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The conservative brain...
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RE: The conservative brain...
(August 21, 2014 at 10:33 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: Needless to say, conservatives on this forum didn't like that proposal. It was "censorship" and a suspension of "free speech".

These same conservatives now say, "you know, free speech has limits" justifying the police actions against protesters in Ferguson.

Not to be too skeptical, but can you name one or two of the conservatives on this forum who did both?

And I'm not seeing Democrat politicians liking your idea much, either. They like money in politics just as much as Republicans, once they're in office. The system wouldn't stand if only one side supported it.
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RE: The conservative brain...
(August 27, 2014 at 10:26 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: And I'm not seeing Democrat politicians liking your idea much, either. They like money in politics just as much as Republicans, once they're in office. The system wouldn't stand if only one side supported it.

I quite agree. The whole establishment would crap a brick if this proposal got any traction and both established parties would fight against it. Corruption is so ingrained into our system that it's taken for granted as part of the order of things. Taking the money out would be nothing short of a revolutionary change. Only a grass roots groundswell demanding it would ever make it happen.
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