2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI have thought this for awhile.
We need a box at the bottom of the choices for any/all public offices, which reads "None of the Above. Start Over". And have all the parties who are contesting said public office submit new candidates.
sigmasix
(794 posts)a "none of the above" stipulation to our electoral system would go a long way towards fixing a lot of our problems with finding honest and qualified individuals to serve in elected office. Since it would be helpful and pragmatic, we will never see it happen.
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)If for no other reason than the ball numbing fear of Super Pacs wasting 2 total campaigns worth of money trying to your corporate droog elected.
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)It's called the "write in" vote.
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)"start the fuck over" in the write in box?
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)maybe if enough people did...
And, depending on the election, we do -- every two or four years.
Edit: or six years in the case of the US Senate.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Considered the incumbent remain until a special election could be convened. Several problems with that, ie the bad stays, etc. Considered temporarily moving junior personal up the chain. Considered temporary appointees by governors, state assemblies, or predetermined special conferences.
any thoughts?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)but would be a means of registering dissatisfaction as opposed to apathy on the part of those who stay home.
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)One of the more... basic sort of people, suggested I trade "none of the above" with "kick all of them in the balls", I thought that was well intended but sexist.
And I don't think we will ever get either put on an actual ballot.