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doesn't it make more sense to start mining near-earth asteroids and begin the process of developing a space-based manufacturing infrastructure? We may even be able to utilize robotics, CAD/CAM and 3D printing to begin the process without endangering humans. Think of the new economy humanity would have. Huge spinning space stations with artificial gravity, space ship construction in space, massive deep space mirror arrays that would allow us to actually "see" exo-planetary systems, etc! During the timely process of mining and manufacturing materials from asteroids we could be developing ways of protecting humans from the heavy particle radiation found in space (micro-magnetospheres perhaps?). Please tell me, why aren't we focusing our energy on this?

robotics, CAD/CAM and 3D printing without manned operations?

robotics, CAD/CAM and 3D printing without manned operations?

Or, does it have to be done strictly through donations? Donations can be earned through a good idea on a crowd-funding site, but don't laws restrict the amount of donations one person can give? And, can you tell where the donations came from on those sites?

I have an idea that could change all the Constitutional Republics in the world while working within the system of checks and balances. My idea would make the Party's office holders virtually incorruptible. Lobbyists, special interest groups and the wealthy would have no more sway over them than the rest of us.

I just don't know the best way to raise money to begin...

Why not for the creation of space based manufacturing? Dead-lifting everything from Earth is what costs so much! Asteroids have nearly everything we need to build space stations, ships and facilities. With companies like Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries gathering more material, and CAD/CAM, robotics and 3D/4D printing technologies, we could do most of the work without risking human life. In the meantime, we could be working on micro-magnetospheres to protect humans from the heaviest particle radiation. Science is all well and good, but let's start making space profitable for crying out loud! Imagine creating deep space telescopes IN SPACE that we could keep adding more and more mirrors to, or all the types of transportation methods we could begin testing...

Calling them a "cult" is putting it lightly. Criminal organization is more like it.

Just do a Wikipedia search on them:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_controver...

What kind of "church" behaves this way?

We have been firing the individual candidates for years without any real change in the type of candidates we get. Do you think the parties care that the faces and names change? The individuals get their "marching orders" from the main parties. The two main parties seem more concerned with gathering more and more money and power to themselves. They are clearly more interested in serving their corporate overlords and themselves than the American people. In my opinion, we need campaign finance reform, shorter election cycles and term limits. Neither party will ever do any of these things. They will never self correct. It is also clear that both parties are failing to represent their own constituents. President Obama just recently stated he is for gay marriage (I don't think he actually is), but he doesn't have to be for it because gays will never vote for Republicans en masse; but it's getting close to election time and I think he came out for it to make sure that the LGBT community didn't just stay home on election day. During the Bush administration Republicans held both houses as well as the executive branch, but they did nothing for the pro-life movement; again because they don't have to. The religious right will never vote for Democrats. They think they have us locked in, so why do anything for the voters you will never lose? Where is the anti-war movement liberals? Republicans run up deficits just like the Democrats. Both parties raise as much money from Wall Street as the other; and let's just call that what it is: bribery. I'm not saying that businesses don't deserve a voice in our Republic, but they don't deserve such a loud voice that they drown out the voice of the common man. We were meant to be a government for the people by the people; which is supposed to mean all of us, not just the few. The "leaders" we have right now just keep us angry, scared and divided. Real leaders are supposed to unite people, lift them up, take responsibility for their actions and give credit where credit is due. The people we have now are no more than thespians playing a role with their plastic smiles and talking points. What kind of leader needs handlers or has others tell them what to say? They would have us believe that the people on the opposite side of the political spectrum are the enemy, but in reality they are our fellow Americans; our family members and friends. Surely you don't think they don't deserve a voice in our government because they have different beliefs than yourself? There is no "them"...it's just us, and that is nothing to fear. There is no defeating liberals, just like there is no defeating conservatives; there are new ones being born everyday. Also, if one side or the other did somehow get everything they want, we would no longer be the UNITED States of America. Half the country would be disenfranchised. We all have to give a little to receive much more. Democracy is compromise. If you think you should get everything you want then you need to grow up because you are being childish. We have a lot of problems in this country and it doesn't appear that either party has what it takes to correct our course. In fact, they appear to be the main problem. So, how do we fix it? In the end, our representatives work for us. A good boss knows when to fire a bad employee. If one looks at the Tea Party movement and the Occupy Wall Street crowd they both point to the fact that Americans are fed up across the political spectrum. Common wisdom says that voting for anyone other than the two main parties is wasting your vote, and who wants to do that? I say that voting for either main party is a wasted vote. What if we had a voters revolution? There are many other parties. Liberals could vote for members of the Green Party, Socialist Party or the Peace and Freedom Party. Conservative could vote for the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party or we could make the Tea Party a more legitimate party. There are many more to choose from. What would happen if we did this is the liberal parties would have to compete for liberal votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be liberal, and the conservative parties would have to compete for conservative votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be conservative. This would also give us more choices for President because as all of these parties grew they would all put forward candidates. Also, we have a lot of sailors, Marines, soldiers and Airmen and women returning home, and they are going to need jobs. Who better to run for office in these minority parties? This is the best answer to our problems that I can come up with. So, what do you guys think? Possible, impossible? If you have a better idea I would love to hear it. We can't just wait for someone to save us. We have to save ourselves. There is no knight in shining armor. No "political messiah".

