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Muh Roads wrote:Lol.

They wouldn't.

How would Anarchists deal with the military and national security including the border.

Rateria

Right-Winged Nation wrote:Wait, they are? Huh Guess I am early

No, you're just from the future.

Rateria

Miencraft wrote:No, you're just from the future.

Mind blown

Rateria

I've just thought, if Carson became president (which he won't) wouldn't he actually be the first black president since Obama's only mixed race?

5/9 for American Empire! Far better than I expected.

Canadian debates in two days, does anybody else here live in Canada or just me?

I really wish Harper retained his radical capitalism side of himself.

And I want to know, why the hell is there another Quebec party in parliament?

Humpheria wrote:They're Thursday and both Trump and Huckabee are going to be in it.

I hope rand paul destroys trump and goes after him

Miencraft, Reaganomic Nws

The Aradites wrote:Canadian debates in two days, does anybody else here live in Canada or just me?

I really wish Harper retained his radical capitalism side of himself.

And I want to know, why the hell is there another Quebec party in parliament?

I'm not Canadian but have been following the elections quite closely, the Libertarian party seems to have a strange understanding of free speech and Trudeau's campaign has got off to a rather weak start! I think NDP will take a majority (unfortunately) but Quebec actually looks interesting as the Conservatives could take more seats than the Liberals in the end.

Wovenland wrote:I'm not Canadian but have been following the elections quite closely, the Libertarian party seems to have a strange understanding of free speech and Trudeau's campaign has got off to a rather weak start! I think NDP will take a majority (unfortunately) but Quebec actually looks interesting as the Conservatives could take more seats than the Liberals in the end.

Yeah, the voting district in Quebec that I live in is primarily pro-NDP and rarely has a libertarian party candidate which is unfortunate because ultimately, its choosing out of five evils as the CP is usually a lame duck trying to pass anything with the rest of parliament being leftist. It's too bad that Canada doesn't have as much of a Libertarian movement than in the US.

Paul Ideology wrote:How would Anarchists deal with the military and national security including the border.

Private contractors, boarders wouldn't exist.

Miencraft, Rateria, Reaganomic Nws

Paul Ideology wrote:How would Anarchists deal with the military and national security including the border.

Militia?

Kings Island, Pevvania, Rateria

If you want an example you could look up the Black Army, (Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine) but I don't know a lot about them.

The Aradites wrote:Yeah, the voting district in Quebec that I live in is primarily pro-NDP and rarely has a libertarian party candidate which is unfortunate because ultimately, its choosing out of five evils as the CP is usually a lame duck trying to pass anything with the rest of parliament being leftist. It's too bad that Canada doesn't have as much of a Libertarian movement than in the US.

The LPC is making tremendous advancements with Tim Moen, for example the party has elected the most constituents in their history and has already made themselves quite known in the media. The seem to be struggling in the east however.

Unfortunately, as long as first past the post exists, you can bet to see only 2-3 major parties existing. Maybe only two if the Liberals go the way of the Dino.

If we got rid of first past the post, which system would you prefer?

I prefer instant runoff votting.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:The LPC is making tremendous advancements with Tim Moen, for example the party has elected the most constituents in their history and has already made themselves quite known in the media. The seem to be struggling in the east however.

Unfortunately, as long as first past the post exists, you can bet to see only 2-3 major parties existing. Maybe only two if the Liberals go the way of the Dino.

I don't like the handling of Lauren Southern by the Libertarians though it has been mentioned that it could have been a publicity stunt.

Republic Of Minerva

The American Empire In Libertatem wrote:If we got rid of first past the post, which system would you prefer?

I prefer instant runoff votting.

If it were me, I'd do away with parties. Each constituency would elect an independent MP based upon their principles and when it got to parliament they'd back an MP they felt was close enough in ideology to themselves and who'd like to run for PM. Then instant run off within the House of Commons until a PM is elected. Sure for the first few years after the disposal of parties MP would just go for who they were in the same party as but after a while they'd have nothing to go on. It would also mean that it pays to look after your constituency.

Pangaean Debating Emissary wrote:Militia?

This would also work.

Rateria

Paul Ideology wrote:How would Anarchists deal with the military and national security including the border.

