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Bjorvald  Posts: 334
Registered: 2002-4-5 20:51:00
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Democrats: we'd rather a district have no representation than risk an election |
Party before country! 
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Manegarm  Title: European Imperialist Good Guy
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Registered: 2003-8-11 10:01:52
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Bjorvald posted:
Party before country!
What Elder clearly said was ANYONE before a Republican so he's not voting with the dems as much as against you people..
which after the last 8 years of Republican rule is pretty damn understandable.
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__Bonk__  Posts: 5,122
Registered: 2009-7-25 03:04:52
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Bjorvald posted:
Party before country!
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Grymlo Posts: 415
Registered: 2002-4-30 05:51:06
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Democrats: we'd rather a district have no representation than risk an election |
Bjorvald posted:
Party before country!
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Democrats: we'd rather a district have no representation than risk an election |
Z-Elder posted:
 After Afghanistan and Iraq I wouldn't vote for any Repugnant again in this life. Period. I do not care if they are running against a dead guy. I do not even read the Bios of the Dems any more. The Repugnants are dead to me.
Just curious does this stance cover the democrats the voted for it and supported it till public opinion turned and then they cried foul?
Edit: if it doesnt your a fool.
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Lyken-P Posts: 453
Registered: 2006-1-14 18:41:19
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Bjorvald posted:
Party before country!
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theredkay1  Posts: 611
Registered: 2008-5-16 10:37:09
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Representatives are supposed to do whats best for the country and for their areas. Given the GOP track record its understandable that someone could interpret those goals as an order to keep Republicans out of the power.
The same goes if the situation was reversed. If a GOP congressman really feels a Democrat is bad for the country, he has a duty to keep that Dem from getting into office.
This action was within the law, and Congressmen do not have a moral duty to do what is best for the opposing party. If this guy thought the best thing for his citizens and the country would be for a GOP Rep to represent them, he would probably be in the GOP. Even if it makes some of you guys cry and whine, the thought that congressmen have a duty to do what they feel is bad for the country is kind of absurd.
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Abaddon_Ambrosius Title: Retired Theurgist TL
Posts: 1,674
Registered: 2001-12-21 09:51:39
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THIS argument, right here above from redkay, is something I am going to frame as the reason we need massive reform that opens up elections for 3rd and even 4th parties.
IF THE ESTABLISHMENT IS SO PARTISAN AND BI-POLAR NOW THAT THE ACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO RATIONALIZE IS THAT IF ONE OF TWO PARTIES CANNOT REPRESENT US, WE SHOULD HAVE NO REPRESENTATION, THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND MUST BE CHANGED.
Even I stand of the opinion that you should *never* subvert the process so that people are left without elected representation for more than 3 or so months. I don't care what numbnut gets put in... SOMEONE is qualified and ready to do the job. Just because that someone doesn't have an (R) or a (D) behind their names turns our entire nation's political system from a subtle farce into an obvious farce.
A farce. 
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Vydor  Posts: 248
Registered: 2001-12-24 21:14:09
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Bjorvald posted:
Party before country!
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Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets
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Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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Democrats: we'd rather a district have no representation than risk an election |
Lyken-P posted:
Bjorvald posted:
Party before country!
And without a hint of irony
"Our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny Obama a second term."
Kindly take your hypocritical whining to the STFU room kthanks
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