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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
41. We're all Democrats whether someone is progressive or moderate
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:59 AM
Nov 2019

Deedra Abboud was a Justice Democrat but lost to Krysten Sinema who voted for Barr and is voting with Trump most of the time.

AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Talib, Pramila Jayapal, Raul Grivajla are great Democrats & great for our party.
They are all voting against Trump the vast majority of the time.

Policies

Creating a new infrastructure program called the "Green New Deal"[26]
Ending arms sales to countries that violate human rights such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Enacting a federal jobs guarantee, which would promise all Americans a job paying $15 per hour plus benefits
Ending the death penalty
Ending the practice of unilaterally waging war, except as a last resort to defend U.S. territory
Ending the War on Drugs in favor of legalization, regulation, and taxation of drugs, and pardoning all non-violent drug offenders and treating all drug addicts
Ensuring free speech on college campuses and supporting net neutrality
Ensuring universal education as a right, including free four-year public college and university education
Ensuring universal healthcare as a right
Establishing paid maternity leave, paid vacation leave, and free childcare
Expanding anti-discrimination laws to apply to LGBT people - see Equality Act
Expanding background checks on firearms and banning high capacity magazines and assault weapons
Funding Planned Parenthood and other contraceptive and abortion services, and recognizing reproductive rights
Implementing electoral reform and publicly financed elections nationwide to make irrelevant and obsolete fundraising from large corporations and the wealthy
Implementing instant-runoff voting nationwide in an effort to make third-party and independent candidates more viable
Implementing the Buffett Rule, ending offshore financial centers, "chain[ing]" the capital gains and income taxes, and increasing the estate tax
Making the minimum wage a living wage and tying it to inflation
Pardoning Edward Snowden, prosecuting CIA torturers and DoD war criminals, shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and all other extrajudicial prisons, and ending warrantless spying and bulk data collection by the National Security Agency
Passing the Paycheck Fairness Act
Abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE)
Reforming police by mandating body cameras, establishing community oversight boards, eliminating broken windows policing, ending stop and frisk, and appointing special prosecutors to hold police accountable in courts
Renegotiating other free trade deals CAFTA-DR, and NAFTA and opposing the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China and the World Trade Organization
Stopping any reductions to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and establishing single-payer universal healthcare
Stopping anthropogenic climate change through an ecological revolution and upholding the United States' participation in the Paris Climate Agreement
Uncompromisingly rejecting President Trump's immigration proposals and policies, particularly Executive Order 13769 and deportation of illegal immigrants, and implementing comprehensive immigration reform which will include giving non-criminal illegal immigrants a path to citizenship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Democrats#Ideology_and_political_issues

