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Post by Meshakhad on Dec 21, 2011 17:20:55 GMT -5
Never use absolutes. And eschew obfuscation. Only a Sith deals in absolutes...
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Post by lighthorseman on Dec 21, 2011 17:25:27 GMT -5
She turned me into a Newt!
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Post by brendanrizzo on Dec 21, 2011 18:30:11 GMT -5
I mean, come on. He's basically advocating disabling a major factor of the US system of checks and balances. Isn't that....... un-American?When has the republicans ever been for something you could consider "American"? (getting dragged into something kicking and screaming doesn't count) Well they were the ones who were against slavery... oh wait, you mean the modern Republicans. Never mind.
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Post by N. De Plume on Dec 21, 2011 19:27:50 GMT -5
The Tea Partiers would most likely sign their own death warrants if a Republican told them to do so. Isn’t this basically what they did with respect to health care?
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Post by Rat Of Steel on Dec 21, 2011 19:47:54 GMT -5
Only a Sith deals in absolutes... The irony of that statement was not lost on me when I first heard it in my local theater.
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Post by itachirumon on Dec 21, 2011 21:01:29 GMT -5
The Tea Partiers would most likely sign their own death warrants if a Republican told them to do so. Isn’t this basically what they did with respect to health care? -looks around shiftily- I hereby propose a new law, we're calling it The Boston Solution a) Heretofore, Itachirumon and his associated meatspace person shall be referred to as a "Republican" b) Whereas all Republicans are instantly trustworthy to the tea party they ought to and indeed must follow all commands given by Republicans. in regards to provisions a) and b), Itachirumon shall be considered a trustworthy Republican. c) As decreed by Itachirumon, all tea partiers whether civilian or congressperson, or presidential candidate hereby are required to sign documents demanding they be executed by firing squad immediately. Self-identification as a tea partier as of 2008 or later is enough. d) Upon conclusion of the Boston Solution, Itachirumon disavows his Republicanism and denies upon pain of savage screaming that he was ever a part of them.
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Post by brendanrizzo on Dec 23, 2011 10:38:19 GMT -5
I forgot to mention, Itachirumon, that the Republicans will declare any sane person a RINO, so that wouldn't work.
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Post by xotan on Dec 23, 2011 15:01:55 GMT -5
Is this Newt Mussolini, by any chance?
Law must stand pure, pristine, and independent of slimy politics or you are already in a dictatorship.
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Post by mezuzas on Dec 27, 2011 0:50:12 GMT -5
The man is delusional. He doesn't even know how the government works, and yet he is running for President? You need to realize, this man was Speaker of the House in the late 90s. I'm not convinced it's so much that he doesn't know how government works as much as he just doesn't care. I doubt many of the politicians care about how government is supposed to work.
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Post by Vene on Dec 27, 2011 10:53:55 GMT -5
You need to realize, this man was Speaker of the House in the late 90s. I'm not convinced it's so much that he doesn't know how government works as much as he just doesn't care. I doubt many of the politicians care about how government is supposed to work. Not "supposed," "does." They still have to follow things like what powers are given to which branch and can't declare their bill passed with 40% in favor.
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Post by rookie on Dec 27, 2011 11:39:46 GMT -5
Ok, what we have is three pages of people getting worked up over nothing. Newt, not matter how much he may want to, knows good and well that arresting judges for rulings he doesn't like will never ever happen. It won't. He knows this. His opponents know this. The debate moderators know this. The pundits know this. And deep down, everyone reading this knows this. All he is doing is scoring political points by giving applause lines at debates and sound bites in interviews. Sure, it's fucked up to say. But really, that's it.
As to Ron Paul's statements, c'mon. It's Ron Paul. All he did was find a bass akwards way of saying all this should be done at the state level, not the federal. His view is, and has always been, if it's not in the Constitution, then the federal government has no place doing it. And since abortion, SSM, what to call December 25th, and every other issue not specifically named, he just wants to kick it back to the states to deal with. Just more Paul being Paul.
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Post by gyeonghwa on Dec 27, 2011 12:37:24 GMT -5
Relevant:
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Post by the sandman on Dec 27, 2011 14:47:48 GMT -5
I will never understand why these people don't get that THEY are the ones forcing a specific definition of sexuality and marriage on others. The only ones guilty of what they are upset about is THEM.
**shakes head**
The utter insanity of a group of people claiming that they are being repressed by not being allowed to repress others.
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Post by ltfred on Dec 28, 2011 0:03:11 GMT -5
Ok, what we have is three pages of people getting worked up over nothing. Newt, not matter how much he may want to, knows good and well that arresting judges for rulings he doesn't like will never ever happen. It won't. He knows this. His opponents know this. The debate moderators know this. The pundits know this. And deep down, everyone reading this knows this. All he is doing is scoring political points by giving applause lines at debates and sound bites in interviews. Sure, it's fucked up to say. But really, that's it. That's wrong. The current president is ignoring the Supreme Court. Right now (continuing Bush's policy). The current president had a US citizen whacked without trial. Murder. Straight up. You think this is more significant than that? Ron Paul's view is that virtually nothing is in the constitution, that the words 'General welfare' and 'Necessary and Proper' do not occur, and that nigh-on 200 years of Supreme Courts have been wrong about that. Everyone thinks that the government should only act within the law (or rather, everyone bar Nixon until 2000). Ron Paul is unique in thinking that, say, Medicare is outside the law. Or Social Security. Or income tax. Or central banking. Or a centralised dollar.
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Post by ironbite on Dec 28, 2011 0:11:32 GMT -5
Oh stop it. He was a terrorist, a criminal, and a bastard. He's better off dead.
Ironbite-real sick of this.
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