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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:50 PM Original message |
Republican wants to change Census count |
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Howardx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. immigration is 06's gay marriage |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. wtf? |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. What do they want to do next? Make gays only count as 3/5ths? |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. The American ideal is no taxation without representation. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. Grandstanding, pandering. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have a question about this. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It has to do with proportional representation, not direct voting |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 05:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Redistricting would work to their advantage |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sure thing, who cares what the Constitution calls for...a repuke has |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. Always wanting to fudge the books aren't they? |
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newscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. This might help. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Fine, go ahead.......... |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. not going to happen |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. Why would they care about real numbers. |
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fshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. "one man or one woman, one vote"... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Just a nit here... |
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fshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Of course. Point was that citizens |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. This isn't about whether they vote, but redrawing congressional districts |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Republican wants to change Census count (exclude ALL non-citizens) |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Republican wants to change Census count (exclude ALL non-millionaires) |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. The Republicans have been hoping to use this right-wing genius |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. Unconstitutional |
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mechanical mandible (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Non-citizens don't vote! Why should they be counted for representation? |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. By that logic |
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mechanical mandible (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I dunno... |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Because they pay taxes, that's why (nt) |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Err, yes you can. |
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Paulie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. If a Census taker is going to be used to test citizenship |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
22. Good thing it takes many steps to change the Constitution |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. Howzabout just counting them as 3/5ths of a person? |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. Census numbers are used for more than just drawing districts |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 06:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. True. They're also used to allocate federal funding. |
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