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Sanity Claws

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12. I really don't understand this

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:46 AM

Aug 2018

People who are gay or transgendered need to eat and have a roof over their heads, just like everyone else. Why should the government encourage bigotry that affects people's ability to provide for themselves?

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LePage joins court brief asking to make discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identit [View all] jpak Aug 2018 OP

"National importance"? Ohiogal Aug 2018 #1

And this is why I don't like Christians!!! atreides1 Aug 2018 #2

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Please do not lump all Christians into one group. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #10

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n/t means "no text" below the subject line. Just a FYI. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #5

After they squeeze all non-straight people from the workforce, then what? bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #4

The same with their views on immigration. paleotn Aug 2018 #7

He's a "friend of the court", and an enemy of the people (nt) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2018 #8

What else would you call it? Firestorm49 Aug 2018 #9

What is wrong with these hateful people? Politicub Aug 2018 #11

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WTF is wrong with these people? Initech Aug 2018 #14

That's just evil. Codeine Aug 2018 #15

Bigotry...this is all this is, simple and plain bigotry...this is the gop's true colors ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #16

All these rethuglicans xxqqqzme Aug 2018 #17

Saudi Seems More Appropriate ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #18