I should have registered to vote.

[Xonticus]

I'm all for bringing back having to pass an IQ test to vote, but not what was tied to that.

To be honest, dropping electoral colleges would be nice.

Also, making it illegal for any Media related company to be funded or in any direct way tied to the government should be passed. Journalism fails us so hard these days.

A combination of these would be great imho

[Limewater]

To be honest, dropping electoral colleges would be nice.

How?

[Luke]

Nono, lets not do an IQ test. I dont need to see those results again.

Okay.

I still would like for grocery stores to only allow people to self-check out if they pass a course.

My course would be about 10 minutes long.
Luke's Self-Checkout course, by lesson:

#1: 20 items or less. 32 Totino's pizza rolls do not count as 1 item. Each object is 1 item. If someone calls you out for too many items, press cancel, and go to a regular check out line.

#2: Cramming the upc on the scanner does not make it scan more efficiently. One quick pass is all it takes.

#3: Put your shit in the bag. If I had a dollar for every time I saw someone put an item in the cart and then heard "Please place the item in the bag", over and over, I could have afforded that CIB EarthBound copy I found on ebay.

#4: MOVE IT! People aren't shuffling their feet because they have a leg cramp, it's because you are in an express line and you are moving as fast as Roseanne Barr in a reverse cowboy position.

#5: Scan the Coupon, next, put it in the coupon slot. You don't need to call customer service.

#6: Your fruit and vegetables come with PLU numbers for a reason. Use them, and before you know it, you'll automatically weigh bananas with the code 4011.

#7: Be considerate, and help your elders. If you see a senior citizen who is trying a self check out stand for the first time, or is just confused, help them out. They aren't doing these previously listed things because they are stupid. Plus, there are some benefits. You help an elder, you get the satisfaction of doing a good deed, and you also are next in line.

[Octopod]

@Octopod, so what is the general feeling on the two candidates? I hear the republican is good-looking and likable, while the democrat keeps saying stupid things that piss off her base. Does the republican come off as a big tool?

They both come off as big tools to me. And I guess he is not a Republican, he is an Independent, but really he is a Republican.

[Luke]

To be honest, dropping electoral colleges would be nice.

How?

We need the electoral college. Emphasis on need.

[Limewater]

#3: Put your shit in the bag. If I had a dollar for every time I saw someone put an item in the cart and then heard "Please place the item in the bag", over and over, I could have afforded that CIB EarthBound copy I found on ebay.

I bring reusable bags when I go grocery shopping. I don't know how things are where you live, but the self-scan checkouts at my local Kroger always suck at working with those things. I always either have to get an associate to do some override, or I just pile all of my things in the bagging area (but not in bags) and bag them after I finish checking out.

[Limewater]

To be honest, dropping electoral colleges would be nice.

How?

We need the electoral college. Emphasis on need.

Of course, that's easy for us to say, living outside of California and the northeast.

[Octopod]

I use reusable bags too myself. At first I thought it would be a big pain in the ass but its not at all and i like using them. I avoid self checkout as I worry that they will cause people to lose jobs and we lose enough jobs in this country as it is.

[Luke]

I bring reusable bags when I go grocery shopping. I don't know how things are where you live, but the self-scan checkouts at my local Kroger...

Reusable bags are definitely the way to go.

I usually shop at Lowe's Foods and Kroger. I put my reusable bags on the plastic bag rack before scanning items. Sometimes the scanner will say "Please remove all items from the bagging area", and I just wait for a few seconds, then I'll scan my items.


I do however adore one fact of the self scan. If you purchase loose peanuts, the machine will tell you to "Put your Nuts on the scale", and then it tells you how much your nuts weigh.
It's the little things in life.

[Xonticus]

I stated;

Also, making it illegal for any Media related company to be funded or in any direct way tied to the government should be passed. Journalism fails us so hard these days.

A combination of these would be great imho

A government funded media/news corporation is a disservice to fair and balanced news. Period. You cannot have any resemblance of balanced news until both sides of an issue are raised and the VIEWER must make their own decision.

Critical thinking is a necessary skill most schools fail to help teach our children.

Thus, if we had a collective ounce of critical thinking skills in the whole bunch of us as Americans, I think we would be okay without an electoral college. We wouldn't need a group of people to interpret our votes. As it stands today, we technically don't have an individual say in our vote. It is not a direct election. Those representatives could throw our vote aside and choose who THEY want.

I'm sorry but I do not like that. And if people had more ability to decide for themselves, I too would be confident that such representative would not be needed.

Edit: I don't know what you meant by where we all live Limewater but I live in Western CT, if that is an issue somehow