[MD] Contents of Moq_Discuss Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8

[ryanm mooney]

Oh Wellstone is one of my idols. I live in minnesota and whenever i see an
old car
with a "Wellstone!" bumper sticker on it i remember that there have been
good politicians
in my lifetime. On the note of civics class, my history teacher did an
amazing job of stressing our
civic duties as the next generation. This last year we held a mock election
for the Minnesota Senate,
letting each student vote for someone who was running in the race. This is a
pretty normal exercize
in highschools now, but my teacher replaced the names with #'s, and removed
the political parties, and
gave us all a sheet with the canidates stances on current issues. I ended up
voting for someone from the
constitutional party. Theres a meaning in there somewhere...a
moral...something that says we should step back
and take a deeper look. Thoughts?

Ryan

I like Kucinich too.  In 2000 I was hoping for Senator Paul
> Wellstone.  And I agree with the importance of education.  When I
> went to high school, a Civics class was mandatory.  I was taught it's
> each citizens responsibility to participate in our form of
> democracy.  I've always taken that responsibility very
> seriously.  And even if neither Dennis Kucinich or Ron Paul become
> candidates, their participation, in spite of the odds, brings the
> level of discourse up a few notches.  And just maybe if the voting
> public gets angry enough, as they are getting today, something new
> and positive starts to happen.
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