Reply #6: Your question and posits are right, but [View All]

[Stinky The Clown]

who can make it happen?

I agree with you that many - of all political stripes - see the issue with BBV. But like so much that we talk about here, it ends up as just so much mental masturbation. I can see this as being a winner for us and an issue that truly *can* be bipartisan, but with us in the lead.

But who listens to us? We're just the grass roots.

As to the debates, you could not be more right. The debates are a farce. Lawyers prescribing silliness like the color and visibility of timing lights, height of podiums, etc. How about an open exchange of **real** ideas, with the normal thrust and parry of real debate?

As to third party, I'm less convinced. Can you imagine a debate that allows some guy on who has one issue and no support, but technically qualifies as a candidate? We have to have some limits on this.

I'd also like to see more, not fewer, debates during the primaries, even when one guy is a strong front runner, as was Kerry this last cycle. That would be a good way for the lesser known candidates to get some serious exposure. Again there would need to be some way to eliminate the truly fringe candidate, but, overall, more is better than less.