Rants, Raves and Opinions AKA "The Octagon"

[QUOTE=Willow1535;4747337]I try not to watch any of the cable "news" shows and choose to read / research things for myself. I also stay away from Facebook and Twitter as well. I only discuss politics with my friends. Some tend to lean one way or the other, but that doesn't bother me. I can't deal with people who are entrenched and stuck in that mode where they think that "their side" is superior. I consider myself to be a Libertarian. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats in the past and will continue to base my decisions on the issues, rather than vote along party lines.

I think that we should all have to pass a test (civics, political science, math, etc,) before you can vote. Maybe even spelling! Everyone should be able to vote, but you should have a clue on how our government works[/QUOTE]If that is a requirement, how will the Dems get the dead folks to vote? LOL.

[QUOTE=Willow1535;4747337]I think that we should all have to pass a test (civics, political science, math, etc,) before you can vote. Maybe even spelling! Everyone should be able to vote, but you should have a clue on how our government works.[/QUOTE]I've always said the same thing about running for President. Being over 35 and a US citizen is probably the easiest qualifications of any job on Earth. Even to flip burgers or clean toilets requires a high school diploma or GED.

They need to come up with a very difficult test that is harder to pass than a medical board exam or bar exam. It will test you on all matters of Presidential duties, such as government and law, economics, science, foreign policy, etc.

Once you are able to pass that exam, then you can run for President. The most important job in the world should not have the lowest barrier to entry.

[QUOTE=TigerKing;4746803]My eyes are open. 18,000. Sounds legit. No telling how many lies were on Hillary's server she smashed and destroyed. Maybe 18,001.[/QUOTE]Not saying HRC wasn't hiding anything but if she were it's total speculation and probably false. Your hero, the tangerine tellatubby on the other hand has thousands of lies documented. Nice story dude. Keep telling it.

[QUOTE=JimJaimes;4747742]Not saying HRC wasn't hiding anything but if she were it's total speculation and probably false. Your hero, the tangerine tellatubby on the other hand has thousands of lies documented. Nice story dude. Keep telling it.[/QUOTE]I don't know at all. That was the point of her doing it so no one would know. Makes sense. You must know of course. Destroying personal servers is normal behavior so quit being so naive. This argument is pointless because everyone has their own views and opinions. Trump 2020 by a landslide. Biden should be quite the shit show in upcoming debates. Good luck sir.

[QUOTE=TigerKing;4746439]How does a vote in Idaho count 5 times more than someone in California? Idaho has 4 votes in the Electoral. California has 55. I personally don't want "dipshits" in California or New York making the decisions for me. Like one said earlier on here it's only when a Democrat loses an election that they say it should go off the popular vote. If you know going into a campaign that the popular vote doesn't get you elected and then you should campaign to win the electoral. Pretty simple.[/QUOTE]Doesn't deserve any credibility for anything they type. Just sayin' dude. Really? TigerKing? Seriously? Piss off.

[QUOTE=JimJaimes;4747754]Doesn't deserve any credibility for anything they type. Just sayin' dude. Really? TigerKing? Seriously? Piss off.[/QUOTE]I could say the same. Get a clue.

[QUOTE=JimJaimes;4747754]Doesn't deserve any credibility for anything they type. Just sayin' dude. Really? TigerKing? Seriously? Piss off.[/QUOTE]Mad about a username on a forum where people talk about hookers. Wow. You take this shit way too serious. This will be the last I talk about politics on this forum. Some get butt hurt too bad.

[QUOTE=TigerKing;4746439]How does a vote in Idaho count 5 times more than someone in California? Idaho has 4 votes in the Electoral. California has 55. I personally don't want "dipshits" in California or New York making the decisions for me. Like one said earlier on here it's only when a Democrat loses an election that they say it should go off the popular vote. If you know going into a campaign that the popular vote doesn't get you elected and then you should campaign to win the electoral. Pretty simple.[/QUOTE]You'll be singing a different tune once Texas and Florida become reliable blue states in Presidential elections.

Then you gerrymandering twats will come up with some other scam that tries to deny voters their Constitutional rights.

Your party is shrinking every year and you see the writing on the wall. Only scared desperate people come up with increasingly desperate measures to hold on to power.

[QUOTE=CincyHobbist;4747467]If that is a requirement, how will the Dems get the dead folks to vote? LOL.[/QUOTE]There isn't any right-wing conspiracy theory you aren't completely taken in by. Did you get your pillow from the guy on faux news? LOL.

[QUOTE=Willow1535;4747337]I try not to watch any of the cable "news" shows and choose to read / research things for myself. I also stay away from Facebook and Twitter as well. I only discuss politics with my friends. Some tend to lean one way or the other, but that doesn't bother me. I can't deal with people who are entrenched and stuck in that mode where they think that "their side" is superior. I consider myself to be a Libertarian. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats in the past and will continue to base my decisions on the issues, rather than vote along party lines.

I think that we should all have to pass a test (civics, political science, math, etc,) before you can vote. Maybe even spelling! Everyone should be able to vote, but you should have a clue on how our government works.[/QUOTE]I agree with everything you said.

[QUOTE=CincyHobbist;4747467]If that is a requirement, how will the Dems get the dead folks to vote? LOL.[/QUOTE]YOU win the stupidest post ever on here. Kena1, you are no longer #1.

[QUOTE=CincyHobbist;4747467]If that is a requirement, how will the Dems get the dead folks to vote? LOL.[/QUOTE]You misspelled, "Republicans". There. I fixed it for you.

[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/republican-voter-fraud.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=BengalMan;4748170]YOU win the stupidest post ever on here. Kena1, you are no longer #1.[/QUOTE]That TigerKing guy is about to take the lead. LOL.

Dems with the dead people voting and Republicans with brain dead people voting. It's all the same. They would cancel each other out.

[QUOTE=CincyHobbist;4747467]If that is a requirement, how will the Dems get the dead folks to vote? LOL.[/QUOTE]

You miss the most important tests of all: personal ethics, honesty and morality. Unfortunately few candidates, if any, would pass. And the vanishingly few who might pass would probably fail most of the other tests. LOL.

[QUOTE=TMeister;4747513]I've always said the same thing about running for President. Being over 35 and a US citizen is probably the easiest qualifications of any job on Earth. Even to flip burgers or clean toilets requires a high school diploma or GED.

They need to come up with a very difficult test that is harder to pass than a medical board exam or bar exam. It will test you on all matters of Presidential duties, such as government and law, economics, science, foreign policy, etc.

Once you are able to pass that exam, then you can run for President. The most important job in the world should not have the lowest barrier to entry.[/QUOTE]