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Kevin Hagerman
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Most modern Republicans are absolute experts in the history of the Democratic Party... up until about 1965, when of course time stopped for all time of the history of time for forever in all time of eternity time. No idea why.
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Doug Jones
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After some thoughtful reflection, Sen. Karl Oliver of Mississippi shared his thoughts on the removal of the monuments.
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John Byrne
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And thus Sen. Oliver shows us just WHY monuments like this need to come down.
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Brian O'Neill
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Re-admitting the southern states looks like a bigger mistake with each passing year.
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Jeremy Simington
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Quick history lesson, though it takes a bit longer than simply relying on 3 statistics that, while accurate, are also from the mid-1800s and have zero context:
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John Wickett
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What monument is that? (in the picture posted by David Allen Perrin)
Edited by John Wickett on 28 May 2017 at 10:38am
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Robert Walter Auberger
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John Byrne said:
"Back in the days when I still thought of myself as a Republican, I was clinging to the memory of the "Party of Lincoln." But as time went by, those who represented the party so ground it down, so twisted and perverted it, that when I moved into my "new" house, 12 years ago, I registered as an independent."
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Just to be sure if I understand that correctly. Does that mean, when you change your place of living in the US, you have to make public your political preferences?
Edited by Robert Walter Auberger on 28 May 2017 at 11:12am
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Michael Roberts
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When you change your address, you have to re-register to vote. On the
voter registration form, you state your party preference.
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Mike Norris
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Just to be sure if I understand that correctly. Does that mean, when you change your place of living in the US, you have to make public your political preferences? ************************************************************ ********************* It's not public. Just a form you fill out.
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Marc M. Woolman
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Why on a form that registers a person to vote, would you
have to declare which party you tend to vote for?
That's not the government's business, nor anyone else's.
Registering to vote in other free countries does not
require you to do this.
For that matter, why wouldn't every registered American
voter register as independent, and then vote the way
they want to?
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Steven Myers
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Primary voting in the USA can only be done for one party. You get a Democrat or Republican ballot. Some states require you to declare the party to receive the ballot. (Closed Primaries). With Open Primaries you can ask for either a Dem or Rep ballot. Which is still bad as this allows the two parties to exclude other candidates.
Independents like me are trying to get Blanket Primaries, where all candidates appear on the same ballot in the primary, regardless of their declared party. This lets everyone vote for whomever they want, in every category. (For example, I might vote for a D for Pres. and a Rep for Senate.)
The closed primary system is really bad because it doesn't allow all voters to vote in all areas. It is a case of the parties being more important than the voter.
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Eric Sofer
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The primary voting-by-party system is just another one that really doesn't work anymore (if it ever did.) It's sort of like the Electoral College... an institution whose time has passed.
Except for those who take great advantage of the system, of course. The word "gerrymander" returns to mind...
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