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TheTruthBeKnown

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4. It is sad, but true!

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 03:38 PM

Aug 2013

Going a step further we could have the lottery from the hundreds of thousands of people in jail because of marijuana related cases. We'd have a very mellow government and the US wouldn't start any wars.

Make love, not war.

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Scrap Elections & Have Lotteries [View all] TheTruthBeKnown Aug 2013 OP

Athens saw it as basic to democracy MisterP Aug 2013 #1

Thanks for that link! TheTruthBeKnown Aug 2013 #3

I even thought a lottery from a pool of prisoners would give us a better, more honest government." BlueJazz Aug 2013 #2

It is sad, but true! TheTruthBeKnown Aug 2013 #4

It would probably be an improvement. Good luck getting it passed though. denverbill Aug 2013 #5

We could have mental health testing TheTruthBeKnown Aug 2013 #6

There was a children's book ... surrealAmerican Aug 2013 #7

I have pushed this idea for a long time - make it like jury duty whopis01 Aug 2013 #8