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Is the Republican Party in danger of dying out?

Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Tucker Case said:
Being in favor of gay rights and legalizing marijuana isn't what gains the democrats votes.

The GOP being adamantly opposed to gay rights and prohibition of marijuana is actually what is gaining the democrats votes.
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You've kinda supported the OP here, Tucker. Your intended dig at the GOP actually suggests that conservatives (at least social conservatives), unlike Democrats, vote what they believe regardless of popularity. I think that can be both good and bad. BTW, I don't oppose gay rights. I do oppose legalizing marijuana.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Mason66 said:
Are there quantity restrictions on alcohol and cigarettes?
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Would you like me to add prescription drugs in there too? Because there are quantity restrictions on those. The restrictions on many things vary by state regulations, but some are also restricted by federal regulations. Do you realize there are quantity restrictions on ingredients commonly used in the manufacture of meth, such a psuedoephedrine?
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Mason66 said:
What is the DOI and where did you get those words? I have never heard them before.
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I suspect "Deceleration Of Independence"
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Deuce said:
Republicans don't give a crap about guns or abortions, and are just using them for votes.
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Anthony60 said:
You're in the wrong thread with your original thoughts.
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I do believe Deuce was commenting on the stupidity of the original op.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Kobie said:
Wait, what? Marijuana legalization is now socialist?
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Many don't seem to understand the word socialist.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Boo Radley said:
Many don't seem to understand the word socialist.
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For many conservatives (Calgun apparently included), "socialist" seems to mean "things I don't like."
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

calamity said:
Actually, gay rights and marijuana legalization is a libertarian position...at least it ought to be, if libertarians had a clue what the word really stood for instead of just trying to stealthily redefine conservatism.
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The problem with the term "Libertarian" is that so many Republicans who are too embarrassed to call themselves Republicans started referring to themselves as "Libertarians". You can always spot a true Liberatarian from an embarrassed Republican Libertarian though.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Kobie said:
For many conservatives (Calgun apparently included), "socialist" seems to mean "things I don't like."
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You can find that kind of thing with liberals as well.
I think it's a human thing, though - label something they don't like/understand as bad so they can criticize and disagree without having to put further thought into the matter.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

The Mark said:
You can find that kind of thing with liberals as well.
I think it's a human thing, though - label something they don't like/understand as bad so they can criticize and disagree without having to put further thought into the matter.
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True. Sadly.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

roguenuke said:
Would you like me to add prescription drugs in there too? Because there are quantity restrictions on those. The restrictions on many things vary by state regulations, but some are also restricted by federal regulations. Do you realize there are quantity restrictions on ingredients commonly used in the manufacture of meth, such a psuedoephedrine?
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You said MJ was the same as alcohol and cigarettes. It is not. The government is limiting the amount a person can buy.

Why would you bring up prescription medication or meth if we are talking about legal over the counter products?
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

The Mark said:
I suspect "Deceleration Of Independence"
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So do I, but I don't remember most of those words or the way they were written in the DOI.

Has it been changed since I was in school?
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

The Mark said:
I suspect "Deceleration Of Independence"
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Whoa, slow down there buddy!

Declaration. :2razz:
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Mason66 said:
So do I, but I don't remember most of those words or the way they were written in the DOI.

Has it been changed since I was in school?
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Hmm...

zgoldsmith23 said:
*snip* "We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness."
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Well, this link indicates that the section in question reads thusly:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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Not quite the same, it would appear.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Kobie said:
Whoa, slow down there buddy!

Declaration. :2razz:
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Damn spell check :lamo
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

The Mark said:
Hmm...



Well, this link indicates that the section in question reads thusly:


Not quite the same, it would appear.
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Yes that last part was how I learned it, so the other one seems way off to me.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Mason66 said:
Yes that last part was how I learned it, so the other one seems way off to me.
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Perhaps it's a "secularized and updated for modern times" version, or something.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

paddymcdougall said:
I do believe Deuce was commenting on the stupidity of the original op.
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My sense of humor doesn't always come across well in text. My infraction history is proof of that!
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

The Mark said:
Well, obviously, smoking pot makes you lazy. And lazy people don't want to work to get ahead in life, so they vote in socialist policies in order to avoid doing so, and get handouts. Also they don't like having to work to hide their completely reasonable desire to smoke weed, so they vote to legalize it.

You can see from this that marijuana legalization is obviously a socialist backed movement, since it only bolsters their numbers.

Or I made all that **** up just now, either way.
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LOL The truth is pot was originally criminalized only because blacks and Mexicans used it and they could be arrested and put in jail where they belonged. I think that reasoning still holds true with some except the injustice has been widened to include all that don't think like them. Their time is ending, and none too soon.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

iguanaman said:
LOL The truth is pot was originally criminalized only because blacks and Mexicans used it and they could be arrested and put in jail where they belonged. I think that reasoning still holds true with some except the injustice has been widened to include all that don't think like them. Their time is ending, and none too soon.
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You're saying that pot was criminalized for bigoted reasons?

Come to think of it I have no idea what the history of marijuana criminalization is, so for all I know you're right.

On to a more important question: Why does my spell check not agree that "criminalization" is a word?
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

roguenuke said:
Would you like me to add prescription drugs in there too? Because there are quantity restrictions on those. The restrictions on many things vary by state regulations, but some are also restricted by federal regulations. Do you realize there are quantity restrictions on ingredients commonly used in the manufacture of meth, such a psuedoephedrine?
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There should be no quantity restrictions on anything that can be bought and sold. Oh, and prescription drugs should not exist. They should be able to be sold by whomever wants to sell them and open to whomever wants to buy them.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

MildSteel said:
A new Pew Research survey seems to indicate that millenials, the age group from 18 to 33, tend to favor gay rights and marijuana legalization. and tend to vote for Democrats. I think it is highly likely that Democrats have embraced these two issues to drive a stake in the heart of the Republican party. Recall recently how Obama spoke in favor of marijuana legalization and came out in favor of gay rights.

Is the Republican Party in danger of dying out? - The Week
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Or maybe they just care about equality and value being ethically consistent?
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Deuce said:
You have no idea how liberals think, so stop trying to tell people what they think. Unless you'd like me to start telling you what you believe.
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if it makes you feel better go ahead, and express your view of what you think I believe.

but from what I said, I stand by it,..the left do not believe in property rights, and they ideas are from a collective mindset.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Boo Radley said:
I do wish I'd read some original thought from time to time instead of weak dribble like this. :coffeepap
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really, ...what I said is dead on for you, because I know you do not respect property rights

thanks by the way for your attention, I know I stuck a nerve, since you had to address me.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

Mason66 said:
What is the DOI and where did you get those words? I have never heard them before.
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Declaration of Independence.

The Mark said:
Hmm...

Well, this link indicates that the section in question reads thusly:

Not quite the same, it would appear.
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One is from Jefferson's original draft. The other is from the CoF.
 
Re: The Reason Democrats Are Backing Gay Rights and Marijuana Legalization

MildSteel said:
A new Pew Research survey seems to indicate that millenials, the age group from 18 to 33, tend to favor gay rights and marijuana legalization. and tend to vote for Democrats. I think it is highly likely that Democrats have embraced these two issues to drive a stake in the heart of the Republican party. Recall recently how Obama spoke in favor of marijuana legalization and came out in favor of gay rights.

is-the-republican-party-in-danger-of-dying-out]Is the Republican Party in danger of dying out?
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[/B]- The Week
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The GOP has been in danger of dying out for quite a while.

And that danger increases as time goes by and the GOP fails to attract anyone besides old white men.




"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP.
 
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