Conservative anger over abortion and cannabis results in Ohio.

[Little Dragon]

‘Pure Democracies Are Not the Way to Run a Country,’ Says Former Sen. Rick Santorum After Ohio Abortion, Marijuana Vote Results

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum claimed Ohio's decision to legalize marijuana was proof "pure democracies are not the way to run a country."

www.mediaite.com

It keeps getting more and more apparent that Republicans hold a disdain for liberty and democracy,

In other news, dog chases cat.

 

[Revoltingest]

It's "I couldn't care less." That you could care less implies that you still care, even if very little.

“I could care less” works if you sound like Jackie Mason.

 

[Little Dragon]

Both parties are absolutely despicable and corrupt entities, and people like you and me cannot ever do anything about it.

That's exactly what I would want to hear if was a prospective elitist looking to enslave you. That's the attitude that made america great....

 

[Father Heathen]

As expected, they're working diligantly to defy and undo the will of the people:

Gerrymandered Ohio Republican lawmakers are already scheming to attack voters over election results • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio voters just took firm positions on abortion and reproductive rights and adult-use recreational marijuana Tuesday, but gerrymandered Ohio lawmakers are already planning to flout the voters' wishes. This is what gerrymandering brings.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

Will of the voters? Ohio Republicans pledge to push back on abortion, marijuana

A majority of Ohioans voted in favor of abortion access and marijuana. But top GOP leaders are already promising to undo the measures.

www.dispatch.com

 

[Twilight Hue]

That's exactly what I would want to hear if was a prospective elitist looking to enslave you. That's the attitude that made america great....

The thing is.

It's true and it's already too late to do anything about it. It's long past the point of no return now.

The elites have all the power and control now, and with technology as it is, will become worse and worse as the entire world becomes more and more authoritarian every decade that passes.

 

[tytlyf]

A Republican vote is a vote for a theocracy. They want biblical law forced on everyone while ignoring the secular founding of America

 

[SkepticThinker]

Cept in your paranoid case, everything and everyone is a potential typhoid Mary now, so instead of just dealing with one or more confirmed person(s) like it used to be , the goal and mentality now is to actually go after absolutely anybody and everybody in the name of health and safety, completly disregarding rights and freedoms of people and firmly put them under strict jackbooted rule no matter what the additional consequences are in doing so.

Just like fear of the Japanese in ww2 where all are to be dealt with properly.

Some mentality there.

What are you talking about?

 

[Revoltingest]

Doesn't make sense. Did you miss the part about Ohio legalizing marijuana(medical)
and protecting women's reproductive rights? And that it was the Dems who pushed for it? If so, my bad.

While he has a cromulent general point,
it ignores what you just posted, ie, that
at times, a party may take the side of
law & justice on an issue.

 

[Left Coast]

‘Pure Democracies Are Not the Way to Run a Country,’ Says Former Sen. Rick Santorum After Ohio Abortion, Marijuana Vote Results

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum claimed Ohio's decision to legalize marijuana was proof "pure democracies are not the way to run a country."

www.mediaite.com

It keeps getting more and more apparent that Republicans hold a disdain for liberty and democracy,

Dems also won both houses of the state legislature in VA, and the Dem governor of KY won his reelection bid.

All in all, a good night for liberals. Of course the conservative gadflies are unhappy.

 

[sun rise]

Cept in your paranoid case, everything and everyone is a potential typhoid Mary now, so instead of just dealing with one or more confirmed person(s) like it used to be , the goal and mentality now is to actually go after absolutely anybody and everybody in the name of health and safety, completly disregarding rights and freedoms of people and firmly put them under strict jackbooted rule no matter what the additional consequences are in doing so.

Just like fear of the Japanese in ww2 where all are to be dealt with properly.

Some mentality there.

So your ideal is to go back to before 1855 - Massachusetts is the first state to require that children have a smallpox vaccine before going to school to prevent the spread of smallpox in schools. Timeline of Vaccination Mandates

 

[1137]

Nice. We have two parties now that disrespect people's freedoms and liberties.

Exactly, there is no hope.

 

[Revoltingest]

All in all, a good night for liberals.

And libertarians.

 

[1137]

Doesn't make sense. Did you miss the part about Ohio legalizing marijuana(medical)
and protecting women's reproductive rights? And that it was the Dems who pushed for it? If so, my bad.

Of course. Being identical in nature, both parties support autonomy only when beneficial to them.

 

[1137]

So you're fine with a typhoid Mary running free and someone with active TB sitting next to you in a crowded room. After all, those are their viewpoints.

Isn't TB pretty well under control in our lifetimes? What's your point?

As far as I'm concerned, when my life and health are at stake due to the "ideology" and "viewpoints" of others who refuse to recognize reality, I don't care that they feel offended. Their irresponsible acts are offensive to me and I want them stopped.

100% which is why we should oppose both parties.

 

[1137]

What are your thoughts on speed limits, stop signs, and traffic lights? Tyranny of the nanny state?

What about them? They are necessary and the punishment for violating them is minor and fair. It's not like if you speed and get a ticket you won't be allowed to work or go outside.

 

[1137]

A Republican vote is a vote for a theocracy. They want biblical law forced on everyone while ignoring the secular founding of America

Totalitarianism is totalitarianism, whether it's the worship of a tyrant God or tyran state/celebrities

 

[1137]

‘Pure Democracies Are Not the Way to Run a Country,’ Says Former Sen. Rick Santorum After Ohio Abortion, Marijuana Vote Results

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum claimed Ohio's decision to legalize marijuana was proof "pure democracies are not the way to run a country."

www.mediaite.com

It keeps getting more and more apparent that Republicans hold a disdain for liberty and democracy,

It wasn't apparent before?

 

[Revoltingest]

It wasn't apparent before?

This wasn't an example of a pure democracy.
Governed by the Constitution that's the basis
for law in all states, voters in this state amended
their constitution by legal means.
It's how constitutional republics work. I've found
no better system...other than my monarchy.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

‘Pure Democracies Are Not the Way to Run a Country,’ Says Former Sen. Rick Santorum After Ohio Abortion, Marijuana Vote Results

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum claimed Ohio's decision to legalize marijuana was proof "pure democracies are not the way to run a country."

www.mediaite.com

It keeps getting more and more apparent that Republicans hold a disdain for liberty and democracy,

What's worse, is that he isn't even aware that you don't have a "pure" democracy. Constitutional protections are there to protect minorities and sub-groups from the tyranny of the majority.

Abortion, however, is a matter of law -- and since the Supreme Court said states get to decide, Ohio decided. Tough toenails, Santorum.

 

[metis]

Sounds familiar. Exactly like the nanny state juggernaut willfully forcing people under jackboots to live by one's own ideology and viewpoints.

Oh, you undoubtedly heard the basis of that from Trump as he has very much a neo-fascist mentality.