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Republican dominance of the US government
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So, anyone else concerned about the fact that Republicans have majority in both houses of our legislative branch, both the head of our executive branch and likely all of his cabinet appointees, and inevitably a majority Republican Supreme Court after Trump settles into office and makes his nominations? Not speaking as a liberal (though obviously at least a decent portion of my unease is due to this) but as an American, having one of our political parties granted the ability to flagrantly railroad pretty much any piece of legislation or policy past the American public is deeply worrying.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Cj-B]
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Ya a bunch of Jesus freaks trying to control the scientific atheists.
I've heard people get excited about Trump due to their belief it will bring God back to the American people.
No that's not crazy?
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Morel Guy] 3
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What those people fail to take into account is that there is such a thing as an anti-Christ..
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: zZZz]
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Trump is pretty much the dictator of America for at least 2 years.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Patlal] 2
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Yes this is scary. It is also scary to think that hardcore drug warriors like Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani are top advisors to Trump and could even become cabinet members or head of the DOJ.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Grey Fox]
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Trump has a very prgressive stance on drugs IMO.
He says that the states should decide marijuana by themselves and he said that heroin users need treatment. The past was: Marijuana illegal, heroin users go to jail.
I think that's a good step.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Patlal]
#23816402 - 11/09/16 02:30 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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having one of our political parties granted the ability to flagrantly railroad pretty much any piece of legislation or policy past the American public is deeply worrying.
As we have experienced for the last eight years with the Obama administration. Difference is Trump will be met with actual resistance from both sides, unlike Obama has experienced during his entire stay.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Astral Pain]
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They need 60 votes to pass anything through the Senate, so they'll have to work with at least a few Democrats.
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OP, what makes this worse is that despite being down 30 some seats in the house. It is entirely possible that democrats received more votes in total than republicans in house races. Additionally Hillary Clinton received more votes than Trump. So, the republicans have free reign and they didn't even win the majority of votes cast.
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having one of our political parties granted the ability to flagrantly railroad pretty much any piece of legislation or policy past the American public is deeply worrying.
As we have experienced for the last eight years with the Obama administration. Difference is Trump will be met with actual resistance from both sides, unlike Obama has experienced during his entire stay.
Wait what? You think Obama has been able to railroad anything he wants or that he hasn't? Because Obama has spent the past six years being subject to contact obstruction,
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Dr. P. Silocybin said: They need 60 votes to pass anything through the Senate, so they'll have to work with at least a few Democrats.
It requires 60 votes to end debate and bring a bill to a vote. The constitution mandates that most bills are passed with a simple majority.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: koods]
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Yeah, but if you can't bring it to a vote a majority doesn't mean shit. Hence why it takes 60 votes to pass anything through the Senate.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Astral Pain]
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having one of our political parties granted the ability to flagrantly railroad pretty much any piece of legislation or policy past the American public is deeply worrying.
As we have experienced for the last eight years with the Obama administration. Difference is Trump will be met with actual resistance from both sides, unlike Obama has experienced during his entire stay.
Good!!!
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Patlal]
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Patlal said: Trump is pretty much the dictator of America for at least 2 years.
Just like Obama had, then they lost it. Obama has more executive legislation than any other president I can think of. If anything, Obama has been the dictator.
If there is one thing you can see from the Republican primaries is that they aren't known to work together very well. The Democrats will all team together and railroad legislation through with massive deals and bloated "one size fits all" sized bills without actually reading it or debating it. The Republican Senate and House have disagreed a lot in the last 8 years. The Republicans are so bad at unifying, their best trait might just be keeping each other in check.
You now have John Boehner (R) and Harry Reid (D) out of office, both of which were extremely responsible for blocking and railroading shitty legislations. If we could get Mitch McConnell (R) out of the Senate, that would be another career politician out and a younger fresh perspective as the Senate Majority Leader.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: daytripper05] 1
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Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante]
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Let's just hope it remains a democracy. If it does it won't be as bad. Bush Jr already did so much damage with epic surveillance.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: daytripper05]
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Obama certainly never had a 100% democratic government. Hell, the only time I can recall there being a majority Democratic Congress during his terms were 2007-2009. Otherwise both the legislative branch and the SCOTUS were Republican majority afaik.
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Patlal said: Trump is pretty much the dictator of America for at least 2 years.
Just like Obama had, then they lost it. Obama has more executive legislation than any other president I can think of. If anything, Obama has been the dictator.
If there is one thing you can see from the Republican primaries is that they aren't known to work together very well. The Democrats will all team together and railroad legislation through with massive deals and bloated "one size fits all" sized bills without actually reading it or debating it. The Republican Senate and House have disagreed a lot in the last 8 years. The Republicans are so bad at unifying, their best trait might just be keeping each other in check.
You now have John Boehner (R) and Harry Reid (D) out of office, both of which were extremely responsible for blocking and railroading shitty legislations. If we could get Mitch McConnell (R) out of the Senate, that would be another career politician out and a younger fresh perspective as the Senate Majority Leader.
