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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Political Candidate Quiz |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:37 pm
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Comments: 17
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Scape wrote: As expected... Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel and Duncan Hunter.
One of them doesn't fit. |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Political Candidate Quiz |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:07 pm
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Comments: 17
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| I've seen many of these tests before, but none of them are adequate. The problem is you need to separate action from intent, purposes, or motivation. Just because two people may agree on action doesn't mean they have same motivations. It's also true the other way around - just because may have the s... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Will he or won't he |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:20 am
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Comments: 8
Views: 666
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| I don't understand these snap elections. I thought these calls for elections were supposed to be for other parties or the other party to hold the ruling parties or ruling party accountable. They are used by the ruling parties or party to hold power instead. That doesn't seem right. I also don't unde... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Wikipedia |
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:37 pm
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Comments: 93
Views: 3628
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| It's true that a lot of people claim to use Wikipedia just to get some "introductory information" or brouse for trivia. But I think the problem is that a lot of people never go beyond this stage. "Research" does not always mean a formal research paper. If someone's entire unders... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Wikipedia |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:22 pm
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Comments: 93
Views: 3628
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| It's true that a lot of people claim to use Wikipedia just to get some "introductory information" or brouse for trivia. But I think the problem is that a lot of people never go beyond this stage. "Research" does not always mean a formal research paper. If someone's entire unders... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Wikipedia |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:50 pm
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Comments: 93
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I prefer to use academic journals or books. They are much harder to read than Wikipedia, though.
However, Wikipedia is a fairly good place to find an introduction to certain topics-it's just the wrong place for anything in-depth, though. |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: 60 Years of Love |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:15 pm
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Comments: 22
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| You know, this is a bit off-topic, but this is the first time I've seen a conservative arguing against against another conservative. |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Bodies of State |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:10 pm
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Comments: 10
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| Sarkozy doesn't look THAT bad. |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Integration Rush |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:16 pm
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Comments: 20
Views: 1135
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| There is little to no political integration happening. There is economic integration, but I have yet to see a spot on my ballot for my NAU Parliament member. Well, I can concur and concede to that point. Economic Integration is not necessarily political integration, or any other kind of integration... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Integration Rush |
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:46 pm
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Comments: 20
Views: 1135
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| So.... the Americans don't want integration, the Canadians don't want integration, the Mexicans don't want integration, and their respective governments don't want integration either. Yet it continues to happen. Why? Standards make life easier for everyone. However, it's more of necessity than deis... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Some Electoral Methods |
| ejacksonian |
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:14 am
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Comments: 41
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It's been a while, so I might as make another post.
Quantum_Wizard's knowledge on ballot design for Condorcet Method has greatly alleviated my fears of Condorcet Voting. I believe I can support Condorcet voting... but I still believe it is harder for people to understand than IRV. |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Some Electoral Methods |
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:34 am
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Comments: 41
Views: 1304
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| I wasn't suggesting the third parties would magically conquer the major parties. In fact, I've previously stipulated that voting process inherently takes a back seat to many other concerns. Still, to the extent that a voting system changes anything, runoffs certainly give a boost to third parties. ... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Some Electoral Methods |
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:23 am
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Comments: 41
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| I know, I was imaging idealized voting systems to prove a point. Like disregarding the effects of wind resistance when studying parabolic trajectories. And I'm still using the term "moderate" as meaning "the guy the most people voted for" whether that vote is strategic or not. [... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Some Electoral Methods |
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:38 pm
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Comments: 41
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| Still, you're advocating honest voting over strategic voting. I haven't seen an argument for why honest voting is preferable. I see that they're different. A pure honest voting system would give third parties more of a chance, and a pure strategic voting system would focus on "frontrunners&quo... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Some Electoral Methods |
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:17 pm
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Comments: 41
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| Are honesty and strategy mutually exclusive? By the way, great response time! Absolutely not. They are not exclusive at all. My issue with FPTP, though, it that it severely punishes honest voting, while greatly encouraging tactical and strategic voting. Now, I have no problem with encouraging tacti... |
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