Welcome to the 2000 Straight Dope Party Convention!!!!!!

Great Debates
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Hello, I am theuglytruth, the official Chairman of the Straight Dope Party here to host our Online Convention. Now that the other parties are finished with their borefests (well, the Reform Party is anything but boring) NOW IT IS OUR TURN! Here’s how this works:

  1. Post one law, any law that you would like to see passed. (Nothing offensive, please, or as Chairman, I will . . .well, I guess I won’t do anything, but let’s play nice)!

  2. Nominate a Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidate. Or second a nomination.

Lively debate, is of course, highly encouraged. Trolls and BBQers will be encouraged to leave the convention floor. You can start your own splinter group in the BBQ Pit.

OK I’ll start.

PROPOSED LAW: All cars be equipped with a yellow light on the top that you activate when you accidentally cut someone off and want tell the driver “I’m sorry”.
I estimate, fellow Dopers, that if you pass this law the “Idiot Light” will save 1000 lives from road rage incidents!

NOMINEES: PRESIDENT- STEVE JOBS of Apple Computer/ VICE PRESIDENT: LINDA MCMAHON, CEO WWF

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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION: Hunter S. Thompson
VP NOMINATION: P.J. O’Rourke

(Distinction made because of possiblity of funeral attendance: O’Rourke would later make great, witty observations regarding the deceased and the attendees; Thompson would try to do strange things to the corpse. Then again, maybe I should reverse their order on the ticket just for that reason.

PROPOSED LAW: Legalization of ‘soft’ drugs, removal of restrictions on hand-guns.

(We may not live through their term, but it’ll be a helluva fun way to go.)

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Law: Every citizen shall be guaranteed freedom from both initiated force and fraud. This law shall supercede any and every other law of the United States or of the several states or of any governmental entity within the United States that shall stand in contradiction to it.

Presidential Nominee: Kimstu

Vice Presidential Nominee: OldScratch

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A socialist in office??? WTF!

… no offense oldscratch