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RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
scratching at .8, just hopin'
#56776: Jun 22nd 2013 at 9:21:47 PM

@Jovian: Not trying to absolve them of all responsibility; far from it. See Fighteer's and DG's responses.

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#56778: Jun 22nd 2013 at 11:23:04 PM

[up]

yeah, cant have those latinos thinking they belong in the republican party as anything more than a mascot.

edited 22nd Jun '13 11:23:30 PM by midgetsnowman

ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#56779: Jun 23rd 2013 at 12:49:03 AM

[up][up] Is Coulter really opposed to immigration reform (and amnesty in general, I suppose) because having "30 million voters who will never vote for a Republican?" Is she really that petty? Well, I know it's Ann Coulter we're talking about here, but it still seems like she's only opposed to it because she thinks it might hurt the GOP's chances in elections.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#56780: Jun 23rd 2013 at 1:16:53 AM

[up]

It's not just that they will never vote Republican. It's that most will vote Democrat

And 30 million new Democrats is a GOP nightmare.

Hillary Clinton wants a female president ‘in my lifetime’

Senator Rand Paul: NSA Surveillance Skips Due Process, Just Like ‘Lynchings’

edited 23rd Jun '13 1:28:23 AM by DeviantBraeburn

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#56781: Jun 23rd 2013 at 1:34:29 AM

And 30 million new Democrats is a GOP nightmare.

As well as being completely ridiculous. Not all of these 30 million will vote and not all of them who vote will do so for the Democrats.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#56782: Jun 23rd 2013 at 1:53:29 AM

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Still this bill would create more Dem voters than it would GOP voters.

Rep. Price: 'Nobody trusts the IRS' to enforce Obama's signature healthcare law

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#56785: Jun 23rd 2013 at 6:23:43 AM

It's telling that all they seem to care about is suppressing "enemy" voters.

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#56786: Jun 23rd 2013 at 7:51:23 AM

Its even more telling that she treats Rubio, a member of her own party, as an enemy who needs to be shut up simply because he's Latino.

or that rand paul even suggests lynchings were only wrong because they didnt follow duie process, and therefore, implies that black people deserved to be put in their place by law.

edited 23rd Jun '13 7:53:12 AM by midgetsnowman

Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#56787: Jun 23rd 2013 at 8:43:26 AM

I... just don't know what to say anymore. I didn't mind the idea behind the Tea Party. I thought that focusing on "fiscally responsible" government was a good idea even if they went about it the wrong way/with the wrong ideas.

Now that the talk has turned to to security, foreign polices, and immigration, these people who I thought were Well Intentioned Extremists (the trope that comes to mind even if it isn't a perfect fit) are showing that they are just insane.

You want to kick out/imprison the people who are here illegally? Ok. Now, tell me what that entails for all the stakeholders in this process. In other words: the security people who have to find, capture, and force out (or guard in prison) these "illegals"; the American Citizens who's lives are interfered with in the process of capturing these illegals; the American Citizens who don't know that their friend is illegally here and thus suddenly looses their friend—especially school children. On the economic side: who is paying these security people; the business owners who no longer have employees; the companies that loose customers.

I'm sure I'm missing something, but the point is    WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR?   

~deep breath~ Sorry, it is just frustrating to see people in power advocate for such stupid ideas.

Of course, the Democrats getting exactly what they are asking for is probably not a good idea ether, but it would not ruin so many people's lives like this.

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#56788: Jun 23rd 2013 at 9:29:52 AM

Look at North Carolina. What they are trying to do appear to be Tea Party policies. Complete with the total lack of foresight.

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#56789: Jun 23rd 2013 at 11:25:22 AM

or that rand paul even suggests lynchings were only wrong because they didnt follow duie process, and therefore, implies that black people deserved to be put in their place by law.

You're reaching. Badly. You're better than that.

Rand Paul is nuts, but not that kind of nuts.

edited 23rd Jun '13 11:25:56 AM by Pykrete

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#56790: Jun 23rd 2013 at 12:10:25 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/23/us/voting-war/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

This is depressing... And there is quite literally nothing that can be done short of hoping that one of the Conservative justices grows a conscience.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Sledgesaul Since: Oct, 2011
#56791: Jun 23rd 2013 at 2:05:09 PM

Rick Perry signed a bill that regulates drone surveillance in Texas. The bill passed 119-11 in the state house and 29-1 in the state senate.

Rick Scott did the same in Florida, if you can believe that. Perry signed another bill that protects against unwarranted searches and seizures.

I have to note, however, that both governors signed drone bills that allow for exceptions to the rule, both of which boil down to "I oppose this action, but I'm gonna add a loophole that allows for said action to court anyway."

Sledgesaul Since: Oct, 2011
#56792: Jun 23rd 2013 at 2:06:58 PM

The Supreme Court also ruled that we no longer have the right to remain silent.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#56793: Jun 23rd 2013 at 2:19:48 PM

[up] Wrong, actually. We still have the right to remain silent, but only after our Miranda right's have been read or we've announced our fifth amendment right.

It's still bad for a lot of folks who may not know or remember that specific right.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Sledgesaul Since: Oct, 2011
#56795: Jun 23rd 2013 at 3:35:56 PM

Apart from his weird name, I support Snowden.

Journalism, true journalism, is a dying breed. Literally, in Hastings' case.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#56796: Jun 23rd 2013 at 3:50:18 PM

From what I gather the man did do something illegal and I have no issue with him being arrested but I support the spirit of what he did and hope he finds asylum.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Sledgesaul Since: Oct, 2011
#56798: Jun 23rd 2013 at 10:56:06 PM

Climate change scientist Jeff Goodell confirms that Miami will be underwater by the end if the century.

It's no longer a question of if. It's when. Miami is doomed, and nothing will or can be done to change it.

And that's just one city that'll be affected by the riding sea levels.

ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#56799: Jun 23rd 2013 at 11:17:27 PM

[up] Is that really pertinent?

Sledgesaul Since: Oct, 2011
#56800: Jun 23rd 2013 at 11:23:12 PM

It is, because it touches on the bullshit of climate deniers like Marco Rubio and Rick Scott.

What they fail to realize is that the government won't give a shot about helping a city with no directories to Wall Street.

edited 23rd Jun '13 11:23:53 PM by Sledgesaul


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