From a purely pragmatic point of view, national defense would not be very difficult. Plenty of militias, private contractors and volunteers would exist to defend the people from attack. Clear incentives exist on this matter (the incentive not to be killed/pillaged/enslaved/bombed).

Rateria, Reaganomic Nws

[B]GOP Candidates, Ranked[/B]

Good Tier

Rand Paul

OK Tier

Ted Cruz

Rick Perry

Scott Walker

Socially Conservative Nutjob Tier

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Neo-Con Warmonger Tier

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Carly Fiorina

Statist Drone Tier

Chris Christie

John Kasich

Meh Tier

Ben Carson

Bobby Jindal

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

Tyrinth, The New United States, Rateria

Cruz is in the OK tier because he seems to be relatively friendly towards libertarian thought, despite mindless rants against gay marriage and the like. Rick Perry is a smart guy with some good ideas, and appears to be against the Drug War now. Scott Walker is a bit of a tool, but has a decent fiscal record.

Every other candidate is straight-up awful.

Pevvania wrote:[B]GOP Candidates, Ranked[/B]

Good Tier

Rand Paul

OK Tier

Ted Cruz

Rick Perry

Scott Walker

Socially Conservative Nutjob Tier

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Neo-Con Warmonger Tier

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Carly Fiorina

Statist Drone Tier

Chris Christie

John Kasich

Meh Tier

Ben Carson

Bobby Jindal

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

I agree with this assessment, though I'd probably bump Cruz up to "Good Tier."

The New United States wrote:I agree with this assessment, though I'd probably bump Cruz up to "Good Tier."

And I have reservations about Walker. Doesn't seem as principled as the other folks in the "Good/Ok" tiers, but I'd choose him before most of the candidates.

Pevvania wrote:[B]GOP Candidates, Ranked[/B]

Good Tier

Rand Paul

OK Tier

Ted Cruz

Rick Perry

Scott Walker

Socially Conservative Nutjob Tier

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Neo-Con Warmonger Tier

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Carly Fiorina

Statist Drone Tier

Chris Christie

John Kasich

Meh Tier

Ben Carson

Bobby Jindal

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

I'd move Pataki to Lol and Carson to OK. Cruz has good potential, but I see the fact he was born in Calgary as a problem.

Condealism

Why is the old flag back ?

Pevvania wrote:[B]GOP Candidates, Ranked[/B]

Good Tier

Rand Paul

OK Tier

Ted Cruz

Rick Perry

Scott Walker

Socially Conservative Nutjob Tier

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Neo-Con Warmonger Tier

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Carly Fiorina

Statist Drone Tier

Chris Christie

John Kasich

Meh Tier

Ben Carson

Bobby Jindal

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

If I were a betting man, I'd put money on Cruz for president, I may be the only one and it's not because I think he's the best candidate, I just feel he's a dark horse when everyone's thinking Bush, Clinton or Trump. Obviously I'd prefer Rand but that was fun while it lasted.

The American Empire In Libertatem wrote:The RLP made a law.

Oh come on... We voted on that thing...

Yrellian Confederacy wrote:Oh come on... We voted on that thing...

And then we voted to change it back.

Technically. We voted to actually delegate the power to change the flag to the executives, thus changing the flag back to its original because the current executives wanted to.

Yrellian Confederacy wrote:Oh come on... We voted on that thing...

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_law_of_libertatem/detail=factbook/id=453206

The Banner Act

Yrellian Confederacy wrote:Oh come on... We voted on that thing...

The New United States wrote:The process of editing the regional WFE and flag is not, should not and cannot be within the confines of the House's responsibilities. The House serves the purpose of introducing and voting on legislation, and keeping elected officials in check with the power of impeachment.

Having the entire populace responsible for administering the WFE is simply inefficient and potentially destructive.

Giving the Board joint-authority over the flag and WFE with the President (as was done already) is the best possible method of administering the WFE. It checks Executive authority and it democratizes the process without becoming an inefficient mess.

...we've drastically democratized and streamlined the entire WFE-editing process...

The New United States wrote:I agree with this assessment, though I'd probably bump Cruz up to "Good Tier."

