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To: John who wrote (47477)	3/30/2011 12:22:26 PM
From: John	Respond to of 103300

Following up to my previous post, as promised... Now, let's look at an example for grading one of the questions. I’ll choose question 13. 13. If you were elected president, what specific actions would you take to eliminate gerrymandered districts? Candidate A might say, "Well, that's an interesting issue. I would propose that we study it, debate the positive and negative merits of gerrymandering from a civil rights perspective, and proceed with great caution." WRONG ANSWER!!! Such rhetoric and fence-walking from this closet-liberal would receive an immediate grade of F minus! Candidate B might respond, "Clearly, there is a problem with gerrymandering. It leads to discrimination against the majority of the population by artificially inflating the importance of votes from minorities. I would favor eliminating gerrymandered districts." Better answer. He acknowledges the problem, opposes gerrymandering, and makes a general statement that he favors eliminating gerrymandering. Yet, he provides no concrete plan for eliminating the practice. Grade: C. Candidate C might proffer: "Gerrymandering is clearly a deplorable violation of the spirit of the United States Constitution. The practice artificially places an unfair emphasis and biased weight on the votes of minorities, and negates the collective will of the American people. As president, if I could erase the practice of gerrymandering with a stroke of my pen, I would, but we must look at this problem honestly and realistically. You know as well as I do that a president cannot act unilaterally on an issue like this. He requires (a) the will and votes of Congress, and (b) the firm protection of the law by United States Supreme Court. Consequently, it is up to us, you and me, to elect conservative representatives to Congress who hold a conservative view on gerrymandering and will pledge to pass legislation to ban the unconstitutional practice. I would immediately sign such legislation into law, and when the opportunities arise, I would appoint additional Federal judges and Supreme Court justices who strongly favor my position on gerrymandering as a point of constitutional law; such men and women whom I know would uphold a federal law that bans gerrymandering." Excellent answer: Candidate C identified gerrymandering as a significant problem, truthfully outlined a detailed way to solve it, and pledged to take steps to eliminate gerrymandering with the help of Congress, federal judges, and the SCOTUS. Grade: A. Depending on his views on the other issues, Candidate C appears to be the type of strong, conservative candidate whom the Republican Party needs, as opposed to moderates, mealy-mouthed fence-sitters, and watered-down, non-committal, politically-correct weaklings who refuse to decisively take a concrete stand on key issues.

To: John who wrote (47477)	3/30/2011 2:48:52 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Super excellent points... here's the current results of a poll of 12 possible candidates, the poll is still being taken by Fox News... you can see that Palin leads the pack with Romney a close second... Pawlenty is far behind, I hope he stays far behind... maybe everyone already sees him as too liberal... GZ