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Humans, their heads, their systems, everything concerning the way they live, interact etc.

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• A comment on Conversation: Should Americans eliminate the Electoral College and elect their presidents through simple majority vote?

  Oct 24 2012: Someone please explain to me the logic on "states" having more influence than others. Who do you think should elect the president, states or people? Plus, when I vote for president I am not voting as a Californian or as a New Yorker, I am voting as an individual, an American with personal convictions regardless of where I live.
  
  Plus, in a democracy every vote should weigh the same, right?

• A reply on Conversation: Should Americans eliminate the Electoral College and elect their presidents through simple majority vote?

  Oct 24 2012: and it discourages people from voting. If I lived in Texas I just wouldnt mind to vote as I would ultimately be voting for the other candidate.
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  A reply on Conversation: Should Americans eliminate the Electoral College and elect their presidents through simple majority vote?

  Oct 24 2012: I think its not about states having a voice, its about individuals having a voice.
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  A comment on Conversation: I'm a little nervous about giving my atheism speech at school.

  Oct 21 2012: Hi Kevin
  I am an atheist high school student and I have been an atheist for a long time now. I feel REALLY identified with what you are saying! I understand how hard it is to tell that to some small minded young teenagers who just repeat whatever their parents say. Believe me I have been in that position before. My advise: just do it. There will be lots of people who will disagree but you just will not care. You should be proud that you have done some good logic and overcame your environment's paradigms and have gone further than the vast majority of your classmates.
  
  Just don't be rude and respect what others have to say so they will respect what you have to say too.
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  A comment on Conversation: How to run a winning campaign... in any democracy.

  Oct 21 2012: As a very young politician (student's council president) I will give my opinion. I just try to do what is best for my school and to "follow" what I proposed I would do when I got elected. What happens? Most People just don't understand most things I do, others don't agree with what I do, most of them don't understand that long run policies will only be visible in the long run and the vast majority just don't care.I think that it is about perception as well. It is about communication and the way news are presented to you. My personal experience at school is at a much lower scale what happens in governments. So, I think that it would be great if we all got to be presidents for a day and try to see how hard it is to govern.
  
  Most people just criticize that things are not done. But why? Maybe congress is not passing the laws, maybe there is not enough budget, maybe there were some other things that turned out to be priorities in the middle of the way. I think that something that needs to be taken into account are the WHYS.
  
  My utopian view about government is one where humans are not in power. If you don't like something or you want to put something forward, you'll go to your local "government machine" and submit your complaint, idea whatever. The machine processes the information, and if there is a vast majority of people asking for more streetlights it is done. The machine automatically balances the budget and evaluates what is feasible and what is not.
  
  This way we would get rid of emotional, self interested, money driven, liar, unfair, and even stupid humans that are just that, too human to govern.

• A reply on Conversation: The pros and cons of the electoral college.

  Aug 6 2012: "Elitist Left wing socialists" that sounds ironic.
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  A reply on Conversation: Are constitutional monarchies still relevant in the 21st century?

  Aug 6 2012: In fact, most palaces and monarchal symbols are state owned. For instance, Buckingham Palace does not belong to the Queen. It is 100% state-owned, as all the jewls and historical artifacts.

• A reply on Conversation: Are constitutional monarchies still relevant in the 21st century?

  Aug 6 2012: Great answer Mr. Long. The debate is exactly about this. Hearing different points of view on a controversial issue. Thank you for your comment.

• A reply on Conversation: The pros and cons of the electoral college.

  Aug 6 2012: Sorry for that mmm nnn thing. My brother did it without my consent.

• A reply on Conversation: Are we qualified enough to select our our own president, or prime minister or chief minister?

  Aug 6 2012: I think that people should be forced or encouraged to take classes on economics and politics. However, the key ingredient as you said previously, is that people feel that their vote is able to change things, that it is worth something. I fthese two were combined, I think democracy woul work better.