General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs anybody sick and tired of hearing about the aggrieved 63 million voters?
How theyre not being genuflected to? How THEIR 63 million voices somehow were allowed to cancel and out shout and overrule the 66-million of US (also, oddly enough, constituting a MAJORITY) who have the REAL right to feel aggrieved?
Their 63M is somehow bigger and enjoys more clout than our 66M?
Sounds like the manifesto of an upside-down world, and world view.
Our numbers were bigger. OUR influence and clout and authority and dominance should reflect that.
And with the minority wrongly prevailing, again, seems to me its OUR right to feel aggrieved. And to say so. And, perhaps even to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
That obnoxious disgraceful oh, think of the 63 million...!!! whine has come up several times just as I watch the House of Reps deliberating and speechifying about impeachment today. As one member of that 66-million-person MAJORITY thats been kicked to the corner so the minority can rule, even in a purported majority rule governmental construct, am I the only one whos seriously bothered and annoyed by this?
Id appreciate some feedback.
The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)Remind the person spinning that yarn that SEVENTY-FOUR MILLION voted for someone else. An even larger majority. Invite them to look it up if they like. They'll be shocked into silence...
volstork
(5,403 posts)Ive been sick and tired of republican bullshit for about 40 years now. But yes why do they all get so much deference?
Its just another bullshit tactic to piss and moan...
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)you would think these snowflakes would just melt and go away. So sick and tired of them and their bullshit.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Like they're fallen war or civil rights heroes.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)230 million people voting age in the US. If we are just throwing around big numbers...
the aggrieved don't make up half of those of voting age.
That is, rough estimate, 170 million that don't care or probably want him impeached.
genxlib
(5,530 posts)The number of voters is not directly related to the level of representation.
The proportion of voters for Democratic House members is substantially higher than Republican members due to gerrymandering. In 2012, we had an inversion where we had more votes but had to sit in the minority.
It is even worse in the Senate where our "minority" represents far more citizens because of distortions between the small and large states.
We brag about our democracy a lot but we really suck at it.
And to answer your question, we have the right to be aggrieved about it.
irisblue
(33,019 posts)Karadeniz
(22,564 posts)Johonny
(20,880 posts)so why is it different now?
They're not arguing he's innocent, because he's not. So they're making crap up.
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)Response to calimary (Original post)
Skittles This message was self-deleted by its author.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
Beringia
(4,316 posts)EndlessWire
(6,562 posts)Also, I hate the phrase, "duly elected." He wasn't duly elected.
BumRushDaShow
(129,376 posts)(although he should have said "66 million" ). So he did put it "into the record".
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)Those 63 million were WHITE voters! To them, those are the only votes that should count.