Quote Originally Posted by Hlleonard View Post
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Hmmm... So our officials should be appointed instead of elected... I believe that has been tried in several places around the world and as far as I'm concerned, we seem to have a better system them most of them... If we ever give up our right to vote our great country is finished.
How in the world do you jump to "officials should be appointed rather than elected"? I'm all for electing officials; I just want candidates that haven't already been bought and sold, and won't be.