Seventh District Special Election

[indypaul]

Think it would be practical to insist that anyone
seeking election to replace Julia Carson should
pledge to follow Senator McGovern's advise and
call for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

[LiberalFighter]

1. If they do a survey of the voters to ascertain their issues

and that is one of the major issues and the candidate uses that as one of their issues and is elected then yes.

advice not advise

[indypaul]

2. How about a simple yes or no from the candidates?

Then give the voters an option. There are already
enough "polls" being taken. It simply gives
office-holders and candidates wiggle room. What
is needed is for the voters to make a choice NOT the
candidates.

[LiberalFighter]

3. It isn't done that way

If that issue is not important to the voters it will no be included in the campaign. It may be included as part of their platform but not enough to be part of their overall message.

[indypaul]

4. As long as we allow MSM

to set the agenda, perhaps the assertions of criminal conduct by this
administration will not be an issue of importance to most voters.
However, I am suggesting if that is allowed to persist. Our
representatives will then feel free to ignore those accusations of
criminality as an issue that is subject to the whim of popular opinion.
There happens to be too many voices of respectable and experienced persons
raising the question. The system in place to respond to those questions
should be used. Any person who purports to represent the public
owes that public a yes or no and taking a poll is not an answer to
the question.

[KatzManDu]

5. It's nice to see "stewardship" at work...

Wouldn't it be great if we lived in a society where we could declare our successors instead of having to elect them? Oh, wait, we fought a war over that in the late 1700s, IIRC. Dynasties are part of monarchies, not democratic politics.