We Americans protect our selves by a system to make sure our Lawyers. our

[opihimoimoi]

Pilots, our teachers, etc etc are TESTED before given the posditions.

So How come the one place where it supposed to be implemented, our political leader acquisition thing, is lacking???

We let anyone run for Governor, President, Senator, and Rep.

Are we nuts?

Who the hell set this baby up? Why?

Our "Lemon Rate" is on the rise guys, due to the Peters making it all the way to the top/

My God, now we got another "actor" running for Gov in Cali. What the hell qualifies him?

This one got Roves finger prints, I swear.

[BushHasGotToGo]

1. Um, because the law would be used by the KKK to prevent

blacks from becoming powerful.

[opihimoimoi]

2. It don matter who passes the test/filter, at least we would know our candi

dates have some general knowledge of the job.

The way it is now, rank amatuers can run and often win. Our shortcomings are stifling us with incompetent "leaders".

We need to plug the gap with an improved system before its too late.

[rman]

4. i don't think so

if a black passes the test, how could KKK make it so he doesn't pass the test? and if they'd try, would everyone just stand by and let it happen?

otoh it could help prevent incompetent people from becoming powerfull.

[cthrumatrix]

3. first of all the politicians are "placed" by big money..corporations..

there are a few exceptions of course. They don't write the legislation ...big money does....they read or are told what they should take away from a major bill by thier party who has already agreed to supporting "x" position.

If we voted the smart,independent people that have a brain and think for themselves....well ..you get the picture.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. Howler Monkeys Need somewhere to live!

We chop and burn the jungles so now the monkey moved into the White House and is glad the bulldozers came! The Monkey is not smart enough to know the air is being snuffed out with the trees too! The monkey is just glad they let him play bossman and let him howl to his little heart's content!

Come, we go work the nannar plantation for the monkey!

[rock]

6. Political offices in a democracy are NOT merit positions

Everthing hinges on the voter being able to choose, for whatever reason, his representative.

[opihimoimoi]

7. But haven't we failed in choosing?

By the time the process comes down to the election, we often got lemons to choose from