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San Lumen
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:07 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:oh so you dont believe in Democracy. You just want a dictatorship, Go ask someone from Eritrea, Sudan or Uzbekistan how wonderful dictatorship is.


Ah, because democracies never do bad things right? I'm sure all those black folks in the Jim Crow days didn't suffer because the oppressive laws sprang from one of your "fair" majorities...

And guess what that law was repealed by....wait for it... The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:08 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
Ah, because democracies never do bad things right? I'm sure all those black folks in the Jim Crow days didn't suffer because the oppressive laws sprang from one of your "fair" majorities...

And guess what that law was repealed by....wait for it... The Civil Rights Act of 1964.


Do you have a relevant response or am I supposed to veer off on your tangent too?
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:09 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:And guess what that law was repealed by....wait for it... The Civil Rights Act of 1964.


Do you have a relevant response or am I supposed to veer off on your tangent too?

Do Democracies do bad things sometimes? Yes. But what you dont do is make it so certain votes count less than others or prevent certain people from voting at all.

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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:13 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
Do you have a relevant response or am I supposed to veer off on your tangent too?

Do Democracies do bad things sometimes? Yes. But what you dont do is make it so certain votes count less than others or prevent certain people from voting at all.


Why not?

Let's say, hypothetically, a homophobic majority came to power and managed to implement a referendum. If passed, it would make homosexuality a capital crime. Would you simply sit down and accept your fair democratic result if it passed?
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:14 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Do Democracies do bad things sometimes? Yes. But what you dont do is make it so certain votes count less than others or prevent certain people from voting at all.


Why not?

Let's say, hypothetically, a homophobic majority came to power and managed to implement a referendum. If passed, it would make homosexuality a capital crime. Would you simply sit down and accept your fair democratic result if it passed?

That referendum would be unlikely to get to the ballot in the first place but it did and it passed it would be challenged in court and almost certainly overturned.
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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:15 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
Why not?

Let's say, hypothetically, a homophobic majority came to power and managed to implement a referendum. If passed, it would make homosexuality a capital crime. Would you simply sit down and accept your fair democratic result if it passed?

That referendum would be unlikely to get to the ballot in the first place but it did it would be challenged in court and almost certainly overturned.


So you're just going to dodge the question? Not unexpected.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:16 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:That referendum would be unlikely to get to the ballot in the first place but it did it would be challenged in court and almost certainly overturned.


So you're just going to dodge the question? Not unexpected.

And you dodged my response. But no i would not accept it. But you'd be talking about a state referendum as national referendums do not exist in the United States.

the referendum in question would almost certainly be ruled unconstitutional.
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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:18 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
So you're just going to dodge the question? Not unexpected.

And you dodged my response. But no i would not accept it. But you'd be talking about a state referendum as national referendums do not exist in the United States.


But it was fair, isn't it important to you to have a fair election?

Also, constitutions are subject to change. It theoretically could happen.
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-Freedom For Security Social Transactions
-Unnecessary Taxes
-Excessively Specific Government Programs
-Foreign Entanglements
-Religious Extremism
-Fascists Masquerading as "Social Justice Warriors"

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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:19 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:And you dodged my response. But no i would not accept it. But you'd be talking about a state referendum as national referendums do not exist in the United States.


But it was fair, isn't it important to you to have a fair election?

but not a referendum that is illegal under the constitution.

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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:20 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
But it was fair, isn't it important to you to have a fair election?

but not a referendum that is illegal under the constitution.


As edited: The Constitutuon is subject to change, it could theoretically happen, and it's a hypothetical scenario, stop dodging it and answer.
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-Labor Unions
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ANTI:
-Racism
-Sexism
-Bigotry In All Forms
-Government Overreach
-Government Surveillance
-Freedom For Security Social Transactions
-Unnecessary Taxes
-Excessively Specific Government Programs
-Foreign Entanglements
-Religious Extremism
-Fascists Masquerading as "Social Justice Warriors"

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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:22 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:but not a referendum that is illegal under the constitution.


As edited: The Constitutuon is subject to change, it could theoretically happen, and it's a hypothetical scenario, stop dodoing it and answer.


No i would not accept it. It would never happen as there are no national referendums in the United States. Even if i did i would join a lawsuit to overturn it as unconstitutional.

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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:24 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
As edited: The Constitutuon is subject to change, it could theoretically happen, and it's a hypothetical scenario, stop dodoing it and answer.


No i would not accept it. It would never happen as there are no national referendums in the United States. Even if i did i would join a lawsuit to overturn it as unconstitutional.


You'd join a lawsuit on your way to the intake concentration camp?

