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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 08:34 PM Sep 2018

A Republican POTUS who received 3 million fewer votes than his opponent and a REPUBLICAN Senate

which received far fewer votes than the "minority" Democrats may soon install a justice on the SCOTUS who has the approval of 31% of the American people.

How long will the nation put up with this?

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."---John F. Kennedy.

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A Republican POTUS who received 3 million fewer votes than his opponent and a REPUBLICAN Senate (Original Post) Atticus Sep 2018 OP
I honestly think that NY and New England should start talks for joining the Canadian confederation. roamer65 Sep 2018 #1
it Is All So Unfair And Tilted colsohlibgal Sep 2018 #2
Maybe it is time WE got "hostile". nt Atticus Sep 2018 #3
Good question ck4829 Sep 2018 #4
Did you see my thread from earlier today? Maven Sep 2018 #5
No, I'm sorry---I did not. I just now read and rec'd it. Looks like we saw the same irony. nt Atticus Sep 2018 #6
Indeed. Maven Sep 2018 #7
I was taught that quote by my excellent US Government teacher in high school Atticus Sep 2018 #8
Our system amounts to tyranny of the minority. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #9
It's not cray cray they don't believe in democracy, full-stop JCMach1 Sep 2018 #10

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
1. I honestly think that NY and New England should start talks for joining the Canadian confederation.
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 08:39 PM
Sep 2018

If you think I am wrong, just wait until your 2018 income taxes folks. You are going to be paying even more to fund deadbeat states like MS, AL, SC and KY.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
2. it Is All So Unfair And Tilted
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 08:57 PM
Sep 2018

Not only did Drumpf, in actuality, lose by at least 3 million votes, Congress is rigged because of Gerrymandering. Add in stunning right wing hypocrisy....refusing to even budge on Obama’s Supreme Court Pick for a year and now trying to rush in a 2nd Supreme that will change our nation profoundly. Plus this creep accidental and minority joke of a President is appointing judges as fast as possible.

It is in essence a hostile takeover by a minority party.

It looks like we are up against it for decades.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
8. I was taught that quote by my excellent US Government teacher in high school
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 09:55 PM
Sep 2018

over 50 years ago!

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
9. Our system amounts to tyranny of the minority.
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 10:50 PM
Sep 2018

Combine that with massive corruption and criminality on the part of Republicans, and here we are.

Democrats must raise hell about gerrymandering and voter suppression. And, as I wrote in another thread:

It's time to talk openly and honestly about how the GOP fosters and exploits racism, sexism and gullibility. It's time to demand media literacy be taught in every school, and to explain why that's obviously necessary (see below).

We're not dealing with people who have a different interpretation of facts, or merely a different worldview. We're dealing with people who deny facts. We're dealing with people who create and reside within their own twisted fantasy lands. We're dealing with some really awful people, and some people who are completely out of their minds. We're dealing with corruption and criminality on an epic scale.

Wake up, fence-sitters and non-voters. We have an epidemic on our hands.

That needs to be the message. We can't let the cra-cra become the norm.

JCMach1

(27,574 posts)
10. It's not cray cray they don't believe in democracy, full-stop
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 02:28 AM
Sep 2018

It time time we and the media stop pretending that they do

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