rosedraws wrote: 
Oklahoma is like Ohio. They do their level best to ensure a two party ONLY system.

 kurtster wrote: 
Really?

NH is something like 1/3 "Undeclared".  When you go to the Primary, you have to choose a side, and you are given that ticket.  Then, on your way out, you just go up to the desk and make yourself "undeclared" again.  It's a great system.

Our current absolutely loony state congress is doing everything possible to limit access to voting... not allowing students to vote, requiring picture ID... maybe they'll try to switch to the Ohio Primary system next...

 kurtster wrote: 
You're right... I can't vote in the primaries... which is really pretty stupid.

I would like to see a weighted ballot, where you can vote for more than one candidate, assigning first and second choice. But seeing as they can barely count the votes as it is, that would probably end up a nightmare. We would need less "Partying" and more parties for it to work. I think Australia does something like this, but they have lots of parties, not just two.

Parties were supposed to supply a degree of "checks and balances" to the erection process, but it's just turned into a boxing match of us against them.

I'm okay with vasectomies if you are.

 Umberdog wrote: 
Our President, a typical democrat, gave Brazil the dough.  I guess that you didn't hear about that deal ?

I don't know how it is in Oregon, but in Ohio, unless you pick a ' D ' or an ' R ' for your voter registration card, you cannot vote in Primaries, only the General Elections.  By claiming ' I ' you have disenfranchised yourself from participating in shaping the general election. 

I have never seen this aspect of being an ' I ' discussed here.  Saying ' I ' limits your voice.  Its something that is wrong with our system, that we must chose sides in order to vote in certain elections, although it is for national outcomes.  It does help perpetuate the two party system, which needs to be scrapped IMO.

But here we are.

Condoms break, get a vasectomy.

 kurtster wrote: 
You had $12 billion!!! O.O?

I must not be a typical Democrat.
*checks voter registration*
Ah, that's right, I'm an independent. One of those "swing-voters" that are supposed to change the political tide at erection time.

I'm against coal and nuclear power too.

Time to turn out some lights and put on some condoms.

 Umberdog wrote: 
And a typical Democrat says go ahead and drill for oil in the deep ocean off your shores (Brazil), and here is $12 Billion of our taxpayer's my money to help and we will be your biggest customer and pay full retail.

Why don't greedy ingrates care about anything beyond themselves? It's like all of creation has been set aside for them and no one or nothing else. They have even warped their religion to this end. All they want is more, more, MORE!

Typical Republican:
Who cares about the health of the Earth... let our kids worry about that... I want another oil rig and I want it NOW! I don't care if there is a place RESERVED for wildlife... change the fu..ing law so I can have my OIL RIG! NOW!!! Thank you Jeez-US!

 Beaker wrote: 

Its like Senator Obama was against raising the debt ceiling and now President Obama is for raising it.

 Rod wrote: 

Agreed.  Given the current obese state of most of the population of this continent I'm thinking slow and stupid clumsy is what we're in for.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

Only if they're the slow, clumsy zombies. The fast zombies kick major ass.

 oldslabsides wrote:
 
True. Just the sheer numbers. You can't possibly kill 'em all. Having a private island would help, but still, look at the masses of people who come here on boats.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I'd rather be a vampire Jedi cyborg from Krypton.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
I'd rather face a zombie apocalypse

 kurtster wrote: 
I gave up on the whole survive after the collapse of society thing when I realized that in a world of seven billion people unless you can make your home in one of the very few remaining truly remote areas of the planet, you're screwed.

 kurtster wrote:  I've got 20 acres about an hour from town. I'd need a water well/rain collection, but I doubt there's any gas or oil. Plenty of trees for fuel in a pinch. Right now the biggest problem is lack of rain!

 cc_rider wrote: 
That's exactly what I'm thinking. 

A 5 acre lot ought to be big enough for all that.

There are still a fair amount of places like that nearby, and still within an hour of the big city.

 kurtster wrote:  Your own gas well, that would be cool. No way to know how big the deposit is, but even a small one would prolly supply a household for years and years. Throw in some solar and wind sources, and energy won't really be a problem.

 cc_rider wrote: 
Nope, meant a natural gas well.  We have lots of lots around here with gas and oil wells on them here in NE Ohio.  I would allow a gas well on my property.  If the mineral rights are gone, the property owner generally still gets free gas.  Works for me.

Guns and ammo were sorta assumed. 

Nice crossbow for sure as well for catching dinner.

 Beaker wrote: 

Indeed, because just like Obama, whatever the nominee's personal beliefs, he or she will have to act and play the part of an evangelical or they will not be nominated, take it to the bank. I do not have to believe, give effort or say anything. Just observe.

 Beaker wrote: 

We'll see, and I can tell you I told you so after the Republican nomination.