Where were they, this past March?Quote:
Originally Posted by nynco
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Where were they, this past March?Quote:
Originally Posted by nynco
According to this line of thinking, we should be able to after-birth abort just about every libtard in Amerika.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
Put down the Daily Kos and look at the definition for the word parasite:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
par·a·site [par-uh-sahyt]
noun
1.an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
2.a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
3.(in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc.
Were you a different species than your mother?
Do children provide no useful or proper return to their parents?
You may have me on #3, as my children have often been amusing, or provided impudent conversation, or flattering remarks.
I used abortion because the author in the blog piece mentioned that he is an adamant supporter of abortion rights. I think the author points out that no one agrees with 100% of the platform of any national party. Given the rules of both state and federal legislatures, having a majority of the party that aligns closest with your personal priorities will provide the best results possible, given the nature of our representative government.
I am looking forward to a day when we can move past representative government and institute a more direct form of government. When anyone can propose legislation, block legislation, and vote directly on legislation. We aren't there, but I believe that day will come.
Be safe.
First in line to speak against those bills at the senate hearings. First to tell them how disgusting it was they refused to listen to us in those hearings! Going to Townhall meetings. Signing petitions. Writing not only state but federal politicians trying to talk some sense into them. Telling those that thought they had our vote they would lose it if they voted for those bills. They already knew they were not going to get your vote, so you did not matter to them (which is a big part of the problem). BTW: this did work, remember 2 bills did get squashed because a Democrat listened to us talk, not yell at her. Many Democrats were talking to both sides trying to get some understanding that if we did not try to talk we would end up with what we got. The Right does not have a monopoly on gun ownership as this article shows. There are many (on both sides) who think what Bush did during his years is just as bad as what Obama seems to be doing now as far as trampling the Constitution. Both sides of the political spectrum have stopped listening to the people and instead seem only listen in their soundboard rooms to the echo of their own voice or that of a lobbyist. We need to stop thinking 'our side' is right and start working together to override those soundboard rooms with our own voices. That or kick'em out regardless of what side they are on!Quote:
Originally Posted by centrarchidae
^^ Great. This is what a "pro-gun" democrat accomplishes. He helps to elect the Hickenloopers, Hudaks, Morses and Fields...the types of people that craft this anti-gun legislation we're now having to deal with. But we're supposed to believe he's some kind of hero because a few democrat politicians voted against the bills because of what he and others like him had to say.
Please forgive me if I don't stand up and cheer for "all" you've done for us. I don't recall having to endure any anti-gun legislation under the Bush administration. And I think it's bullshit when you say "Both sides of the political spectrum have stopped listening to the people..." when discussing the recent hearings at the state capital. I heard republican after republican stand firmly, vocally and robustly against this nonsense and speak out against it on the floor. There were but a few democrats doing that. Nope...the party of Obamacare stands squarely to blame for this whether you want to admit it or not.
The republican house is the only reason we don't have the same thing and worse at the national level.
Dang it, Bailey Guns stole my thunder.
Short version is, when you vote for a politician, you vote for his party's leadership's agenda. Maybe governors have a little independence, but legislators select speakers of houses and presidents of senates.
Democrats will usually bring this crap to the floor. Republicans usually won't.
I don't know a simpler way to say it.
And remind me: which two bills failed? I know of two that were pulled by their own sponsors, after said sponsors were humiliated by stupid things said on camera by their supporters. Were John Morse and Rollie Heath coming around to the side of the angels when they killed their own bills?
Actually, the background checks bill was killed by the democrat led senate before it ever got to the house. But it isn't over yet. Fucking obama was spewing bs and lies in Mexico just yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
The only reason the Democrats killed the background check bill in the Senate was that it was going to die in chamber -- by killing it before introduction, they bought time to coerce the 2A-friendly Dems who were going to cross over on the vote.
Bailey has it right. By voting for Dems, "they" voted for the whole extremist unAmerican agenda -- whoever "they" is. And no, I don't care if they get their panties twisted in a wad because I'm calling them out for voting Democrat.
You guys are right. The Gun owning Dems should keep voting for their party and Repubtards should stay on their side. They can then cry when Fienstien knocks on the door demanding their guns. Sure they will scream "We will fight!" and "from my cold dead hands!" but the reality is they will lose in the end. Not because it was a no-win situation but because pride was to much to swallow. You are right. Joining together is no replacement for pointing fingers. Bush would have let you keep your guns while trashing the rest of the Constitution but hey there is only one important Amendment to you. You guys got it all figured out. Ironic that the statement "A house divided cannot stand" is from the founder of the party that seeks to divide the most. But hey, keep pushing those votes away, so you can say you were right while you lose the fight and your guns.
Hound gets it. Neither party is protecting the constitution. The only thing the GOP is good for is the 2nd. They trashed every other one with things like the patriot act.