Absolutely, Alan. Look at West Virginia.
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Absolutely, Alan. Look at West Virginia.
They are on record as being against most environmental protection laws. That is no secret either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
"Republicans boasted that with this bill, they have cut the EPA's funding by 20% since 2010."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/14/politi...inners-losers/
most anyone who identifies as Rep or Dem should be voted out. Vote them all out!*Quote:
Vote them out. EVery last one of them. At the national level and at the state and local level. Anyone who self identifies as a republican should be voted out, period.
And what do you support if your a Democrat? Targetted assasination with a kill list, drone warfare, the NSA, the NDAA, the police state, growing inequality (oh never mind their pretty words look all around you - look at the world bipartisan trade bills and bank bailouts have made - don't believe their words - believe your own lying eyes!), silencing of all whistleblowers, silencing of the press, fracking every single state with poisoned water supplies, oil flowing from the tarsands, global climate agreements sabotaged, immigration deals for skilled workers to replace your job (probably not going to happen though), secret trade deals to establish corporate rule and overthrow soverignty and your ability to influence even local government, secret laws, sercret courts! This is what lesser of two evils makes possible. Vote them all out! Vote them all out!* Primary! Take to the streets! Boycott! Protest! Drop out! Resist! Disobey! If you do not resist and keep pretending our problems can be solved with a corrupt system you allow all this, the destruction of the world.Quote:
As nasty and partisan and nutty as the party has become, if you say you are republican you are condoning every bit of it. The voter suppression, the attack on women's rights, the push for establishing their religious theocracy, the fight against marriage equality, all of it.
* I don't actually support a mindless voting them all out, that was rhetorical, I support reviewing their voting records. However if you hold the issues above as deal breakers, you will find very few people that you can in good conscience vote for (at least in the duopoly). But if you do find them: vote them IN! Vote them IN! :)
Vote the lesser of two evils. The Republicans aren't going to have less drones and wire tapping, and at least with the Dems you'd have tougher EPA laws, expanded Medicaid in every state and no voter suppression laws.
Gosh, I wonder why the 2010 budget increased 35% over 2009? You don't think it's finally getting back on track do you?Quote:
Originally Posted by try2bfrugal
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Learn more about EPA’s Proposed FY 2014 Budget.
Fiscal Year Enacted Budget Workforce FY 2013 $7,901,104,000 15,913 FY 2012 $8,449,385,000 17,106 FY 2011 $8,682,117,000 17,359 FY 2010 $10,297,864,000 17,278 FY 2009 $7,643,674,000 17,049 FY 2008 $7,472,324,000 16,916 FY 2007 $7,725,130,000 17,072 FY 2006 $7,617,416,000 17,355
Every state in the union almost is being fracked but we debate EPA budgets. Fighting for seats on the titanic.
I don't know. Why don't you ask someone who lives in West Virginia?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
I don't view either party as the "lesser" of two evils though. They are both evil, just in different ways, not necessarily in "lesser" or "greater" ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by try2bfrugal
I will confess, I am a member of the Republican Party, so that I can participate in caucuses and attend the conventions and attempt to sway some people with my small-l libertarian ways. (The local Democratic Party is so locked up in back-room deals and cronyism that there is simply no chance for an interested individual to participate effectively.)
I'm also, shock, an elected official. A Republican. In a county that votes 60-70% Democrat. On my winning platform of "I won't spend your tax dollars wastefully."
So you better vote me out, apparently I'm evil too...
Oh it's not really a budget debate, it's a debate about how terrible Republicans are. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ApatheticNoMore
It's not personal, it's your policies. Other than that, everyone on this forum could sit and enjoy a beer and others' company.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan