Today's biggest waste of time poll comes from CNN. They asked a nationwide sample about voting for Arnold Schwarzenegger in their state and amending the constitution to allow non-native US citizens to hold the Presidency. The results are as boring as the premise...
Schwarzenegger is running for Governor in California, and is barred from holding the Presidency. How Alabama, for example, voters feel about the Schwarzenegger candidacy is real low on my list of useful information to know. Given that we haven't amended the constitution in my 39 years, asking people how they feel about that topic is sort of pointless too. Congress and state legislatures make that decision, not the electorate directly.
It's CNN, USA TODAY, and Gallup's money, but the whole endeavor seems like a pointless waste of time. Come to think of it the recall election fits that description too.
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Actually, there have been a... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Kevin McGehee | August 27, 2003 6:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually, there have been amendments within the last 39 years -- one of which was the long overdue 11th (out of 12) provision of the originally proposed Bill of Rights, an amendment to require that if Congress votes a pay raise it can only go into effect for a subsequent Congress. Sadly, Congress got around that be creating the congressional compensation commission, which can act at any time under the authority of its creating legislation, and since that legislation was several Congresses ago the pay raise can go into effect immediately.
That's what we get for letting lawyers into Congress.
1. Posted by Kevin McGehee | August 27, 2003 6:21 PM |
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Posted on August 27, 2003 18:21
2. Posted by Meryl Yourish | August 30, 2003 11:49 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kev, the people ABSOLUTELY have a say in Constitutional Amendments. The state legislatures don't have the nerve to vote without popular consent on issues like the ERA.
If I remember correctly, NJ had the issue on the ballot during November elections. As the people went, so went NJ.
2. Posted by Meryl Yourish | August 30, 2003 11:49 AM |
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Posted on August 30, 2003 11:49
3. Posted by a | October 11, 2003 5:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmmmm I did leave another message but the good old blog seems to be have been edited and my message removed, guess there is even silencing on the net.
3. Posted by a | October 11, 2003 5:13 AM |
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Posted on October 11, 2003 05:13
4. Posted by Kevin | October 11, 2003 11:00 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If you left a comment Oct. 3 through Oct. 9th it may have been lost due to the server crash and subsequent restore operations. Nothing was purposely edited or deleted.
4. Posted by Kevin | October 11, 2003 11:00 AM |
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Posted on October 11, 2003 11:00