Word: disruption
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...primary season every four years. Instead of starting with the same states during every election, we ought to rotate the states that have the earliest primaries each time. Nevertheless, suggestions that Democrats and Republicans should switch to a nationwide primary are misguided. Having all states vote simultaneously would disrupt the small scale of primaries that allows voters a close and detailed perspective on the candidates. In the tradition of retail politics, many voters can meet candidates in person and take time to get to know their positions. Second, the extended schedule allows candidates with relatively little money or national name...
...planned to caucus, as long as he could catch a bowl game around noon. This fellow, to whom circumstance had bequeathed great decisive power, was prepared to allow one among a plethora of meaningless college football tournaments (who even wants to win the Chick-fil-A Bowl?) to disrupt his participation in representative government. ‘Yokel’ is not a term to be thrown around carelessly, but sometimes a situation demands it. But just before I launched into that same tirade about bib overalls that is bouncing around Bill Maher’s head at this very...
...actually up for debate—is whether or not the boxes constitute political messaging. They did, and removing the boxes was therefore a necessary decision. The laws against political messages in polling places exist because the presence of any sort of advertising could unduly influence voters and disrupt the integrity of an election. Although the boxes were labeled to support the troops, it is simply a fact that, given the current situation, “the troops” are inextricably associated with the war in Iraq. While it is certainly possible to support the troops...
...employees are expected to cause cancellation of around 90% of national and regional train service, while cities like Paris anticipate almost no municipal transport at all. It probably won't stop there either. Unions at state rail company SNCF expect a probable extension of Wednesday's stoppages to seriously disrupt transportation through the weekend - and perhaps beyond: Labor leaders may seek to bridge their movement to link up with next week's demonstrations by civil service employees protesting nearly 23,000 job cuts in the public sector planned for 2008. The logic behind such a move would be to attain...
...Imus has the right to make a living, but we have the right to make sure he does not come back to disrupt our living...