What I wanna see is all of those people, from DT to state reps, who contributed to the insurrection in any way, being banned from ever seeking office again.
Having the electors chosen by parties, which are ad hoc cratures with no legal basis or accountability always struck me as sketchy, even when I was solicited to sign up as an elector. When the Constitution was drafted, it was assumed that only men of probity would be involved in governing. That assumption has not held up. In part, we can fault the press for promoting the notion that two major factions contesting with each other would be ideal. It is certainly ideal for the press and its revenue stream, but it is detrimental to the public. There is growing awarness of that. In the Georgia Senate elections there were five registered parties, a small host of independents and 30 candidates in total. That excitd the electorate and led to high participation.
Two major factions competing is the more or less inevitable result of the US having a system with a strong presidency. I don't think ranked choice voting would change that, although it would make insurgent candidacies more viable. To actually have multiple continuing parties requires a parliamentary system where coalitions can govern.
I'd sure like interest rates to wait until after we purchase Wil's new Maverick hybrid pickup. We ordered it 6/12 and it would sure be a bummer if they take so long to get it to us that interest rates go up first! It is already produced and waiting for shipping. But that takes 3-4 weeks in itself. We wait, we wonder.
We had occasion to visit our new family practitioner, who seems fine. Reviewing vaccinations, the subject of shingles vaccines came up. We have both had the older shingles vaccine, but asked about the new one. He said the new one might be somewhat more effective than the older one, but the older one works. The new one is a two-shot series, and he said it is very painful. I observed that the most painful vaccine I ever had was for typhoid, and I didn't go back for the second, much less the third shot. [These days it is a 2-shot series.] Evidently he had also experienced the typhoid vaccine; he said the new shingles vaccine is just as painful. FYI.
Well, Alan, you have reconciled me to having to swallow a rather bitter pill twice a day for the rest of my life to keep shingles at bay. Perhaps that's still preferable to painful shot.
If the typhoid series had been only two shots, I might well have gone back to get the second one. But three? For a disease I was unlikely ever to be exposed to? No way. So of course later that year one of Stanford's athletic teams came down with typhoid. . .
My now-retired primary doctor didn't recommend the original shingles vaccine because he felt it wasn't effective enough to be worthwhile. He did recommend the second vaccine, which I had last year (or was it in 2020?). I don't recall any particular pain.
A naked...mouse? Have they ever SEEN a mouse? None of the mice in Vermont are running around dressed up like little Beatrix Potter characters. Was the mouse devoid of fur...?
The county seat where this is taking place is just a hoot an' a holler (28 miles by road) from where the Scopes trial took place. I shall refrain from derogatory comments that come immediately to mind. The mouse had slit her wrists in a bathtub--the picture is very small. I will grant that it seems like awfully heavy stuff for 6th grade.
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What I wanna see is all of those people, from DT to state reps, who contributed to the insurrection in any way, being banned from ever seeking office again.
DeleteHaving the electors chosen by parties, which are ad hoc cratures with no legal basis or accountability always struck me as sketchy, even when I was solicited to sign up as an elector.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Constitution was drafted, it was assumed that only men of probity would be involved in governing. That assumption has not held up. In part, we can fault the press for promoting the notion that two major factions contesting with each other would be ideal. It is certainly ideal for the press and its revenue stream, but it is detrimental to the public.
There is growing awarness of that. In the Georgia Senate elections there were five registered parties, a small host of independents and 30 candidates in total. That excitd the electorate and led to high participation.
Exactly!
DeleteThe Founders intended for us to have MANY people running, not just a few or two. We could do that so easily with instant voter runoff.
Two major factions competing is the more or less inevitable result of the US having a system with a strong presidency. I don't think ranked choice voting would change that, although it would make insurgent candidacies more viable. To actually have multiple continuing parties requires a parliamentary system where coalitions can govern.
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ReplyDeleteFrom Australia, but the same factors presumably apply elsewhere.
I'd sure like interest rates to wait until after we purchase Wil's new Maverick hybrid pickup. We ordered it 6/12 and it would sure be a bummer if they take so long to get it to us that interest rates go up first! It is already produced and waiting for shipping. But that takes 3-4 weeks in itself. We wait, we wonder.
DeleteOTOH, it would be nice to have the interest on my money market account be closer to the value it is losing from inflation.
DeleteWe had occasion to visit our new family practitioner, who seems fine. Reviewing vaccinations, the subject of shingles vaccines came up. We have both had the older shingles vaccine, but asked about the new one. He said the new one might be somewhat more effective than the older one, but the older one works. The new one is a two-shot series, and he said it is very painful. I observed that the most painful vaccine I ever had was for typhoid, and I didn't go back for the second, much less the third shot. [These days it is a 2-shot series.] Evidently he had also experienced the typhoid vaccine; he said the new shingles vaccine is just as painful. FYI.
ReplyDeleteWell, Alan, you have reconciled me to having to swallow a rather bitter pill twice a day for the rest of my life to keep shingles at bay. Perhaps that's still preferable to painful shot.
DeleteIf the typhoid series had been only two shots, I might well have gone back to get the second one. But three? For a disease I was unlikely ever to be exposed to? No way. So of course later that year one of Stanford's athletic teams came down with typhoid. . .
DeleteMy now-retired primary doctor didn't recommend the original shingles vaccine because he felt it wasn't effective enough to be worthwhile. He did recommend the second vaccine, which I had last year (or was it in 2020?). I don't recall any particular pain.
DeleteAh, so "your mileage may vary."
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ReplyDeleteI appreciate that she took the opportunity to speak about gun violence.
DeleteTennessee School Board Bans Pulitzer Prize–Winning Holocaust Graphic Novel Because of Drawing of a Naked Mouse [Click] They also objected to the word “damn.” Which, we hate to break it to them, wasn’t the worst thing that happened during the Holocaust. Far be it from me to note that the word “damned” occurs in the King James Bible.
ReplyDeleteA naked...mouse? Have they ever SEEN a mouse? None of the mice in Vermont are running around dressed up like little Beatrix Potter characters. Was the mouse devoid of fur...?
DeleteAs for the damned word...All I can think of is that M*A*S*H episode in which Frank is burning books.
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The county seat where this is taking place is just a hoot an' a holler (28 miles by road) from where the Scopes trial took place. I shall refrain from derogatory comments that come immediately to mind. The mouse had slit her wrists in a bathtub--the picture is very small. I will grant that it seems like awfully heavy stuff for 6th grade.
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ReplyDeleteLie down with dogs, rise up with fleas, Andrew.
DeleteGee, and he thought he was the elitest elite. It's always worked in England...
DeleteI recall a statement that 70% of the land in England is still owned by descendants of people who were on the winning side at the Battle of Hastings.
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