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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:24 PM
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I, for one, welcome our new overlords
Edited on Tue Jan-19-10 09:25 PM by jpak




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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:25 PM
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1. Overlords? People chose them in a democratic vote or by not voting
either way the won fair and square because more people voted for them then the alternative
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:31 PM
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4. "Voting" and democratic rule have little in common. So what? Hitler was voted into power.
That's precisely why Plato believed democracy would lead to despotism. Whoever is more "persuasive" wins, regardless of where true interest lies.
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:34 PM
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6. Wanna pass any "progressive" bill in the Senate - these are your gate keepers
None...Shall...Pass...

Ni!
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:26 PM
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2. Ack. Two Lucies holding the football. I've grown to hate them and their "moderate" shtick.
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:29 PM
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3. I hear ya, but they are the new High Holy POTUSs in Chief
:cry:
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:38 PM
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9. They're going to get to rule until Jan. 2011 at the least
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:33 PM
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5. Snowe I almost vaguely like. Collins is just a massive prick.
Faux-moderates, both of them, Collins just a little more sickeningly faux than Snowe. Unfortunately, I think they'll die before being voted out, due to the pathetic wishy-washy faux-moderate electorate in Maine.
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:37 PM
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7. Are you old enough to vote, young lady?
:yourock:

:toast:

:hi:
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:50 PM
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10. Actually yes I am now, and registered in ME although I am not currently there.
Maine this past November was a travesty, but I can't help but be positive in the end because it was nothing at all like CA--nothing at all permanent in it. It took ME 3 tries to get sexual orientation as a protected class past a people's veto, and I'll wait and vote each time until SSM sticks as well.

MA is just an epic fail on Coakley's part. Terrible, terrible campaign.

:toast: to voting, nonetheless. :)
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 10:04 PM
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11. When I left for school, I always kept my voting status in the Pine Tree State
Real 1776 Democracy still exists here (and this is something you will come to appreciate).

Stand and Fight Grasshopper!

:wearenotworthy:

:bow:
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 09:38 PM
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8. Yep
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