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65. And you not voting will stop this somehow?

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 02:17 PM

Dec 2011

Your not voting allows teabaggers who would destroy the country while you sit it out get into power and destroy everything in their rage. You're a teabagger's dream come true. Democrats who sit it out thinking they're sending a scary message. Just like in the last election when so many of them were voted into office.

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Speaking out against the banks is terrorism now. kenfrequed Dec 2011 #1

This is what happens when you let ANY government have unchecked power to wage endless war ixion Dec 2011 #4

uh... hang a left Dec 2011 #5

Well, gee, there was a dem majority in congress when the unPATRIOTic Act was passed. ixion Dec 2011 #7

Are you a member of congress? hang a left Dec 2011 #15

We, as in We, the People. ixion Dec 2011 #20

I disagree. We don't have the kind of democracy that allows us to vote that way. gtar100 Dec 2011 #24

No, that's the way political hacks want yo to look at it ixion Dec 2011 #25

I agree in principle but it's not how it works. Two parties - that's all that's being served, gtar100 Dec 2011 #31

'Real change is from the ground up,' is correct. The GOP has done this state after state until they freshwest Dec 2011 #40

As long as we continue to vote for nineteen50 Dec 2011 #44

Do you think that will miraculously stop if you don't vote? lunatica Dec 2011 #61

The US is effectively a one party system. ixion Dec 2011 #64

And you not voting will stop this somehow? lunatica Dec 2011 #65

we're going in the same direction no matter who is in office. This is my point. ixion Dec 2011 #66

"Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos," isn't really a tenable argument. nt. harmonicon Dec 2011 #38

Really? I voted for Obama because he was better then McCain. Devil_Fish Dec 2011 #43

Uhm... Wrong. kenfrequed Dec 2011 #22

LOL... my, what a short and selective memory you have. ixion Dec 2011 #26

That's a cool link. Thanks! :) Javaman Dec 2011 #33

Last I checked kenfrequed Dec 2011 #35

My premise is that BOTH parties have contributed to the implementation of the Corporate Police State ixion Dec 2011 #36

That is a very well-turned phrase ==> CORPORATE POLICE STATE 99th_Monkey Dec 2011 #41

thanks, and feel free ixion Dec 2011 #52

Again kenfrequed Dec 2011 #55

The vast majority supported it, and this is my point. ixion Dec 2011 #56

Still haven't bother to correct yourself about the house kenfrequed Dec 2011 #59

Yep right after anthrax was mysteriously sent to dems nt rainy Dec 2011 #57

I still have questions about that kenfrequed Dec 2011 #60

Barely. It wasn't until the middle of 2001 (May) that the Democrats had the majority in the Senate Tiggeroshii Dec 2011 #74

Yeah, there's always some excuse to "keep the powder dry" ixion Dec 2011 #75

Well when a Spanish citizen flying out of a British airport hughee99 Dec 2011 #46

That is a DUZY!!! nt msanthrope Dec 2011 #63

With PermaWar comes the Unitary Presidency: SteveW Dec 2011 #10

This is the UK DissedByBush Dec 2011 #14

True, but unfortunately the U.S. seems to be "catching up." nt SteveW Dec 2011 #17

No government was involved vminfla Dec 2011 #21

the pilot, using the unPATRIOTic Act as a rationale, so... ixion Dec 2011 #23

Do you even know where Bristol is or where Ryanair is based out of vminfla Dec 2011 #27

They most certainly were, US govt or other, one enabling act or another. ixion Dec 2011 #28

Sorry, I cannot help you vminfla Dec 2011 #32

"ridiculous" is being polite tooeyeten Dec 2011 #47

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"are you now or have you ever been ............" dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #6

It's happening all over again, many possibly have no idea who he was, but I RKP5637 Dec 2011 #9

a liberal? Have we got a wall for you L. Coyote Dec 2011 #11

'Ol "Tailgunner" Joe McCarthy. A real puker. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #12

A practicing alcoholic, plus he had that slimy Roy cohen as a henchman. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #53

McCarthy illustrates how susceptible our culture is to bully politics... SteveW Dec 2011 #72

+ 100 nt Mojorabbit Dec 2011 #51

Which Christmas? dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #8

That was the U.K. Don't worry, the U.S.A. has the Bill of Rights. Octafish Dec 2011 #13

Yep, "Bill of rights???" What's that, a receipt from a store or something??? n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #16

I know that this happened in the UK but I do believe avebury Dec 2011 #18

I am proud of my little town of Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast. WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2011 #19

A scene from Idiocracy? mahina Dec 2011 #29

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So it's OK as long as it's political views sandyd921 Dec 2011 #45

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Because literature is as dangerous as terrorists proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #39

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My thought exactly! Doc Holliday Dec 2011 #50

WaPo Report With Statement From Airport.... jberryhill Dec 2011 #49

Much ado about nothing vminfla Dec 2011 #58

Don't you find it strange dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #68

Dog bites Man story vminfla Dec 2011 #69

...Mr Culatto said: "(I was told) that because of the very remote possibility rocktivity Dec 2011 #54

what if a fundie wanted to pass out religious tracts grasswire Dec 2011 #71

The airport does not permit any leafletting jberryhill Dec 2011 #73

The only REAL way to change things is: gopiscrap Dec 2011 #62

Why not boycott the airlines. Buy tickets on only those airlines that allow you on board. Islandlife Dec 2011 #67