[brownsfan019]

I've come across a truly interesting site that I'd suggest you consider. It is called GOOOH (for Get Out Of Our House), and pronounced like the word go.

They have an intriguing plan to evict the 435 politicians from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Here's the link: http://www.GOOOH.com

[3monkeys]

Originally Posted by brownsfan019 »

I've come across a truly interesting site that I'd suggest you consider. It is called GOOOH (for Get Out Of Our House), and pronounced like the word go.

They have an intriguing plan to evict the 435 politicians from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Here's the link: GOOOH | Get Out of Our House: A non-partisan political party!

Right. Elections are too hard to participate
Let's just all fill out a form on line.

... but wait, there is more...the GOOOH questionnaire must be 120 lines long. May be elections are not that hard to participate after all.

[JEHs]

Originally Posted by 3monkeys »

Right. Elections are too hard to participate
Let's just all fill out a form on line.

... but wait, there is more...the GOOOH questionnaire must be 120 lines long. May be elections are not that hard to participate after all.

I was kind of thinking along similar lines, (though I'll try to keep sarcasm out of my comments),
These movements are well meaning and well intentioned, and it is always slightly encouraging to see these attempts at rallying folks to participate in something positive, but if everybody was interested in this idea as a common cause, then we wouldn't need it because the elections would take care of the problem.
I don't think you can change the way the majority of people form their opinions, and they are the ones who are swinging the elections.

JH

[brownsfan019]

Originally Posted by 3monkeys »

Right. Elections are too hard to participate
Let's just all fill out a form on line.

... but wait, there is more...the GOOOH questionnaire must be 120 lines long. May be elections are not that hard to participate after all.

It's a neat idea and worth taking a look at. Unless you enjoy what our gov't is doing now.

And the point is not about electing the same people that are on the ballots every single time. The point is about putting DIFFERENT and NEW people on those ballots.

[ThomasP]

Thanks for the post Browns Fan! It looks like another bummer year for the Brownies...

It's always disappointing to read comments like 3monkeys. Do you prefer we all vote based on a 30 second tv commercial? I'd much rather have candidates document their views. I'd be happy just to have every citizen read these questions. Did you do so? How would you vote?

JHS - the elections don't work because we don't have a good choice. We are always forced to choose between a red and a blue poltician, one who has usually taken a truck load of money from special interest groups. I like the idea of having a citizen representative on the ballot who is not controlled by a party or in debt to special interest groups.

I am concerned the real problem in America is that too many people will write off what looks to be an excellent plan without really studying what it is.

Perhaps each of you will study the concept a little further and then come back with something more than your initial comment.

TP

[3monkeys]

Originally Posted by ThomasP »

It's always disappointing to read comments like 3monkeys. Do you prefer we all vote based on a 30 second tv commercial? I'd much rather have candidates document their views. I'd be happy just to have every citizen read these questions. Did you do so? How would you vote?

JHS - the elections don't work because we don't have a good choice. We are always forced to choose between a red and a blue poltician, one who has usually taken a truck load of money from special interest groups. I like the idea of having a citizen representative on the ballot who is not controlled by a party or in debt to special interest groups.TP

I happened to have read the entire questionnaire and the blog written by Tim Cox of Liberty Hill, Texas, the founder of GOOOH and I disagree with a lot of what he stands for, so it is with some consideration that I dismissed his idea behind GOOOH.

The GOOOH site is basically a pledging site for a third party and you join by paying and answering and pledging to the 100+ questions on how you will vote. These 100+ questions were hand picked by Tim Cox and no other inputs are possible. The plan is to have candidates be bound by the way they answered these 100+ questions and they should resign if they break their pledge to the way they answered these questions.

There is nothing wrong with supporting third party candidates. But somehow to suggest that GOOOH is something new and unique that requires special attention and reservation at the polls is ludicrous. To suggest that elections don't work because you can't get support for your third party candidate is kind of pathetic. If you can't make your case as a third party candidate and attract support, you don't deserve a place at the polls.