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Ok, but let people convicted of possessing less than a lb of ja-ja weed out for christ's sake...Increase jail time and fines for most crimes (wtf @ $1000 fine for torturing animals, lock up these weirdos)
Ok, I would apply the three-strikes and your out rule. Two violent felonies and one murder gets you sleepy time...Abolish death penalty
Ok, but let people convicted of possessing less than a lb of ja-ja weed out for christ's sake...Increase jail time and fines for most crimes (wtf @ $1000 fine for torturing animals, lock up these weirdos)
Yep, businesses will always complain anyway. Just look at how they fought the minimum wage increase for so long, and ironically, it will help stimulate business in TX....Increase tax burden on wealthy people and business
The only thing I have against this is it would encourage states to imprison more people because more people = more cheap labor, more cheap labor = more kickbacks to the state, that's a very, very dangerous cycle....Restrict death penalty to repeat offenders only. Focus prison terms on psychiatric rehabilitation and job training (aka pretty much slave labor so the prisons pay for themselves).
Yep, and you'd be amazed how fast they would figure it out for themselves if we stopped giving them a combined 5 billion in military aid every yearCompletely ignore Israel and Palestine and let them figure it out for themselves. They both suffer from sleazy and disgusting governments anyway.
I have a better plan, in order to encourage a abysmal marriage rate among men, i would ins ute a new policy where men could take on a new mate every 7 years he stays loyal and married to his old mate...
....in Iraq for just one day...
Ironically, I see striking similarities in the principles expoused by Palpatine and Yoni.
Such as?
Warmongering, cynical disdain for Congress/Galactic Senate, Increasing the power of the President/Chancellorship under the au es of "war powers" for starters.
* Two chicks at the same time
* Abolish the DH
* Make ABC hype good NBA teams all year long (*cough Spurs*) instead of one hit wonders
* Execute the er who airbrushes the Victoria's Secret catalog photos to get rid of nippage
* Send Cindy Sheehan to Waziristan so she could be with like minded people
* Nuke Waziristan
On a more serious note:
* Flat tax for everyone. No loop holes, no PITA federal income filings every April, just across the board a flat tax no matter what class or how rich you are. Probably about 15% or so, would have to look at the numbers as far as the combined salaries of all U.S. workers relative to a revamped federal government
Speaking of revamped federal government...
* Start phasing out social security. It's going to go bankrupt anyway, and the folks in D.C. don't have the balls to do anything about it because it's a hot button topic and they don't want to lose votes. It would start on a sliding scale of current salary deductions (percentages) and work its way down to zero.
While SS tax would go to zero, I would make individual savings retirement accounts mandatory, with a minimum of 5% of salary required to be donated. This would have all the same requirements of 401ks, i.e. can't touch until you're a certain age, etc. The cap on yearly donations would be bumped up so people could save more for themselves and their families.
I'd also plan it so that at as the deductions for SS approach zero, funding of the program increases on a sliding scale to meet the costs of those already in there.
How would I do this?
* All pork projects would die. No more campaign contributions in return for fat kickbacks after Joe Senator is elected. In 2006 Congress approved 30 billion in pork projects using taxpayer funds of you, me, and everyone else. that.
* Streamline the various government programs and cut jobs and costs. There's a lot of government waste in this area and no one feels compelled to deal with it. Funding for the sick, elderly, and children would not be touched.
* Tort reform. Time to end frivolous law suits. Long overdue actually. Stupid like the McDonald's coffee suit would be capped at the cost of medical bills and wages lost, no more monster judgments. And in the case of things like the lawyer sueing the dry cleaning place in D.C. recently, losers of frivolous lawsuits get to pay the defendant's costs - legal counsel and lost wages.
* Legalize marijuana. I've seen estimates the federal government spends between 15-20 billion a year to fight marijuana production and use. Forget that.
* After legalizing pot, I'd tax the out of it. Take that money and put it towards schools and infrastructure (roads).
* Speaking of roads, I'd stick a fork in the TTC. Bad deal for Texas, bad deal for America. I'd give Perry a firm boot up the ass and send him to Europe to hang with his Cintra buddies.
* Auto manufacturers would have to bring the fuel efficiency of all vehicles to 30 MPG to reduce dependance on foreign oil. No more 'the average of your fleet must be 25 MPG' where they can off-set piss poor gas mileage for big trucks with hybrids getting 50 MPG. Forget that.
* Health care reform. No more protecting pharmacom prices. People here should be able to get medicine at costs at the same prices as those in Canada, particularly the elderly and meds for kids.
* Speaking of medical, reduce Medicare costs by allowing for health spending accounts. , make them mandatory if that's what it takes so people are covered. The law would change regarding account funds expiring after a year. Individuals would be able to contribute and build accounts up over time to large amounts.
