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https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=267642.msg5721117#msg5721117

Because of course it is.

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D-NC is a cool avatar, full stop.

Again, quite obvious.

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Me whenever ghostmonkey starts a thread:

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I, Illiniwek, do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of the Atlasian House of Representatives and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia, so help me God.

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Why?

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Internet forums ain't that serious, dude.

Advice that we should all take.

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The New Progressive and Socialist Workers' Party Manifesto 2018
A 21st Century Revolution

Tax and Tax Reform:

- Increase the marginal rate of all income tax brackets by 2.5%
- Create a new income tax bracket for those earning above $1 million, taxed at 90%.
- Introduce a twelve-point (.12%) financial transaction tax
- Publicly denounce companies which engage in offshoring
- introduce an excise tax on luxury goods such as furs, expensive cars, expensive alcohol, and other luxury goods.
 
Foreign Policy and Trade:

- Reevaluate all current free trade agreements, ending those which harms US workers
- Close down all foreign military bases
- Seek amicable or peaceful ties with Russia
- Introduce a tariff (unspecified amount) on imported Chinese and Vietnamese goods unless China and Vietnam address working conditions in their countries
- Limit espionage operations in allied countries

Military:

- Cut the military budget by 45%
- Move funding toward psychological care for soldiers
- Reduce the size of the standing army by honorably discharging 1/3 of currently enlisted soldiers

Social Issues, Education, and Health:

- Legalize same-sex marriage via a constitutional amendment
- Legalize recreational marijuana and evaluate the risks/benefits of legalizing other drugs
- Nationalize all hospitals, clinics, and Planned Parenthood, integrating them into a National System of Health under the Ministry of Health
- All doctors, nurses, and other health professionals will become employees of the government
- Provide a grant for the price of tuition to any public university to any student who manages to get accepted
- Introduce national curriculum standards, set by the Department of Education, for all public primary and secondary schools.

Miscellaneous:

- Grant amnesty to all undocumented immigrants living in the United States
- Greatly strengthen workers' rights and provide funding for unionizing in any industry
- Introduce a $1 trillion dollar infrastructure plan

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I used to sport a red avatar, and I am technically still registered D in North Carolina, but I no longer call myself a Democrat because:

1. The party at-large has no idea what it stands for anymore other than being anti-Trump.

2. Civil liberties issues are very important to me and the party has not shown a serious desire to curb government surveillance or radically transform our absurd, outdated, and discriminatory drug laws.

3. I'm also relatively pro-gun although this isn't a very important issue to me.

4. I don't like the fetishization of Obama and the Clintons and believe we need fresh faces.

5. The Dem leadership sucks and I am concerned that certain said leaders are more worried about holding their own power than they are winning elections.

6. And this is kind of a big one.  See, although I might sound like a raving SJW at times, I actually hate political correctness in all forms.  Two decades ago liberals were speaking up for controversial people like Ice-T and Marilyn Manson (whom the Right wanted to censor); now this has gone down in priority for the sake of "not offending people."  Because I do not trust either political party (or institution, for that matter) to defend my freedom of speech, I choose not to affiliate with one.

7. I don't think either party has the right answer on education issues.  Ideally, liberal arts majors would get all the learning they need from high school and colleges would only serve people in specialized fields, but the modern economy practically requires you to have a diploma (and take on a boatload of debt) in order to get ahead.  I support the notion of college being free, but I also question the expectation that all people have a degree.  I also think the US should experiment with aspects of Finland's education program.

8. I'm very non-interventionist; Democrats not so much unless a Republican is dropping the bombs.

9. An array of culture/messaging issues, but those probably speak more about me than they do the party.

10. Not enough economic populism, but that'll probably change as millennials take over the party.

11. Various issues that no one wants to touch (i.e. overpopulation, sustainable economies)

I don't know.  Maybe three/four/more years from now I'll go red again, but as of now I just don't feel comfortable identifying with any party at all.  I voted straight Democrat in my last two elections (plus one Libertarian), so I can't call myself a genuine independent, but my own values and priorities simply don't align with those of the Democratic Party.  Hence, I choose to go orange.

also oranges are really good and we should be eating more of them

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Help! Pat McCrory is Obsessed with My Genitals: A Tell-All Autobiography

This had me cackling like a goddamn soda can.

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You're a great poster and always quite friendly.

Because of course it is.

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LABOR SWEEPS NEW ENGLAND IN SURPRISE LANDSLIDE
We've got results coming in from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, signaling a massive turnover from former Liberal seats to Labor.