I'm hoping this bit is true just cuz the idea of a bunch of dessicated old corpses pressed into suits channeling their religious beliefs into legislation and social policy gives me the shivers.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante]
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Asante said: Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.
I know I'm fuckin' stoked to watch it burn. If Canada has to go to so be it, I just want to watch the dumbfucks tear themselves apart
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Ezuma] 1
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Looks like the Rastaman was right after all.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante] 1
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If the human race has to go down let's accelerate I say, the more I know the more oblivion appeals.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante]
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Seriously though, I really, REALLY hope the CIA or NSA has a contingency plan and will pull a JFK if they have to. Surely there is a plan that protects America and the world from a president going rogue.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante]
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Asante said: Seriously though, I really, REALLY hope the CIA or NSA has a contingency plan and will pull a JFK if they have to. Surely there is a plan that protects America and the world from a president going rogue.
if they make a martyr of him it won't help, his movement will gain religious intensity and likely never die. It may just be best if he does send out the nukes, save billions from a slow painful slide into misery that seems more and more inevitable
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: koods]
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koods said: OP, what makes this worse is that despite being down 30 some seats in the house. It is entirely possible that democrats received more votes in total than republicans in house races.
Surely you're not stupid enough to not know that House races are individual races and therefore the grand total of votes by party are completely meaningless?
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Additionally Hillary Clinton received more votes than Trump. So, the republicans have free reign and they didn't even win the majority of votes cast.
Please stop with the stupidity. They don't have to have the popular majority as, in the above example, it's the states voting in the electoral college and therefore once again... the grand total of votes by party is completely meaningless.
Even you surprise me when you say stupid shit like that. I have no trouble at all believing you'd have nothing to say if it was the other way around and the Dems had won. Your partisan hackery is unbecoming.
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Asante said: Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: luvdemshrooms]
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luvdemshrooms said:
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Asante said: Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.

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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Ezuma]
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Ezuma said:
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luvdemshrooms said:
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Asante said: Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.


The ones with the guns are likely the ones who voted for him.
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Thats why America must arm itself. The ones without guns.
"Arm yourselves" implies you are unarmed at present.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante]
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The ones that didn't vote for him are likely the ones terrified of guns, uneducated in their workings and pathetically unprepared to defend themselves.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: luvdemshrooms]
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luvdemshrooms said: The ones that didn't vote for him are likely the ones terrified of guns, uneducated in their workings and pathetically unprepared to defend themselves.
Ya it's really great growing up with a .303, .45, type 56 and 9mm all loaded more than there is candy.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: luvdemshrooms]
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luvdemshrooms said: The ones that didn't vote for him are likely the ones terrified of guns, uneducated in their workings and pathetically unprepared to defend themselves.
psh, I know I want guns now. Also I don't think Trump's fan base will stay so enthused with him. Only a matter of time before he throws the american people to the wolves too, and maybe then we'll get some proper riots.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Ezuma]
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Not being part of the Trump fan base, I couldn't say. I wrote myself in.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: luvdemshrooms]
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I can't say I really blame Trump supporters though, moon-bat that I am I couldn't vote for Hillary, and no doubt if I was in Trump's target audience I'd have voted for him. It's a sorry state of affairs either way though
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Ezuma said: It's a sorry state of affairs either way though
That. I'm glad Hillary lost while also sorry that Trump won.
As a country, we should have done better than to give either of them the time of day.
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Asante said: Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.
Your political comments are totally devoid of actual intellectual substance. I spell our very specific things and all you reply with is rhetoric. You really shouldn't give yourself as much credit as you do when it comes to being knowledgable about how our political system works.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Asante]
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Asante said: Trump is going to fuck everything up. Completely politically inexperienced, easily slighted, tends towards all or nothing strategies, grandiose thinking and he has both houses and the supreme court. The police is militarized with armored vehicles and military hardware, the military is combat ready, you have the biggest prison system, its all set.
He's going to fuck everything up completely, mark my words, and there is not a damn thing the UN can do for you because he is going to retailate with nukes.
His next bankruptcy will be a State or the Union.
This is going to be a disaster.
Arm yourselves, Americans. You may have to take back the land by force.
How about this: We'll see what happens before saying it's gonna be a disaster.
It seems much more reasonable.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Cj-B]
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Cj-B said: So, anyone else concerned about the fact that Republicans have majority in both houses of our legislative branch, both the head of our executive branch and likely all of his cabinet appointees, and inevitably a majority Republican Supreme Court after Trump settles into office and makes his nominations? Not speaking as a liberal (though obviously at least a decent portion of my unease is due to this) but as an American, having one of our political parties granted the ability to flagrantly railroad pretty much any piece of legislation or policy past the American public is deeply worrying.
Like the democrats did with Obamacare?
Paybacks a bitch!
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"Arm yourselves" implies you are unarmed at present.
