A new proposal for electing politicians. What do you think?

Everything on your list deserves a no vote with clarification given on #8 to insure that abortions are not considered children in that instance.

The problem is that Democrats and Republicans do not all neatly fall into one column of beliefs or another, just as most Americans are partly conservative on some issues and partly liberal on others. It's hard to find a politician who would fall lock step in line with one group or another. Partly this is a result of ideology not meaning as much as it used to. Thus, politicians often ignore party platforms and run on issues they think will best work in their state or district. Even agreeing on a majority of issues would present problems. For example, how would you go about changing the Constitution?

I agree perhaps the political system could use some reform. The problem is in the mechanics of the transition of getting from point A to point B

1. I don't know of any democrats that feel this way.

2. ditto

3.Yes it should. can't trust the HMOs and insurance companies to do the right thing.

4. I totally agree

5. Yes..they are way too low for the wealthy.

6. No one gets free healthcare in the US. Someone pays for it.

7. Yes it is.

8. The death penalty should be abolished.

9. True dat

10. ditto.

and I'm not even a democrat.

We live in a representative democracy, or a republic. Not an absolute democracy. We elect people to vote in our interests. We don't vote on issues, except for specific referenda (local bond issues and school taxes).

This is the most efficient system, or we would be voting every week or two.

I think we should have an open election with all the canadates. if 2 dem or 2 rep get in run off so be it. do away with electorite college and let the peoples vote count

agree 100%