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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by hellotomyrars on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:26AM (#25667584)
What a patently absurd statement, especially if you consider our national history. We didn't live in a strong two-party existence until relatively recently and we still have (not enough) independent members in congress.

Political parties were quite literally decried by the founders and as we have now almost completely been polarized in a two-party system we have reached this level of disfunction.

This is unacceptable and both parties have been responsible for shutting out third-party candidates.

All people are subject to the rule of law of the land, whether you think it is just or unjust. You have the right to vote for whoever you want but you don't have a right to do whatever you want. Democrats haven't taken over the federal government. They were voted into office, just as several republicans/whigs/federalists/anti-federalists/literally whoever.

This is the process. This is the reality. This is America.

Choosing to reject both the facts and reality doesn't change this.

Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by Acrobatic_Road on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:48AM (#25668395)
>All people are subject to the rule of law of the land, whether you think it is just or unjust. You have the right to vote for whoever you want but you don't have a right to do whatever you want. Democrats haven't taken over the federal government. They were voted into office, just as several republicans/whigs/federalists/anti-federalists/literally whoever.

When I talking about democrats taking over the federal government, I am talking about court packing, senate packing (by adding states), and other tactics to establish they will use to establish a permanent majority. I am not talking about the recent election.

The person I replied to seems to think that all those things are justified because the democrats are more popular than the republicans.

I have no idea what you are talking about with regard to political parties or choosing to reject facts. I assume you didn't actually read the thread so you took what I said out of context.

Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by hellotomyrars on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:59AM (#25668478)
Not only have those things not happened but you are the one choosing that they are wrong for your own agenda. There has been no court packing and while you may choose to believe that Puerto Rico doesn’t deserve statehood for partisan reasons i and many other reject that idea. I am not taking what you’ve said outside of context. You are quite clearly advocating not just against the rule of law but also against the democratic process. Good luck.
Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by Acrobatic_Road on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:06PM (#25677471)
>Not only have those things not happened but you are the one choosing that they are wrong for your own agenda.

All of these things are pure partisan powergrabs - and many democratic commentators aren't shy about it either.

> You are quite clearly advocating not just against the rule of law but also against the democratic process.

You are quite clearly immersed in the state cult and our "sacred democracy", ignoring keep ideas like balance of power that our nation was built on.

Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by hellotomyrars on Thursday January 07, 2021 @11:12PM (#25681421)
Actually it's not a pure partisan powergrab to give statehood to Puerto Rico, a territory that is more populated with American Citizens than several states (18 I believe). These people are our people and they deserve to have a voice in congress exactly as much as you or I do. This shouldn't be controversial.

As for the cult comment, the visible cult is quite literally the group who is incapable of accepting reality and I'm not going bother trying to engage with someone who is incapable of engaging in reality.