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Well McAuliffe's lt governor,

ocean-kat — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 06:02:59 +0000

Well McAuliffe's lt governor, Ralph Northam, campaigned to ban assault weapons and for universal background checks. Mark Herring the AG also campaigned on gun control. Clean sweep for gun control in Virginia's top three races. Jennifer Wexton who won to replace Herring in the Virginia senate also supports gun control. Her win moved the senate to democratic control so I suspect McAuliffe might do alright getting the legislature to work with him.

Before the clean sweep in Virginia there was the recall election in Colorado. They attempted to recall four legislators and succeeded with two. Like I said we win some, we lose some. Of course there were the typical republican voter suppression tactics and a voter turnout of about 15%. But like you said, a win is a win no matter how its accomplished. Still, I'm not sure two wins out of four with only 15% voter turnout is a resounding victory for your point of view.

I'm comfortable with democrats running on reasonable gun regulation. The tide has changed. Polls show there are clear majorities that support most of the gun control proposals. I think its a winning issue for us, not all the time, but more often than not.

How close was the race? I

Resistance — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:04:02 +0000

In reply to where each side has been

How close was the race? I heard he barely eked out a win. But a win is a win. Good luck getting the legislature to work with him.

where each side has been

ocean-kat — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:53:53 +0000

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where each side has been heard and the voters have chosen.

Terry McAuliffe just won in Virginia running unabashedly as a gun regulation advocate. Like I said, we win some, we lose some.

Because it will be an issue

Resistance — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:46:48 +0000

In reply to Imagine a future, where the

Because it will be an issue in the upcoming elections as has been already been demonstrated in local races, where each side has been heard and the voters have chosen.

Besides DDs comments were about coalitions; in case you forgot.

Really; I'm sorry I didn't comment about what you wanted to talk about; You can ignore my musings.

I just don't want folks to scratch their heads and wonder what happened and why some coalitions are and will be stronger.

At one time, I just couldn't understand why the President was handing the purse strings of the country over to the Republicans. I do believe I do now.

DD was talking about the water we drink, I think it's the koolaid.

Imagine a future, where the

ocean-kat — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:10:36 +0000

In reply to Imagine a future, where the

Imagine a future, where the Tea party and 2nd Amendment folks, flood the airwaves during the next election cycle with messages that in affect says "If you vote for a democrat, they're coming for the guns"

That lie has been told for years. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. When you've got conservative Supreme Court Justice Scalia and a majority of the public supporting reasonable gun regulation I don't think that lie will play much longer.

Why does every thread you take part in have to be about gun control?

Imagine a future, where the

Resistance — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:42:02 +0000

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A lesson in political posturing, is taking place in the Ukraine now

Yanukovich's latest offer appeared to have been both a concession and an adroit strategy to put the opposition in a bind

http://www.france24.com/en/20140126-ukraine-riots-opposition-presidents-offer-/

VP Biden and Obama tried to play a gambit; Guns on one side and corporate power on the other side. Would it surprise anyone to believe; the Gun rights folks would really compromise, their Second amendment rights away?

So with the help of Obama 's failed strategy play, corporate power gets more deeply entrenched and I suspect the scapegoat will be the Second amendment folks?

Who really thought the Second Amendment folks would compromise?

Hmm I wonder how much more, the corporate powers will put a stranglehold on us with the assistance of those in power?

On many issues we need to make decisions on where we are going as a country. One side will win, the other side will lose.

Heres another scenario WE all lose and the corporations win.

This is a false dichotomy. as

ocean-kat — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:00:50 +0000

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This is a false dichotomy. as if we need to give up on sensible gun regulation to fight corporate dominance of our economy. Its not either or. At any rate I don't think there's a chance it would work. Even if we embraced the craziest wing of the tea party on gun control they still wouldn't join us in the fight against corporations. We'd just lose the moderates and the progressives.

I hate this idea that we need to form new coalitions. Especially not with the tea party that I disagree with 98% of the time. On many issues we need to make decisions on where we are going as a country. One side will win, the other side will lose. Abortion is the clearest example of this. The anti abortion groups want to outlaw all abortions. They're chipping away at the right not to enact sensible regulations determining the degree of legality but to pave the way for making it illegal. We as a country need to decide, illegal or legal. If the side I support wins only can we make the compromises deciding the degree of legality

Man, you got that right!

Richard Day — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:21:27 +0000

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Man, you got that right!

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Wattree — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:17:03 +0000

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There are a big worry about

trkingmomoe — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 02:36:02 +0000

In reply to THE WATER WE DRINK!

There are a big worry about the environment and what corporations are getting away with in the young adults. The small town in Texas are now fighting with everything they have to stop the fracking that is going on there and causing sink holes and constant earth quakes. The contamination of drinking water does up set people. They couldn't even bathe in it at first because of skin reaction. They had reality of the lack of regulations reinforcement hit them along the side of the head. There will be fall out from this politically.

There is a growing mistrust with the corporations in this country and their products they are making like GMO's in out food. This topic pops up all the time in the food blogs and food articles.

The pictures that have come out of China this month is worse then any historical pictures of Britain or smog from cities in USA in the 1940's and 1950's. It all points back to the lack of regulations that corporations enjoy there. Young people see this stuff on their twitter feeds and react to it.

Some politician will run with this and when they do, they will win big. The GOP has dumped on the young and women politically abusing them. There is a pent up frustration among them. That is were the heart of the new coalitions will come out of.