Instant run-off voting is a great idea, but it has a serious flaw: it’s more susceptible to computer fraud. “With instant run-off voting, you specify your first, second and third choices. Then, the votes are tallied and the candidate with the least votes is dropped. Any voters who had that candidate as their first choice…
Who did more damage to America and humanity? Osama bin Laden or George W. Bush? Not sure bin Laden about the same Bush stupid question!
For decades conservatives have been badmouthing government. They’ve been intentionally mismanaging and corrupting it, to turn people against government. It’s time to stand up and shout: Horray for government! I was reminded of this on my back from work the other day. Coming down the stairs to the bus tunnel at Westlake Station in Seattle,…
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Washington State is pushing college tuition up as part of the budget cutting stage of the Great Recession. Â This is exactly the wrong way to go, but it is driven generally by free market forces, forces for deregulation, bubble economy speculators who understand that the current flattened tax table provides the opportunity of a lifetime…
The home page of the Seattle P-I today is a sad reminder of the decline of a once great newspaper. The main headline today has a photo of a baby tiger, Cute alert! New baby at the zoo (photos). The headlines immediately to the right are: LATEST NEWS 11:18 p.m. Report: Teens’ sex act filmed at…
The Kirkland Views reported on Jan 28, 2011 that State Rep. Roger Goodman (D) to Challenge Incumbent Dave Reichert (R) for U.S. Congress What Goodman says on his website seems generic: I am listening so that I can do my best to negotiate those issues most important to you. Like you, I strongly believe in:…
From the Democratic Underground: The ElderCare Alliance included a question in the statewide Elway Poll conducted last week with regard to the new proposal to repeal a set of tax breaks and use the money generated to fund the Basic Health Care Program. The question describes the plan contained in House Bill 1847 introduced by…
Monday night I attended the local Drinking Liberally meetup in Newport Hills, Bellevue. DNC super-delegate Sharon Mast made a good case that Democrats need to field more candidates for local positions, such as school boards, planning commissions, and various tax districts commissions. These positions are unglamorous but they’re the way that activists can get name…
The Guardian (UK) reported that Chinese workers making iPads and iPhones are being treated “inhumanely, like machines”. According to a guardian.co.uk article, interviewed workers revealed: â– Excessive overtime is routine, despite a legal limit of 36 hours a month. One payslip, seen by the Observer, indicated that the worker had performed 98 hours of overtime…