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intaglio

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10. Seriously?

Sun May 20, 2012, 04:35 PM

May 2012

An attack on Iran,

Further downgrade of US credit rating

Funding for Planned parenthood removed

Contraception illegal or impractical in certain states

Minimum wage abolished

Children allowed to work "under strict supervision of Child Protection Services" but federal funding for CPS cut

Lily Leadbetter Act repealed

Banking and Market regulation pretty much abolished

Regulation of Oil shale and fracking industries removed

Coal mining regulation reduced

Deadly force permitted against all "disruptive demonstrations"

Minimum 5 year sentence for "illegal protest"

Union funding for political parties illegal

Privatisation of Forestry Service

EPA gutted and de-funded

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If the Republicans were to win the Senate and the White House...? [View all] kentuck May 2012 OP

Third-world country? Banana republic without the bananas? Betsy Ross May 2012 #1

Same shit we had from 2000 to 2004 titaniumsalute May 2012 #2

25-30% U3 unemployment rate (and a U6 rate of 35-40%). Easily, no coalition_unwilling May 2012 #3

Too awful to contemplate, so don't. protect our future May 2012 #4

A lot of gridlock... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #5

Ram thru "filibuster reform" and enjoy a Depression and war with Iran eom elfin May 2012 #11

If they do that, yeah. Drunken Irishman May 2012 #13

It's gonna be Hell on Earth Politicalboi May 2012 #6

Women would lose more rights lunatica May 2012 #7

Dystopia, game over (nt) davekriss May 2012 #8

Maybe.... Fla_Democrat May 2012 #9

Seriously? intaglio May 2012 #10

between the Citizens United success (buying elections = only the really wealthy count) salin May 2012 #12

things would be very different. corporations would be in charge. provis99 May 2012 #14