OT: we’ve got it good

[no_such_reality]

Just spent most of a week in Phoenx. In earshot of TV and radio most of the day.

We’ve got it good. We’re not battleground state and don’t have any contended races.

Phoenix has the McCain senate race. It is battling ads every commercial break. They’re all negative. Both sides just running ugly mud and fear mongering.

[mixxalot]

If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.

[FlyerInHi]

It’s the same in Nevada.

NV and AZ are turning blue thanks to Latinos. Si se puede!

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

Extreme policing is the biggest threat to constitutional rights. That’s a Republican gift. Sure democrats went along for fear of being weak on crime.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

http://piggington.com/threadjackers_will_be_persecuted_maybe_even_prosecuted

[SK in CV]

[quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

What right did you have 8 years ago that you don’t have now?

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=SK in CV][quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

What right did you have 8 years ago that you don’t have now?[/quote]

The right to not provide health insurance.
The right to discriminate against gays, etc….

[Anonymous]

[quote=SK in CV][quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

What right did you have 8 years ago that you don’t have now?[/quote]

I’d say there has been an erosion of 4th Amendment rights with the NSA wiretapping, etc. But the blame for that falls on both major parties.

Phrases like “Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away” just expose who’s got all their radio presets tuned to conservative talk radio.

[SK in CV]

[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=SK in CV][quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

What right did you have 8 years ago that you don’t have now?[/quote]

The right to not provide health insurance.
The right to discriminate against gays, etc….[/quote]

I’m quite sure neither of those rights appear anywhere in the constitution.

[SK in CV]

[quote=harvey][quote=SK in CV][quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

What right did you have 8 years ago that you don’t have now?[/quote]

I’d say there has been an erosion of 4th Amendment rights with the NSA wiretapping, etc. But the blame for that falls on both major parties.

Phrases like “Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away” just expose who’s got all their radio presets tuned to conservative talk radio.[/quote]

Agreed. Though I’m pretty sure the loss of those 4th amendment rights predates 8 years ago. Whether there has been further erosion is speculative. It’s possible.

[njtosd]

[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=SK in CV][quote=mixxalot]If you call having the Demoncraps in power and constantly taking our constitutional rights away good then I have a bridge to sell you at a discount.[/quote]

What right did you have 8 years ago that you don’t have now?[/quote]

The right to not provide health insurance.
The right to discriminate against gays, etc….[/quote]

Almost every time a law is passed some right is taken away, regardless of who’s in power. That’s what laws do. And once a law is in place, those rights are likely gone for good. Most of the time, new laws provide some societal benefit. But there’s a lot that goes along – and a lot of unintended consequences.

[spdrun]

Then again, we’ve had executive and judicial action increase rights recently:
(1) Right to marry whom you want to in all states. I’m not gay, but many of the arguments used against gay marriage were the same as were used against interracial marriage (a strongly personal issue for me) 50 years ago.
(2) Recent DoJ action to restrict state and local governments from excessive bail, based on income. They’re finally taking the Constitutional prohibition of excessive bail literally.
(3) The trend of restricting civil forfeiture by states.
(4) The gradual emptying of Guantanamo — holding people in limbo without trial is generally a bad thing.
(5) The end of stop and frisk, and the censuring of city police departments (Baltimore) by Federal courts.

[scaredyclassic]

the fight for your right to party.
legal weed sweeping the usa. thats pretty big, really. the beginning of the end of the drug war.

thanks, obama.

[scaredyclassic]

im pretty sure acid will be legal in my lifetime.

hillary clinton will probably legalize mushrooms first.

[spdrun]

Agreed. I’m less concerned about the “right” to use drugs, more about the War on Some Drugs being used as an excuse to violate OTHER rights.

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