Why NOT to vote Republican

[Alan]

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

I went back for a bit and reviewed your posts. I see that you make accusations such as in your latest post and express a few opinions, which can all be summed up in just a couple of words such as "Republicans suck", but I don't see anything specific. I'll keep my eyes open for it though.

[jp1]

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

Thanks for confirming that you wouldn’t understand. I’m sure you thought the civil rights acts of the 60’s were a bad idea too. Jesse helms and David duke thank you for your support.

[frugal-one]

I went back for a bit and reviewed your posts. I see that you make accusations such as in your latest post and express a few opinions, which can all be summed up in just a couple of words such as "Republicans suck", but I don't see anything specific. I'll keep my eyes open for it though.

MANY MANY times I have told you to "get your head out of the sand!" That is your mode of operation. It is understandable though, you want to believe things are a certain way, even if they are not....

[JaneV2.0]

Passing the Equal Rights Amendment still hasn't happened. Hope springs eternal, though. Such an enlightened country...

[Alan]

MANY MANY times I have told you to "get your head out of the sand!" That is your mode of operation.

LOL, I guess that makes sense to someone, but unfortunately not me.

[Alan]

Thanks for confirming that you wouldn’t understand. I’m sure you thought the civil rights acts of the 60’s were a bad idea too. Jesse helms and David duke thank you for your support.

I don't have a problem with civil rights, the Declaration of Independence specifically states that all men are created equal, which was an important part of our break from Britain and just an overall good thing to base a new government on, even if it took a while.

I think the tendency among some of you here to tarnish other members with wild, unsubstantiated accusations is in bad form, we can do better than that.

[jp1]

Yes. Perhaps we can do better. Like not throwing out the racist canard ‘states rights’ when discussing civil rights.

[Alan]

Yes. Perhaps we can do better. Like not throwing out the racist canard ‘states rights’ when discussing civil rights.

That's another thing, I think the popular habit of calling everything racist and everyone we disagree with fascists has completely taken the stigma out of the terms. We shouldn't do that either.

[JaneV2.0]

I don't have a problem with civil rights, the Declaration of Independence specifically states that all men are created equal, which was an important part of our break from Britain and just an overall good thing to base a new government on, even if it took a while. ....

Yeah--it makes me feel so secure and included to know the government considers all men created equal.

[Alan]

Yeah--it makes me feel so secure and included to know the government considers all men created equal.

LOL, I knew the founders were brilliant but I suppose they were prescient too. They probably knew that someday gender would just be a state of mind and used 'man' as a placeholder for everyone.