I got this idea while listening to the office banter going on about the election.
How about we stop “voting” a candidate in. They are voted to be part of the final debate, selected similarly to the way primaries do it. But then that final debate ends with an old fashioned duel to the death.
I think (know) politicians are selfish creatures and look out for themselves first and foremost and this could potentially keep the serpent-like cowardly slimeballs away from office. They talk about necessary services, shared sacrifices and the common good but they wouldn’t dare risk their own lives for any such thing.
There would be an ever diminishing quantity of politicians. The best part is we wouldn’t have to deal with both candidates afterwards. This would make me start to look forward to “elections.”
Stucky says:
Is this one of those deals where you walk off 10 paces, turn, and shoot?
Obama, the cheating Harvard prick, would take 9 paces.
But Romney is wearing his magic underwear, takes 10 paces, and shoots Obama in the dick. Romney wins!!!!
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5th November 2012 at 3:28 pm
Loki says:
I LIKE it. If we get lucky, they both lose!!!!
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5th November 2012 at 3:53 pm
harry p. says:
if they both “lose” the freedom loving people “win”
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5th November 2012 at 3:55 pm
bluestem says:
“One” would follow the other and shoot him as he turned around. I will let you decide who “one” is. John
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5th November 2012 at 4:18 pm
ecliptix543 says:
Cheating is pretty easy to control in this scenario.. have one family member of each candidate be a ‘guest’ of the opponent’s camp. If it worked five thousand years ago, it’ll damn sure work when the oil runs out. Shit, boxers always have a rep from their opponent in the room when the gloves get taped up to ensure no dirty tricks like rolls of dimes or brass knuckles accidentally occur.
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5th November 2012 at 5:05 pm
Kill Bill says:
The bullet would pass right thru either candidate with no harm done.
You cant polish a turd and you cant kill it.
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5th November 2012 at 5:15 pm
Stan says:
Obama will win.
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5th November 2012 at 5:25 pm
AKAnon says:
Harry-Thanks for posting this. Funny, I was thinking this exact thought a couple days ago. Modern politicians don’t have any “skin in the game”. Sure, they have their own egos, power & fortunes to think of, but they don’t have their lives invested. I want a politician who is so dedicated to their cause that they will put their lives on the line, and in their own hands. I also want a politician who is a decent shot. This solution resolves both concerns.
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5th November 2012 at 7:10 pm
AKAnon says:
How about a presidential candidate debate/shootout? Every candidate that gets on the ballot gets to show up, with one round for each other candidate. I nominate Ted Nugent on the Bull Moose ticket to drain the swamp.
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5th November 2012 at 7:13 pm
Rex Mundi says:
A simple duel is to easy. Need to be more like UFC. An electrified barbed wire cage. Maybe something like thunderdome with an assortment of various weapons. Two men enter, one man leaves. That ours an election worth waiting for.
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5th November 2012 at 8:04 pm
Steve Hogan says:
Duels would be entertaining, but the winner would still be a lying sack of shit. The more evil one may even be the faster draw.
No, I have a better idea: the death penalty for lying in public office. Incompetence and ignorance would not be punishable, as this is simply too widespread.
If you promise to close Gitmo, you’d better do so.
If you claim to want a humble foreign policy, don’t start stupid wars without reason.
If you’re going to get hummers from ugly fat chicks in the Oval Office, own up to it under oath.
If you tell people to read your lips, no new taxes, don’t fucking raise taxes.
You get the idea….
The death penalty for lying. Washington D.C. may become a ghost town! What could be better?
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5th November 2012 at 9:11 pm
JIMSKI says:
What we need are trials of position. Challenger picks weapon challenged picks location. That way you can counter the skills of a weapons master. Challenger picks sniper rifle you pick dark closet. Challenger picks chainsaws you pick top of a forty foot wooden ladder.
Now to balance the budget we make the whole thing pay per view and to the death. Goes for congress and the senate. Hell even govnas.
I would pay one thousand bucks to watch romney and obama go at it with rusty butter knives on a water tower.
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5th November 2012 at 9:21 pm
Zzzzzz says:
The people hold the power to piss everyone off, nothing would piss off the MSM more if you could wash out an election by writing in a candidate for president. The county auditors would shit and have to hand. count the votes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy-aGEqGwtI&feature=fvwrel. .
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5th November 2012 at 11:52 pm
Screech says:
Excellent choices, folks.
How about adding to voting ballots a choice of fates for the incumbent.
Choice one: Returned to office.
Choice two: Retired with full benefits.
Choice three: A public caning and permanent shunning by society.
Choice four: Locked naked into stocks in the public square for three days with buckets of small rocks provided for passers-by.
Choice five: Former elected one must dig a shallow grave in an area known to be frequented by coyotes, then shot in the back of the head, kicked into the grave and immediate family must bury it.
Video to be provided for public viewing.
God bless this country! Don’t forget to vote.
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5th November 2012 at 12:59 pm