# This fucking board is pushing me towards voting Republican **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 5, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554 "2011-03-05T02:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/41 "2011-03-05T04:01:47Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > There is nothing improper or unjust about denying the quorum. then do it in Wisconsin and tell me what happens. If there’s nothing improper about it. Or, better yet, just try it as a bloc of US congresspeople. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/42 "2011-03-05T04:03:06Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > do you have that last ditch option if you don’t flee the jurisdiction? …and with this post, I started seeing his name as **Irrational\_Rumor\_Watkins**. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/43 "2011-03-05T04:03:56Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > I agreed as to no such thing. I have no fucking clue if what walker did came absolutely out of the blue (as you seem to think is the case) or not… You could find out. Is it trivial that the “will of the people” that your case depends upon is probably compromised? ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/44 "2011-03-05T04:04:18Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > …and with this post, I started seeing his name as **Irrational\_Rumor\_Watkins**. try it as a US congressman. then discuss how it’s a viable option. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/45 "2011-03-05T04:05:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You could find out. Is it trivial that the “will of the people” that your case depends upon is probably compromised? yes, because the democratic process in Wisconsin isn’t stopping at the conclusion of this legislative session. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/46 "2011-03-05T04:07:32Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > try it as a US congressman. then discuss how it’s a viable option. Now I’m seeing **Highly\_Fixated\_&\_Irrational\_Rumor\_Watkins**. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/47 "2011-03-05T04:08:16Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > then do it in Wisconsin and tell me what happens. If there’s nothing improper about it. Nice try, Bre’r Rabbit. Just because the majority has the power to compel attendance does not make it improper to not attend. The rules say the majority can compel attendance, up to the jurisdictional authority of the state. The minority is under no obligation to respect that jurisdiction. It is all politics; you are attempting to attach some morality which simply does not exist. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/48 "2011-03-05T04:09:37Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Nice try, Bre’r Rabbit. Just because the majority has the power to compel attendance does not make it improper to not attend. The rules say the majority can compel attendance, up to the jurisdictional authority of the state. The minority is under no obligation to respect that jurisdiction. > > It is all politics; you are attempting to attach some morality which simply does not exist. no, the morality attaching is going on by you, stating that the absentee D’s are actually furthering the cause of democracy by not showing up in the legislative body to which they were elected. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/49 "2011-03-05T04:11:19Z")
What does ‘furthering the cause of democracy’ have to do with morality? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/50 "2011-03-05T04:11:32Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > yes, because the democratic process in Wisconsin isn’t stopping at the conclusion of this legislative session. I see, so its ok if the Republicans cripple their opponents horse, because to win the race he only has to run faster? ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/51 "2011-03-05T04:14:14Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > What does ‘furthering the cause of democracy’ have to do with morality? “Blocking legislation that a majority of your constituents oppose is a legitimate form of representation.” sounds like a morality claim to me. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/52 "2011-03-05T04:16:08Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > I see, so its ok if the Republicans cripple their opponents horse, because to win the race he only has to run faster? how does Walker’s law, if so obviously and completely against what the majority of Wisconsinites want, cripple the opponent’s horse? It doesn’t. Or, would many Democrats not actually donate to their reps anymore since they were only indirectly funding them via unions? I’m kind of curious. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/53 "2011-03-05T04:19:05Z")
I swear, the petulance of some posters on this board are driving me to vote democrat. I mean, I already was planning to, but when the rivers are running red with blood and nazis are riding on dinosaurs, you’ll know it was your fault, Rumor. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/54 "2011-03-05T04:19:38Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > “Blocking legislation that a majority of your constituents oppose is a legitimate form of representation.” > > sounds like a morality claim to me. Not to me. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/55 "2011-03-05T04:21:04Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Not to me. but of course. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/56 "2011-03-05T04:22:02Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > but of course. So we agree. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/57 "2011-03-05T04:22:37Z")
Fuck it. I’m moving to Argentina where my taxes for the next 30 years aren’t going to be spent servicing the debt for old fucks’ largesse or their medical bennies. Since none of you idiots want to do anything about it. Night! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/58 "2011-03-05T04:25:29Z")
Luv ya, sweet cheeks! ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/59 "2011-03-05T04:25:46Z")
I don’t really remember specifics, but seeing your name, I seem to recall that your opinions tend to be pretty conservative. So, this seems nothing more than a pig/grunt kind of scenario. But you’re correct. Even though I don’t believe for a moment that you were “in,” don’t let the fucking door hit you in the ass on the way out. Everyone - vote your fucking conscience and shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/60 "2011-03-05T04:27:21Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > I don’t really remember specifics, but seeing your name, I seem to recall that your opinions tend to be pretty conservative. So, this seems nothing more than a pig/grunt kind of scenario. > > But you’re correct. Even though I don’t believe for a moment that you were “in,” don’t let the fucking door hit you in the ass on the way out. > > Everyone - vote your fucking conscience and shut the fuck up. true, I’m probably fucking Pol Pot relative to this board. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554.md?page=4)