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OK, so thebigspendur raised another thing I've been hearing about but really don't fully understand.

I've heard several times now that Trump has been criticised by people within the party he is...

Anyway, I haven't been paying a great deal of attention to the news lately, but from what I can garner it sounds like Trump on the Republican side and Clinton on the Democrat side are pulling away...

I wish there were some good quotes about how to control people through fear and information overload..... :)

James.

This not only applies to size of govt of course but to many other things. Important things like freedom of speech and civil liberties. Here's a quote comparison I find very interesting indeed. The...

Indeed Mike.

So if Trump wins will he be reigned in? Surely even the staunchest Republican supporter must realise half the things that come out of his mouth (build a wall between Mexico and the...

That's all fine from the Republican side, but there are a lot of people who don't like Trump's views and policies, surely. Why would he energise Republican voter turnout and not also energise...

If that's true then Republicans should have no trouble voting for Hillary. :)

Everyone is shifting to the Right in our politics too. I think it reflects the population in times like these. When...

I like that Thatcher quote too. Though I think you could replace Socialism with any form of economic philosophy so long as a Government collects other people's money as tax.

For example, whose...

I like that one too because it says to me "young" and "old" are a state of mind, not a numerical value. Good to see I am still young!! :D

James.

Right, I'd say we are very similar to the Canadian system by the sounds of it. The major difference we appear to have in Australia is that it is compulsory, upon pain of fine, to vote once you are...

Right, so the system in the US is similar to ours? Thanks Jimmy, that makes it easier for me to understand.

James.

I think when it comes to media it's useful to have critical thinking skills: develop the ability to think critically about the source of the information, why they use the words they use, who are they...

In a voting system as stratified as the US (from what I can tell anyway) a really good poll would have to mimic that voting system in some way to be at all accurate.

It's kind of similar here in...

That's good, but I guess what I meant was is it a general rule of any President in that situation that they must give up their business interests?

James.

So just on a technical note, maybe. If someone like Trump (an active businessman with active businesses) wins the presidency are they required to step down from those businesses or whatever?
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In a political system like ours we are always at the mercy of the major parties. Sure it's a democracy, we all get a vote, but we don't get a lot of choice in what we vote for.

So what/who we get...