* Also speaking of medicine, time to reform medical malpractice suits. They are the primary impetus for spiraling health care costs. Oh yeah, lawyers
* The Cons ution allows for the right to bear arms. I would nip all the about states trying to pass laws restricting firearms ownership in the bud, with a couple of stipulations:
1. No automatic firearms. You don't need an AK-47 to hunt deer. Don't give me that BS.
2. If you have a criminal record or history of mental health issues, no firearms for you.
3. Concealed carry would be allowed in all states, and you wouldn't have to worry about what state you're going to as far as whether or not they allow CHLs (like you do now).
Election Reform:
* I would gut what currently passes for our national election process. It's ridiculous that it is literally a billion dollar campaign to run for president. You think anyone with that kind of bankroll behind them cares about the average American? no.
Presidential election campaigns would be capped to one week of nationally televised debates and speeches for each of the party primaries and then the main eleciton. No more stumping all over the country and bull ting people about the stuff you promise them but don't deliver after being elected.
There would be a series of simple questions regarding the key issues concerning the country, and they would have to answer with straight answers, not political speak of not really answering questions.
After the first week, everyone would go to the polls to elect a party representative for their party, or they could also vote for an independent representative.
The winners of the various 'primaries' would have a second week of debates regarding the national election for the office. After this week of debates, a national election would be held.
In the interim, news networks would only be allowed to present the sound bites/answers of candidates. No talking heads doing the thinking for Americans, it's time for people to think for themselves.
* The terms that Congressmen could serve would be capped in line with the presidency. No more career politicians sucking at the of the lobby profession.
I would also allow for politicians to be more easily recalled if they are doing a suck ass job in D.C. If I can be fired from my job tomorrow for doing a bad job, they shouldn't get a 2-3-4 year grace period.
* Speaking of lobbyists, that stuff would be outlawed. Lobbying is the most profitable and high paying job in D.C. outside of being a Congressman. And neither one of those jobs does anything to help the average American. Time to nip it in the bud.
The Law
The death penalty is a good thing. It would be put to use in all states. And I would add child predation to the list. Sexually assault a child, you just signed your sentence. No excuse for that.
Illegal Immigration
Illegals would be sent back to their country of origin. I don't want to hear sob stories about separating families. If you're worried about separating your family, take them back with you.
Those using stolen identification/SSNs to obtain work would be put in jail for 50 years. Why so harsh? Because it hoses up the life of whoever's SS # they take. Payback's a .
Those who assist illegals in obtaining such do entation and credentials would be sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. It's bull , and they screw up the life of the person they steal the info. from. Again, payback's a .
Education Reform
* One of the biggest costs of higher education is buying books. It's a total scam, publishers release a 'new edition' every year that just has a new cover and maybe some new pictures and charge $200 for the ing book. All books would be released online, available for download, and costs of textbooks would be capped at $30, and be indexed to inflation.
* At the elementary - HS level, teachers would get payraises, and the funds would be there to fund schools so that teachers don't have to buy supplies for students out of their own pockets.
Defense (the fun one)
* I would quietly let it be known that the next time Americans are killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by radical Islamists, every known terrorist center will be glowing 30 minutes later. I.E., northern Africa, the Pakistan/Afghanistan border, and any place else we can pinpoint. This would be broadcast via back channels to those within the governments of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. Police your own, or we have no choice but to minimize our chances of an attack.
* Address the US - Mexico border security problem. We don't have to worry about terrorists coming in from Europe, all they have to do is make it to Mexico and walk across our wide open border.
Build a wall like Israel has sealing itself from the Palestinian territories.
* Declare that the U.S. won't put up with genocide anywhere, and back it up with our military. That means like Rwanda wouldn't have happened while we stood by and watched (thanks Bill, thanks W.).
* Restore much of the Mideast to its pre-Sykes-Picot Agreement borders, but along ethnic lines. Sort of a re-do of the League of Nations up after WWI. Palestine would become a country. Parts of Iraq would be sectioned off. The west would go to Syria to orient the Sunnis in line with one another. Iran would get the east. A Kurdish state would be created in northern Iraq. I'd tell Turkey to STFU if they complained.
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I could go on, but that's just off the top of my head.
Last edited by Aggie Hoopsfan; 07-16-2007 at 10:24 PM.
If SS 'goes broke' were all screwed anyway..hey, i got an idea, let's quit trying to be colonialists!* Start phasing out social security. It's going to go bankrupt anyway, and the folks in D.C. don't have the balls to do anything about it because it's a hot button topic and they don't want to lose votes. It would start on a sliding scale of current salary deductions (percentages) and work its way down to zero.
I guess we're all screwed then right? May as well try and do something about it.
So what's wrong with giving people control over their retirement savings (but making it mandatory)?
Further, part of the problem right now is Congress is raiding SS to pay for other pet projects and federal bureaucracy. Time to reform all that and clear up some more of the problem.
By the way, I really disagree about us all being screwed if SS goes away. It's only been around for about 70 years now, this country did alright before that.
If you are concerned about people not funding their own accounts, like I said - make it a mandatory salary deduction that can't be touched until a certain age.
