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10. How are we different from banana republics? Don't say,

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Fri May 29, 2015, 10:15 AM

May 2015

"Yes, we have no bananas. We have no bananas today."

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The Conservatives Who Gutted the Voting Rights Act Are Now Challenging ‘One Person, One Vote’ [View all] octoberlib May 2015 OP

In all honesty, this county has become disgusting... world wide wally May 2015 #1

So have a lot of the other counties KamaAina May 2015 #2

I t's becoming almost scary. We're dealing with an opposing party who has octoberlib May 2015 #5

K&R LongTomH May 2015 #3

Believe it or not, it's also under attack in liberal Marin County KamaAina May 2015 #4

Interesting. Thanks for posting! octoberlib May 2015 #6

Where I am, it's too early sulphurdunn May 2015 #21

Wouldn't this kind of logic let people who don't have kids off the hook Jackpine Radical May 2015 #28

You got it. KamaAina May 2015 #38

This could bode very poorly for California. herding cats May 2015 #7

Yes it does BrotherIvan May 2015 #8

I won't be surprised if this does make it past this SC. herding cats May 2015 #18

IMO Quackers May 2015 #9

But it would have to be accurately counted, and that hasn't happened in this country in years. nt valerief May 2015 #11

How are we different from banana republics? Don't say, valerief May 2015 #10

That brings something to mind… Jackpine Radical May 2015 #29

What next, reverting to counting only property owners? n/t Gormy Cuss May 2015 #12

Eventually, yes... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #15

Some Conservatives really want that, no kidding. n/t MicaelS May 2015 #16

And then only white male ones. KamaAina May 2015 #39

The conservatives long for the 'Good Old Days' -- pre-1790 LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2015 #40

k&r bigtree May 2015 #13

Notice to Justices Scalia, Alito and Thomas SCantiGOP May 2015 #14

K&R. I read about this the other Ilsa May 2015 #17

These MFers spend all their time figuring out ways to cheat and hurt others. Avalux May 2015 #19

SCOTUS Ruling in favor of Blum will be an Intolerable Act eom LarryNM May 2015 #20

Of course, should this abomination sulphurdunn May 2015 #22

As the oligarchy gain more and more economic power AgingAmerican May 2015 #23

Republicans are some tireless bastards. DocMac May 2015 #24

they don't they are blood sucking vampires... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive May 2015 #25

Representation HassleCat May 2015 #26

How often would these districts be reassessed? cascadiance May 2015 #31

What he's trying to do is disturbing, but the title is misleading. Springslips May 2015 #27

One person , one vote has more to do with equal voting representation between urban and rural areas. octoberlib May 2015 #33

Makes sense. Springslips May 2015 #41

We don't send politicians to office to represent just the people who voted for them. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #30

+1 octoberlib May 2015 #34

These people are absolute monsters. Initech May 2015 #35

The GOP, if you cannot win DonCoquixote May 2015 #36

I think they really want it to get like it used to be, to be able to vote you have to own acreage. LiberalArkie May 2015 #37

K&R Paka May 2015 #42

There are whites that have ZERO problem with this.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #43

Sounds like a slightly less exclusionary version sulphurdunn May 2015 #44

Yip the wingnuts can't win on ideology so just tinker with voter restrictions/now representation UTUSN May 2015 #45

You don't have to be a voter to be helped or harmed by the laws passed by the legislature. Beartracks Jun 2015 #46

Great reply! And so true. octoberlib Jun 2015 #47

Blum is a racist bigoted scumbag. blackspade Jun 2015 #48