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safeinOhio

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1. If you can't vote, you shouldn't have to pay taxes.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 08:07 AM

Oct 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representation

"No taxation without representation" is a political sloganthat originated in the American Revolution, and which expressed one of the primary grievances of the American colonists against Great Britain. In short, many colonistsbelieved that as they were not represented in the distant British parliament, any taxes it imposed on the colonists (such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts) were unconstitutional, and were a denial of the colonists' rights as Englishmen.

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Trump Celebrates Low Black Voter Turnout [View all] babylonsister Oct 2020 OP

If you can't vote, you shouldn't have to pay taxes. safeinOhio Oct 2020 #1

Black Americans are fired up and flocking to the polls Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #2

Hell YEAH, R!! If I wasn't so fried, I could round up 76 videos of Black voters standing in line or Leghorn21 Oct 2020 #3

Thanks, I needed that this morning. dameatball Oct 2020 #6

Okay. That's the third time I've seen that video. Baitball Blogger Oct 2020 #8

The name of the song is the "Cha Cha Slide", although I can't find the version that's in this video Leghorn21 Oct 2020 #16

Thank you! Baitball Blogger Oct 2020 #18

Making voting fun...coming to a location near you! Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #17

Lies! Sunsky Oct 2020 #4

Read several articles yesterday spouting the same thing . . . Iliyah Oct 2020 #5

I don't see that where I live in Illinois at all beachbumbob Oct 2020 #7

we must be neighbors Bob jcgoldie Oct 2020 #10

what an odd thing to celebrate... jcgoldie Oct 2020 #9

Maybe in one county and that's the one with the screwed up mailing uponit7771 Oct 2020 #11

So, it WASN'T the black turnout in the South Carolina primary that propelled Biden? GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #12

He was also shown on CNN minutes ago... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #13

My entire family is fired up to get rid of that moron. Blue_true Oct 2020 #14

No Doubt! Aepps22 Oct 2020 #15