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Hermit-The-Prog

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36. That's a slippery slope

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 08:39 PM

Jul 2024

Next you'll be taking away voting rights of couches and dogs that get shot and dogs that get eaten and even people with brain worms. It might even lead to Jerk Dunderhead Vance losing voting rights.

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JD Vance calls for taking away voting power from "people who don't have kids": "Doesn't this mean that non- [View all] riversedge Jul 2024 OP

Does that mean I don't have to pay my school tax? debm55 Jul 2024 #1

BINGO! rurallib Jul 2024 #7

Federal taxes, state taxes, or municipal/property taxes.,... magicarpet Jul 2024 #8

Very likely, no one will pay school taxes ... Salvador Dolly Jul 2024 #34

And so I won't have a vote (I have no kids) for raising my taxes, spending my taxes, etc., etc., etc. NO. SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #2

That includes much of our military. You really thought this out, eh? keithbvadu2 Jul 2024 #3

Non parents pay more in taxes... lame54 Jul 2024 #4

Absolutely. Brenda Jul 2024 #18

Too bad for you, Lindsey Graham! Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #5

Someone gonna tell @LindseyGrahamSC and @SenatorTimScott ? riversedge Jul 2024 #6

I have 4 kids Mossfern Jul 2024 #9

On the same note, why doesn't a pregnant woman get 2 votes? FakeNoose Jul 2024 #17

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2024 #10

That's a slippery slope Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #36

Lets call his bluff ExciteBike66 Jul 2024 #11

Well, there goes the MAGA incel vote. wnylib Jul 2024 #12

Are we to take this literally - I gave birth to 2 children. Does my husband get to vote? TBF Jul 2024 #13

JD is going to torpedo Trumps campaign. Lol Oneironaut Jul 2024 #14

One of the basic tenets of the American revolution: No taxation without representation. Jim__ Jul 2024 #15

His idea was to give parents the right to cast additional votes on behalf of their children. femmedem Jul 2024 #16

The quiver-full people will like this GenThePerservering Jul 2024 #19

Does my dead child count? Coventina Jul 2024 #20

So how about this. duncang Jul 2024 #21

How about we take away voting power from people who are stupid and immoral first? milestogo Jul 2024 #22

How does that work for parents of grown offspring? Is there a 'child' cut off age? Attilatheblond Jul 2024 #23

Nothing compicated at all with implementing this. Abolishinist Jul 2024 #24

Great JustAnotherGen Jul 2024 #25

In Obama's words.."Please, proceed..." JD. Lol Mr.WeRP Jul 2024 #26

He is suggesting family voting where Klarkashton Jul 2024 #27

Well, so much for all the "Unity"... skypilot Jul 2024 #28

Engage brain before operating mouth, JD Maeve Jul 2024 #29

I'm reminded of something Ann Coulter said. Cartoonist Jul 2024 #30

There's an Ogden Nash poem that comes to mind Retrograde Jul 2024 #31

His first dig against "childless cat ladies" was misogynistic code for women who are not under the authority Timeflyer Jul 2024 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Dotty Jul 2024 #33

I had to listen to the video several times to convince myself he really said that. TomSlick Jul 2024 #35