roadhse ma Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Good thing I had to show my driver's license at my polling place yesterday. Somehow that didn't stop the election official from telling me I was voting at the wrong location and attempting to turn me away, despite the fact that the record he had called up on his computer matched the name, but not the voter ID#, birthdate, or address on my ID, which he was holding in his fucking hand. We called the supervisor over and sorted things out.I continue to make sure every election I take my ID in with me to the polling place.In voting for well over 11 years at the same place I have Never been asked to show my ID.Kind of shocking as I would be pissed if someone had stolen my right to vote, by getting there ahead and voting with my name & address.Outside of that I'm actually happy with the checks and balances of a newly elected Republican Governor in our largely Democratic state. ( MA ) Also was happy to vote for both on same sheet Democrats in local election and Republican* for Governor.Prior Republican Governors have been forced to be a bit more Liberal and Progressive in our state.One in fact presented a gun bill that was past into law making our gun law the toughest in the country at the time. Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 By all accounts, Coakley is a total shitshow, and most of my Democrat friends in Massachusetts voted for Evan Falchuk. Seems like most of them are satisfied with the result. Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 By all accounts, Coakley is a total shitshow, and most of my Democrat friends in Massachusetts voted for Evan Falchuk. Seems like most of them are satisfied with the result.i am a registered D and voted for Baker. Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Dear gays and women in Texas, No more civil rights for you!In the spirit of bipartisanship, I'll say bullcrap instead of the more divisive and disenfranchising 'bullshit.' Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 I guess we'll see. Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 So disappointed in my state.Hypothetical and imaginary children have more rights than women do in my state now basically. Sad. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 US Payroll rise, unemployment falls to 5.8%, 214,000 jobs were added last month. Gas is under 3 dollars a gallon DJIA is over 17,000 No wonder the Democrats got trounced Tuesday. Now that GOP has control of the House and Senate, when they push their legislation through, they need to own up to their policies and the results. Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 We lived through George W Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon; we will live through this too. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 To be fair, I know plenty of people who actually died during each of those administrations. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 To be fair, I know plenty of people who actually died during each of those administrations. probably because of Obama. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Anyone read Matt Taibbii's new article in Rolling Stone about the cover up on Wall Street after the crash? I'm halfway thru it now. I will always hold it against Obama and his administration that they didn't prosecute Wall Streeters and the heads of the big banks for their crimes against America. Shit, we're worried about ISIL and ebola? We have financial terrorists living here and destroying America every single day. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 We lived through George W Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon; we will live through this too. LouieB But you know the policies of GWB, Ronald Reagn, and Nixon are down right socialist compared to what this current GOP believes. The Pope is more pro science and equality than this lot. Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 The Pope is more pro science and equality than this lot. I am excited that we finally agree on something. Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Anyone read Matt Taibbii's new article in Rolling Stone about the cover up on Wall Street after the crash? I'm halfway thru it now. I will always hold it against Obama and his administration that they didn't prosecute Wall Streeters and the heads of the big banks for their crimes against America. Shit, we're worried about ISIL and ebola? We have financial terrorists living here and destroying America every single day.Haven't read it yet, but I agree w/ your assessment here. It's sad that we won't prosecute criminals because of their political & economic power. Yet, that's the world we live in. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 To be fair, I know plenty of people who actually died during each of those administrations. Best laugh I had all day. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Kind of shocking as I would be pissed if someone had stolen my right to vote, by getting there ahead and voting with my name & address.This is precisely the point. When we pass legislation that limits people's freedom in order to protect ourselves, we have to be sure that it is a worthy exchange for a legitimate risk. In some districts many citizens lost the ability to vote in order to protect people like you and I from a situation that doesn't really happen. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So...immigration, eh? Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So...immigration, eh? Another kick in the teeth for the nation and its laws. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Another kick in the teeth for the nation and its laws. Please elaborate. Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Please elaborate.Is there really any elaboration required? Millions of people who knowingly broke the law by entering the country illegally -- and broke still more laws by using stolen identities and Social Security numbers -- are going to be allowed to stay in the country after a stroke of the president's pen. Yes, it's a kick in the teeth, especially for all the people who have come to the country legally. The fact that the president waited to make the proclamation until after the midterm elections in his second term shows just how unpopular it is among the members of his own party. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I know a few people who came legally from Mexico. They don't feel like their teeth are being kicked in. That was done by INS. Arbitrarily scheduled meetings in cities miles away, delays caused by incompetent officials. Feom my point of view, we need these laborers and then bitch about them when they show up. Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Sure they broke the law coming here, but as far as I'm concerned it's on par with something like speeding, not homicide. And besides, deporting all 12-20 million illegals in this country is not only unrealistic, it's damn immoral. I'm happy that the president took this action... and if republicans have such a problem with it, then they should pass a damn bill. There's been one sitting on Boehners desk for a year and a half. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 The fact is that this country's rhetoric on illegals has been in bad faith for decades. The reason our "laws keep getting their teeth kicked out" are that they're obsolete. They've been impossible to successfully enforce for so long, that now they stand in the shadow of the fact that the people breaking them are essential to our economy. So many south-western conservatives that come from money can stand like the eagle from the muppets, saluting in front of stars and stripes, while these darned illegals manicure their lawn, replace their roof, and do the drywall on their basement remodel project. Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 i wonder how the native americans voted on this. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ronnie Reagan must be spinning in his grave Link to post Share on other sites
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