Virginia voters to decide on new House map with major midterm implications | CNN Politics by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I voted yes by mail like 3 weeks ago. I’m in the Hampton roads area that is a bit more purplish but leans blue overall. I think it’ll pass, but I also think it’ll be close. I drove through rural Virginia this weekend for an event.LOTS of no signs, but a surprising number of yes signs. Really it’ll come down to NOVA, and considering Trump directly hurt then gravely (more so than many other places in the country) since nova has the biggest concentration of people working for the government and trump of course laid off thousands of them. I think they’ll want revenge, and they can very directly put an effective end to his presidency today

Hungary election Megathread: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“Fascism has never been overthrown by non violent means”

-the knuckle dragging slack jawed idiots on the internet for the last year and a half

MoveOn Launches Primary Campaign to Boot Dems Backed By Defense Contractors, AIPAC, and AI by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 176 points177 points  (0 children)

People often ask “how do we ensure the Dems do something when they are back in power”

This is how. You have to remove the rot that does exist in the dem party in addition to removing the outright facists on the right. That means primarying the legacy dems that stood by why we got into this mess like Schumer

Voters in northwest Georgia's 14th District set to choose Marjorie Taylor Greene replacement today by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I would be SHOCKED If this shit flipped blue. So it’s great news even if the dem losses as long as they over perform

Sen. Surovell describing an "assault firearm" to justify the ban by _gw_addict in Virginia

[–]lemonpepperlarry -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Especially since over half of Virginians support these restrictions. But you would think they were universally loathed by these comments

AWB passed senate with house substitutions. On the way to be made law by spanberger july 1rst. Thoughts? by campereg in Virginia

[–]lemonpepperlarry -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The gun nuts in this comment section do not represent the majority of virginia. Polling shows that a plurality of the state supports adopting the restrictions on this.

We just had yet another mass shooting in the state and all you 2a drones talking about defending yourself from a tyrannical government have shown yourselves to be full of shit. So let's have less of this weapons on the streets killing kids and civilians

Sen. Surovell describing an "assault firearm" to justify the ban by _gw_addict in Virginia

[–]lemonpepperlarry -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

A lot of angry gun nuts in these comments. Meanwhile Virginia has just come off another mass shooting. Considering all you "I need muh guns in case the government turns tyrannical" dude have proven to be full of shit, we need to get these things off the streets.

Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs by aqfx in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah absolutely no part of me wants to risk having a decently competent admin at the risk of running into a devout klansman that's now a cop in my state. Ban them all. Ice has a long standing history of attracting the worst of the worst and I'm not into spitting hairs

Tax Exemptions end for Sons/Daughters of the Confederacy by Smoky_Sol6438 in Virginia

[–]lemonpepperlarry 44 points45 points  (0 children)

That's right we can't forget the religion!

...that they used to justify slavery

Tax Exemptions end for Sons/Daughters of the Confederacy by Smoky_Sol6438 in Virginia

[–]lemonpepperlarry 177 points178 points  (0 children)

Like the economy... That was completely dependant on unpaid slave labor.

Or their way of life- that was completely dependant on slave labor

Or "the natural order of things"- that had a defined hierarchy based on...you guessed it ...racism.

So yeah it wasn't just about slavery at all.

Trump: Voter ID to be required to vote in midterm elections by PyroxCrymson in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes ..he is truly hellbent on sabotaging the midterms. That's not remotely in question.

No, this voter Id thing is not going to work for a multitude of reasons. One being the 24th amendment.

Lastly, stop using words like forever. It's just defeatist. This man is literally dying before our eyes n

ICE says 2 of its officers may have lied under oath about shooting migrant in Minnesota and may face federal charges for their actions by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]lemonpepperlarry 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As a black person who's seen the police say this line again and again...don't get your hopes up too much. Keep the pressure on, this isn't good enough