cadet
12-11-2013, 04:20 PM
I have a question. And I would like your opinion.
We all know that the gov't was created by the people, of the people, and for the people. And the Gov't is supposed to spit shine our shoes.
So, here's a question about our voting system. Not just president, but all bills.
And bear with me.
Way back when, when the United states was but a wee little thing, there was a problem with how the heck we were going to get all those votes from the people and count them up. That'd be a bitch of a project to do, and probably take a few years to finally figure out who was president. So the idea came along to have representatives take the floor. Vote them in, and they vote for you. Much easier counting system. Easy, as, pie.
Well, that was all good and dandy back then, but with technology today, why the heck are we still treating it like all our votes go by horseback and hand written letters? There should be a MUCH better way to get everyone to have the same amount of vote as everyone else. With no extra votes for states with a small amount of people, and nobody get's screwed cause their county thinks the opposite of what they think, so their vote gets cast in with the rest of em.
Computers, are freaking powerful. I'm just throwing this out there, but why the heck don't we just set up a voting booth in all our county courthouses where you sign in with your SS number, name, and date of birth? There, you get one vote. And so does everyone else. No need for representatives to fudge your vote. Heck, you can throw that whole part of the gov't away! And all you have to do is vote on the things that you care about. Don't give a crap whether marijuana is legal or not? Don't vote on it! Really worried about gay marriage? Vote for it!
Thus, you can get the ACTUAL POPULATIONS VOTE on things that America deems important.
There's no need to worry about anything! And heck, you can use the same system for your counties/states laws/regulations. Everyone's vote counts the same, and you can see what America REALLY thinks about on every single issue.
You can even take all those representatives and give them new jobs. Going back to the places they represent (for some, for the first time in half a century) and put bills in lay-mans speak for the people that don't pay attention to politics.
And would you look at that, America becomes majority rule.
Want a new rule? Send it in to your county, have them vote on it. It wins? Send it up to state. If it's something you want implemented federally, send it up further if your state decides it's a good idea.
Now seriously, this may be the best, most freedom provoking thing ever.
And if you really want to make sure some hacker isn't making changes, just make it an option to post your name on a site that show's who voted for what. Ctrl-f, and search your name. If nobody hacked it, your name should be on the side where you voted. If they did, may heaven have mercy on whomsoever's sorry butt screwed the system up.
We all know that the gov't was created by the people, of the people, and for the people. And the Gov't is supposed to spit shine our shoes.
So, here's a question about our voting system. Not just president, but all bills.
And bear with me.
Way back when, when the United states was but a wee little thing, there was a problem with how the heck we were going to get all those votes from the people and count them up. That'd be a bitch of a project to do, and probably take a few years to finally figure out who was president. So the idea came along to have representatives take the floor. Vote them in, and they vote for you. Much easier counting system. Easy, as, pie.
Well, that was all good and dandy back then, but with technology today, why the heck are we still treating it like all our votes go by horseback and hand written letters? There should be a MUCH better way to get everyone to have the same amount of vote as everyone else. With no extra votes for states with a small amount of people, and nobody get's screwed cause their county thinks the opposite of what they think, so their vote gets cast in with the rest of em.
Computers, are freaking powerful. I'm just throwing this out there, but why the heck don't we just set up a voting booth in all our county courthouses where you sign in with your SS number, name, and date of birth? There, you get one vote. And so does everyone else. No need for representatives to fudge your vote. Heck, you can throw that whole part of the gov't away! And all you have to do is vote on the things that you care about. Don't give a crap whether marijuana is legal or not? Don't vote on it! Really worried about gay marriage? Vote for it!
Thus, you can get the ACTUAL POPULATIONS VOTE on things that America deems important.
There's no need to worry about anything! And heck, you can use the same system for your counties/states laws/regulations. Everyone's vote counts the same, and you can see what America REALLY thinks about on every single issue.
You can even take all those representatives and give them new jobs. Going back to the places they represent (for some, for the first time in half a century) and put bills in lay-mans speak for the people that don't pay attention to politics.
And would you look at that, America becomes majority rule.
Want a new rule? Send it in to your county, have them vote on it. It wins? Send it up to state. If it's something you want implemented federally, send it up further if your state decides it's a good idea.
Now seriously, this may be the best, most freedom provoking thing ever.
And if you really want to make sure some hacker isn't making changes, just make it an option to post your name on a site that show's who voted for what. Ctrl-f, and search your name. If nobody hacked it, your name should be on the side where you voted. If they did, may heaven have mercy on whomsoever's sorry butt screwed the system up.