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That was my thought as well. I hate to see how most democrats have reacted on this issue, goose-stepping with the administration.
by primelens 13y ago
That was my thought as well. I hate to see how most democrats have reacted on this issue, goose-stepping with the administration.
- wavesounds 13y agoCalifornians need to unite to vote Dianne Feinstein out of office. We can't be the worlds technology leader and keep re-electing the biggest proponent of using that technology for government surveillance.
- bitskits 13y agoWithout serious campaign finance reform, I'm not sure how likely that is. I'm all for it, just don't see it happening, sadly. The chances of someone on the right beating here are very low, but they're better than someone on the right. Sad state of affairs out here.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoWhat does finance reform have to do with that?
- bitskits 13y agoThe barrier to entry for a non-incumbent candidate is so high because of the amount of money incumbents are able to raise. Therefore, a new candidate entering to pose a real challenge is pretty unlikely, and it shouldn't be.
- a3n 13y agoThat's how partisan politics works. You demonize the other party, its members and the message that it has chosen to exploit the fears of its constituents, and you paint your own side as crusaders, and the message that it has chosen to exploit the fears of its own constituents becomes the sacred word. Now you have little freedom to constructively criticize your own side, because that unavoidably strengthens the other side. Blasphemy to accuse your own side of incompetence, intentional corruption or malevolence. It's the last remaining area we have where we can respectably hate another human being.