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Tasine Loc: Southwest US

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Ditto!!!
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Airforceone

I agree but the Ryan court changed this whole country and how our political process plays out. Big money and no accountability super packs and we have know idea where the money is coming from. That is exactly why we are seeing v**er surpression in this country. Now they can manipulate our e******n's. Big money in politics v**er suppression cuts the poor and middle class out of the process

Tasine Loc: Southwest US

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WHAT RYAN COURT are you talking about? I've never ever heard of a Ryan Court.

Airforceone

He is the head of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court justice Ryan

Tasine Loc: Southwest US

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When did this happen. Last time I heard, the Chief Justice was John Roberts.

Airforceone

Oh fuck I had a brain cramp sorry I was discussing on another blog about Paul Ryan. We had a few people discussing the Ryan budget.

mongo Loc: TEXAS

That most definatley was not a cramp, it was a brain fart! (he,he) :oops:

Airforceone

Oh ya either one probably had both. But I had the Ryan budget on my brain it took a lot of research to figure it out. And what he was trying to do

Airforceone

Amazing I have been saying that for years. No more Democrat or Republican Party. What happens is 70% of the people in this country v**e along the party line. Which is really sad.

I had v**ed Republican on a national level for many years because the Republican Party had always believed in a balanced budget and eliminate deficit spending.

The Republican Party believed in building the economy from the top down which at first made sense to me but since Ronald Reagan had developed trickle down economics it has only accomplished one thing. The deficit has increased due to lost funds to the federal government and and an increase in the income ine******y in this country. So now the Republican Party became the party of borrow and spend. And the middle class has disappeared.

The democrats believe in building the economy from the bottom up. So put more funds in the hands of the Middle class appears to work a lot better. So the democratic theory of tax and spend instead of borrow and spend seems more in line with my ideology on a national level

If we go from Reagan to Bush 43 to Trump. Trickle down economics by creating wealthy tax cuts.

Or we go from Carter to Clinton to Obama the Democrats far out distance the republicans as far as job creation.

Now where this country becomes divided is all the social programs we have in this country. But I think the large majority believe in the big 3 and should not be touched is Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security and now the ACA. The ACA is a great program but it has problems that need to be fixed.

But each social program should be debated on its merits alone not along a party ideology.

So my perception is the Republicans want an inflated defense budget and wealthy tax cuts. If democrats want to cut the defense budget the republicans go on a year that democrats want to make our country less safe.

Democrats want the social programs which is also very costly. When republicans want to cut social programs Democrats have a fit and accuse.

The biggest problem this country has is not the social programs it’s the waste. I can go through SS, Medicare and Medicaid and there massive amounts of corruption and waste and it’s the same with defense spending only 40% of the defense budget goes to the military the remainder is spent on private contractors.

But when all we have is 2 choices we end up with an ideology either left or right.

I want to thank both of you on your perceptions of left and right. This deserves to be debated.

Also I would be really interested as to your perception of the ideology agenda of both left and right.

But why are we stuck with a two party system. The mess we have in Washington sure is not a party.

Our constitution calls for a form of capitalistic government With social programs, and regulations to protect all citizens.

So I am in complete agreement drop the name tag.

I believe every politician that heads to Washington has honest intentions wether Republican or Democrat but when these new legislators get to Washington there met with either your Republican or Democrat and you either fall along the party lines or you will not have a job.

Airforceone

Thank you for the time you put into writing on this topic. But over the last two years the democratic House of Representatives has passed a number of bills to stop foreign interference in our e******ns and modifying the campaign donations to protect Foreign money into our campaigns

But the Republican lead senate through Mitch McConnell had blocked every piece of legislation that would prevent foreign interference, Foreign money, v**er rights.

There are no laws within the US that will prevent your concerns. This e******n cycle is going to be one massive dump of propaganda especially from Russia and the Saudis.

Airforceone

Then answer this question as you make the statement it’s both sides that’s a typical right wing comment when they perceive something as being wrong.

But why as you look at the legislation passed in the Democratic lead house over the last 3 years that would prevent foreign interference and foreign funds entering our e******ns process. Why has the Republican lead senate blocked any kind of v**er rights in this country. Then we watch everyday as the Republican lead states try to pass laws to purge the v**er list, v**er suppression. But then I look at statements like both sides do it.

No both sides don’t do it just by researching legislation on this issue it’s only one side and that’s the republicans.

Airforceone

Yes I can agree both sides are doing it. But I want you to think back as to who was against citizens united and who was for citizens united. Congress rejected major corporation from injected massive amounts of cash into our e******ns.
So the republican party Fought it in the courts and the lower courts held up the laws created in congress to limit funds by major corporations and also they had to expose how much they gave and who they were.

So the republicans-appealed it all the way to the Supreme Court and on a 5 to 4 v**e they created citizens united. The 5 v**es came from all conservative judges. Citizens United was born and and all major corporations around the country started to crate what we see now are super Pacs where a corporation can donate millions to these super Pacs and not have to divulge who they are.

So when you say both sides are doing it. No one side gave us citizens united and the only way to campaign is not sit back and allow one side to dump corporate funds into there party both parties have to do it or one party will win the e******n.