We Are Republicans With a Plea: Elect Democrats in 2022

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Patricio Da Silva, Oct 11, 2021.

  1. drluggit

    drluggit Well-Known Member

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    Sorry you don't understand the difference between actual court vacancies and adding seats to the bench to increase the total number of seats and then fill those additional seats with more of your crony progressives. Fear not, the rest of us do know the difference.
     
  2. drluggit

    drluggit Well-Known Member

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    Nah. Liberty will prevail. And the tyranny of the mob you represent will be defeated Thats why the US is a republic. Of course you forgot this part..
     
  3. drluggit

    drluggit Well-Known Member

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    LOL.. you mean, as long as judges adopt your BS? That's what is the only acceptable path for you? Unlikely. Get used to losing in court. A lot.
     
  4. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    Rhetoric is not a valid counter argument.
    So, when the stats favor repubs, they (and you ) are quick to use them to make the case.

    But, when they are not, 'politicians are not responsible'.

    That fact extinguishes your rebuttal.
     
  5. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    You know the difference on what is not important, but you do not grasp what is important.
     
  6. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    6/3 is wrong. But you don't give a damn if the court is out of step with America.

    If they shoot down R v W, that is going to blow back in a big way on republicans.
     
  7. Steady Pie

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    It helps Biden more if they vote for him, but it still hurts the GOP candidate if a GOP voter abstains or votes third party.

    Example: Biden 1001 votes, GOP 1000 votes, third party 100 votes. If the last Republican voter now comes to the poll booth and abstains that takes this away from the GOP.
     
  8. Doofenshmirtz

    Doofenshmirtz Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You are mistaking me with another forum member. My position on politicians in both parties is consistent. (Remember, you called me a cynic)

    On the issue of being delusional, you are not in a position to criticize with clean hands.
     
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    I'll never understand why these people think they're comments have anything to do with what Republican voters think.
     
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    Polydectes Well-Known Member

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    Perhaps the 1200 folks CNN call a really locked up in the basement and fed the fish heads. If they vote the right way to get an hour of sunlight.
     
  11. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    If, in your example, those third party votes had been cast for Biden, it wouldn't have been as close of a close race, reducing chances for audits, challenges, he could have one more clearly.


    I'd say my scenario is more likely than yours. It is rare than national elections are that close. I think Gore v Bush was the last one that was that close. I, therefore, stand by my previous comment.
     
  12. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    No, I distinctively recall your making the case for repubs over dems based on CA dems policies in CA.

    Wasn't that you?

    Therefore, I stand by my previous comment.
     
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    The claim I was responding to was that a third party vote or abstention by GOP voters only helps Trump/GOP, not that it helps Biden but not enough.
     
  14. Kal'Stang

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    Again, SCOTUS does not represent anyone. That is Congress's job.
     
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    Steady Pie Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What is a real conservative party to you? I can't remember a time when the GOP was for small government.
     
  16. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    Okay.
     
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    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    They don't represent directly, but they are right wingers, and many of their decisions on hot button issues will favor the right.

    That is the point. If they respect stare decisis on Roe v Wade, I'll reconsider that position.

    Otherwise, my point stands.
     
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    Yours is worse.
     
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    They will uphold the Texas law and will do nothing about New York's law regarding same. Abortion will go back to being a local decision rather than a federal one. Which by the way is as it should be.
     
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    Yeah right and there are only two types of leftists Stslinists and Maoist. And the only difference is the number of dead bodies they stack up.
     
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    Ah, you made the common mistake of viewing a position on a single issue as support for the entire party with a similar position. Others make similar mistakes on others issues. I get called a liberal when discussing abortion, drug laws, and gay marriage.

    Dem policies in CA do give us a preview of what we can expect when they have super majority control. High taxes, poverty, crumbling infrastructure, poor performing schools, toxic environment, and of course, feces! Noticing these facts does not make me a Repub.
     
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    SCOTUS has a history of overturning past SCOTUS decisions. Long before the people currently on the bench. Do you think that there were those that said the same thing as you?
     
  23. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    Not by me. You are a libertarian on those issues ( as am I ). But, you are no liberal.

    High taxes by those who can afford the burden. Lower taxes for everyone else.

    Crumbling infrastructure is a bipartisan thing, and Trump and the republicans couldn't get it done.

    The verdict isn't out yet, with dems.

    Don't lecture this forum on feces, when Trump fans literally spread it around on the congress in 1/6.
     
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    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    Sometimes, but stare decisis is a thing, otherwise it wouldn't be a thing.
     
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    It is the most telling issue! It is primary evidence of mental disease or defect to believe otherwise!
     

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