Dennis Cook said: Melvin Waldron, CGCS said: Dennis,
I don't believe Robert would be leaning left, yet he was "keeping score", so I don't want to think this would be a right and left issue, especially if we take what you say at your word. Being more specific or with examples would be helpful. I do think both sides could and might keep score depending on the issues.
I will give another example, we are a big republican area in SW. MO, we have a voter petition started by a bunch that wanted to force all businesses to use e-verify here in the city limits, it did pass. We haven't had immigration hiring issues, but the fear purposed by these people I am guessing that were on the right caused the vote to pass.
Mel, it was a mere sarcastic response of "keeping score". But the left is always bringing up identity politics, including this thread where gay marriage was brought up. The left is always bringing up some sort way to politically divide groups. Like the whole contraception thing. When did the right say we wanted to ban contraception? We didnt. But they sure want to let woman know that we have a war on them. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Obama frequently drop the race card and try to make minorities feel like we are trying to hold them back, but in reality we want everyone to succeed. The left says we are racially profiling when we are simply trying to follow laws and make any immigrant come here legally. Thats why we can enact a bill about illegal immigrant workers, because we want our laws followed, regardless of race. The left sues our own states over illegal immigration and they make the right out to be racist because were trying to follow the law.
I guess we get our news from different sources, Dennis. Every time I see a bill limiting female reproductive rights it seems to be proposed by a male conservative. Those who fight the hardest fight against same sex marriage are usually male conservative closet homosexuals.
You conservative guys talk wildly about personal freedoms and how you are loosing yours, but you always seem the first to ban personal freedom for others.
We have legalized same sex marriage for the last 10 or so years and it hasn't negatively affected anyone in any way.
We have no law on abortion (it's between the doctor and patient) and our abortion rate is lower
Prostitution is legal and there is no issue
The Land of the Free, really isn't