- In Kennebec, Labor's Chellie Pingree has been reelected
- In Aroostook, Labor's Troy Jackson has unseated incumbent Conservative Bruce Poliquin!
- In October Mountain, Labor's Richard Neal has been reelected
- In Worcester, Labor's Jim McGovern has been reelected
- In Merrimack-First Mills, Labor's Niki Tsongas has been reelected
- In Walden, Labor's Joe Kennedy III has been reelected
- In Harvard, Labor's Elizabeth Warren has won the seat vacated by retiring incumbent Labor's Ed Markey
- In Cape Ann, Labor's Seth Moulton has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Richard Tisei !
- In Bunker Hill, Labor's Mike Capuano has been reelected
- In Freedom Trail, Labor's Steven Lynch has been reelected
- In Cape Cod, Labor's Julian Cyr has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Scott Brown!
- In Sakonnet, Labor's David Cicilline has been reelected
- In Narragansett, Labor's James Langevin has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Allan Fung!
- In Hartford, Labor's John Larson has been reelected
- In Old Saybrook, Labor's Cathy Osten has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Joe Courtney!
- In New Haven, Labor's Rosa DeLauro has been reelected
- In Bridgeport, Labor's Bob Duff has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Jim Himes!
- In Housatonic, Labor's Chris Murphy has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Elizabeth Esty!

If it weren't for Sanders' defection to a new party, it would have been the first time in history all of New England was represented by Labor. In total, Labor gained NINE seats in New England, and technically lost one in Sanders. Regardless, this brings Labor's total gained seats to 16.

Right now, the standings are:
Labor - 60
Conservative - 37
Civic Union - 8
The Alignment - 7
NPSW - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Too Close To Call - 9

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The Year was 1917

[snip]

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your wikiboxes are awesome

(Ignore the fact that it's about me, okay? )

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In 1984, I said that America was not a shining city on a hill, but a tale of two cities. We might have changed Presidents, House Speakers, and Senate Majority Leaders since 1984, but my concerns have not. America is still not a shining city, but a tale of two cities. There is still despair on the faces the president still doesn't see, in the places he still doesn't go, in his shining city. And I am still unimpressed by the action taken by the administration on this issue. If we cannot solve the issue of poverty and income inequality, the American dream, that thing which makes us all so proud to be Americans, will die. In 1980, Ronald Reagan ran for President on a promise to "Make America Great Again". In this year of 1992, I am running for President to Make America America again.
- Governor of New York Mario Cuomo announcing he will run for President, December 20th, 1991

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Honestly, I'd say Mikk's version with WI-SEN is better.
(skip)

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Uh, excuse me, but the last time I checked, there is something called biological reproduction.

If you kill all men, as in your platform, how do you propose to perpetuate the human species in Atlasia?

Sperm banks, love.

Also immaculate conceptions, right?

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Your argument

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Experience
Southeast Regional Senator: July 03, 2009 - Mar 06, 2015
Senate President Pro-Tempore:  Dec 2009 - Mar 2010, Sept 2010 - Jan 2011, Mar 2011- Sept 2011, Mar 2012 - July 2014
Budget Revival Committee Member: Mid 2010
Government Oversight and Reform Committee Chair: 2012 - 2013 
At - Large Senator: May 01, 2015 - May 06, 2016
Southeast Regional Convention Delegate: Sept 2015 - Oct 2015
Senate Convention Delegate: Oct 2015 - May 06, 2016
South Judicial Overlord: May 24, 2016 - June 02, 2016
People's Representative: June 13, 2016 - July 14, 2016
Southern Judicial Overlord/Regional Associate Justice: July 14, 2016 - Dec 08, 2016
Vice President of Atlasia Dec 08, 2016 - Jan 06, 2017
President of the Atlasian Republic Jan 06, 2017 - Mar 03, 2017
People's Representative - Mar 03, 2017 -
People's Speaker - Mar 04, 2017 -

You swamp creature!

I choose as a favorite, despite being a Swamp Queen myself.

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OH DEAR MOTHER OF GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE

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Can we send him to North Korea?

I don't like to pick fights, but...

Oh, screw it, you're a disgusting, classless pig. Onto ignore you go.

(is this recent enough?)

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Roy Cooper is My God; The Peebs Story

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Republican Governor of Illinois Joanna Campbell please

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Believe it or not, Trump. Cheney has given us good reason to suspect that he and Rumsfeld were the real hatchetmen behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is grounds enough to consider him more morally reprehensible than Trump, whose current provable infractions all amount to him just being an asshole.

That being said, I don't trust Trump not to rise to the occasion.

Realized I got ninja'd.

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pep!
left lib
fhtagn

I just like how you spelled Peb! as Pep!.

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In order to have geographic diversity, I nominate Siren for Chair and Peebs for Vice-Chair.

Because of course it is.