If you are worried about people not being able to understand the stock market, that's fine - let them put their money in index funds. Historically, the market has returned 11.83% annually over any 30 year span of the market.
Are you going to get 12% annualized returns out of your SS deductions when you're eligible? I'm pretty sure none of us are.
Sometimes doing something is worse than doing nothing....I guess we're all screwed then right? May as well try and do something about it.
Ironically, a conservative notion.
Your joking...right?
Hey, why can't i read UV's post. I never put him on ignore?
Also open all areas of our country to oil drilling. Tell the* Auto manufacturers would have to bring the fuel efficiency of all vehicles to 30 MPG to reduce dependance on foreign oil. No more 'the average of your fleet must be 25 MPG' where they can off-set piss poor gas mileage for big trucks with hybrids getting 50 MPG. Forget that.
environmentalist to go take a hike.
Pass a law that no drugs can be sold in the United States* Health care reform. No more protecting pharmacom prices. People here should be able to get medicine at costs at the same prices as those in Canada, particularly the elderly and meds for kids.
for a price higher than the lowest price they charge in
any other country. Also include that the generic name
of the drug will be used for comparison, no brand names.
This would be needed to keep them from changing the
brand name for the US market.
Oh, do I support this idea. And we have the resources to* I would quietly let it be known that the next time Americans are killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by radical Islamists, every known terrorist center will be glowing 30 minutes later. I.E., northern Africa, the Pakistan/Afghanistan border, and any place else we can pinpoint. This would be broadcast via back channels to those within the governments of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. Police your own, or we have no choice but to minimize our chances of an attack.
do this. I suspect if it was done and we would regain all
that "respect" we lost. Of course boutons would still
be hollering, but we can let him go to the locations
bombed and send back reports.
After careful consideration and much deliberation, I have decided to elect Aggie as Dictator for a Year.
While I dont agree with a few of his ideas (some of the 50 year sentences for illegals is a bit much, but you cant have everything ina dictator), but the majority are ing sound.
Among those who have posted what they would do:
sabar = populist
fyatuk = libertarian
xrayzebra = paleo-conservative
Yonivore = right-wing fringe
Extra Stout = corrupt Latin American dictator
Robinson to Duncan = hard left-liberal
Wild Cobra = right-wing fringe*
AHF = "national greatness" conservative
* -- primarily because of Iran-like death-penalty position; otherwise "hard-right conservative"
I will accept that.....
Paleoconservatism (sometimes shortened to paleo or paleocon when the context is clear) is an anti-communist and anti-authoritarian[1] right wing movement based primarily in the United States that stresses tradition, civil society and classical federalism, along with familial, religious, regional, national and Western iden y.[2] Chilton Williamson, Jr. describes paleoconservatism as "the expression of rootedness: a sense of place and of history, a sense of self derived from forebears, kin, and culture — an iden y that is both collective and personal.”[3] Paleoconservativism is not expressed as an ideology and its adherents do not necessarily subscribe to any one party line.[4]
Paleoconservatives in the 21st century often focus on their points of disagreement with neoconservatives, especially on issues like immigration, affirmative action, foreign wars, and welfare.[2] They also criticize social democracy, which some refer to as the therapeutic managerial state,[5] the welfare-warfare state[6] or polite totalitarianism.[7] They see themselves as the legitimate heir to the American conservative tradition.[8]
Paul Gottfried (and possibly Andrew F. Seabrook as well) is credited with coining the term in the late 20th century.[9] He says the word originally referred to various Americans, such as traditionalist Catholics and agrarian Southerners, who turned to anticommunism during the Cold War.[10] It then began referring to the conservative opposition to neoconservatism.
You guys are taking my extreme position to more extremes…
Speeding would not be a premeditated act to do harm to someone else.
Don’t forget my words please:
How does speeding fit that category? Let me include intentional physical harm however. The key point is that the convicted person would need to be guilty of an act that “knowingly will result”, not “may result” in some kind of injury to another. There has to be some reasonable limits set. I wouldn’t expect the next door neighbor who lets his dog pee and in my grass be executed for example, but sometimes I wish….My most extreme though[t] would be to execute everyone convicted of a first degree crime that affects another person financially.
Let me include now that:
All new laws must provide a clear purpose and scope. Loopholes in the laws will be null and void if they do not fit the intent of the law.
My reason for this is that the representatives can actually meet with the represented, and it would cost to much for interest groups and business to buy voting blocks.
There are parts of the Articles of Confederation that should have remained in the cons ution too. I am in agreement.
I agree with this too, even if we make it another silly Monday holiday.
WC, your capital-punishment plan is either absolute wingnut bat -crazy, or completely toothless, or both. Hundreds of thousands of people would draw death sentences in the first year, for everything from spousal abuse to shoplifting. Either 99% of them get their sentences commuted to life because the state doesn't have the means to execute them all, or you have to employ 1940's-era German engineering and build some ovens to deal with the backlog.
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