Somehow, I think we can communicate and post without snark and snideThis from a man who posts nothing else.
It's always a sign you are winning an argument when your adversary starts going off on irrelevant tangents or simply posts emoticons. Lightweight drop out ex-burger flippers and booger flickers who think they are educated think they are intellectuals because they watch the Daily Show and Bill Maher. Making a fool of yourself is one of the great American freedoms.
If Republicans are so sure they can win the vote, why do they keep passing laws making it hard for Democrats to vote?
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Glander
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Berengaria
Thanks for making my point
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Glander
geez, No need to get all sulky. Thought you had a sense of humor.
Nice way to avoid the same question I asked NC. Do you still maintain that the Bush/Gore election decision was illegal?
After all, it is pertinent to the thread topic and y'all brought it up. Why the reluctance to answer a straightforward question after one of the responders here went to the trouble to give you the facts?
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NewChapter
The election was completely legal. That was proven in court. However since so many votes remained uncounted during the recount the question will always remain. Those of us that loved Bush and miss him will always be able to point to the courts that the vote was legal. Those of us that found Bush an embarrassment that tanked the economy, lied to the public about wmd's, and instituted torture as something to further taint the reputation of our country, we will always suspect the election was stolen.
Just like those that hate Obama will always suspect that he wasn't born here, is a Muslim, and a socialist--all evidence to the contrary.
Big Deal.
NC
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Glander
NC - "The election was completely legal. That was proven in court"
Thanks, NC. See how a little information can change your rhetoric in less that 24 hours?
yesterday - " Remember how Bush stole the election with the uncounted Florida votes?"
NC
Berengaria....?
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NewChapter
Oh, I still think Bush stole the election. Laws can always be maniupulated to allow for theft. Afterall, how many people were prosecuted for the Wall Street fiasco? Doesn't make them innocent.
NC
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Diest
No Supreme court decisions are illegal by definitin, but many have been wrong.... Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944) was very wrong. But I think you ignore the purpose of this thread.....ANYONE who uses laws to disenfranchise citizens is wrong. So dont get bogged down in the past, just remembere that the majority of these laws passed are by republicans. Wait another few years when the Latino vote comes into full force....the republicans will be dead ducks.
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NewChapter
No Supreme court decisions are illegal by definitin, but many have been wrong
Thank you, Diest, for stating this so simply. This is exactly what I was trying to say.
NC
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botchtowersociety
When an ineligible individual votes, my legal vote is nullified and disenfranchised. I vote for candidate X, but if a fraud vote goes to candidate Y I am disenfranchised!
Reasonable protections against vote fraud are therefore necessary to prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
Here in FL I must present my photo ID and it is checked against voter records.
Why do Democrats hate that? Why don't other states do the same thing?
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botchtowersociety
Wait another few years when the Latino vote comes into full force....the republicans will be dead ducks.
From a latino voter, I wouldn't bank on it, if I were you.
Record Number of Latino Republicans to Join New Congress
WASHINGTON, DC -The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund released the following statement regarding the composition of the 112th U.S. Congress: “The 112th Congress that convenes next January will have a record number of Latino Republicans in the U.S. House, and a new member in the U.S. Senate:- Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio becomes the one Hispanic Republica member of the U.S. Senate since retired Senator Mel Martínez held the seat.
- In Idaho’s 1st district, Raúl Labrador becomes the first Latino to represent the state in the U.S. Congress. He defeats Rep. Walter Minnick (D).
- In Florida’s 25th district, former Florida State Representative David Rivera defeats former Executive Director of the Cuban American National Foundation Joe García (D).
- In Texas’ 17th district, businessman and political newcomer Bill Flores defeats longtime Rep. Chet Edwards (D). Flores becomes the first Republican Latino to represent that district.
- In Texas’ 23rd district, businessman Francisco Canseco defeats Rep. Ciro Rodríguez (D).
- In Washington State’s 3rd district, Representative Jaime Herrera becomes the state’s first Latina to represent the state in the U.S. Congress, defeating businessman Danny Heck.
Several of these candidates successfully ran in districts which do not have Latino majorities, demonstrating that Latinos are able to run in non-Latino districts and can have broad appeal across all ethnicities and communities.
These new members-elect will join newly reelected members Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Díaz-Balart of Florida for a record total of eight Republican Latinos in both chambers.
Last night’s election saw losses for two Latino members of the U.S. House Ciro Rodríguez (D) of Texas and John Salazar (D) of Colorado. The NALEO Educational Fund thanks them for their service, and we are confident they will continue to be active members of our community.
The result of the race between Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D) and R. Blake Farenthold (R) is yet to be determined.
The NALEO Educational Fund is currently conducting analyses of exit polls and other data to show the impact Latino voters have had on key competitive races across the country this election cycle.”