Taichiliberal
Shaken, not stirred!
3 years ago today, we had some contentious elections in NYC. One of the leading points of contention regarding candidates for mayor and comptroller were the sex scandals involving 2 candidates. One guy gets caught e-mailing full frontal nude pictures of himself to someone other than his wife, and the other gets tattled on for being a good customer in standing of a brothel. Both men were married at the time. The one seeing the hookers actually tried to pass a law that gave more increased punishments for the hooker’s customers (as prostitution in itself is illegal). So it was a crime of hypocrisy as well for him.
Now in my humble opinion, all this nonsense can be avoided if this country would just get off its puritanical bent about sex and just do the following:
1. Put into writing that a candidate for higher political office DOES NOT have to married. This would scale down the tone of righteous indignation by the public because you can’t condemn a person for having a normal sex drive (and non-married couples breaking up are more common and accepted).
2. Place sexual preferences on the ballot. Yep, you read that right. If a candidate would lay out what he (or she)likes and dislikes in the bedroom, then the public would have a much better idea as to whom they’re voting for. This could open up a whole new avenue of political parties and political action committees (Fetish party, Democrats for Infantilism, Conservatives for Strap-On, Libertarian Swingers, etc.)
3. Legalize nudism as normal societal lifestyle. This way, if a candidate is so inclined, the public gets to REALLY see what they are voting for.
Add these to the regular requirements for various public offices, and you would guarantee a larger voter turnout and a hell of a lot more interesting debates. Just a thought.
Now in my humble opinion, all this nonsense can be avoided if this country would just get off its puritanical bent about sex and just do the following:
1. Put into writing that a candidate for higher political office DOES NOT have to married. This would scale down the tone of righteous indignation by the public because you can’t condemn a person for having a normal sex drive (and non-married couples breaking up are more common and accepted).
2. Place sexual preferences on the ballot. Yep, you read that right. If a candidate would lay out what he (or she)likes and dislikes in the bedroom, then the public would have a much better idea as to whom they’re voting for. This could open up a whole new avenue of political parties and political action committees (Fetish party, Democrats for Infantilism, Conservatives for Strap-On, Libertarian Swingers, etc.)
3. Legalize nudism as normal societal lifestyle. This way, if a candidate is so inclined, the public gets to REALLY see what they are voting for.
Add these to the regular requirements for various public offices, and you would guarantee a larger voter turnout and a hell of a lot more interesting debates. Just a thought.
