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I am going to go a head and completely agree with NeutronCowboy; this was a very entertaining and insightful post: Putting succinctly what i have felt and stated so many times before to friends,family, and anyone who would listen really.
As i approach 30 however, and am a new father, I can't help but force myself to be optimistic about the eventual outcome of all-too-likely "Revolution" that we seem to be headed for. Yes our individual rights will be slowly eroded piecemeal one by one in favor of the privileged few. But (and this is the only shred of hope i am holding on to) there will come a time when American society will be so draconian, so in your-face biased, so "unfair", and so contrary to the original ideals this country was founded on that smart people such as yourself and the good people at /. (or whatever future incarnation like it) will organize enough to actually be effective in changing things. Your scenario evolving the junior Senator from Complete-Awesomeness is bound to fail. This system is set up so one person CAN'T make any kind of big shifts in culture. Thankfully so in my opinion.
However, 543 people can (just asked Florida), or 271 people (electoral colleges you know the people whose election vote actually counts are depending on the state not LEGALLY mandated to vote for the populous winner in that state.)
So yeah Senator Complete-Awesomeness or whatever will not, can not, should not be able to "fix" this problem, the same goes for the Presidential office. But you know who will? You, NeutronCowboy, me, Anonymous Cowards 1,2,and 3, and enough people running for office could. We Should. We, Almighty Control-Freak in the Sky willing, will someday. I just hope for my grandchildren's sake it's not too costly and bloody of a change.
