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Author Topic:   And he's a significant candidate why? (re: Gary Johnson)
Taq
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Message 10 of 13 (792011)
09-30-2016 10:40 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by NoNukes
09-29-2016 4:35 PM


NoNukes writes:
Exactly. If you really want to see Wall Street shaken up, please cast some votes for some great Congressman over the next couple of elections. Otherwise, Hilary won't even get a chance to show whether she is sincere about adopting anything Sanders proposed.
That is the fly in the ointment. Republicans have used their control of statehouses to give themselves an edge in redistricting. If you add up all races, more people vote for Democratic congressional candidates than they do for Republican candidates , yet Democrats hold a minority of seats. Presidents can't write laws, so outside of military action and law enforcement there is little that a President can do when it comes to domestic policy.
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Message 13 of 13 (792169)
10-06-2016 5:24 PM
Reply to: Message 12 by Rrhain
10-06-2016 2:14 AM


Re: Have to Agree
Rrhain writes:
And his latest missive: His ignorance regarding international politics is a good thing because politicians who know where the countries are and who the leaders are cause wars because they know where to send the troops.
That almost makes sense in Libertarian logic. They have always wanted a weak government, so perhaps they think that inept politicians are a way of achieving that goal. If prisoners got to vote on who the guards are, I am sure the winners would be both deaf and blind.

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