Comments on: 12th District notes: Joyce Murtha out, Critz and Cernic in (Updated)

By: purifypolitics

purifypolitics — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:10:15 +0000

then what do you make of the special election candidates being chosen by elected officials?
why aren’t you up in arms about that?

ideally voters should have a say in that, right?

some of the founding fathers surely had this scenario in mind when they gave states, and elected representatives the power to choose their own officials for special elections, and surely they must have foreseen the political chaos that would ensue.

don’t feed me your idealistic, ‘this will make the candidates stronger’ bs. it is a little different in this case. under normal primary conditions, i would most definitely agree.

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By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:36:15 +0000

Lee AGREED and WELL SAID

By: Lee Levan

Lee Levan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:54:23 +0000

Let democracy flourish. If the founding fathers could hear this debate, they would be incredulous at how their ideals of democracy have been perverted into a support of candiates being spoon fed to us by political machines in the name of efficiency.

They trusted the voters. Sure, voters get it wrong sometimes (most often when there is a low turnout on election day); but, over the long haul, I agree with the founding fathers who believed that people are capable of governing themselves through a representative government without being limited in their choices.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:09:15 +0000

Nope Stronger, that is what competition does to strong individuals, if weak then battered, It is like this from Karate Kid, Danielson, go right ok, go left ok, middle of road, squish like grape
this is referring to fighting to win by the way, not political ideology. So purify, grow a set.

By: purifypolitics

purifypolitics — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:57:49 +0000

or battered, and broke, and easy prey.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:50:17 +0000

Anon, There is NOTHING ridiculous about democracy and people’s right to have a wide variety of candidates to choose from and candidates all have a right to run. Your thinking is what has created political hacks and intrangience in the past. Who cares about how many Republican candidates, the Democrat will come out stronger from the fight of competition.

By: anon liberal

anon liberal — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:34:01 +0000

no. no it’s not.
normally i would agree.
but this is ridiculous.

our elected political officials could stand up and endorse who they feel would be the best candidate, and then the selection committee could more easily choose who to run for the special election seat in may. and that candidate, could work on building support for the brawl against the republican selection, rather than deal with personal attacks, slander, cronism, and political dealings from within their own party.

the longer this chaos goes on,
the more you have, idiots like ed cernic jr.,
who embarrassingly stuttered while comparing himself to apolo ohno, jump in to the fray.
http://www.wjactv.com/video/22634026/index.html

in my opinion, it will be a disaster if there are 10 or so candidates for the primary election, and only two (chosen republican vs. the chosen democrat) for the special election seat.

By: Karl Jacobson

Karl Jacobson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:01:08 +0000

The more the merrier, competition is good for democracy!