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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#52701: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:34:16 AM

I assume nobody mentioned it because it's kind of well-known that the GOP is trying to not so stealthily rig the electoral system in favour of itself. Even our local newspaper ran a line about this last year.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#52702: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:45:42 AM

... And the voter base is OK with this? Or is it that there are more Republican-leaning voters in those places than Democrat-leaning ones?

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#52703: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:46:56 AM

Well, they weren't in Pennsylvania in the 2012 presidential elections. Whether they will be OK with it in Montana I don't know.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#52704: Apr 7th 2013 at 4:43:59 AM

I wish this kinda rigging thing would stop. What threat are third parties to the Republican party of Montana right now anyway?

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#52705: Apr 7th 2013 at 5:05:17 AM

I think it was said they act as spoilers for republicans.

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#52706: Apr 7th 2013 at 6:44:54 AM

Well fuck you too Steve Cookson.. It's not like poor people ever suffer from crippling illnesses.

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#52707: Apr 7th 2013 at 8:26:08 AM

I understand the idea behind it, as you do get families who think education is useless, but the execution is awful. Just add a clause about illness if excused by a reputable and recognized doctor and that would solve a lot of problems.

Wait, that might not be an option for a lot of people. The best way to fix this requires health insurance for those in the lower class, but it isn't possible for many right now.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#52708: Apr 7th 2013 at 8:43:49 AM

You also should excuse things like funerals and college visits. Those are important too.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#52709: Apr 7th 2013 at 8:45:50 AM

[up]

what? Treat the poor like equals? Hah. Not in my missouri.

RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#52711: Apr 7th 2013 at 8:53:20 AM

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Its pretty much the same thing as a lot of other states full of crazy.

we have 3 major cities that are full of progressives and centrists.

That are constantly outvoted by 50+ counties of smalltown rural christian republicans who live in small enough towns that minimum wage is actually a livable salary and therefore dont understand just what crushing poverty looks like.

The Tea party is rather in vogue, too.

edited 7th Apr '13 8:53:59 AM by Midgetsnowman

Morgikit Mikon :3 from War Drobe, Spare Oom Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Mikon :3
#52712: Apr 7th 2013 at 9:31:48 AM

I thought conservatives were supposed to be against class warfare.

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#52713: Apr 7th 2013 at 9:34:14 AM

What would it take for the tea party to stop being taken seriously? Honestly it seems like there trying really really hard.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#52714: Apr 7th 2013 at 9:35:59 AM

If the Democrats manage to gain back Congress in 2014 the Tea Party will likely lose steam. Losing the midterms against the incumbent president in his 6th year is something that would bring one in serious trouble.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#52715: Apr 7th 2013 at 11:12:13 AM

Good luck holding onto the Senate (all the Dems who rode in on anti-Bush sentiment are now fighting for reelection) and overcoming the gerrymandering in the House.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#52717: Apr 7th 2013 at 11:50:34 AM

I thought conservatives were supposed to be against class warfare.

Of course they are. They'd be the natural target of it.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#52718: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:01:47 PM

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They both are and arent for it.

The lower classes of republicans arent for it. The upper crust are totally for it and packaging it in such a way as to convince the first group theyre not voting against themselves.

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A procrastination in of itself
#52719: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:05:41 PM

I think the Republicans are against class warfare. After all, warfare implies the other side is allowed to fight back.

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CaissasDeathAngel House Lewis: Sanity is Relative from Dumfries, SW Scotland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
House Lewis: Sanity is Relative
#52720: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:13:24 PM

I apologise if this has already been posted, but what the fuck - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/04/05/georgia-students-fight-segregated-proms/

Apparently, segregation is still legal in Georgia...

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
HGW XX/7
#52721: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:17:55 PM

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Apparently the prom isn't technically a Wilcox County High School event (my old school used the same con for our leaver's dance - it meant they didn't have to organize it and we could raise hell without consequences for them), and so technically the organizers are holding two separate private events in which the invitees are only of one race. Is segregation actually legal in Georgia or is this just Loophole Abuse?

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CaissasDeathAngel House Lewis: Sanity is Relative from Dumfries, SW Scotland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
House Lewis: Sanity is Relative
#52722: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:20:02 PM

Police officers barring a bi-racial student from attending one of the proms would certainly be illegal, and apparently that's what happened.

My name is Addy. Please call me that instead of my username.
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#52723: Apr 7th 2013 at 2:49:16 PM

http://blog.workingamerica.org/2013/04/05/minnesota-lawmaker-will-live-on-minimum-wage/

Posting this because of comments about class warfare. Hopefully the lawmaker doing this will gain some useful insight and experience. And I'm also hoping that other lawmakers will try this, though I'm not holding my breath.

http://www.politicususa.com/john-boehner-confesses-rejected-obamas-budget-offer-reading.html

And this just pisses me off to no end. There is a reason why I'm putting the blame mostly in Republicans when stuff isn't happening. Chained CPI is still stupid, though, and I don't know why Obama's still batting that idea around.

http://www.politicususa.com/birther-taught-hard-lesson-judge-orders-pay-177k-delusions.html

This is just kind of amusing in a schaudenfruede kind of way.

[up][up]Sounds like massive loophole abuse, as well as complete asshattery.

edited 7th Apr '13 2:50:02 PM by AceofSpades

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#52724: Apr 7th 2013 at 3:00:39 PM

Good. He should have to pay. Idiots that make frivolous lawsuits need to be taught to stop.


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