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Political Heretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 07:06 PM
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Hey! I just had a REALLY novel idea!!
Edited on Thu Feb-07-08 07:12 PM by Political Heretic
Instead of "working with Republicans" or promoting a spirit of "bipartisanship" how about we prosecute and incarcerate criminals and consequently drive the republican party into irrelevant obscurity....

...then let the PEOPLE elect new representatives (hell, of either party) who are actually honest and follow the law......

......THEN discuss any possibility of "bipartisanship?"

OMG I'm A fReAkInG GeINUs!!!11!!11!!1!1!!!!!1!!1


THUS IS HUGH!!!!!!!!1
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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 07:08 PM
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1. Best thought I've heard all day! n/t
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 07:10 PM
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2. Seriesly, yes
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Nederland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 07:17 PM
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3. Ummmmm
...because it will never work? Ask yourself two questions:

1) How many Republicans do you think you'd have to incarcerate to "drive the republican party into irrelevant obscurity"?
2) How successful have the courts been at incarcerating politicians in this country?
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Political Heretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 07:24 PM
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4. How many times has it been tried?
Not many. So 2) is sort of irrelevant.
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Nederland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 11:48 AM
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5. Twice
Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 11:49 AM by Nederland
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton

In both cases parties tried to indict large numbers of opposition party members. In both cases the result was long draw out legal battles that cost millions of dollars and convicted a precious few. Our legal system just isn't made to accomplish what you are describing.
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