Politics Nov. 2022 voting and election news

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  1. bigbailes

    bigbailes Well-Known Member

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    How exactly would you like us to 'police our own' ... I have no authority over this woman or anyone else. I can denounce her as a false prophet, and tell you she doesn't speak for me but no one can stop her from spouting this garbage. Personally I think the fringes of just about every extremist group get WAY too much attention.
     
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    Meanwhile due to nonpartisan districting, in Michigan Democrats control executive and legislature. Not one of the leaders is a while male. More to the point, their plans include repealing anti union law, raising teacher salaries, improving policing, reducing gum violence and codifying LGBTQ rights.

    Not someone's laptop.
     
    crandc, Nov 18, 2022
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Hillary must have it.
     
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    Do they really care about what is on the laptop? or just going to try to divert the investigation from Trump. I am sure the first thing they do is disband that investigation.
     
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    crandc Well-Known Member

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    Of course they don't care about the laptop. It's performance. They want thunderous soundbite for right wing media.
     
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    I'm not sure they'll be able to take even a bite out of gum violence. Sure they can make it harder to purchase Doublemint and Trident with stricter background checks but society is just too saturated with Juicy Fruit at this point.
     
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    If only it were just one party doing this...
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    That's too bad
     
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    OK. Considering how OCD I am, I should have caught that.
    Please do not throw gum at me.
     
    crandc, Nov 18, 2022
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  11. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    When the new Doublebubble Gumvernment takes over, we will be the first against the gum wall.

    gum-wall-in-seattle-wall-with-bubble-gum-at-pike-place-market-gum-wall-in-seattle-2FHD5KE.jpg
     
    theprunetang, Nov 18, 2022
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    Loved the hitchhiker's guide to bubblegum.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Yep. One does it a lot worse than the other tho
     
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    Both do it enough that nobody has faith in either party. So it's all a sham. Neither party actually cares about solving or improving anything. Just playing the political game against the other team.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Remind me which party voted against raising the minimum wage, health care, campaigns on banning abortions, against gay marriage, and then please remind me which party wanted to make abortions safe and legal, raise the min wage, and making to so gay marriage was allowed.

    Then come back to the "neither party cares" horse shit.

    You could argue they don't care as much as they should, but the DNC actually puts forth legislation that is for the betterment of people and society, whereas the GOP doesn't
     
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    They have to. If they didn't act like they are pushing those things they would be agreeing with Republicans.

    There's no money in that. At least not for long...
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I don't think they can, can they?
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    This doesn't make sense. This seems like an answer someone gives when they don't have anything else. Lol.

    It's clear one party actually cares and the other one is compromised.

    There's no "both parties" here. That much is clear.
     
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  19. Phatguysrule

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    It's pretty well proven that competition and personal races raise more money for both sides.

    I don't understand why someone would ignore the impact of money on politics.

    It's very clear to me that both parties care more about money than getting anything done. That's why both parties provide a list of donors And require their representatives to spend over 30hrs per week cold calling them and making promises.

    Don't you think our representative parties would spend that time trying to better things if they actually cared about making anything better?
     
    Phatguysrule, Nov 18, 2022
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  20. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I think you are ascribing the wrong motivations. From what I understand, most people, even politicians, hate begging for money. They do it because that's what's required to keep their jobs, individually and collectively, because winning campaigns cost money. We have a stupid campaign financing system, but it's not entirely the fault of the current crop of politicians.

    Raising campaign cash is a means to an end, not an end in itself, for any relatively honest politician.

    barfo
     
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