Cruz is a mixed bag for me. He seems to straddle the right-wing/libertarian divide in the Republican Party. He's said and done some great things, but then goes on random tirades against gay marriage and marijuana, although he seems to be more of a federalist on that issue now. I'd vote for him over the Libertarian candidate, unless he becomes more neo-con.

The New United States wrote:And I have reservations about Walker. Doesn't seem as principled as the other folks in the "Good/Ok" tiers, but I'd choose him before most of the candidates.

He was principled as governor until he started running for president, when he started letting out the canned lines about "American exceptionalism", "enforcing the law on marijuana" and all that crap.

The Serbian Empire wrote:I'd move Pataki to Lol and Carson to OK. Cruz has good potential, but I see the fact he was born in Calgary as a problem.

Yeah, come to think of it Pataki's pretty lol. He has a mediocre record as governor and has maintained almost no public presence whatsoever in the 13 years since he ran his last campaign. Maybe he had a shot in 2008, but now, he's got no chance of scraping the top 7.

I don't think Carson is of any real substance. Sure, he's popular with conservatives and is definitely a gifted speaker, but he doesn't have any concrete policy views. I predict you'll see him either go the way of the cookie-cutter conservative, desperately airing as many canned lines as possible to get a shot at winning, or just run a really unprofessional campaign with moments akin to Rick Perry's "three federal departments" he'd eliminate in 2011.

Ted Cruz's mother is American-born, which legally means that Cruz is a "natural-born" US citizen. So there isn't much issue there.

Wovenland wrote:If I were a betting man, I'd put money on Cruz for president, I may be the only one and it's not because I think he's the best candidate, I just feel he's a dark horse when everyone's thinking Bush, Clinton or Trump. Obviously I'd prefer Rand but that was fun while it lasted.

I predict that Paul will fight a tough campaign but inevitably lose the nomination to Jeb Bush, only for him to be defeated by Hillary in the general. Then I think Hillary will lose in 2020 to Paul.

Or maybe I'm just dreaming.

Rateria

Dr. Carson wouldn't resort to that - he's too principled. Granted, this also indicates that he likely won't gain very much support for his platform, but I think he'd be a good choice if he were to somehow outshine most of the other candidates.

Rateria

Yrellian Confederacy wrote:Why is the old flag back ?

Because fvck consent of the governed, the board does whatever it wants

can someone help me get my econonmy up i'm struuggling

Republic Of Minerva wrote:Because fvck consent of the governed, the board does whatever it wants

The governed consented. Did you forget about the poll?

If it wasn't for Newt Gingrich's shameless and hypocritical opportunism, Clinton would have pushed a plan to privatise Social Security: http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/clinton-wanted-social-security-privatized

The Democratic Republic Of Bhana wrote:can someone help me get my econonmy up i'm struuggling

If you need help with any specific issue, just post it here and we'll help you find a good solution.

But mostly the way you do anything is just answer issues, and eventually you'll figure out which answers cause the outcome you want.

Oh those paranoid gun nuts. How ridiculous is it that the government may become tyrannical? I mean, all our government does now is invade other countries illegally, kill hundreds of middle-eastern civilians annually with drone strikes, supply weapons to the mexican drug cartels and spy on its own citizens unconstitutionally.

Miencraft, Republic Of Minerva, Reaganomic Nws

The Democratic Republic Of Bhana wrote:can someone help me get my econonmy up i'm struuggling

If you want your economy to get better then quit being socialist.

Hello! This is the puppet of Poptropia...I am making puppet nations just for diplomacy and ease of talking on your RMB.

Pevvania

Poptropia In Libertatem wrote:Hello! This is the puppet of Poptropia...I am making puppet nations just for diplomacy and ease of talking on your RMB.

Hullo.

God save the Queen

Roads save the Hump!

Reaganomic Nws

Hi, Jadentopia here. Figured I'd make a nation here for ease of access.

Poptropia In Libertatem

Shoot, ignore my citizenship application.

Jadentopia In Libertatem wrote:Shoot, ignore my citizenship application.

I find this funny. Libertatem citizens will know why.