Good luck with that
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: hostileuniverse]
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Cj-B said: So, anyone else concerned about the fact that Republicans have majority in both houses of our legislative branch, both the head of our executive branch and likely all of his cabinet appointees, and inevitably a majority Republican Supreme Court after Trump settles into office and makes his nominations? Not speaking as a liberal (though obviously at least a decent portion of my unease is due to this) but as an American, having one of our political parties granted the ability to flagrantly railroad pretty much any piece of legislation or policy past the American public is deeply worrying.
Like the democrats did with Obamacare?
Paybacks a bitch!

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Obama certainly never had a 100% democratic government. Hell, the only time I can recall there being a majority Democratic Congress during his terms were 2007-2009. Otherwise both the legislative branch and the SCOTUS were Republican majority afaik.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Cj-B]
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: twighead]
#23817704 - 11/09/16 09:27 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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What if his fuckup/failings is what brings together the people of this country finally? What if we all have to join together to fight of an enemy that he provokes?
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: TheMadHatter420] 1
#23817722 - 11/09/16 09:35 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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You know there are lots of atheists that are republican or lean red too right?
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Origyn]
#23817787 - 11/09/16 10:05 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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people really go up in arms when someone presents even the most remote possibility that their agendas will have to be adjusted.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: akira_akuma]
#23817833 - 11/09/16 10:26 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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So what you all want.....ok....
https://youtu.be/iUxkFCBPgx4
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Origyn]
#23817867 - 11/09/16 10:39 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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he just gonna do to our country what we do to others might as well pump out that oil and natural gas we were going to run out of it in fifty or seventy years anyway
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Konyap]
#23817872 - 11/09/16 10:40 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Why wait right? By that age I won't even be able to drive. Or I'll probably be dead more likely.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Enjoywho]
#23817875 - 11/09/16 10:42 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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these stupid fucks want to go to mars a planet spinning out of control with no moon they want to go there and hang out
meanwhile tesla is still the worst car manufacturer in the fucking world and they're the only ones making electric cars while we buy oil from libya and isis
it doesnt make any sense
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Konyap]
#23817973 - 11/09/16 11:37 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Why do you think Tesla is the worst car manufacturer in the world?
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: twighead] 1
#23817987 - 11/09/16 11:45 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tesla is the Samsung Galaxy of cars.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Astral Pain] 1
#23818064 - 11/10/16 12:30 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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So it's good but the battery occasionally messes up?
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: twighead]
#23818099 - 11/10/16 12:44 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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all of the motorheads think so they think they're unreliable because they arent so widely adopted and if you get in a crash in on of them its not safe
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Konyap]
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Really? I just read the model S has the highest safety rating of any car ever tested.
I think right now that they're less predictable what may fail than the average car, although they don't necessarily fail at a higher rate and that's to be a bit expected but in 3-6 years I doubt it will be much a comparison. http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-tesla-model-s-achieves-best-safety-rating-of-any-car-ever-tested-2013-8
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: twighead]
#23818132 - 11/10/16 01:06 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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that's a 66,000 dollar car bro
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Konyap]
#23818221 - 11/10/16 02:05 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah but you said:
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Konyap said: if you get in a crash in on of them its not safe
That's like literally, not true lol... they are the safest cars in the world. They not only scored perfect across the board on the safety tests (which has never been done), but they actually had to develop a new category for them.. they technically received a 5.4 rating but since 5.0 is the max published rating...
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Konyap]
#23818225 - 11/10/16 02:10 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Konyap said: that's a 66,000 dollar car bro
So?
You can crash a 5 million $ car really easily too.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: twighead] 1
#23818238 - 11/10/16 02:35 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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We get to run the Kansas experiment on a national scale. Things do not go well when republicans get to run shit without supervision. Republicans don't really believe government can be a force for good, so shouldn't be surprising that they not that great at governance. Then we got a guy who literally has no experience in government running the whole show. What could go wrong?
A year from now, the country will be repealing the 22nd amendment and begging Obama to run again.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: koods]
#23818417 - 11/10/16 05:57 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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koods said: We get to run the Kansas experiment on a national scale. Things do not go well when republicans get to run shit without supervision. Republicans don't really believe government can be a force for good, so shouldn't be surprising that they not that great at governance. Then we got a guy who literally has no experience in government running the whole show. What could go wrong?
A year from now, the country will be repealing the 22nd amendment and begging Obama to run again. 
Not sure if you realize this or not, but the reason republicans have the house, senate and presidency is because "democrats suck at governing"
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#23818553 - 11/10/16 07:06 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Let them. It never mattered if it was Reps or Dems at the wheel, in the end the allmighty Dollar rules the U.S., and has done so for almost 60 years.
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Re: Republican dominance of the US government [Re: Turtletotem] 1
#23818575 - 11/10/16 07:16 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Turtletotem said: Let them. It never mattered if it was Reps or Dems at the wheel, in the end the allmighty Dollar rules the U.S., and has done so for almost 60 years.
Maybe that will change.
Interesting times indeed.
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