Just go straight to a sales tax; or consumption tax. Sure, our economy may shrink a bit, but at least it would be real; instead of just moving numbers around. Plus, it would encourage SAVING money! Something we need to do from top to bottom. This consumption model is not sustainable (according to Warren Buffett). Think of it, no Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax. Talk about jobs! Everyone in the world would want to have their business located in the US! We would draw the world's rich to us on a larger scale than ever before. The poor would pay less taxes because they would buy less. The rich would pay more because they buy more. No one would get out of paying taxes (black marketeers like drug dealers, prostitutes and illegal aliens, etc...). And, of course, there would no longer be a need for a bloated IRS; we would save HUNDREDS of BILLIONS on getting rid of them alone! I do think there should be some caveats though. I don't think there should be a sales tax placed on whole foods, rentals/leases or utilities. That way, healthy diets would be encouraged, saving money on health care, and the poor wouldn't have to pay tax on the home they rent or their water and electric usage. Along with no Income Tax, they could save like crazy! I'm sure there are some flaws in the idea... but doesn't it at least rate a good discussion?

Based on his history as Governor, he seems like a moderate to me. Sure, he says all the right things now, but they fly in the face of his previous actions. Most notably, health care reform. I know that a person has the right to change there position on things; but changing your opinion on every issue that will so happen to make it easier to win election seems awfully suspicious to me. Not trolling; just wondering how you feel on this issue.

Seriously, I think some people will be super PO'ed!

Why and how? Please give details. Thoughtful responses only please.

We have been firing the individual candidates for years without any real change in the type of candidates we get. Do you think the parties care that the faces and names change? The individuals get their "marching orders" from the main parties. The two main parties seem more concerned with gathering more and more money and power to themselves. They are clearly more interested in serving their corporate overlords and themselves than the American people. In my opinion, we need campaign finance reform, shorter election cycles and term limits. Neither party will ever do any of these things. They will never self correct. It is also clear that both parties are failing to represent their own constituents. President Obama just recently stated he is for gay marriage (I don't think he actually is), but he doesn't have to be for it because gays will never vote for Republicans en masse; but it's getting close to election time and I think he came out for it to make sure that the LGBT community didn't just stay home on election day. During the Bush administration Republicans held both houses as well as the executive branch, but they did nothing for the pro-life movement; again because they don't have to. The religious right will never vote for Democrats. They think they have us locked in, so why do anything for the voters you will never lose? Where is the anti-war movement liberals? Republicans run up deficits just like the Democrats. Both parties raise as much money from Wall Street as the other; and let's just call that what it is: bribery. I'm not saying that businesses don't deserve a voice in our Republic, but they don't deserve such a loud voice that they drown out the voice of the common man. We were meant to be a government for the people by the people; which is supposed to mean all of us, not just the few. The "leaders" we have right now just keep us angry, scared and divided. Real leaders are supposed to unite people, lift them up, take responsibility for their actions and give credit where credit is due. The people we have now are no more than thespians playing a role with their plastic smiles and talking points. What kind of leader needs handlers or has others tell them what to say? They would have us believe that the people on the opposite side of the political spectrum are the enemy, but in reality they are our fellow Americans; our family members and friends. Surely you don't think they don't deserve a voice in our government because they have different beliefs than yourself? There is no "them"...it's just us, and that is nothing to fear. There is no defeating liberals, just like there is no defeating conservatives; there are new ones being born everyday. Also, if one side or the other did somehow get everything they want, we would no longer be the UNITED States of America. Half the country would be disenfranchised. We all have to give a little to receive much more. Democracy is compromise. If you think you should get everything you want then you need to grow up because you are being childish. We have a lot of problems in this country and it doesn't appear that either party has what it takes to correct our course. In fact, they appear to be the main problem. So, how do we fix it? In the end, our representatives work for us. A good boss knows when to fire a bad employee. If one looks at the Tea Party movement and the Occupy Wall Street crowd they both point to the fact that Americans are fed up across the political spectrum. Common wisdom says that voting for anyone other than the two main parties is wasting your vote, and who wants to do that? I say that voting for either main party is a wasted vote. What if we had a voters revolution? There are many other parties. Liberals could vote for members of the Green Party, Socialist Party or the Peace and Freedom Party. Conservative could vote for the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party or we could make the Tea Party a more legitimate party. There are many more to choose from. What would happen if we did this is the liberal parties would have to compete for liberal votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be liberal, and the conservative parties would have to compete for conservative votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be conservative. This would also give us more choices for President because as all of these parties grew they would all put forward candidates. Also, we have a lot of sailors, Marines, soldiers and Airmen and women returning home, and they are going to need jobs. Who better to run for office in these minority parties? This is the best answer to our problems that I can come up with. So, what do you guys think? Possible, impossible? If you have a better idea I would love to hear it. We can't just wait for someone to save us. We have to save ourselves. There is no knight in shining armor. No "political messiah".

