Billings Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 US senate is a nursing home https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66678130 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNLV2001 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 This is on the voters who keep returning the same people over & over McConnell has been elected by Kentuckians since 1984 - He won in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020 ........winning 57.8% of the vote in 2020 It's the voters that have the say 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 9/1/2023 at 11:13 AM, Billings said: US senate is a nursing home https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66678130 Pelosi announced Friday she’s running again. So she’d be starting another term at 84. She doesn’t even do anything with her district. There’s feces, piss, needles, crime and homeless everywhere along the sidewalks in front of businesses. She takes her district for granted because she easily wins, it’s automatic. https://www.npr.org/2023/09/08/1198438410/nancy-pelosi-running-reelection#:~:text=Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,platform previously known as Twitter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDogs22 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 9/1/2023 at 11:59 AM, UNLV2001 said: It's the voters that have the say Chuck Grassley was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2022. He has been serving in the role since 1980, and won election in 2022 at age 88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNLV2001 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 9/11/2023 at 12:23 PM, GoDogs22 said: Chuck Grassley was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2022. He has been serving in the role since 1980, and won election in 2022 at age 88 Yep........we all gripe but their constituents keep returning them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAC_FAN Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 It doesn't help that young people don't vote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/11/2023 at 8:10 PM, WAC_FAN said: It doesn't help that young people don't vote. Personally, I don’t want ANYONE to vote unless they do their duty as an American and spend a lot of time learning about the issues and the candidates they’ll have to decide on. Voting because Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, your friends, union, favorite actor or musician tells you who to vote for is simply un-American. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_chris Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/11/2023 at 8:10 PM, WAC_FAN said: It doesn't help that young people don't vote. It also hurts that nobody votes in primaries Citizens United also pretty much made it impossible for young broke people to get in to politics, I know there are exceptions like the kid from Florida but it's such an anomaly Quote I can't sing and I can't dance but I can make romance - Macho Man Randy Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 @SalinasSpartan Oh, please do tell. I have to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/11/2023 at 11:48 PM, Nevada Convert said: @SalinasSpartan Oh, please do tell. I have to hear this. O it’s not that complicated. I think every adult citizen should be able to vote. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Aztecas Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/11/2023 at 9:13 PM, Nevada Convert said: Personally, I don’t want ANYONE to vote unless they do their duty as an American and spend a lot of time learning about the issues and the candidates they’ll have to decide on. Voting because Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, your friends, union, favorite actor or musician tells you who to vote for is simply un-American. You know how we can almost guarantee only interested parties vote? Poll tax! 100$ ought to do it. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/12/2023 at 8:44 AM, SalinasSpartan said: O it’s not that complicated. I think every adult citizen should be able to vote. You don’t seem to think or care that voting comes with the basic responsibility to know all about what your voting options are, and making your own decision free from the bullshit propaganda on both sides. You just want people to mindlessly vote for who you support. Line them up, bullshit them about what they get if they take your word for it. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/12/2023 at 10:00 AM, Los_Aztecas said: You know how we can almost guarantee only interested parties vote? Poll tax! 100$ ought to do it. Just the cost of time required to understand what you’re actually voting for. It ain’t hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Aztecas Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/12/2023 at 11:43 AM, Nevada Convert said: Just the cost of time required to understand what you’re actually voting for. It ain’t hard. Hmm if poll tax is out then maybe a test? Basic english, mathematics, and current events should do it. Make America elite again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/12/2023 at 11:51 AM, Los_Aztecas said: Hmm if poll tax is out then maybe a test? Basic english, mathematics, and current events should do it. Make America elite again. Now you’re just being a big baby about it. You’re killing me. In EVERYTHING else in life you have to know what you’re doing to participate. I want a drivers license, so I have to put the time in to follow the rules and be safe. But voting with much much higher stakes on the line? Fvck it. You need a photo ID to participate in checking out $1 books at the library? You need that ID. But voting on big issues that affect the future of your community and country? Fvck it. You don’t have to know what you’re voting for or prove who you are. I can guarantee you that the founding fathers would massively oppose this insanity. Hell, even the founding mothers would oppose it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Aztecas Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 @Nevada ConvertI'm agreeing with you, and some of our founding fathers! Like James Madison, I believe that universal suffrage infringes on the rights of those with money. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/12/2023 at 12:08 PM, Los_Aztecas said: @Nevada ConvertI'm agreeing with you, and some of our founding fathers! Like James Madison, I believe that universal suffrage infringes on the rights of those with money. You’re such a smarty pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/12/2023 at 11:38 AM, Nevada Convert said: You don’t seem to think or care that voting comes with the basic responsibility to know all about what your voting options are, and making your own decision free from the bullshit propaganda on both sides. You just want people to mindlessly vote for who you support. Line them up, bullshit them about what they get if they take your word for it. LOL. Yea I just think all adult citizens should be able to vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modestobulldog Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 On 9/12/2023 at 2:48 PM, SalinasSpartan said: Yea I just think all adult citizens should be able to vote. There shouldn’t be any dispute on that. At first I thought NC position was merely that a non-vote is preferable to an uninformed vote (which I would agree with), but he clearly wants some kind of test or irrationality barrier, no thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Convert Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 On 9/15/2023 at 7:42 PM, modestobulldog said: There shouldn’t be any dispute on that. At first I thought NC position was merely that a non-vote is preferable to an uninformed vote (which I would agree with), but he clearly wants some kind of test or irrationality barrier, no thanks. You were right the first time. Where did I say the latter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...