to the old timers on DU

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12. two problems i see: one, the jury system is new and therefore imperfect

i'm not yet at a point of throwing in the towel, but i think it needs tweaking. an appeal system, or perhaps 3-3 ties should be hidden rather than left.

second, it turns out that many on du weren't merely critical of shrub, they were just plain critical people. which is all well and good when directed at republicans, but when a democrat is in the oval office it's not nearly as much fun. i'm not sure what can be done about this; it's the classic challenge of governing as the "in" party vs. dissenting as the "out" party.