Why NOT to vote Republican

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9-17-22, 3:47pm
Alan

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Originally Posted by jp1

No. I have eyes and ears that work just fine.

I'm glad to know that, I was afraid you may have been closing one eye and squinting with the other to see only what you want while simultaneously blasting rap music loud enough to shake the windows to screen out what you'd rather not hear. Based upon your proclamations, I'm still not certain that you're not. :D
9-17-22, 5:24pm
Teacher Terry

The people registered and were given hearings on Monday morning for example in Washington state and then sent to Massachusetts. I would think the border agents that did this would face consequences for their actions. I have lived in Kansas and it’s a red state. 3 1/2 years was sufficient.
9-17-22, 5:26pm
JaneV2.0

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Originally Posted by jp1

Personally I love the way he uses the power of the government to bully people who use their first amendment rights in ways that he doesn't approve of. And denigrates high school kids who dare to be concerned about their health in the middle of a pandemic. And supports the republican policy of trying to bully LGBTQ folks back into the closet, even getting legislation passed in support of that goal. And now he's getting his "hate the brown people" cred. This guy is a rockstar of republican values.

And don't forget how he fired the whistleblower who exposed the COVID statistics he was concealing. I haven't heard anything good about him yet. And I have a built-in bias against mean-spirited, vindictive bullies.
9-17-22, 5:32pm
JaneV2.0

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Originally Posted by Teacher Terry

The people registered and were given hearings on Monday morning for example in Washington state and then sent to Massachusetts. I would think the border agents that did this would face consequences for their actions. I have lived in Kansas and it’s a red state. 3 1/2 years was sufficient.

There are attorneys working on this, I understand. Apparently DeSantis broke a federal law against kidnapping by inveiglement (laws are only for the little people, right?} in which the kidnappers lie to their victims in order to get them on transport. I'd love to see him charged and convicted, but I don't hold out much hope.
9-17-22, 5:36pm
jp1

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Originally Posted by Alan

I'm glad to know that, I was afraid you may have been closing one eye and squinting with the other to see only what you want while simultaneously blasting rap music loud enough to shake the windows to screen out what you'd rather not hear. Based upon your proclamations, I'm still not certain that you're not. :D

I’ll indulge you one example this week and then you can go back to sleep. Only 3 Republican senators don’t hate gay people enough that they’d re willing to support the marriage equality act.
9-17-22, 6:23pm
frugal-one

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Originally Posted by Alan

I'm glad to know that, I was afraid you may have been closing one eye and squinting with the other to see only what you want while simultaneously blasting rap music loud enough to shake the windows to screen out what you'd rather not hear. Based upon your proclamations, I'm still not certain that you're not. :D

Talking about yourself. Blind to what you don't want to see.
9-17-22, 6:30pm
Alan

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Originally Posted by frugal-one

Talking about yourself. Blind to what you don't want to see.

Please tell me what I don't want to see, and be specific if you can, I'm interested.
9-17-22, 6:36pm
Alan

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Originally Posted by jp1

I’ll indulge you one example this week and then you can go back to sleep. Only 3 Republican senators don’t hate gay people enough that they’d re willing to support the marriage equality act.

Oh, I doubt any of those Senators hate gay people as a group, maybe a few obnoxious ones but that doesn't make your point. I think it's more likely that they are not in favor of taking yet another action designed to usurp authority from states (which actually have that authority) and transferring it to the Federal Government (which does not). The idea of legislating something you have no authority over seems to be one of those assaults against democracy that everyone gets worked up over, when it suits them.

Oh, and I tried naps for a while after retiring but found that they disrupted my night-time rest. YMMV
9-17-22, 7:07pm
JaneV2.0

Leaving human rights to the states has been tried before. It never ends well.
9-17-22, 7:31pm
frugal-one

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Originally Posted by Alan

Please tell me what I don't want to see, and be specific if you can, I'm interested.

I have done that ad nauseam. Go go back and you shall see. Getting old repeating... That is your mode of operation.

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