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In response to "BTW, I future-proofed all American elections moving forward with one simple idea." by David

I dunno - what's a lie and what's truth? If a candidate makes a promise and then can't deliver on that promise, is that actionable? -- nm

Posted by Roger One (aka Rogermore) Dec 16 '16, 13:56

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There's a difference between making a promise and openly lying about facts. - David Dec 16, 14:32 3
- I get the issue, and how disappointing it is that the court of public opinion has been pretty lousy in holding Trump to account. - Roger One Dec 16, 16:48 2
  - At some point, we have to be braver than to dismiss good ideas over cynicism. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 16, 17:06 1
    - One person's cynicism is another person's realism. Personally, I think the solutions are education (civics, economics, critical thinking) & electoral - Roger One Dec 16, 17:24
All they have to do is propose a bill, it gets shot down, hardly the candidates fault it fails even it was lame, Obama couldn't close gitmo cause the - zeit spiced geist Dec 16, 14:14
I think you'd end up with a situation where everyone sues everyone and no one can tell what is actually "true" -- nm - Roger One Dec 16, 13:57 2
- ... -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:58 1
  - I mean, we already have that to a certain extent. But it would be more prevalent -- nm - Roger One Dec 16, 14:01

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