Ye Olde US Midterm Elections Thread (With Extra Vitimins)

[Farnhamia]

Judging from the results so far, I'm not entirely sure that Americans should be allowed to vote.

The problem isn't Americans, its decormacy.

I hate decormacy. All those corms, ravaging the countryside, frightening the populace and the livestock!

[American MapleStory]

Best day ever. Republicans win. Obama 2012?? I dont think so.
The Senate would also turn Republican if all 50 states ran.

[Yootwopia]

No.

This I've got to hear...

Well a cop-out's a caveat, and "nobody should be allowed to vote" isn't really one of those

[Aubelland]

Judging from the results so far, I'm not entirely sure that Americans should be allowed to vote.

Maybe you're joking, but isn't that like... the ultimate cop-out? People shouldn't be allowed to vote if they don't agree with you? I mean seriously, this is the kind of fallacy we should dismiss in grade school.

PROBLEM : DONT LIKE HOW STUPID AMERICANS ARE

SOLUTION : TELL CONGRESS TO SWITCH HALF OF DEFENSE FUND TO EDUCATION FUND

PRODUCT : INCREASE AVERAGE AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE BY 10%

[Melkor Unchained]

I'd have to agree with Melkor here. I mean just because people don't vote the way you want them to doesn't mean you should strip them of their right to vote.

Why do I have to believe in the right to vote? That is rather arrogant.

I suppose that depends on how serious/realistic you are. Strictly speaking I guess you don't have to believe people should have the right to vote, but good luck getting their support with that when they've been used to doing it now for many generations.

[Wilgrove]

I'd have to agree with Melkor here. I mean just because people don't vote the way you want them to doesn't mean you should strip them of their right to vote.

Why do I have to believe in the right to vote? That is rather arrogant.

Because it's in the Constitution, so it's kinda like....the law....

[Farnhamia]

Best day ever. Republicans win. Obama 2012?? I dont think so.
The Senate would also turn Republican if all 50 states ran.

But, sadly for you, they don't.

Okay, so how are all these newly-minted Republicans in the House going to make my life better? Got any ideas?

[Greed and Death]

Look on the bright side because we elected the GOP to the house we have avoided Civil war, provided we get rid of mandatory insurance.

[Luciratus]

Judging from the results so far, I'm not entirely sure that Americans should be allowed to vote.

The problem isn't Americans, its decormacy.

What ever is decormacy? If you are suggesting that democracy is a problem, would you care to surrender your political freedoms to a dictator of some sort? If so, please sign this contract.

I accept Luciratus as my master: ____________________________

[Wilgrove]

Best day ever. Republicans win. Obama 2012?? I dont think so.
The Senate would also turn Republican if all 50 states ran.

Actually, Obama may win in 2012. If you look at the past, FDR, Eisenhower, Bill Clinton all won their reelection when their party lost control of Congress.

[Panzerjaeger]

Why do I have to believe in the right to vote? That is rather arrogant.

I suppose that depends on how serious/realistic you are. Strictly speaking I guess you don't have to believe people should have the right to vote, but good luck getting their support with that when they've been used to doing it now for many generations.

Pandering to the Masses doesn't mean someone agrees with the idea of voting just look at Hitler.

[Panzerjaeger]

Why do I have to believe in the right to vote? That is rather arrogant.

Because it's in the Constitution, so it's kinda like....the law....

Which has fuck all to do with my Beliefs?

[Melkor Unchained]

This I've got to hear...

Well a cop-out's a caveat, and "nobody should be allowed to vote" isn't really one of those

Syntax error in line one?

I don't understand what "Well a cop-out's a caveat" means. Cop outs aren't warnings, they're weaselly or fallacious arguments or suppositions.

[DEFCON-1]

Best day ever. Republicans win. Obama 2012?? I dont think so.
The Senate would also turn Republican if all 50 states ran.

Watch out. Rs dominated in '94, Clinton was re-elected 2 years later. People are stupid, and have short memories.

[Yootwopia]

Okay, so how are all these newly-minted Republicans in the House going to make my life better? Got any ideas?

They'll stop that cad Obama from stealing all your guns and swapping them for penecillin to help illegals work on farms instead of Good Honest American Labourers.

[Wilgrove]

Best day ever. Republicans win. Obama 2012?? I dont think so.
The Senate would also turn Republican if all 50 states ran.

