Jill Stein and Gary Johnson Debate Online Tonight

Starting at 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT), the Green and Libertarian candidates for President are debating on the Independent Voter Network. You can catch it via a Google+ hangout or Youtube both live and afterward (no word on flashless user unfortunately, unless anyone knows how to access youtube live streams). Since the big two candidates got some time here on Slashdot, we figured you guys might want to argue amongst yourselves about the third party platforms too. Note that there will be another debate with more candidates on Tuesday.

Re:Really?

[similar_name]

Tea Partiers are generally okay with increasing spending on the military. They generally are okay with medicare as well given their demographic. Tea Partiers are also okay with the government telling people what they can ingest and who they can marry. For all their rhetoric about smaller government, they just mean it on things they don't like. They're not really for limited or small government when it comes to issues they support.

Re:Really?

[Dahamma]

That's also the most amusing part - at least Ayn Rand was consistent in her disdain for helping others in need.

The religious right will quote the Bible left and right when it suits their agenda, but then try to avoid one of the most important messages of the New Testament, which is to... wait for it... help others in need. I wonder how Jeebus felt about the 47%?

Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and Vote Swapping

[Bosconian]

Whatever happened to the avid discussions concerning Vote Swapping [wikipedia.org] and Instant Runoff Voting [wikipedia.org]? I liked when those topics were on the forefront because they gave me more hope than any of the candidates for fixing the seemingly impenetrable wall of muffled cries between the citizens' desires and the ruling bodies.

I don't ever want to vote against. I want to vote for.

[Sad face here]