Election Day 2012

[Malaclypse]

Looks like the mile high city is getting a LOT HIGHER (and making hemp products). Colorado's 64th Amendment passes.

[Bjord]

Can't believe the US elections had me awake till 3:30 AM... I didn't even find out who won, because I fell asleep during all of it.

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Lol
 http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president#exit-polls
Vote by Race is my favorite
Always thought that Black are more racist than White
But thought what Merikka has more atheists

[CrazyCracka420]

The Marriage amendment lost in Minnesota (YEAH!) along with the voter id, aka trying to disenfranchise people who typically vote for the Dmeocrat. 

Also, Michelle Bachman was re-elected, I blame Malaclypse for that.

[Malaclypse]

The Marriage amendment lost in Minnesota (YEAH!) along with the voter id, aka trying to disenfranchise people who typically vote for the Dmeocrat. 

Also, Michelle Bachman was re-elected, I blame Malaclypse for that.

Bro, come on, you know I voted for Not-Michelle-Bachman.

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The Marriage amendment lost in Minnesota (YEAH!)

Meanwhile in russia:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/st-petersburg-bans-homosexual-propaganda
Fucking orthodox retards one day will restore the Holy Inquisition.

[LordBerenger]

Romney voters....umad?


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[BlackMilk]

Obama is the least powerful us president of all time

[GreasySausageSandwhich]

What?  He's used as much if not more executive power than any other President.

His problem was congress.

[okiN]

It's kind of funny how people keep saying that Obama should have worked harder to bridge the gap between the parties, when it's on the record that as soon as he was elected, Republican leaders agreed that for the next four years they'd try to obstruct him as much as humanly possible in the hope of preventing his re-election.

Now that that strategy has failed, one might think there could be a little more room for cooperation, but it's probably too much to hope for.

[Knute]

Lol
 http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president#exit-polls
Vote by Race is my favorite
Always thought that Black are more racist than White
But thought what Merikka has more atheists

America is still a very religious country but it's becoming less religious over time. 

http://www.pewforum.org/Unaffiliated/nones-on-the-rise.aspx

As far as the way black people vote, people who live in cities tend to vote Democrat and the vast majority of black people live in large northern cities, so it has nothing to do with racism.  White Democrats running for president still get about the same percentage of black voters.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html

[polkafranzi]

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[Kafein]

On one hand, Obama tried many good things (such as closing guantanamo) but couldn't do them because of the congress.

On the other hand, a government pushing laws by circumventing the congress is being completely antidemocratic. How many wars did the US congress (or senate ? I don't remember) actually declare ?


In the end, I blame the retarded electoral system that no one seems to care to change even though it's terrible.

Also :

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[Arathian]

On one hand, Obama tried many good things (such as closing guantanamo) but couldn't do them because of the congress.

That is bullshit, I am afraid. Obama signed the NDAA for the fiscal year of 2012. Google it if you don't know what that is. Here's something from wikipedia

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The most controversial provisions to receive wide attention were contained in Title X, Subtitle D, entitled "Counter-Terrorism." In particular, sub-sections 1021 and 1022, which deal with detention of persons the government suspects of involvement in terrorism. The controversy was to their legal meaning and potential implications for abuse of Presidential authority. Although the White House[12] and Senate sponsors[13] maintain that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) already grants presidential authority for indefinite detention, the Act states that Congress "affirms" this authority and makes specific provisions as to the exercise of that authority.[14][15] The detention provisions of the Act have received critical attention by, among others, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, and some media sources which are concerned about the scope of the President's authority, including contentions that those whom they claim may be held indefinitely could include U.S. citizens arrested on American soil, including arrests by members of the Armed Forces.

On the other hand, a government pushing laws by circumventing the congress is being completely antidemocratic. How many wars did the US congress (or senate ? I don't remember) actually declare ?

I will disagree on that. I really dislike the US's healthcare law amendments but Obama had every right to do it. As will republicans have the right to overturn it when the time is right.

In the end, I blame the retarded electoral system that no one seems to care to change even though it's terrible.

Indeed. I highly suggest watching a few CGPGrey's videos on political systems (and why the US's system sucks). There could be a million easy fixes to it....but nobody wants that because the ones that would be hit hardest by the changes would be the democrats and the republicans...and guess who controls the politics?

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I mean, apart from TEH JOOS

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I am so sorry, but I had to make that joke.

[Tears of Destiny]

In the end, I blame the retarded electoral system that no one seems to care to change even though it's terrible.

Oh plenty of people want to change it, just TPTB that are elected for the most part don't want to, and even if they did the motion that would have to be passed would be sabotaged as a grandstanding platform for something else to piggyback off the limelight of changing such a massive/traditional system.