But, sadly for you, they don't.

Okay, so how are all these newly-minted Republicans in the House going to make my life better? Got any ideas?

Well they'll continue corporate welfare....
Umm....they'll bring government to a grinding halt thus create a gridlock when we need to get stuff done.....
They'll Impeach Obama....for something.....
Umm....at least you'll get more cheap crap at Wal-Mart (that are made in China), and you can use your employee discount! There we go.

[WorldofWilly]

Judging from the results so far, I'm not entirely sure that Americans should be allowed to vote.

I keep telling you democracy does not work.

Wrong! Democratic Republics work just fine when only the tax paying property owners are allowed to vote. If you don't pay taxes you should not vote.

[Wilgrove]

I keep telling you democracy does not work.

Wrong! Democratic Republics work just fine when only the tax paying property owners are allowed to vote. If you don't pay taxes you should not vote.

Well then, nothing would change since we all pay one form of taxes or another!

[Yootwopia]

Well a cop-out's a caveat, and "nobody should be allowed to vote" isn't really one of those

Syntax error in line one?

I fear our two languages may be growing further apart, coz a cop-out isn't a ludicrous supposition here, it's more a way to get out of something. And eh "nobody ought to vote, obv." isn't really that

[Melkor Unchained]

I suppose that depends on how serious/realistic you are. Strictly speaking I guess you don't have to believe people should have the right to vote, but good luck getting their support with that when they've been used to doing it now for many generations.

Pandering to the Masses doesn't mean someone agrees with the idea of voting just look at Hitler.

annnnd... Godwinn'd.

America is not 1920's Germany. 1920's Germany had a democratic government, but not a democratic tradition. It had only been a nation for fifty-ish years. Before WWI, it was an empire. America has no such imperial antecedents unless you count the period before the war, and that was 230+ years ago. Hitler could do things with Germany's tradition and psyche that are almost certainly not possible in America.

[Farnhamia]

Best day ever. Republicans win. Obama 2012?? I dont think so.
The Senate would also turn Republican if all 50 states ran.

Actually, Obama may win in 2012. If you look at the past, FDR, Eisenhower, Bill Clinton all won their reelection when their party lost control of Congress.

I don't believe FDR ever had a Republican House of Congress. Could be wrong there, didn't look it up.

[Panzerjaeger]

Pandering to the Masses doesn't mean someone agrees with the idea of voting just look at Hitler.

annnnd... Godwinn'd.

America is not 1920's Germany. 1920's Germany had a democratic government, but not a democratic tradition. It had only been a nation for fifty-ish years. Before WWI, it was an empire. America has no such imperial antecedents unless you count the period before the war, and that was 230+ years ago. Hitler could do things with Germany's tradition and psyche that are almost certainly not possible in America.

Last I checked you could vote in the German Empire that was part of the problem within the Empire. Hence why the SPD was one of the biggest parties in the Reichstag so I am rather confused as to what you are on about.

[Geniasis]

Maybe you're joking, but isn't that like... the ultimate cop-out? People shouldn't be allowed to vote if they don't agree with you? I mean seriously, this is the kind of fallacy we should dismiss in grade school.

PROBLEM : DONT LIKE HOW STUPID AMERICANS ARE

SOLUTION : TELL CONGRESS TO SWITCH HALF OF DEFENSE FUND TO EDUCATION FUND

PRODUCT : INCREASE AVERAGE AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE BY 10%

Oh, so you want terrorists to kill all our children and rape all our puppies?

[UnitedStatesOfAmerica-]

Senate:
up for grabs: 7

Victories:
Dems 9
Reps: 21

Balance of Power:
Dems: 49
Reps: 44

Dems or Reps will have a very very small majority

Govs:
up for grabs: 13

Victories:
Dems 6
Reps 18

balance of power:
Dems: 13
Reps: 24

[Panzerjaeger]

PROBLEM : DONT LIKE HOW STUPID AMERICANS ARE

SOLUTION : TELL CONGRESS TO SWITCH HALF OF DEFENSE FUND TO EDUCATION FUND

PRODUCT : INCREASE AVERAGE AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE BY 10%

Oh, so you want terrorists to kill all our children and rape all our puppies?

Maybe not in that exact order.