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Sounds reasonable NoOneMan Mar 2014 #1
Yes, reasonable ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #13
Either way gets you just about the same these days NoOneMan Mar 2014 #16
Okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #18
But to be fair.... NoOneMan Mar 2014 #24
If you STILL think that... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #25
Obama has joined the war against wages with advocating TPP. I'm done with him. nt livingwagenow Mar 2014 #30
He is going to end the exemptions for Overtime pay...TPP hasn't happened yet... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #33
Would you vote for a candidate who made it a campaign priority to repeal NAFTA? JJChambers Mar 2014 #2
No, I've heard that lie before from candidates. nt livingwagenow Mar 2014 #5
So you are planning not to vote ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #14
Obama promised to renegotiate or repeal NAFTA NoOneMan Mar 2014 #7
What if they wanted to repeal NAFTA but cut Social Security? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #27
I suppose that's up to the one-issue NAFTA voter JJChambers Mar 2014 #28
... tammywammy Mar 2014 #3
Let us know how that works out for ya'. ret5hd Mar 2014 #4
How's free trade working for you? look around you.. nt livingwagenow Mar 2014 #10
what a bunch of idiotic, xenophobic nonsense. Go off and pout in your corner then. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #6
Good question JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #31
Welcome to the State of Irrelevance. MineralMan Mar 2014 #8
A Democrat made me poorer than any Rethug ever has. livingwagenow Mar 2014 #19
I see. Please Proceed. MineralMan Mar 2014 #22
FUD'ers gotta FUD...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #9
Aint it s'posed to be FUD'ers gotta starve? nt livingwagenow Mar 2014 #12
how about that new Overtime pay? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #29
How will anyone discern you from the crowd of apathetics? How about write-ins? cprise Mar 2014 #11
Capital letters... SidDithers Mar 2014 #15
Is this a parody? nobodyspecial Mar 2014 #17
Change doesn't happen by voting for free traders either, does it? nt livingwagenow Mar 2014 #26
peace. nt dionysus Mar 2014 #20
I love that graphic from Tombstone. functioning_cog Mar 2014 #34
well as long as you don't vote at all, WhiteTara Mar 2014 #21
K Codeine Mar 2014 #23
lol. ok. sounds like a winning strategy to have your voice heard. functioning_cog Mar 2014 #32
Congradulations. You've made yourself irrelevant. jeff47 Mar 2014 #35
 

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)
16. Either way gets you just about the same these days
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:11 PM
Mar 2014

But one method leaves you with a spare 30-60 minutes to enjoy a walk, a hit of pot, a round of masturbation, a sitcom, or whatever else may float your boat. Hell, that's living. Each and every moment.

 

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)
24. But to be fair....
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:15 PM
Mar 2014

You could always smoke pot, walk to a ballot office and masturbate behind the curtain to a sitcom on a smartphone these days. So honestly, its never black and white completely. Life is full of shades of grey

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
25. If you STILL think that...
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:15 PM
Mar 2014

Today Obama is going to turn back the travesty that George Bush created by exempting millions of Americans from Overtime Pay

THAT alone proves you wrong....

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
33. He is going to end the exemptions for Overtime pay...TPP hasn't happened yet...
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:19 PM
Mar 2014

but you take both those issues for granted!

 

JJChambers

(1,115 posts)
2. Would you vote for a candidate who made it a campaign priority to repeal NAFTA?
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:03 PM
Mar 2014

One issue voters are scary to me.

 

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)
7. Obama promised to renegotiate or repeal NAFTA
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:05 PM
Mar 2014

I don't think campaign promises really mean anything besides "vote for me".

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
6. what a bunch of idiotic, xenophobic nonsense. Go off and pout in your corner then.
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:04 PM
Mar 2014
A full ban of TPP and a harsh prison sentence for any politician that introduces similar legislation, ever again


Um, perhaps you should read the constitution, assuming you care about that.

American corporations will use only American citizen workers or do serious prison time.


So, you favor deporting all documented and undocumented immigrants?


JustAnotherGen

(38,054 posts)
31. Good question
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:18 PM
Mar 2014

I'm very interested in the answer . . .


So, you favor deporting all documented and undocumented immigrants?

 

livingwagenow

(373 posts)
19. A Democrat made me poorer than any Rethug ever has.
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:13 PM
Mar 2014

Bill Clinton.

Bubba put me in this state. Voting for Bubba. Apathy gets me the same result.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
29. how about that new Overtime pay?
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:17 PM
Mar 2014

does that not buy any meals?

the workforce has been fleeced for billions because of this BUSH decision.

cprise

(8,445 posts)
11. How will anyone discern you from the crowd of apathetics? How about write-ins?
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:07 PM
Mar 2014

You should at least stage a write-in protest: You could base it on a third party, or you could pick a non-politician that any voter anywhere could write-in thus creating an easily recognized protest vote.

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)
17. Is this a parody?
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:12 PM
Mar 2014

If not, I'm sure all of those Republicans who get in while more liberal people like you will be sure to get right on passing your agenda. Change does NOT happen by holding your breath like a 2-year-old.

WhiteTara

(31,260 posts)
21. well as long as you don't vote at all,
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:13 PM
Mar 2014

go away. If you plan to vote for a different party, go far, far away.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
35. Congradulations. You've made yourself irrelevant.
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:19 PM
Mar 2014

Since your demands will never be met, there's no reason for anyone to seek your vote. So you've just made yourself irrelevant.

Good job!

Here's an alternative: Provide an incentive for politicians to move your way - tell them you're going to vote in the primary for the candidate that is closest to your position. Over time, you'll drag the party in the direction you want to go.

Will that work? Well, it's how the Republicans got to where they are now.

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