We have been firing the individual candidates for years without any real change in the type of candidates we get. Do you think the parties care that the faces and names change? The individuals get their "marching orders" from the main parties. The two main parties seem more concerned with gathering more and more money and power to themselves. They are clearly more interested in serving their corporate overlords and themselves than the American people. In my opinion, we need campaign finance reform, shorter election cycles and term limits. Neither party will ever do any of these things. They will never self correct. It is also clear that both parties are failing to represent their own constituents. President Obama just recently stated he is for gay marriage (I don't think he actually is), but he doesn't have to be for it because gays will never vote for Republicans en masse; but it's getting close to election time and I think he came out for it to make sure that the LGBT community didn't just stay home on election day. During the Bush administration Republicans held both houses as well as the executive branch, but they did nothing for the pro-life movement; again because they don't have to. The religious right will never vote for Democrats. They think they have us locked in, so why do anything for the voters you will never lose? Where is the anti-war movement liberals? Republicans run up deficits just like the Democrats. Both parties raise as much money from Wall Street as the other; and let's just call that what it is: bribery. I'm not saying that businesses don't deserve a voice in our Republic, but they don't deserve such a loud voice that they drown out the voice of the common man. We were meant to be a government for the people by the people; which is supposed to mean all of us, not just the few. The "leaders" we have right now just keep us angry, scared and divided. Real leaders are supposed to unite people, lift them up, take responsibility for their actions and give credit where credit is due. The people we have now are no more than thespians playing a role with their plastic smiles and talking points. What kind of leader needs handlers or has others tell them what to say? They would have us believe that the people on the opposite side of the political spectrum are the enemy, but in reality they are our fellow Americans; our family members and friends. Surely you don't think they don't deserve a voice in our government because they have different beliefs than yourself? There is no "them"...it's just us, and that is nothing to fear. There is no defeating liberals, just like there is no defeating conservatives; there are new ones being born everyday. Also, if one side or the other did somehow get everything they want, we would no longer be the UNITED States of America. Half the country would be disenfranchised. We all have to give a little to receive much more. Democracy is compromise. If you think you should get everything you want then you need to grow up because you are being childish. We have a lot of problems in this country and it doesn't appear that either party has what it takes to correct our course. In fact, they appear to be the main problem. So, how do we fix it? In the end, our representatives work for us. A good boss knows when to fire a bad employee. If one looks at the Tea Party movement and the Occupy Wall Street crowd they both point to the fact that Americans are fed up across the political spectrum. Common wisdom says that voting for anyone other than the two main parties is wasting your vote, and who wants to do that? I say that voting for either main party is a wasted vote. What if we had a voters revolution? There are many other parties. Liberals could vote for members of the Green Party, Socialist Party or the Peace and Freedom Party. Conservative could vote for the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party or we could make the Tea Party a more legitimate party. There are many more to choose from. What would happen if we did this is the liberal parties would have to compete for liberal votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be liberal, and the conservative parties would have to compete for conservative votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be conservative. This would also give us more choices for President because as all of these parties grew they would all put forward candidates. Also, we have a lot of sailors, Marines, soldiers and Airmen and women returning home, and they are going to need jobs. Who better to run for office in these minority parties? This is the best answer to our problems that I can come up with. So, what do you guys think? Possible, impossible? If you have a better idea I would love to hear it. We can't just wait for someone to save us. We have to save ourselves. There is no knight in shining armor. No "political messiah".