I didn't even know he lived in this district. Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #1
According to mediaite, his current zip code isn't in that district. George II Nov 2019 #5
I guess his plan is to move here after Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #8
I wonder why he's using a San Francisco bank? George II Nov 2019 #10
Google the bank Mona Nov 2019 #62
Thanks, Mona, for the link. I knew nothing about them; it warmed my heart. stuffmatters Nov 2019 #91
Christy Smith agrees.. Cha Nov 2019 #84
What party...Justice Democrats? brush Nov 2019 #22
He will probably run as a democrat Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #25
He was kicked out of the Justice Democrats. TwilightZone Nov 2019 #33
We're all Democrats whether someone is progressive or moderate JonLP24 Nov 2019 #41
See post #47. brush Nov 2019 #48
I am a Justice Democrat RandiFan1290 Nov 2019 #46
Just stop trying to remove proven winner Dem incumbents. Go after repug incumbents. brush Nov 2019 #47
The Establishment just were pushing someone to primary Tulsi Gabbard pretty much forcing her to JonLP24 Nov 2019 #51
Gabbard? She's not running for re-election. Is she even a Dem? brush Nov 2019 #52
She is Democrat JonLP24 Nov 2019 #54
She's not running for re-election. Funny how someone allegedly being so liberal appears on FOX... brush Nov 2019 #56
I don't believe Hillary Clinton was correct & I prefer to focus on what is real with Russia & the JonLP24 Nov 2019 #58
We disagree. brush Nov 2019 #59
That was over Mueller JonLP24 Nov 2019 #60
Oh Bull.. poor Gabbard.. goes on tucker's fox and Whines Cha Nov 2019 #97
The 9/11 families are suing Saudi Arabia and she is standing with them JonLP24 Nov 2019 #103
Hillary was there first helping 9/11 Families! .. long before Cha Nov 2019 #104
She has some unfortunate quotes JonLP24 Nov 2019 #105
"quotes"? Those are gabbard's thoughts.. how Cha Nov 2019 #106
I"m in gabbard's District and I'm Grateful we're having Kai Kahele Cha Nov 2019 #78
Yeah.. Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing Cha Nov 2019 #79
Not a requirement, IIRC Retrograde Nov 2019 #65
Just investigated this: George II Nov 2019 #102
Mediaite Link IronLionZion Nov 2019 #2
Thanks. I found that one a couple of minutes ago and edited the OP George II Nov 2019 #4
pass IADEMO2004 Nov 2019 #3
I will vote for him for you, then :) Tiggeroshii Nov 2019 #11
I'm cool with that. IADEMO2004 Nov 2019 #18
Why would you even imply he had anything to do with those pictures. So anyone running for her vsrazdem Nov 2019 #6
same reaction to that statement Mona Nov 2019 #63
I doubt it JonLP24 Nov 2019 #7
This on twitter: George II Nov 2019 #9
Cenk reminds me of Alan Grayson bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #12
Will have to give up his TV gig ? ritapria Nov 2019 #13
No thanks!!! LeftInTX Nov 2019 #14
I hope you are right, and I agree with you on the Aremenian genocide, and the "positions" he has still_one Nov 2019 #24
Thanks for answering the question I was going to raise. TexasTowelie Nov 2019 #28
That's unconscionable. jcmaine72 Nov 2019 #55
Yes, he's still a republican, kinda an ass Demonaut Nov 2019 #95
One Tulsi in Congress isn't enough? Itchinjim Nov 2019 #15
She's leaving Polybius Nov 2019 #27
He likely won't be getting in anywhere. TwilightZone Nov 2019 #34
I just read that this is the district in which Pappadopoulos is running. George II Nov 2019 #16
and possibly......alt right uber scum Mike Cernovich Celerity Nov 2019 #21
Gag! nt TexasTowelie Nov 2019 #30
From Katie Hill Gothmog Nov 2019 #17
Uygur doesn't even live in that district.....yet. George II Nov 2019 #20
Now that's a tweet!! onenote Nov 2019 #23
Ugh. ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #19
I like him Polybius Nov 2019 #26
I like Cenk and Kyle TheFarseer Nov 2019 #29
I enjoy watching them both Polybius Nov 2019 #31
I saw that TheFarseer Nov 2019 #32
I like Kyle, but he voted Green in 2016 and even 2012 Polybius Nov 2019 #35
I always vote Democrat in the end but I think in order for Democrats to win JonLP24 Nov 2019 #43
I don't like Kyle at all. StevieM Nov 2019 #66
Kyle? Is that Kyle Kulinski? George II Nov 2019 #70
I like Cenk and would vote for him Raine Nov 2019 #40
Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing Cha Nov 2019 #81
Well he's not an option for me IF he was Raine Nov 2019 #92
lulz he is not left obamanut2012 Nov 2019 #68
Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing Cha Nov 2019 #80
Fuck no. RandySF Nov 2019 #36
Sharice Davids: BREAKING: The House just passed my bill, the SERV Act! Cha Nov 2019 #85
The one good thing is that WhiteTara Nov 2019 #37
If it's going to cost him money he won't do it.... comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #38
Ana Kasparian will do fine -- she is promoted to executive producer JonLP24 Nov 2019 #42
He filed. Let's see what happens. WhiteTara Nov 2019 #57
Why would he have to give up his show? Jose Garcia Nov 2019 #67
LOL DarthDem Nov 2019 #39
This guy is always pissing someone off...misogynist or genocide denier or third party splitter pecosbob Nov 2019 #44
Uhhhhh, no William Weehours Nov 2019 #45
Right now it's a crowded field on both sides... brooklynite Nov 2019 #49
They ALL run in the same primary, the top two go to the general election. George II Nov 2019 #50
Nyet underpants Nov 2019 #53
Voters in that district: "Who?" MineralMan Nov 2019 #61
If people back a misogynist who is also a genocide denier... EllieBC Nov 2019 #64
Yep. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #71
An extreme, rank misogynist and genocide denier AT BEST obamanut2012 Nov 2019 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author JudyM Nov 2019 #72
One of the strongest, bravest, progressive American voices.! Good Luck to him! LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #73
Reminder: Uygur's "TYT" is funded by right winger Buddy Roehmer and Russia Today.... George II Nov 2019 #74
Selective forgiveness is an epidemic. LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #75
I doubt it's coincidental that someone who denied the genocide happened to name his group... George II Nov 2019 #76
I'm sure it was a combination of a few things LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #77
His position on the Armenian genocide is just one of the more obvious strikes against him.. George II Nov 2019 #87
... LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #89
Whatever....on a lighter note.... George II Nov 2019 #90
I remember that so well. LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #96
Bull-Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing Cha Nov 2019 #82
Whooosh 2.0 LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #86
"We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization.." Cha Nov 2019 #93
Brawaaa! UPdate Tweet from Christy Smith! Cha Nov 2019 #83
This isn't be the first time someone associated (currently or in the past) with Justice Democrats... George II Nov 2019 #88
No, it is not.. and thankfully they LOST. Cha Nov 2019 #94
That's where the school shooting was today. Kablooie Nov 2019 #98
Tweet about Uygur's TYT website: George II Nov 2019 #99
Yuck. Owl Nov 2019 #100
cenk Whines about getting FIRED from msnbc bc President Obama!.. Cha Nov 2019 #101
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