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Discussion in 'Community' started by Ghost, Dec 6, 2012.

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  1. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    After North Carolina, Georgia was the closest red state that almost went blue.

    This 2014 Senate election will be interesting, if the Democratic nominee is competitive there then Georgia could be a swing state in 2016.
     
    Ghost, Jan 25, 2013
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  2. Juliet316

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    Juliet316, Jan 25, 2013
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  3. Darth-Lando

    Darth-Lando Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Next stop, Texas! It probably won't happen until 2020 at the earliest, but it's gonna happen.
     
    Darth-Lando, Jan 25, 2013
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  4. Alpha-Red

    Alpha-Red Chosen One star 7

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    Eh, I think the better question should be, why are you surprised?
     
    Alpha-Red, Jan 25, 2013
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  5. AAAAAH

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    it'll happen because californians are practically pouring into that state.
     
    AAAAAH, Jan 25, 2013
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  6. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    You would think it wouldn't be surprising by now....
     
    Juliet316, Jan 25, 2013
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  7. VadersLaMent

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    Oregon Dems trying to make cigarettes a controlled substance

    I almost put that in derp. Even if it passes it'll just create a smoking smuggling problem. I do find it funny that slow death is ok but fast acting poison is bad. I used to smoke, hell I miss smoking. But I do not think this sort of thing can win.
     
    VadersLaMent, Jan 26, 2013
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  8. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Smoking isn't nearly as popular as it used to be anyway. I suspect it will die out on its own in a couple of generations.

    I agree, I can't really see how making something a "controlled substance" has ever solved a problem.
     
    anakinfansince1983 , Jan 26, 2013
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  9. heels1785

    heels1785 Skywalker Saga + JCC Manager / Finally Won A Draft star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Bill Clinton did very well in the south, I think Hillary would too. I believe Bill carried Georgia, Louisiana, and Kentucky (twice) over the course of 92 and 96.

    Biden would struggle a good bit more I think, especially if the GOP frames him as a northeastern "elitist," as they did with Kerry and Dukakis- although his personality may make that pursuit difficult. Keep an eye on South Carolina, too- we have a very unpopular tea party governor in Haley who is polling very low, and if the more urban areas (we do have some) like Charleston and Columbia could begin to balance out the bible belt in the northwest corner of the state, we could flip too- generally, the GOP gets about 53-54% in Presidential races. Haley up for re-election in 2014, that race could be a good predictor.
     
    heels1785 , Jan 26, 2013
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  10. Darth-Lando

    Darth-Lando Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Didn't Oregon have legalized marijuana on the ballot this past election? Obviously it didn't pass like in Washington and Colorado but there must be some support for it to wind up on the ballot. So in the minds of Oregonians, tobacco smoking = bad, marijuana smoking = good?
     
    Darth-Lando, Jan 26, 2013
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  11. Rogue_Ten

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    this would be a pretty valid opinion to have
     
    Rogue_Ten, Jan 26, 2013
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  12. Arawn_Fenn

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    I miss the days when we used to believe in the separation between church and state.
     
    Arawn_Fenn, Jan 26, 2013
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  13. Alpha-Red

    Alpha-Red Chosen One star 7

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    It's not in the Constitution!!!11
     
    Alpha-Red, Jan 26, 2013
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  14. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    Hillary 2016 SuperPAC is ready to launch...

    http://theweek.com/article/index/239346/hillary-superpac-readies-launch

     
    Ghost, Jan 28, 2013
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  15. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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  16. Alpha-Red

    Alpha-Red Chosen One star 7

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    Was that law actually enforced?
     
    Alpha-Red, Jan 29, 2013
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  17. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    Might have been back when it was first enacted way back when in 1877, I have no clue if anybody actually enforces it now.
     
    Juliet316, Jan 29, 2013
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  18. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    Every once in a while you see someone trying to enforce an old law like that... either because they're super-conservative and find out that technically the law still exists so they try to take advantage out of it to make a "moral example" of somebody, or they're liberal and want to make news so the law can be abolished. It's even worse in the military, where a lot of outdates rules are actually still enforced.
     
    Ghost, Jan 29, 2013
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  19. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I think that law is still on the books in North Carolina but I'm not completely sure. (And my brother and I both violated it.)

    I have heard of landlords trying to use it to deny housing to unmarried couples.
     
    anakinfansince1983 , Jan 29, 2013
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  20. VadersLaMent

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  21. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    John Kerry's farewell to congress (ATM there's only two minutes of the nearly 45 minute speech):



    He'll be sworn in as Sect. of State on Friday.
     
    Juliet316, Jan 30, 2013
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  22. Violent Violet Menace

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    What do you make of this?

     
    Violent Violet Menace, Jan 30, 2013
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  23. DarthLowBudget

    DarthLowBudget Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    He's a little ragey and a little paranoid and a little conspiracy, and his invocation of Orwell is *yawn* but on the other hand that provision of the NDAA is absolutely insane.
     
    DarthLowBudget, Jan 30, 2013
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  24. Alpha-Red

    Alpha-Red Chosen One star 7

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    Yeah...unless we somehow get Citizens United overturned in the next few years...good luck with that Kerry.
     
    Alpha-Red, Jan 30, 2013
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  25. DarthLowBudget

    DarthLowBudget Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Well, maybe that could be like, a first step to work on in order to achieve the aim Kerry proposes in his speech?
     
    DarthLowBudget, Jan 30, 2013
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