If a governor hits 70% approval in poll should they automatically be reelected?
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Question: No opposition allowed if a governor, at any time, hits 70% approval?
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Yes, if at any time a governor hits 70% they must run unopposed next election		  
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No, that's retarded		  
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« on: April 24, 2015, 05:16:04 AM »
Let's say a governor hits 70% in any sort of opinion poll. Should all opposition in the next election be forbidden? Even if the poll was a mere 3 months in?
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2015, 05:41:36 AM »
Obviously (not a Democratic party hack)
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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2015, 06:23:14 AM »
Absolutely not. Automatic reelection is undemocratic.
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2015, 06:43:40 AM »
No. Let the election run its course.
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2015, 09:04:46 AM »
This wasn't seriously proposed.
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2015, 11:04:09 AM »
I seem to remember one George W. Bush having over 90% approval in the wake of 9/11. Would Mr. Wulfric want us to continue electing that luminary into eternity because polls showed him to be popular earlier in his presidency
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2015, 12:29:59 PM »
Quote from: andrew_c on April 24, 2015, 06:23:14 AM
Absolutely not. Automatic reelection is undemocratic.

What is this poll even about?
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2015, 12:32:02 PM »
Quote from: Stranger in a strange land on April 24, 2015, 12:29:59 PM
Quote from: andrew_c on April 24, 2015, 06:23:14 AM
Absolutely not. Automatic reelection is undemocratic.

What is this poll even about?

Basically making fun of Wulfric. Nothing to see here, move along.
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2015, 08:21:13 PM »
Judges in IL are elected. After 10 years they stand for retention. If they get 60% approval in the retention vote they are retained for another 10 years without opposition. If they fail to get 60% approval in the retention vote the seat is open for election in the next two-year cycle.
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« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2015, 09:26:43 PM »
Quote from: muon2 on April 25, 2015, 08:21:13 PM
Judges in IL are elected. After 10 years they stand for retention. If they get 60% approval in the retention vote they are retained for another 10 years without opposition. If they fail to get 60% approval in the retention vote the seat is open for election in the next two-year cycle.

Yes but that's still an actual voting election, not a poll.
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2015, 08:15:29 AM »
Quote from: andrew_c on April 24, 2015, 06:23:14 AM
Absolutely not. Automatic reelection is undemocratic.
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2015, 01:12:35 PM »
Quote from: muon2 on April 25, 2015, 08:21:13 PM
Judges in IL are elected. After 10 years they stand for retention. If they get 60% approval in the retention vote they are retained for another 10 years without opposition. If they fail to get 60% approval in the retention vote the seat is open for election in the next two-year cycle.
Is the judge retention system in Ilinois based off of the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan in a way?
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2015, 05:18:17 PM »
Of course not. 
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2015, 05:44:35 PM »
« Edited: April 28, 2015, 05:50:01 PM by RR1997 »
This is one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard. I hope you're joking (which you probably are).
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2015, 07:46:46 PM »
Twist: all of the polls are being conducted by Zogby
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« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2015, 09:04:00 PM »
Why forbid democracy under any circumstances?

That is what happens in dictatorships and other countries led by demagogues.
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« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2015, 09:02:06 PM »
ITT people sincerely arguing with a pretty blatant parody
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« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2015, 08:01:17 AM »
sample: 110 democratic state legislators
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« Reply #18 on: May 01, 2015, 07:05:48 AM »
Hell no, this does not strengthen democracy at all.
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« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2015, 10:24:07 AM »
Option 2 (sane). 
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« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2015, 04:17:10 PM »
Quote from: muon2 on April 25, 2015, 08:21:13 PM
Judges in IL are elected. After 10 years they stand for retention. If they get 60% approval in the retention vote they are retained for another 10 years without opposition. If they fail to get 60% approval in the retention vote the seat is open for election in the next two-year cycle.

I wish other states adopted this.
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« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2015, 04:18:09 PM »
but to be on topic, no...no politician is ever above democracy. even if 99% of the state likes you, you must go to an election to determine this.
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« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2015, 07:41:41 PM »
Quote from: SomebodyWhoExists on April 29, 2015, 09:02:06 PM
ITT people sincerely arguing with a pretty blatant parody

^^

Very Atlas
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