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    7. What if they had a separate vote for the Prez and VP. We could mix and match. Obama and Ryan could end up together for example? Why do we vote for a ticket? Or how about the loser becomes the VP and you don't even need a VP on each ticket. You end up with Obama/Romeny if Obama wins and vice versa.

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    Actually, come to think of it, we have EXACTLY the government we deserve. We voted these people in there, and we keep returning them or people just like them, so they can pass the laws we now have.

    Why do we vote those people in? BECAUSE THEY HAVE NICE HAIR! Yes, if they "look strong" and speak confidently and promise us just what we want to hear - heck, let's DOUBLE vote them into office!!

    So, IMO, there is no rational basis for complaining about the government we have. Let's have some personal responsibility here - it's our fault!

    I think the real problem is that we are uneducated and ignorant. We've all seen how many people can't name more than 3 or 4 states, don't know if Lincoln drove a Lincoln or not, who lost WWII, etc. How can we expect ourselves to vote good lawmakers into place under those circumstances?

    So, to change government, I think we need to change how people are educated. WTF are people learning if not American history, if they don't have even the most basic understanding of civics? Or science (note to self: go to Wiki to see whether the dinosaurs were in black and white, or already in color, when our ancestors rode them)? Or math, etc.

    Bring it on ... it's what we ordered!


    We got our "6-PACK" - time to work on a CASE!

    HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!

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    Quote Originally Posted by flippy View Post
    7. What if they had a separate vote for the Prez and VP. We could mix and match. Obama and Ryan could end up together for example? Why do we vote for a ticket? Or how about the loser becomes the VP and you don't even need a VP on each ticket. You end up with Obama/Romeny if Obama wins and vice versa.
    Wouldn't that make it more likely that some psycho uber-Republican whackjob would assassinate the hated Democrat president just to get their preferred Republican V.P. in the White House (or vice versa with a psycho uber-Democrat whackjob assassinating the hated Republican president, of course).
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher View Post
    Wouldn't that make it more likely that some psycho uber-Republican whackjob would assassinate the hated Democrat president just to get their preferred Republican V.P. in the White House (or vice versa with a psycho uber-Democrat whackjob assassinating the hated Republican president, of course).
    Quite a few states elect their governor and lieutenant governor this way and governors aren't getting assassinated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher View Post
    Wouldn't that make it more likely that some psycho uber-Republican whackjob would assassinate the hated Democrat president just to get their preferred Republican V.P. in the White House (or vice versa with a psycho uber-Democrat whackjob assassinating the hated Republican president, of course).
    If there's a tie in the Electoral votes, we'd likely end up with Romney / Biden running the country. I really had no idea this was even possible.

    [url]http://news.yahoo.com/romney-biden-administration-could-happen-223736689--abc-news-politics.html[/url]

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