Also, do you understand the concept of hypotheticals?
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-Life
-Limited Government
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-Labor Unions
-Environmental Protections
ANTI:
-Racism
-Sexism
-Bigotry In All Forms
-Government Overreach
-Government Surveillance
-Freedom For Security Social Transactions
-Unnecessary Taxes
-Excessively Specific Government Programs
-Foreign Entanglements
-Religious Extremism
-Fascists Masquerading as "Social Justice Warriors"

"The Constitution is NOT an instrument for the government to restrain the people,it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government-- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." ~ Patrick Henry

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Postby MGTOWia » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:24 pm

Ultra-extreme left-wingers have corrupted most large urban areas. And through them, much of the judiciary, academia and the entertainment industry. Want to see the future of blue urban America? Look at Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, the Big Rotten Apple and LA for starters. Oh, and Denver, which just decriminalized public defecation.

Anything that would separate blue Congressional districts from red districts would be a good thing. I don't consider leftists to be fellow Americans at this point, and don't want them having any say over my life. And I'm sure many of them reciprocate. So it's time for a divorce.
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Postby Oil exporting People » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:25 pm

San Lumen wrote:Even if i did i would join a lawsuit to overturn it as unconstitutional.


That's not how that works.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:25 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
No i would not accept it. It would never happen as there are no national referendums in the United States. Even if i did i would join a lawsuit to overturn it as unconstitutional.


You'd join a lawsuit on your way to the intake concentration camp?

Also, do you understand the concept of hypotheticals?

Its a ridiculous hypothetical as its impossible.

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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:26 pm

Oil exporting People wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Even if i did i would join a lawsuit to overturn it as unconstitutional.


That's not how that works.

Proposition 8 in California was overturned as unconstitutional.

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Postby Telconi » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:26 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Telconi wrote:
You'd join a lawsuit on your way to the intake concentration camp?

Also, do you understand the concept of hypotheticals?

Its a ridiculous hypothetical as its impossible.


So you just refuse to answer? Why?
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-Freedom For Security Social Transactions
-Unnecessary Taxes
-Excessively Specific Government Programs
-Foreign Entanglements
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Postby Oil exporting People » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:27 pm

San Lumen wrote:Proposition 8 in California was overturned as unconstitutional.


Yes, but that was at the State Level; if you're debating the Federal Constitution, no lawsuit can overturn an Amendment because it's literally Constitutional by virtue of existing.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:27 pm

Telconi wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Its a ridiculous hypothetical as its impossible.


So you just refuse to answer? Why?

I gave you an answer. Id probably seek asylum in Canada as well.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:28 pm

Oil exporting People wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Proposition 8 in California was overturned as unconstitutional.


Yes, but that was at the State Level; if you're debating the Federal Constitution, no lawsuit can overturn an Amendment because it's literally Constitutional by virtue of existing.

Telconi was talking about a referendum which does not exist at the national level in the United States.

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Postby Oil exporting People » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:29 pm

San Lumen wrote:[Telconi was talking about a referendum which does not exist at the national level in the United States.


i.e. an Amendment or related process engendered by such; no lawsuit could overturn that.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:30 pm

Oil exporting People wrote:
San Lumen wrote:[Telconi was talking about a referendum which does not exist at the national level in the United States.


i.e. an Amendment or related process engendered by such; no lawsuit could overturn that.

Referendums have been overturned by courts before. Prop 8 in California was.
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Postby Oil exporting People » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:31 pm

San Lumen wrote:Referendums have been overturned by courts before. Prop 8 in California was.


Which is why Telconi brought up a Constitutional Amendment, obviously. Should an Amendment be added to this effect to the Constitution, then such could never be overturned; this is basic Constitutional Law here.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:31 pm

MGTOWia wrote:Ultra-extreme left-wingers have corrupted most large urban areas. And through them, much of the judiciary, academia and the entertainment industry. Want to see the future of blue urban America? Look at Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, the Big Rotten Apple and LA for starters. Oh, and Denver, which just decriminalized public defecation.

Anything that would separate blue Congressional districts from red districts would be a good thing. I don't consider leftists to be fellow Americans at this point, and don't want them having any say over my life. And I'm sure many of them reciprocate. So it's time for a divorce.

Go run for office and make that a central part of your platform.

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Postby San Lumen » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:32 pm

Oil exporting People wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Referendums have been overturned by courts before. Prop 8 in California was.


Which is why Telconi brought up a Constitutional Amendment, obviously. Should an Amendment be added to this effect to the Constitution, then such could never be overturned; this is basic Constitutional Law here.

No Telconi mentioned a referendum not a amendment.

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