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note, the following is from the curmudgeonly/cynical side of my personality. Gridlock is a feature not a defect. Gridlock is what keeps politicians from runni

note, the following is from the curmudgeonly/cynical side of my personality. Gridlock is a feature not a defect. Gridlock is what keeps politicians from running roughshod over the public. Have you really considered how much damage a government unhampered by gridlock could do? I mean yes, they might slip something good in there once in a while but really... ask not what your country can do for you nor ask what can you do for your country ask instead what can you do to keep your country from "doing" to you. vote gridlock!

euroclydon 16y ago
I once heard someone say that the last thing people want is an efficient government. Imagine if, as soon as your vehicle registration expired, a state official drove up and put a boot on your car. I heard someone else say, the best relationship you can have with government is one where their attention is not focused on you.
- blahedo 16y ago
  If the only thing standing between you and a police state is the inefficiency of the police, you've already got big, BIG problems.
- falien 16y ago
  Imagine if, as soon as someone started robbing a bank, the police showed up and stopped them. The second one I like to an extent. Its true if you have a government whose objective is to protect its citizens and nothing else. Democrats want a government that actively helps people. If implemented correctly I'd want that government's attention. As with most things, ideas are easy, good implementation is hard.
  - euroclydon 16y ago
    Why stop there? Government could monitor all potential bank robber's communications, or hell, even profile them, send in undercover agents to infiltrate their circles and provide them with fake bank-robbing tools, ideal target bank locations, and moral support.
    - falien 16y ago
      Now you're talking. Do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to?
- splat 16y ago
  I think the original quote is attributed to Eugene McCarthy: "The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty."

euroclydon 16y ago

I once heard someone say that the last thing people want is an efficient government. Imagine if, as soon as your vehicle registration expired, a state official drove up and put a boot on your car. I heard someone else say, the best relationship you can have with government is one where their attention is not focused on you.

blahedo 16y ago
If the only thing standing between you and a police state is the inefficiency of the police, you've already got big, BIG problems.
falien 16y ago
Imagine if, as soon as someone started robbing a bank, the police showed up and stopped them. The second one I like to an extent. Its true if you have a government whose objective is to protect its citizens and nothing else. Democrats want a government that actively helps people. If implemented correctly I'd want that government's attention. As with most things, ideas are easy, good implementation is hard.
- euroclydon 16y ago
  Why stop there? Government could monitor all potential bank robber's communications, or hell, even profile them, send in undercover agents to infiltrate their circles and provide them with fake bank-robbing tools, ideal target bank locations, and moral support.
  - falien 16y ago
    Now you're talking. Do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to?
splat 16y ago
I think the original quote is attributed to Eugene McCarthy: "The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty."