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14. Well, as our dear former Secretary of Defense once said

Wed Nov 19, 2014, 09:29 PM

Nov 2014

"Democracy is messy."

Still, a messy democracy I suppose is better than a totalitarian state (even a benevolent one). That said, I'm glad we have a representative democracy as opposed to a direct one; our founding fore-daddies foresaw that the electorate might be pretty stupid at times. It's why I don't like binding referenda. Non-binding opinion votes are fine, but California-style referenda that force legislators to adopt horrendous laws like Prop 8 are not a good idea.

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I tend to agree that American voters are often very stupid. [View all] livingonearth Nov 2014 OP

TENS O MILLIONS of american voters HATE Obama for daring to be Black randys1 Nov 2014 #1

Not stupid - manipulated. Maedhros Nov 2014 #2

Good point. livingonearth Nov 2014 #4

When we consider behavior at the polls that we deem "stupid," Maedhros Nov 2014 #19

Do you suppose those are the same voters who believed you'd be able to keep your plan? n/t simak Nov 2014 #3

Did you lose your plan? livingonearth Nov 2014 #5

Personally? No. But I know people who did. And I sure didn't save $2500. n/t simak Nov 2014 #7

I'm glad you didn't lose your plan. livingonearth Nov 2014 #10

Are you an American voter? MineralMan Nov 2014 #6

No, I myself don't. But, plenty of folks out there do, and they vote. livingonearth Nov 2014 #8

Well, you'll probably be better off talking MineralMan Nov 2014 #9

My position is that there are voters who think livingonearth Nov 2014 #11

You have still not answered my original question. MineralMan Nov 2014 #12

Sorry, yes I am an American voter. livingonearth Nov 2014 #13

OK. Are you often very stupid? MineralMan Nov 2014 #15

Oh, I see what you're saying. livingonearth Nov 2014 #17

WTF? If you're livingonearth, elias49 Nov 2014 #16

It's not like that at all. livingonearth Nov 2014 #18

Well, as our dear former Secretary of Defense once said frazzled Nov 2014 #14