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I don't know Mr.P, I have this gut feeling that neither side is going to be satisfied by what comes of this, and if the Justices repeal: you will see absolute wrath throughout the media. I don't think so, and I don't think it would matter either way. The law is quite unpopular. The polling on popul...

I don't know Mr.P, I have this gut feeling that neither side is going to be satisfied by what comes of this, and if the Justices repeal: you will see absolute wrath throughout the media. I don't think so, and I don't think it would matter either way. The law is quite unpopular. The polling on popul...

Mr. Perfect wrote:

anderson wrote:So what happened to the Republican disdain for "judicial activism?"

Repealing this would not be judicial activism. Judicial activism is the courts creating stuff in the law, not repealing unconstitutional law.

Conservatives call this sort of thing judicial activism all the time.

So what happened to the Republican disdain for "judicial activism?"

Fair point. I think it's the fact that only battleground states really matter in the ultimate decision of who becomes President. Wouldn't it just shift to a different sort of focus on a few states if it was popular vote total only? Repub candidate trying to boost his margins in certain populous red...

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http://www.politicususa.com/en/gop-rigs-maine-romney Ron Paul probably won Maine but the GOP rigged the election. It's interesting, so much GOP loyalty when the people the GOP shafts the hardest are Republicans themselves. Isn't that just going to bite Romney back a few weeks down the road when it ...

. I think all the Zionists should have come to America. Stupid FDR not taking the refugees in. . Not too late, Enki Not too late Not at all Zionist occupying other people's home in Middle East why not bring them all to America, NOW If Israel can be transplanted into America .. you have your wish an...

Whatever you want to call it, there is something going on with the people where a message of "government, just leave people alone" is increasingly relevant as an organizing principle that resonates with a certain share of independents and a certain share of those that have typically allign...

the right carries its loony cultural conservatives with dark ages views on war and family, the left its loony economic illiterates with with equally dubious social engineering plans. bugger the pandering to the base moderates are bad attitude... collect all the rino's and dino's under a proper cent...

This is an interesting article about why Ron Paul was celebrating after South Carolina. I've been saying this all along. Only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney actually have a real organization on the ground. And only Ron Paul has a persistent one. Mitt can just buy his organization up when he's ready to ro...

RPM wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5BU1htHSrA

Oh, I see. When and where was that taken?

Enki, Just watched the video , and RP is consistent with his anti-war stand. He is also saying that slavery was not the main reason for the war and that well known abolitionists opposed the war. Living thru recent wars , I believe him - truth is the first casualty of war. North could have well spun...

I think Ron Paul is a crackpot but I will gladly vote for him over Obama if he clinches the Republican nomination. Because I am not registered with either party, I cannot vote in primaries. You are correct in what you wrote above, though. It's just too bad Ron Paul can't disentangle himself from pe...

Oh, don't worry. The new government in Cheyenne will take care of everything.

Military bases in foreign countries as well as within the US are both part of the same "defense budget." There aren't separate budgets, so I don't understand In terms of where it's accounted for in the budget, yes, but his point is just that these foreign expenses aren't really for our de...

First, what is the difference between the "defense budget" and the "foreign military budget?" Seriously? Defense budget is what it costs to adequately support the capability to DEFEND your homeland, your coastal waters, your airspace from external aggression and to have some det...

Watched that South Carolina debate last night. Not totally surprised but still disheartened by the tenor of the foreign policy discussions, audience reactions. The notion that you don't need to have physical military presence in half the world's countries at a cost of $$100s of billions/yr to ensure...

All the recent polls showing Romney declining, Paul surging in SC since NH, with a week to go. Romney, Gingritch, Paul, with roughly 10-15% between them. Getting very interesting...

So can someone explain to me why Evangelicals would be uncomfortable with a Libertarian like Paul for presidency? Is it just about gay marriage? Wouldn't Libertarianism in Washington be good for Red State folks, since Libertarians are in favor of shifting power from Washington to the states? Or are ...