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RKP5637

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8. There are a lot of truly fucked up states/places in the US today. When I was a kid this would have

Reply to OldDem2012 (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:11 AM

Dec 2012

been unbelievable, anything, even remotely like this. The problem I see is the loonies continue to rise up to higher levels of authority and power because often "we the people" do not pay enough attention to whom we are really voting for. It's ugly, dangerous and crap like this will eventually take this country under with respect to freedom and any sense of privacy and autonomy ... and basic human rights and humanity. In this state, Kansas, they would love to have a theocratic dystopia.

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Ten years ago I would never have believed these kinds of actions to be even remotely possible. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #1

There are a lot of truly fucked up states/places in the US today. When I was a kid this would have RKP5637 Dec 2012 #8

Ten years ago and more, they happened every day and nobody cared ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #14

Not to this extent. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #15

Actually it was much worse ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #17

So much for the Hypocratic Oath---- randr Dec 2012 #2

We must do all we can to recover from this slippery slope the GOP is taking us down. Evangalize and Ninga Dec 2012 #3

The new Michigan state motto should be SoCalNative Dec 2012 #4

this is truly fucking insane rurallib Dec 2012 #5

See #6. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #7

Yes, some ProSense Dec 2012 #13

They tried to do similar in Kansas. It made it through the teabagger house, the teabagger governor RKP5637 Dec 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #9

This is where religion goes get the red out Dec 2012 #10

We need to make sure we never have another (R) Governor here. EVER! Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #11

Here's the sad ProSense Dec 2012 #12

I watch Rachel too. Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #18

We need a constitutional amendment banning the tea party. Initech Dec 2012 #16

Examples of the bigotry this could enable muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #19