davishenderson265
davishenderson265's JournalWhen LBJ signed all of his civil rights programs he said
"This will cost the Democrats the south for the next 40 years." For the most part he was right. My question is, will there be a long term voter backlash against Democrats because of their fighting and winning on behalf of gay rights?
Doesn't government sanctioned "marriage" violate church/state separation?
There was such an easy way to get to marriage equality had we just followed the example of European countries. In France, there is no such thing as a legally sanctioned marriage. Everyone wishing such a thing is given a CIVIL UNION. Then if you want to get "married" you went to the church of your choice and got a marriage ceremony.
In my opinion the word "marriage" as used by government violates the separation of church and state. All unions, gay or straight, should be CIVIL UNIONS. If you want a marriage certificate, go to the church that will give you one.
As with all civil rights issues, it came gradually.
Had Obama came out in favor of marriage equality in 2008 he would have probably lost the election. As it was with other instances of civil rights there had to be a combination of good pols working behind the scenes, and a generational change. What was amazing with marriage equality was how quickly it actually came once the ball got rolling.
I remember back in 1993 when Bill Clinton was just about crucified for wanting gays to serve openly in the military.
Since there are already millions of guns in circulation legal and illegal
is gun control in America even realistic? We can ban the sale of assault rifles, but there are already tons of them out there. How do we answer those who say "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is have a good guy with a gun?"
I think a better way may be to go after the ammo, and require owners of certain guns to buy insurance policies.
Nominate Bernie and we lose 49 states. It's that simple.
It will be Mondale, or McGovern, all over again, and even worse in the popular vote. Bernie would not get 20 percent of the vote in the south.
Now if we want to make a point, stand up for progressive views, and lose the election, than by all means nominate Bernie Sanders. I'm not sure Hillary Clinton is the answer either but she would have a better chance than Bernie. I would like to see some other people get into the Democratic race.
The "Socialist" label is a poison arrow into any chance Bernie might have. Notice how quiet the Republican's are being about Bernie. They are attacking Hillary night and day. They want to run against Bernie. Once Bernie became the eventual nominee they would open up on him with full artillery. The corporate media will join in.
In 1972 Ed Muskie was the front runner for the Democrats. The media and the Republican's ripped him apart until McGovern became the front runner. Once McGovern was going to be nominated they tore him to pieces. It will happen again.
Bernie is a nice story and I hope he moves the party to the left. Let's not get carried away.
You can't reason with the pro gun crowd.
They have the standard answer for all of this. "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun." They think other church members should have been armed.
I almost feel the gun argument is unwinnable.
Not happy with the democratic field. I Wish Joe Biden would run.
I really wish we had as many choices as the Republican's do. Just ceding this nomination to Hillary is a bad idea. She has so much baggage. In some ways she reminds me of Al Gore in 2000. Gore had to carry over all of the Clinton baggage, and Hillary has her husband's as well as her own baggage to carry.
Like I said before, I don't think Bernie Sanders is electable. I think he can get nominated but not elected. He comes from a very small state, and there is so much about him for the corporate media to exploit. Just because the guy wins in Vermont does not mean he could win nationwide. I think he plays well in the Northeast and the west coast, but would not fare well in the south at all, and would have a tough time in the middle of the country. The "Socialist" banner will be a deal breaker for millions who probably don't even know what the word means. We need to think with our heads and not our hearts. I am a Socialist and would move to Denmark, or Norway, in a minute if I knew how.
That leads me to Joe Biden. I think he is the Harry Truman, or Hubert Humphrey, of his generation. Even people who totally disagree with Biden and think he's a bit of a windbag, like him personally. I think he has a far greater populist streak than Obama does. Joe has earned the nomination in my mind by being VP for 8 years. All of this talk about politicians being "regular guys," Biden is the closest thing to it. There is nothing fake about Joe. The only thing working against him is his age. Though he appears to be in good shape.
If Joe Biden gets in, he is my candidate. I will support whoever the nominee is. I like Omalley, but don;t think he has much of a chance.
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