The Logic of Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie

[PhroX]

Republicans certainly do except when it disagrees with their views. But the only reason they do is because it allows them to pass their discriminatory laws on at least the state level when they can't do so on the national level.

And now that the so-called "leftists", which represent 20% of the population, have supposedly somehow made marijuana legal in a handful of states, they don't care for it one bit.

Yeah, the group that is now Republicans within US politics has always had an...interesting...relationship with "Sate's Rights". They love shouting about it from the rooftops, and in general they do favour it.....right up to the point at which it comes into conflict with something else they value. In which case "State's Rights" almost inevitably takes a back seat.

Even a century and a half ago it was like this. The South was all for "State's Rights", except when the right in question was that of Northern states to take actions that could potentially harm slavery. At which point, the South were perfectly happy to trample all over said rights (e.g. the Fugitive Slave Act).

 

[Sommerswerd]

Expecting sensible drug policy from the GOP is a fool's errand at this point. They're completely in bed with the for-profit prison system, and those guys LOOOOOOVE the war on drugs because it makes them rich. All of the stuff about it's safety and blah blah blah is a smoke screen, the real reason Republicans are against the legalization is because it would make their patrons less wealthy. Follow the money.

This.

While its true that the prison-profiteers, the alcohol-profiteers and the tobacco-profiteers have waged a propaganda campaign to keep weed illegal, I don't think the majority of poor/lower middle class Republicans have been buying it. They smoke weed. And alot of the wealthy Republicans know better, because they smoked weed when they were they were younger.

When the overwhelming majority wanted pot to be illegal, it was probably because they were just older, had little experience with pot and regarded it as something hippies and minorities did. Now, most people have probably had some experience with pot and (according to Gallup anyway) the majority supports legalization.

 

[abradley]

Did you actually just state that the Democrats are in "control" of the black sections of segregated towns and cities because most blacks vote Democrat? That this even means any resulting problems from rampant institutional racism in the US must therefore be their fault?

Their's and the Prog/Libs/Dems for not following through on their promises.

Well, good for you I guess. Pat yourself on the back for making such a statement after the above comments.

No need.

Gee, what a surprise.

If you really cared about blacks, any other minority, and even womens' rights you wouldn't be one.

You get funnier with each post. Let's see, are the Progs going to do for women the same as the Blacks.

 

[Commodore]

Does any of this really matter? I mean it's not like Fiorina or Christie have a snowball's chance in hell of getting elected, so who cares what their stances on the issues are?

 

[warpus]

Is "Progs" a new "clever" way that some people are calling liberals that's supposed to sound offensive or something?

 

[Antilogic]

Is "Progs" a new "clever" way that some people are calling liberals that's supposed to sound offensive or something?

Probably focus-grouped to hell like "Democrat Party" (it sounds like rat and has a more negative connotation). You know those righties, can't wait to turn another word into a pejorative.

 

[Sommerswerd]

You know those righties

You mean those "cons?"

 

[abradley]

Is "Progs" a new "clever" way that some people are calling liberals that's supposed to sound offensive or something?

Clever, not really, just a lazy way to post 'Progressive', like I post Repub rather than Republican.

 

[Antilogic]

You mean those "cons?"

Hey, I say lefties and righties! No connotation besides a jovial tone!

Although if you were to start typing CONservative over and over, we might get suspicious.

Clever, not really, just a lazy way to post 'Progressive', like I post Repub rather than Republican.

I'm heavily considering requesting a user name change to Bull Prog.

 

[Berzerker]

Probably focus-grouped to hell like "Democrat Party" (it sounds like rat and has a more negative connotation). You know those righties, can't wait to turn another word into a pejorative.

I doubt either party deserves to be called democratic or republican