Rateria

[U]OK Tier

Rand Paul

[U]Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Carly Fiorina

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Chris Christie

John Kasich

Ben Carson

Bobby Jindal

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Ted Cruz

Rick Perry

Scott Walker

Miencraft, Pevvania, Republic Of Minerva, Hallo Island

The American Empire In Libertatem wrote:Roads save the Hump!

He needs salvation by the hose

=P

Rateria, The American Empire In Libertatem

Jadentopia In Libertatem wrote:Shoot, ignore my citizenship application.

For future reference, read things before you send applications.

Also for future reference, I check and answer telegrams before I read the RMB.

Muh Roads wrote:He needs salvation by the hose

=P

I think I'm good, actually, sir.

Rateria

James Monroe - thoughts?

Republic Of Minerva wrote:James Monroe - thoughts?

Great guy.

Pevvania wrote:[B]GOP Candidates, Ranked[/B]

Good Tier

Rand Paul

OK Tier

Ted Cruz

Rick Perry

Scott Walker

Socially Conservative Nutjob Tier

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Neo-Con Warmonger Tier

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Carly Fiorina

Statist Drone Tier

Chris Christie

John Kasich

Meh Tier

Ben Carson

Bobby Jindal

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

How do you feel about Marco Rubio, besides his foreign policy views?

His foreign policy may be more aggressive than that of Paul, but he, nonetheless, has one of the most conservative voting records in the Senate. I'd certainly choose Rubio over plenty of other candidates, and I'd probably put him in my top five candidates.

Here are my top five candidates:

1.Rand Paul

2. Marco Rubio

3. Ted Cruz

4. Scott Walker

5. Rick Perry

Poptropia In Libertatem wrote:Here are my top five candidates:

1.Rand Paul

2. Marco Rubio

3. Ted Cruz

4. Scott Walker

5. Rick Perry

Mine;

1. Gary Johnson

2. Rand Paul

3. Jim Webb

I don't like the rest of the candidates.

Pevvania

Good Tier

Rand Paul

OK Tier

Ted Cruz

Scott Walker

Carly Fiorina

Ben Carson

John Kasich

Neo-Con Warmonger Tier

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

Lindsey Graham

Lol Tier

Donald Trump

Statist Tier

Chris Christie

Meh Tier

George Pataki

Jim Gilmore

Socially Conservative Religious Nutjob Tier

Mike Huckabee

Rick Santorum

Rick Perry

Bobby Jindal

Best Tier

Ben Carson

Rest Tier

The Rest

Ankha

Condealism wrote:Best Tier

Ben Carson

Rest Tier

The Rest

You meant Ted Cruz, right?

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Condealism wrote:Best Tier

Ben Carson

Rest Tier

The Rest

Best Tier

The rest

Rest Tier

Ben Carson

Kings Island, Pevvania, The New United States

Rand Paul all the way!!!!! Hopefully he burns Trump to ashes

Miencraft, Pevvania, Reaganomic Nws, Poptropia In Libertatem

Right-Winged Nation wrote:Rand Paul all the way!!!!! Hopefully he burns Trump to ashes

Woo! Rand Paul!!

Miencraft, The American Empire In Libertatem, Reaganomic Nws

Right-Winged Nation wrote:Rand Paul all the way!!!!! Hopefully he burns Trump to ashes

GO RAND PAUL! #STANDWITHRAND

Miencraft, The American Empire In Libertatem

PRESIDENT PAUL! PRESIDENT PAUL!

Miencraft, Pevvania, The American Empire In Libertatem

Rand is a hypocrite. I used to like him, but not anymore.

Condealism

Republic Of Minerva wrote:Rand is a hypocrite. I used to like him, but not anymore.

What did he do to change your mind?

Well I guess I won the election

Tyrinth wrote:What did he do to change your mind?

-anti immigration stances

-pro racial profiling

-against "sanctuary cities"

-supported higher defense spending

-supports growing the security state

-against the Iran deal

-wants to jail Snowden

-hostility to gay marriage

This man is no libertarian, or is even "libertarianish," save perhaps for the fact that he wants to abolish the patriot act and maybe leave the drug war to the states, but together those are not defining libertarian positions.

Condealism

Anybody watching the Canadian Leader's Debates?

