Amish Paradise
July 24th, 2007“A Debate Where Citizen is Star,” declares Christian Science Monitor of the recent YouTube Presidential Debates where everyday citizens asked the Presidential candidates questions on the issues. You know what I think? I think this is further debasement of the political process. Anytime the focus is on the candidate or the voter, the focus is wrong. The focus should always be, if the goal is informed and successful democracy for the people, on the answer. It never is, though, because we have an insatiable lust for stories that aren’t important and issues that, ultimately, don’t matter, so we get results that aren’t ideal because we’re focusing on the man and not the issue.
In better news, Washington state is allowing same-sex couples to register and receive all their normal rights. It isn’t called marriage but it’s a step in the right direction and it’s a damn good start.