Futurama Fry

Protect the first? You do know that it's conservative republicans that are trying to pass laws against our freedom of assembly by making it legal to run down fellow citizens right? Or do facts not your strong suit?

If you're going to present facts, then be specific. Because I don't know what you're talking about.

Minnesota republicans trying to pass law to sue protesters for the cost of the police presence in violation of our constitutional right to assembly.

Michigan republicans trying to pass bill to increase fines for protesting to $10k per day.

North Dakota republicans introduced bill to allow motorists to run over protesters and fine the protesters for it.

The list goes on and on. They are trying to shut down free speech and assembly. That is what you are supporting currently.

You might hate liberals, but once the laws are in place, you lose those rights too.

Oh, little tidbit. A republican has introduced a bill to allow employers to demand your genetic code.

All of this is easily verified using google as they are public records.

So please try and inform yourself before parroting the party line. You might discover you won't like what you find.

Thank you for responding. Communication is essential.

I'm not promoting the Republican party so much as I'm promoting conservatism. I don't believe in fining or prosecuting protesters, AS LONG as they're not blocking the road or smashing windows. Freedom goes hand-in-hand with law and order. Anarchy was NEVER freedom.

Anarchists are criminals that use the cover of crowds and they belong in jail doing hard labor. Society is the giving up some of your individual rights for the greater good of the commonwealth, but earning in its place greater access to programs that the individual can not do by oneself.

I don't mind paying taxes because of what I get in return. What I don't want is my tax money wasted. I also can look to other countries and see what they are doing right and wonder why we can't do better. We steal from our schools and blame our incoming workforce for being undereducated. We steal from our workforce to make a few hedgefund managers richer. We allow corporations to more of a say to our elected politicians than we do. How does this happen?

It happens because they fed you and me a steady stream of "social" issues they know divide us. When they know you will vote strictly party line, they no longer have to worry about actually helping you.

I am no longer a member of a political party. They have to earn my vote. This last election was a disaster in my eyes. No sane republican can run anymore because there is a now a no compromise test for getting the nomination. The Democrats shoot themselves in the foot constantly. They ignored the ground swell that was Bernie Sanders message (I'm biased, I have met the man and long before his presidential run)

Most importantly, stop reading or listening only to people or groups you already agree with. I read columns of people I really dislike because of two reasons. One I need to understand their point of view and two, occasionally, abet rarely, they make a good point that I agree with.