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I'd hold both equally responsible. Both have had the presidency and control of congress and neither did a damn thing about the number of people incarcerated.

04-22-2014 , 03:51 PM

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Do you consider the Fair Sentencing Act not a damn thing? Because while Id agree that there has been shameful activity by both political parties, I don't think your characterization is accurate.

04-22-2014 , 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kurto

Most of the people who support govt. healthcare also agree that the govt. military is grossly too large.

I would agree with that. But you are missing the point of my post, which is no one vigorously defended the govt in days of past presidents as they do today. You had some knuckleheads who defended the Iraq war because "Sadaam is gonna attack us with WMD's" or "Sadaam was in on 9/11." But you never saw people cheerleading for big govt like today.

04-22-2014 , 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

I'd hold both equally responsible. Both have had the presidency and control of congress and neither did a damn thing about the number of people incarcerated.

lol, nice willful ignorance. You know the correct answer to Cornboy's question but are searching for some ******ed technicality to act like you don't. Who the **** do you think you are, ikestoys?

04-22-2014 , 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

I'd hold both equally responsible. Both have had the presidency and control of congress and neither did a damn thing about the number of people incarcerated.

I like to teach a man to fish. Go to Google. Type in "Eric Holder Clemency", hit return. Report back what happens.

04-22-2014 , 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornboy

I like to teach a man to fish. Go to Google. Type in "Eric Holder Clemency", hit return. Report back what happens.

You are correct, I concede the argument. Evil republicans want perpatrators of nonviolent victimless crimes in prison and the benevolent sensible democrats don't want them incarcerated they just can't do anything about it.

04-22-2014 , 04:17 PM

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Now you get it.

04-22-2014 , 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

The point is there are alot of people today who defend the actions of govt almost unconditionally and that was never the case in the Bush/Clinton/HW.

lol @ this post.

04-22-2014 , 04:18 PM

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Just a couple knuckleheads defended the Iraq war tho.

04-22-2014 , 04:19 PM

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Now, let's look at the military budgets, that's a big part of our government. Which party, do you think, wants to cut the Defense budget?

04-22-2014 , 04:25 PM

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So we're just going to ignore the Fair Sentencing Act and assorted sentencing reductions? OK, good talk.

04-22-2014 , 04:27 PM

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Now, let's look at the military budgets, that's a big part of our government. Which party, do you think, wants to cut the Defense budget?

WTF are you talking about, I think the military budget could and should be cut by about 60% and I don't want nonviolent drug users in jail? I agree with you!!! The only point of my post is in the past I knew no one who constantly defended the actions of the government. Today that's not the case.

04-22-2014 , 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LetsGambool

So we're just going to ignore the Fair Sentencing Act and assorted sentencing reductions? OK, good talk.

I conceded the argument.

04-22-2014 , 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

lol @ this post.

Please dig up a post of yours where you disagree with the govt.

04-22-2014 , 04:31 PM

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I conceded the argument.

OK, so since that was a serious response I will assume for future reference that you seriously argued that Republicans are evil and Democrats are sensible and benevolent

04-22-2014 , 04:33 PM

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Military budget needs a hudge increase. We got rogue cattlemen running amok out there ffs. Thanks, Obama.

04-22-2014 , 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

You're going to have to excuse me, I like to focus on one thing at a time. I'm pretty slow. I'm still working on this prior quote by you:

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There are so many people(mostly people who vote dem) that don't just like but love government. The bigger the better. Many people genuinely get upset when they hear someone complaining about taxes, locking up millions of people and government waste.

You say there are many people (mostly Dem.) that love government, the bigger the better.

On the whole, which party wants the bigger Defense Department?

04-22-2014 , 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornboy

You say there are many people (mostly Dem.) that love government, the bigger the better.

On the whole, which party wants the bigger Defense Department?

The crappy republican party. But they are not the ones that get upset everytime someone disagrees with the actions of government.

04-22-2014 , 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

Please dig up a post of yours where you disagree with the govt.

How about I dig up a post of yours where you support the government's acquittal of the soldirers involved in the massacre at Hadditha?

04-22-2014 , 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

The crappy republican party. But they are not the ones that get upset everytime someone disagrees with the actions of government.

They get real upset when someone disagrees with Voter ID laws. They get real upset when folks disagree with anti gay marriage laws. They get real upset when people disagree with their stance on any number of issues.

The point isn't that GOP<Dem, it's that a blanket statement like the one you're making is really stupid. People like government more when their side is in power and they think they're doing the right things. Do some agree with everything they're doing? Maybe, but the majority don't.

04-22-2014 , 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

How about I dig up a post of yours where you support the government's acquittal of the soldirers involved in the massacre at Hadditha?

Don't deflect, I made the statement about some people always defend govt actions and you said "lol at this statement".

04-22-2014 , 04:55 PM

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Congratulations sweep single! You now know that there are at least 2 areas where the Democratic party is the party of small government! I'm sure you won't be making incorrect blanket statements like

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There are so many people(mostly people who vote dem) that don't just like but love government. The bigger the better.

ever again!

04-22-2014 , 05:00 PM

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Don't deflect, I made the statement about some people always defend govt actions and you said "lol at this statement".

Democrats don't reflexively support government action for government action's sake. Almost no one does. Democrats support government action when it leads and supports an outcome they advocate such as poverty reduction, reduction of sexism, racism, environmental protection. This is generally how it's always been. When Conservatives were ascendant many Democrats scaled back their rhetoric and compromised to reduce government action to keep their seats. That's the history of "even Democrats used to be against the government".

04-22-2014 , 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sweep single

Don't deflect, I made the statement about some people always defend govt actions and you said "lol at this statement".

And you'll reflexively defend atrocities when it's your team. You're only sensitive to people defending the government now because they're not on your team.

04-22-2014 , 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

That's a good response. Personally I believe both parties like big govt when it suits there agenda. Sorry for even making the post, it caused a huge derail. Back to the thread. All this goof had to do was keep his cattle on his own land.

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