.

by EveningStarNM on 03/22/2008 11:10:00 PM EST

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A voice from the past. | 14 comments (14 topical, 0 hidden)