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Re: No ways, no means, no how?

cornbread — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:48:12 -0400

Often we hear on Dome and elsewhere about how bad it is that NC has a long ballot (for everything from executive brach officials to judges) that the poor public knows nothing about what they're voting on.

Interestingly, it's then implied that somehow the public needs to be able to vote on all kinds of propositions to add to the constitution, perhaps even the burning question of the matter of striped bass.

So which is it? Do we want a referendum on every last thing or a representative democracy that prioritizes the functions of government?

Right now, the people vote relatively often (every two years) on the legisaltors. Legislative leadership of the majority and minority is vilified heartily in each campaign, but the voters seem to be able to come to a consenus every two years knowing full well what has recently happened in the past two.

And the state is still growing because of out-of-staters moving here.

We already have some referendum provisions (bonds, etc.) How about a post on that for comparison?

Re: No ways, no means, no how?

libertypoint — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:23:11 -0400

This just proves that we do live in a democracy, where one vote counts. You just have to have the one vote.

Brian Irving
LibertyPoint.org

Re: No ways, no means, no how?

Prototype — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:43:28 -0400

S.B. 108: Management of the Striped Bass Fishery: Authorize the Marine Fisheries Commission to create a tradeable quota on striped bass.

It's good that we will not be trying to manage striped bass. Let's catch them all and kill them off. We would not want to inconvenience the commercial fisherman whose heritage is at stake.

Re: No ways, no means, no how?

GrayJ — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:56:38 -0400

Why is Basnight opposed to the no felons as sheriffs bill. Seems to be quite reasonable to me.

Re: Quick Hits

tangoz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:43:56 -0400

State House 33 is a unfairly gerry-mandered district that guarrantees the election of Dan Blue as long as he runs. The latest Supreme court decision will bear further weigth against the General Assembly.

Re: Two thirds opposed Sunday hunting in '06

cflay1 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:50:54 -0500

It is about time North Carolina opened up Sunday Hunting and got on board with the 43 states that offer Sunday Hunting.

Acoording to the National Safety Council hunting is one of the safest activities one can do in the outdooors. You have .001 chance out of 100,000 of getting shot by a hunter's arrow or bullet in the outdoors.

I know.

James_Protzman — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:22:42 -0500

It's weird. I even gave a sermon at a UU church last week about living life in the sweet spot. I've often thought I had a pretty firm handle on "do good" ... but "be nice" was hard to come by. And "have fun"? Well, that was a lost cause.

But then I wrote this bumpersticker that evolved into a novel, and, well, I've taken the ideas to heart.

Not saying it's easy, but it is my new mission in life.

Re: You wordie you.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:11:58 -0500

Who are you and what have you done with the dyspeptic blogger who called for my head on a regular basis last year?

— RTB

You wordie you.

James_Protzman — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:05:11 -0500

Love all. That's sounds like something I'd say.

Re: Jesus doesn't care

Isaac136 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:56:04 -0500

No, no snakes, but I don't think Jesus would care, particularly, as long as we didn't abuse them.

Re: Jesus doesn't care

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:36:43 -0500

I don't think tennis was big in Galilee, but I'm sure He'd approve of the opening score: Love-All.

— RTB

Re: Jesus doesn't care

domewatcher — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:32:10 -0500

Issac,

What does it cost to join your church? Yours sounds like it would be a lot more fun than mine.

Y'all don't handle snakes, do you?

Jesus doesn't care

Isaac136 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:18:05 -0500

I have it on good authority that Jesus doesn't care if we hunt, fish, smoke, dance or play cards on Sunday. Nor does Jesus care if people have sex without being married. Jesus doesn't care whether women cover their heads or beat men in tennis.

Jesus does care that we make issues of petty prejudices and are constantly dragging His name into it.

I'd go for that!

James_Protzman — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:18:04 -0500

As long as they had to buy it. :)

Thanks.

James_Protzman — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:15:21 -0500

It was so "on-point" that I couldn't pass. Feel free to delete the link.