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-anti immigration stances

-pro racial profiling

-against "sanctuary cities"

-supported higher defense spending

-supports growing the security state

-against the Iran deal

-wants to jail Snowden

-hostility to gay marriage

This man is no libertarian, or is even "libertarianish," save perhaps for the fact that he wants to abolish the patriot act and maybe leave the drug war to the states, but together those are not defining libertarian positions.

I don't see why people are surprised by the revelation that he's no libertarian. Especially considering how often he has downright stated such, and how often he tries to distance himself from his father politically.

Republic Of Minerva

Congratulations, Aradites!

Humpheria wrote:Congratulations, Aradites!

Thanks!

Rand Paul and Ben Carson.

Rand paul is throwing out a lot of personal attacks

Right-Winged Nation wrote:Rand paul is throwing out a lot of personal attacks

well he can say good bye to that presidency

"The irrefutable proof that I claimed over a month ago to possess, regarding the Mexican government sending criminals to the United States, is an anecdote that I received a week ago from a Border Patrol Agent. Also, I've got lots of money." - Trump

Miencraft, Right-Winged Nation

I still like Rand Paul, but I was really impressed by Ben Carson. He spoke intelligently and I actually agreed with a lot of his positions. I'm also now convinced Christie is my least favorite candidate, he acted like an idiot and used 9/11 as his sheild when Paul attack him for being the moron he is.

Miencraft, Republic Of Minerva, Rateria, Condealism

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Still probably going with Paul, but I think Carson's my next pick now.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-anti immigration stances

-against "sanctuary cities"

Good point. http://reason.com/archives/2015/08/04/rand-pauls-massive-immigration-contradic

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-pro racial profiling

If Islam is a race, then I deserve affirmative action for being Christian. Still bad, though.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-supported higher defense spending

Not true. He has supported lower defense spending in every one of his budgets, and supported an amendment that would have offset increases in military spending with cuts to domestic spending, assuming that the military spending amendment would pass.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-supports growing the security state

What are you talking about? This is the guy who took down the PATRIOT Act!

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-against the Iran deal

Yeah, that's disappointing. As Ron Paul said, it boosts peace and defeats the neo-cons.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-wants to jail Snowden

I wouldn't call this accurate. He's hinted at it to throw the neo-cons a bone, but he's largely applauded his actions. Make no mistake - a Paul Administration would make things easy for Snowden, and maybe even pardon him if it was politically viable.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:-hostility to gay marriage

His concrete political position is perfectly libertarian. He didn't throw the type of fit every other Republican did (except for good ol' Thomas Massie and Justin Amash), and wrote a TIME article about how marriage should be privatised, which is the real libertarian position on the issue.

Republic Of Minerva wrote:This man is no libertarian, or is even "libertarianish," save perhaps for the fact that he wants to abolish the patriot act and maybe leave the drug war to the states, but together those are not defining libertarian positions.

He has said, point-blank to Bill Maher, that he is "absolutely committed to ending the War on Drugs".

Rand Paul is definitely a libertarian, and disguises himself as a libertarian-leaning conservative to appeal to a wider base and actually get libertarian policies put in action. And putting Rand Paul into the White House puts Ron Paul into the White House. I suppose by your rigid definition of libertarianism, Rand Paul belongs in the Democratic Party for supporting a 14% flat tax instead of a 0% flat tax?

Miencraft, Reaganomic Nws

I saw the "losers' debate", and bits of the second one, and the major thing that I've noticed is that Lindsey Graham is a freaking nutjob. He literally said "I will send troops back to Iraq and Syria". George Pataki did surprisingly well considering the fact that he has no public profile whatsoever, and it took some skill to turn his pro-choice position into that of an anti-abortionist. Overall I think Carly Fiorina and Rick Perry did best in that one.

But despite Carly Fiorina's debate performance, why would anyone vote for her? There are several candidates who have never been elected to any office who have far more impressive records than she does. Donald Trump has numerous billion-dollar businesses. Ben Carson is the world's top neurosurgeon. Carly Fiorina was the CEO of HP, but got fired for tens of thousands of job losses and the company losing half of its value on the stock market. And to top it off, the board of the company claims it was her "management style" that got her fired! She clearly isn't a good leader.

