tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post6421330660809433903..comments2023-09-09T06:35:36.065-04:00Comments on My Fenhop: Where Credit Is Duefenhopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776069385112951122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post-65030268853335054842009-01-16T19:32:00.000-05:002009-01-16T19:32:00.000-05:00yeah. it's nice to think that people should be ope...yeah. it's nice to think that people should be open and proud of their choice. but it would just end up stifling actual choice.<BR/><BR/>the wonderfully necessary irony of the secret ballot is that it protects the possibility of a less popular option. because it limits the power of mob rule.<BR/><BR/>it doesn't eliminate it, but the limitation is important.fenhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776069385112951122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post-1759915907295919292009-01-16T19:19:00.000-05:002009-01-16T19:19:00.000-05:00It would not be awesome. Too many people would be ...It would not be awesome. Too many people would be pressured to vote or lose their jobs, just to start.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post-5913124135678261652009-01-16T08:27:00.000-05:002009-01-16T08:27:00.000-05:00No, I was being naively serious: maybe it really w...No, I was being naively serious: maybe it really would be a good thing to make politics more public/transparent.... part of me thinks it'd be awesome if we all had to stand in the middle of the voting room and declare who we support. In the name of Sod, you know?Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post-14440883258757225712009-01-15T20:25:00.000-05:002009-01-15T20:25:00.000-05:00This is like the wedding planners etc who told the...This is like the wedding planners etc who told the LA Times that they'd refuse to do gay weddings, BUT didn't want the Times to print their business names.<BR/><BR/>The only reason for that is that they didn't want to lose the business of any straights who would be repelled by their bigotry, but would otherwise never know.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post-59811083782852845992009-01-15T14:12:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:12:00.000-05:00that's an important point. because slippery slopes...that's an important point. because slippery slopes are always dangerous. no wait. they're not.<BR/><BR/>here's the difference. a vote should be available even to those who don't want to reveal their choice.<BR/><BR/>maybe donations too. maybe not. but these people made the choice to give and attach their name to the funds and in many cases even their business.<BR/><BR/>if you hang the head on your wall, don't get mad when you're called a hunter.<BR/><BR/>here's what i wonder -- these people who handed their money over to jim dobson and his horrible church organization -- do they get to count that as a tax write-off? is jamie dobson a charity or a PAC?fenhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776069385112951122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778737598308353810.post-20357615400192284852009-01-15T13:59:00.000-05:002009-01-15T13:59:00.000-05:00Wow... weird. Your post makes its point: I'll onl...Wow... weird. Your post makes its point: I'll only add, <I>Focus on Some Families</I> is a mah-velous touch.<BR/><BR/>Wait: change the topic a little: what if this becomes standard practice... politics becomes more public, certainly. Is that a good thing? What about taking down the curtain at the voting booth?Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.com