What are the odds that this is limited to MA? I would be willing to bet that you would find the same sort of thing going on across the country if it were simply looked at. They don't make it easy to look though, and they make it even more difficult to do anything about. I would pretty much bet the farm that no prosecutions will come from what has been uncovered in MA. I'm not sure I've ever even heard of a case of voter fraud being prosecuted ANYWHERE.
Not sure where to post this, and don't want to bother with a new political thread. This thread seems to be the catch all.
So an 8th grader left his Social Studies folder on the bus today. I spent about 15 minutes while waiting for my next school to let out browsing through what they were teaching. It was all about pushing Progressiveism. There were variations of the word "Progressive" on almost every page. They actually defined Provessiveism as "Righting the wrongs of America". I have so say that it was pretty shocking to see such a lopsided political viewpoint being taught as Social Studies. Sadly my view of our current education system doesn't have me expecting much more. I do think our country is doomed to fail at this point.
Regarding Progressivism in history, I can see that it was a good force over 100 years ago, such as making meat safer (The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, 1905), etc. But with its name, they always have to make "Progress". From there we got eugenics, STD testing on Black men, now Global Warming (or whatever the latest pathetic name is) and Obamacare.
The United States of America is going to pay a heavy price for electing this incompetent community organizer with zero organizational experience. We are in trouble, folks.
Charlie's right, the Republicans think they won the Civil War.
His problem is he is on the losing side in that war, the side that fought to keep his people slaves, the side that writes Jim Crow laws, and the side that opposes equal rights for Negros.
Also the side that writes unconstitutional gun laws to keep guns out of the hands of slaves, ex slaves, the descendants of slaves, & keeps his kind on the plantation, beholden to Master.
He is also right that many Republicans hate what Cuomo stands for. See above.
Not at all about slavery? That's just wishful thinking. I think you probably mean "not only about slavery", the right to treat people like cattle.
Try reading up on the heated contentious debates in congress about the slave/free status of states about to be newly admitted to the union; see also the abolition movement.
Whatever it was fought for, war didn't work didn't work well. The south went from widepread open slavery to widespread passive-aggressive slavery for another 100 years. A step forward maybe, but a lousy one, particularly given the cost in lives of that conflict.
Makes you wonder how much more could have been accomplished other approaches.
The War Of Northern Aggression was not just about slavery. it wasn't Not about slavery either.
It WAS a LOT about Northern industrialists trying to monopolize the wealth of industry, one reason the South did so poorly, they had little heavy industry to compete in ship, train, and cannon building.
The rich guys in the North wanted to keep the South agricultural, and the rich guys in England wanted cheap Southern Cotton, and despite the fact that England had recently banned slavery, supported the slave culture in America to exploit it. That's how the Brits dealt with enemies right through WW2, divide and conquer. Make no mistake, in the 1800's America was an enemy.
It's not just one thing, or another, the Civil war was a combination of factors that can be spun from either view, with some justification.
It WAS a LOT about Northern industrialists trying to monopolize the wealth of industry, one reason the South did so poorly, they had little heavy industry to compete in ship, train, and cannon building.
Yet the South brought in a massive amount through cotton and tobacco. So much so that the northern elitists decided that they needed a LARGE piece of it of - hence the Morrill Tarriff as the final straw.
As for the abolitionists you speak of Blake, the most of them could be your modern-day race pimps (what do you suppose their opinion was concerning the prospect of bringing the freed men to the north). Try reading up on the fact that the Emanc. Proc. did not include Louisiana - Lincoln had a large stake in the sugar cane industry down there. Also - US Grant owned slaves AFTER the Proc and is quoted as having said:
"If I thought this war was being waged to end slavery, I would tender my resignation and offer my sword to the other side"
Meanwhile, the remaining slaves that Lee inherited through his wife's family (Custis - kin to George Washington) were allowed (even before the war) to leave and join their free kin. Or stay if they chose - many of whom did until the property was captured.
The more accurate history books have yet to be burned.
The topic is that the Democrat Party is the party of racism and slavery and I see very little that's changed about that except the party is now very leftist. Thus it lies that it's enemies are racist while pretending it is not. Based on the leftist philosophy of lie to gain power.
More R's than D's voted for real civil rights legislation under LBJ.
More D's than R's voted for racist Jim Crow and other Constitution breaking laws.
Obama astounded the joke he picked for VP by not sounding Negro!
Bill Clinton told Ted Kennedy Barack should be serving them coffee. ( that may not have been racist. Compared to Bill &Ted, Barry was a know nothing newbie with delusions of grandeur )
There is a LOT here but Laurie and I encourage you to watch this in its fullness. Ronald Reagan gave this speech in 1964 and it is just as relevant in 2014. When was the last time you heard a political speech such as Reagan's 29+ minute speech?
If you can make it, you simply must have a priority to visit President Reagan's Presidential Library and be prepared to be simply blown away. We did it on our Uly. What a great man in a reflection of our time full of poll-driven human paraquats. I LOVE Ronald Reagan and I guarantee you will too.
Democrats are telling voters that they had better head to the polls — or else.
The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting next week with intimidating letters warning that it can easily find out which slackers fail to cast a ballot next Tuesday.
“Who you vote for is your secret. But whether or not you vote is public record,” the letter says.
“We will be reviewing voting records . . . . . to determine whether you joined your neighbors who voted in 2014.”
It ends with a line better suited to a mob movie than a major political party: “If you do not vote this year, we will be interested to hear why not.”
The letter and accompanying post card was criticized even by party members, with one Democratic consultant saying it was the wrong way to inspire votes.
“It’s a threatening letter. It’s a scare piece that is unnecessary and inappropriate,” the insider said.
Brooklyn and Manhattan residents who received the note Wednesday were furious, calling it an attempt to browbeat them into showing up at the polls.
“I’m outraged. Whether I vote or not is none of your business!” said a Manhattan voter, who was so incensed that she complained to a local Democratic leader.
“The letter is ludicrous and menacing,” said the voter, who requested anonymity.
The woman also received a report card of her voting record, pointing out that she had failed to vote in two of the last four elections.