Originally Posted by The An-Jel

I don't see why a separate thread isn't needed for your idea here BUT... have you ever really sat down and listened to people talk? I mean liberals and conservatives and their opinions... how they absolutely support religious candidates and such. The idea while grandiose and well meaning sounds like it would start acknowledging factions through financial dispersement. Ever hear about that group that protests at funerals and calls dead soldiers fags because they fought and died in Iraq. The trick is to know your audience. The people in this forum are for the most part (I say this because we have had some extremely strange religious folks and anarchists that make reason a side gesture) pretty good people and I think I would trust them here with this kind of idea but as for the extreme right and left of the voters in general your idea would backfire because as selfish self interest goes I just don't see good things happening. On the state tax forms where I have resided in is given the ability to donate money to organizations that represent your standings on issues. Free the whales or whatever... I don't give them much attention because I am busy surviving and trying to get to the point I want to be in my twilight years for the most part 24/7.

Try standing up to the likes of political pastors like Wright, Jackson, and the like... not to mention the white Evangelicals.

I like where this company owned by a guy decided to say that if a person smoked they wouldn't be allowed to work at his company. Most non-smokers would cheer at this but it does influence a person don't you think on the issues they will address!