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    A Modest Proposal: The People's Court

    Oh come on...and how does this resemble the ideas espoused by Hitler? Seriously, if you're going to resort to Godwin's Law, at least present an argument. (No, there are no concentration camps). I was thinking more along the lines of the Founding Fathers and 5th century Athens, if you wanted to know.
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    A Modest Proposal: The People's Court

    I hope to approach societal problems as structural ones, not as character defects. I think that's an overly pessimistic view. I believe that at the root of every problem our nation faces is a hidden flaw in the structure of our government. I think that the fact that legislation is harder to...
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    A Modest Proposal: The People's Court

    I propose to amend the United States Constitution to create the "People's Court": Every month, there shall convene a hundred thousand individuals, randomly selected throughout the populace, to choose (by write-in) a list of ten laws to consider for repeal. Every month, there shall convene...
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    White House Petition: Close down overseas military bases

    Hi i'm new here. I've thought long and hard about our country's foreign policy and military, and I have come to agree with Ron Paul's stance on these issues. I started up a petition on the White House petitions site to close down overseas military bases and reorient U.S. foreign policy to a...
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