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15. It always bothers me when people say "rule of law" and "the law is the law"

Thu May 6, 2021, 11:53 AM

May 2021

Law making has always been abused by those who scream the loudest to follow it.

Look at laws we have had in this country:

Laws preventing women from voting
Laws enabling slavery
Slave codes to control the conduct of a slave
Fugitive Slave Law
Black Codes
Poll Tax
Jim Crow laws
Separate but equal laws
Chinese Exclusion Act
Asia Act - expanding the Chinese Exclusion Act to all Asians in 1924
Redlining Codes
Anti-miscegenation laws that would make my marriage illegal in 37 states before 1967
Anti-sodomy laws designed to make homosexual acts illegal
Anti Right to Die laws (dogs can be given a painless, merciful death, but humans need to suffer right to the end)
Pro-hanger for abortion laws
Outlawing obscenity laws (as Lenny Bruce said, if you outlaw the "F" word, you outlaw the ability to say "F the Government."
Civil Forfeiture laws
Qualified Immunity laws
Removal of civil rights laws for felons
Credit rating applying to car insurance premiums laws
USA PATRIOT Act (that was supposed to be temporary)

And now all these voting restriction laws, that are a problem looking for a solution because the Republicans LOST in the election.

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Florida's DeSantis signs new voting restrictions into law, making the state the latest to add hurdle [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2021 OP

Hope this fucks them up with the elderly right wingers here - there's lots of them! lark May 2021 #1

I think the state could be blue if the Latinos in the state went Democratic big time JohnSJ May 2021 #3

My guess is DiSantos will set up a precinct within the White Power Villages Apartments Submariner May 2021 #4

Yeah, you know he will. lark May 2021 #6

Lawsuits have been filed at least. ananda May 2021 #9

Yes, make every stupid rw state that does this pay and pay and pay. lark May 2021 #13

Manchin is DENVERPOPS May 2021 #18

Yes, I am glad to see this though Scott stacked the courts with rw'ers. lark May 2021 #23

Republicans vote in person and on Election Day anyway Polybius May 2021 #17

Wrong, this is FL we are talking about. lark May 2021 #22

You are right SarasotaDem May 2021 #24

I'm praying that's true or if not that somehow the lawsuits will win. lark May 2021 #25

It would be really a kick if this backfired on DeSantis, and made it more difficult for his voters JohnSJ May 2021 #2

I know this is a scenario is from a movie . .. Lovie777 May 2021 #5

Let the lawsuits begin! mcar May 2021 #7

I know you are down there and feel for you BumRushDaShow May 2021 #8

Thanks mcar May 2021 #11

I think I've been to Harrisburg twice (work-related) BumRushDaShow May 2021 #12

All of these efforts to hamstring democratic voters are going to come back against republican SWBTATTReg May 2021 #10

So which FL corporations will be subject to boycott? Fiendish Thingy May 2021 #14

It always bothers me when people say "rule of law" and "the law is the law" AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #15

The public would have been FINE with the way American elections work. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #16

We need to treat him as Trump #2 Jon King May 2021 #19

Florida Republicans reportedly fear they miscalculated on new voting restrictions BlueWavePsych May 2021 #20

IOW BumRushDaShow May 2021 #21