My friend and I have thought up a GREAT idea for one and we will need to raise money to realize it. We are worried someone will take our idea, and so are reluctant to talk to anyone about it until we protect it. Any ideas or advise is appreciated.

We have been firing the individual candidates for years without any real change in the type of candidates we get. Do you think the parties care that the faces and names change? The individuals get their "marching orders" from the main parties. The two main parties seem more concerned with gathering more and more money and power to themselves. They are clearly more interested in serving their corporate overlords and themselves than the American people. In my opinion, we need campaign finance reform, shorter election cycles and term limits. Neither party will ever do any of these things. They will never self correct. It is also clear that both parties are failing to represent their own constituents. President Obama is against gay marriage, but he doesn't have to be for it because gays will never vote for Republicans. During the Bush administration Republicans held both houses as well as the executive branch, but they did nothing for the pro-life movement; again because they don't have to. The religious right will never vote for Democrats. They think they have us locked in, so why do anything for the voters you will never lose? Where is the anti-war movement liberals? Republicans run up deficits just like the Democrats. Both parties raise as much money from Wall Street as the other; and let's just call that what it is: bribery. I'm not saying that businesses don't deserve a voice in our Republic, but they don't deserve such a loud voice that they drown out the voice of the common man. We were meant to be a government for the people by the people; which is supposed to mean all of us, not just the few. The "leaders" we have right now just keep us angry, scared and divided. Real leaders are supposed to unite people, lift them up, take responsibility for their actions and give credit where credit is due. The people we have now are no more than thespians playing a role with their plastic smiles and talking points. What kind of leader needs handlers or has others tell them what to say? They would have us believe that the people on the opposite side of the political spectrum are the enemy, but in reality they are our fellow Americans; our family members and friends. Surely you don't think they don't deserve a voice in our government because they have different beliefs than yourself? There is no "them"...it's just us, and that is nothing to fear. There is no defeating liberals, just like there is no defeating conservatives; there are new ones being born everyday. Also, if one side or the other did somehow get everything they want, we would no longer be the UNITED States of America. Half the country would be disenfranchised. We all have to give a little to receive much more. Democracy is compromise. If you think you should get everything you want then you need to grow up because you are being childish. We have a lot of problems in this country and it doesn't appear that either party has what it takes to correct our course. In fact, they appear to be the main problem. So, how do we fix it? In the end, our representatives work for us. A good boss knows when to fire a bad employee. If one looks at the Tea Party movement and the Occupy Wall Street crowd they both point to the fact that Americans are fed up across the political spectrum. Common wisdom says that voting for anyone other than the two main parties is wasting your vote, and who wants to do that? I say that voting for either main party is a wasted vote. What if we had a voters revolution? There are many other parties. Liberals could vote for members of the Green Party, Socialist Party or the Peace and Freedom Party. Conservative could vote for the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party or we could make the Tea Party a more legitimate party. There are many more to choose from. What would happen if we did this is the liberal parties would have to compete for liberal votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be liberal, and the conservative parties would have to compete for conservative votes; thus forcing those parties to actually be conservative. This would also give us more choices for President because as all of these parties grew they would all put forward candidates. Also, we have a lot of sailors, Marines, soldiers and Airmen and women returning home, and they are going to need jobs. Who better to run for office in these minority parties? This is the best answer to our problems that I can come up with. So, what do you guys think? Possible, impossible? If you have a better idea I would love to hear it. We can't just wait for someone to save us. We have to save ourselves. There is no knight in shining armor. No "political messiah". In the end, all we have to do is change the way we vote.

The more I look into it the more sense it makes. Doesn't the idea at least merit a good debate?