3) It's a sad fact that somewhere along the line, the left became, in general, a lot less tactically and strategically minded than the right. Obama's campaign is one of the few recent exceptions, but see, e.g. the effectiveness of the Republicans when they were in the majority in Congress, v. the Dems as a majority in congress.
4) While I agree with the hate-on for the CA proposition system, hey you guys have a proposition to build a maglev between SF and LA, how awesome is that?
Books! Yes, do post about non-political stuff. I'm about maxed out on Current Events, unless hilarious anecdotes are appended.
2. Could we please just get rid of legal marriage and have civil unions for everybody? And then could we just stop talking about it? Please?
This would be my solution, but think of the tax code rewrites. "As of [date], replace "marriage" "married couples" etc, with "partners in civil unions", etc..." Now will the PTB just please get on with it.
Re: 3: Sorry to hear the people I'd vote with are idiots. Liberalism shouldn't mean checking your brain at the door.
5. This may make me an evil right-wing etc. type, but yes, I would in fact like to be notified if my daughter is getting an abortion
It's not the people whose parents would be supportive that I worry about, it's the girls whose parents are borderline abusive and/or unreachable that I worry would be hurt by parental notification. On the other hand, if my hypothetical daughter was pregnant and seeking an abortion, I'd want to be there holding her
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I know. I know. I almost didn't post this, because I was like, "well, it's not that I like to read political postings either!"
2. Hey, it would be good for them! :)
5. Re parental notification: there's a lengthy part about what girls can do if they fear their parents. That's a good point about unreachable parents, though; I hadn't thought of that one, and I haven't checked yet to see what it has to say about that.
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3) It's a sad fact that somewhere along the line, the left became, in general, a lot less tactically and strategically minded than the right. Obama's campaign is one of the few recent exceptions, but see, e.g. the effectiveness of the Republicans when they were in the majority in Congress, v. the Dems as a majority in congress.
4) While I agree with the hate-on for the CA proposition system, hey you guys have a proposition to build a maglev between SF and LA, how awesome is that?
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4) Hee. If we actually had any money with which to do this, it would be more awesome.
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2. Could we please just get rid of legal marriage and have civil unions for everybody? And then could we just stop talking about it? Please?
This would be my solution, but think of the tax code rewrites. "As of [date], replace "marriage" "married couples" etc, with "partners in civil unions", etc..." Now will the PTB just please get on with it.
Re: 3: Sorry to hear the people I'd vote with are idiots. Liberalism shouldn't mean checking your brain at the door.
5. This may make me an evil right-wing etc. type, but yes, I would in fact like to be notified if my daughter is getting an abortion
It's not the people whose parents would be supportive that I worry about, it's the girls whose parents are borderline abusive and/or unreachable that I worry would be hurt by parental notification. On the other hand, if my hypothetical daughter was pregnant and seeking an abortion, I'd want to be there holding her ( ... )
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2. Hey, it would be good for them! :)
5. Re parental notification: there's a lengthy part about what girls can do if they fear their parents. That's a good point about unreachable parents, though; I hadn't thought of that one, and I haven't checked yet to see what it has to say about that.
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