Miencraft, Rateria

Can somebody tell me the appeal of Ben Carson? He's clearly a talented and charismatic guy, but he's a conservative, and I fail to see how he'd improve liberty in any significant way.

Also, I propose that we hold presidential elections on three full days from August 25th to the 27th.

Pevvania wrote:Can somebody tell me the appeal of Ben Carson? He's clearly a talented and charismatic guy, but he's a conservative, and I fail to see how he'd improve liberty in any significant way.

Also, I propose that we hold presidential elections on three full days from August 25th to the 27th.

Tres bien

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The American Empire In Libertatem wrote:Who is running against Humpy Bear?

No one insofar.

Kings Island and I have agreed on progress before politics.

Kings Island, Reaganomic Nws

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The American Empire In Libertatem wrote:If no one else is running then it would be a coronation not an election.

I would be happy to buy you a dictionary with my great government salary if you'd like.

Even in uncontested races there is an option to vote against the candidate. Why do you insist on making everything a political issue? The leader of your own party stands on my ticket for the betterment of the region, not the proliferation of politics.

Miencraft

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Humpheria wrote:I would be happy to buy you a dictionary with my great government salary if you'd like.

Even in uncontested races there is an option to vote against the candidate. Why do you insist on making everything a political issue? The leader of your own party stands on my ticket for the betterment of the region, not the proliferation of politics.

I believe the slogan was, in fact, "Progress Before Politics".

Humpheria, Reaganomic Nws

Kings Island wrote:I believe the slogan was, in fact, "Progress Before Politics".

Humpheria wrote:I would be happy to buy you a dictionary with my great government salary if you'd like.

Even in uncontested races there is an option to vote against the candidate. Why do you insist on making everything a political issue? The leader of your own party stands on my ticket for the betterment of the region, not the proliferation of politics.

And I applaud your decision to give up personal ambitions for the sake of regional progress, Kings Island.

Rateria

Pevvania wrote:Can somebody tell me the appeal of Ben Carson? He's clearly a talented and charismatic guy, but he's a conservative, and I fail to see how he'd improve liberty in any significant way.

Carson, like Trump, is not a career politician, believes that leftism is dividing the American people, and is running for President to make the United States feel whole again. Unlike Trump, however, he is principled, mature, and realistic, and that's why his message really resonates with me.

Miencraft, Tyrinth, Rateria

I'd imagine the PRR will put forward a candidate?

Condealism wrote:Carson, like Trump, is not a career politician, believes that leftism is dividing the American people, and is running for President to make the United States feel whole again. Unlike Trump, however, he is principled, mature, and realistic, and that's why his message really resonates with me.

Everyone that disagrees with him are dividing America and he's a brain surgeon, so of course he can handle a budget and command the strongest military in the world.

Humpheria wrote:Everyone that disagrees with him are dividing America and he's a brain surgeon, so of course he can handle a budget and command the strongest military in the world.

Carson would be a much better than trump or huckabee.

Miencraft, Rateria, Condealism

Humpheria wrote:Everyone that disagrees with him are dividing America and he's a brain surgeon, so of course he can handle a budget and command the strongest military in the world.

I mean, there really aren't very many good options.

Humpheria wrote:Everyone that disagrees with him are dividing America

Not my point. Besides which, he considers demagogues divisive (given how polarizing they are, this is entirely justified), not the voters themselves.

Humpheria wrote:and he's a brain surgeon,

What can I say? Washington certainly needs one. But I digress...

Humpheria wrote:so of course he can handle a budget and command the strongest military in the world.

He could. In fact, I think he could be everything Obama isn't.

The New United States, Rateria

Humpheria wrote:Everyone that disagrees with him are dividing America and he's a brain surgeon, so of course he can handle a budget and command the strongest military in the world.

I'm not sure he's any less qualified than any of the other candidates. As Rubio said, if we're voting based on the length of one's political resume, then Hillary Clinton would be the best candidate. We need to vote based on the candidates' principles, not on how much better Governors are as executives than Senators or brain surgeons.

Cruz has definitely come to be my #1 choice.

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