Campaign Reform

[Ben Kenobi]

The world has become more complex since the 18th c entury ... so, yes, IMHO also the needed prerequisites to make an informed decision (on selecting someone as president) have increased. Yes, in my suggestion the prerequisite for a bachelors degree may bar 70-80% of the americans (the percentage of people with bachelors degree seems to vary depending on the state, between 17% (West Vorginia) and 42% (Ohio), with an US wide average of ~28%)) from becoming part of the electorate college ... but they may still influence it by electing "their" representative into the electorate college).

Right now that 72 percent already has the right to vote. How are you going to convince that 72 percent that they are best off not voting. Also, your restrictions are actually more restrictive than the franchise was in 1836.

Only allowing those with higher education into the EC also could result in less influence of populism in the elections (as I said, the electorate college candidates won't be able to make any election "promises" except casting their vote in a beneficial matter for the district ... and due to their higher education and intelligence they may be less prone to populist speeches)

I don't see how it would be any different than the elections from 1787 to 1835.

Nevertheless it doesn't matter ... due to the amount of money behind the 2 parties of the USA, my suggestions would only result in those party winning, which is best in bribing the members of the EC ... my suggestions would only make sense if there weren't this factrual 2 party system

Two party system dates back to when the franchise was restricted. Ergo, restricting the franchise isn't going to change the two-party system. In fact, it's more likely to entrench it.

[Aeson]

An IQ requirement would end up with tests being politicized by whichever party had the votes in congress.

[Egbert]

WE NEED A WALL

Trump seems to be backpedaling on this.

I fore see a broken promise with nothing more than a ramshackle fence.

That seems very bad as would only keep out goats straying from Mexico.

If any goats strayed over the border Oerdin would eat them making a goat fence pointless.

[giblets]

Good, we don't need Mexican raping goats.

[Egbert]

They will be converted to goat curry.

And Oerdin will not go hungry

[giblets]

He's too fat already.

[Egbert]

I don't think goat meat is fattening.

It should be better than a 48" pizza at any rate.

Besides those goats can be used to save the government money on food stamps.

Distribute goat meat tp the poor, such as Walmart employees, to save government money.

[Egbert]

report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance

http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/#4ea3de9b7cd8

Fast food workers can't survive on $7.25

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlf45efmjk/whats-disgusting-union-busting-4/#4cf5ba7b31dc

[Egbert]

My conclusion is this:

If Aeson wants to exploit the natives he should move back to America.

[Aeson]

Fast food workers can survive on $7.25 if they eat Mexican goats ... but with your goat fence they're all going to starve!

[Egbert]

Fast food workers can survive on $7.25 if they eat Mexican goats ... but with your goat fence they're all going to starve!

It is NOT my goat fence.

Blame Trump for the goat fence.

I suppose it will a big goat fence, a really big goat fence, the biggest goat fence.

[giblets]

The minimum wage is not going to change in the next four years

[Egbert]

The minimum wage is not going to change in the next four years

With a "businessman" in charge, it might change, downwards or get abolished.


Poor yanks

[Aeson]

Trump wants minimum wage to be set by the states. Which it already is in large part. So outside some of the states that went for Trump lowering minimum wage below $7.25, it won't change anything.

[Egbert]

Will Food stamps be reduced?