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In reply to the discussion: Thank you, AOC! [View all]

safeinOhio

(32,634 posts)
10. No taxation without representation.
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:34 PM
Apr 2019

If you cant vote you can’t be taxed. That is one of the reasons for this country.

Also all those Publicans would line up for jail and give up their vote to pay a penny less in taxes.

Thank you, AOC! [View all] liberalnarb Apr 2019 OP
They need to stop doubling down on this leftofcool Apr 2019 #1
What, doubling down on rationality? She's right and she's brilliant. DemocracyMouse Apr 2019 #12
Why tweet on a subject that isn't even in a bill to vote on? Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #16
What's next, Why is she not in the kitchen? LiberalLovinLug Apr 2019 #26
She's trying to attract attention instead of doing her job. She could have sponsored a bill for that Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #35
I'm reading about... the_sly_pig Apr 2019 #38
Yeah...there are a lot of people tweeting these days, which is refreshing & enjoyable. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #44
QUADRUPLING down here!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #30
People keep using the word "brilliant." murielm99 Apr 2019 #41
Brilliant because she's gone from bartender to beacon of hope... DemocracyMouse Apr 2019 #42
Has she opened all the offices in her district yet? murielm99 Apr 2019 #43
Really? DemocracyMouse Apr 2019 #45
Yes we shouldn't talk shanny Apr 2019 #27
Yes, status quo's the way to go!! Not!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #31
there is already a thread about this Mosby Apr 2019 #2
Loving AOC and glad to see more Dems are supporting her. After all of these years walkingman Apr 2019 #3
Gotta love AOC!! She's right again... as usual! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #32
or you could, ya know, qazplm135 Apr 2019 #4
Whoa ! pangaia Apr 2019 #20
sorry qazplm135 Apr 2019 #29
I am not in the AOC fan club. I'm not in anybody's fan club. :)) pangaia Apr 2019 #33
"Should a nonviolent person stopped w/ a dime bag LOSE the right to vote?": I think not. David__77 Apr 2019 #5
AOC needs a new mentor, imo. Control-Z Apr 2019 #6
Should this question be asked? watoos Apr 2019 #7
K and R. warmfeet Apr 2019 #8
She's so smart loves_da_dems Apr 2019 #9
no it isn't. Mosby Apr 2019 #19
There's that pesky slippery slope issue of which convicts get to vote, where to draw the line in a JudyM Apr 2019 #34
She maybe smart but perhaps not so much politically. nt UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #23
No taxation without representation. safeinOhio Apr 2019 #10
Speaking as someone who lives where there is a pot shop every block ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #11
Exactly AOC. People who shouldn't be in jail in the first place. YOHABLO Apr 2019 #13
"Does person X deserve the right to vote" is absolutely the wrong question to ask. paulkienitz Apr 2019 #14
She is brilliant. nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2019 #15
BTW, if you need to contact KG Apr 2019 #17
That 718# went right to her DC office. Is the Queens office not set up yet? Voicemail is full. UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #22
I don't see any correlation between a terrorist bomber and someone with a dime bag. George II Apr 2019 #18
Hey let's comment about anything and everything ! Even if they are LOSER ISSUES!! YAY!! nt UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #21
This! lillypaddle Apr 2019 #40
I love her intellect and wit more and more each day. nt iluvtennis Apr 2019 #24
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #25
GOP wants to give felons guns but not voting rights EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #28
K&R Mike Niendorff Apr 2019 #36
I don't know how I feel about this. It's not the violent criminals I worry about, Vinca Apr 2019 #37
With the multitude of problems we have to face lillypaddle Apr 2019 #39
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