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BumRushDaShow

(127,302 posts)
5. I agree with this assessment
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 01:47 PM
Aug 2015

...and what happens is that they move on to other things and remain silent when the backslide starts. That's because in their minds, there will always be some level of waver that's allowable regarding the rights of others before they are willing to step up and stop it - i.e. when it starts impacting them. I saw that first hand here in PA, when the Voter ID fiasco started impacting elderly GOP voters despite it being intended for and targeted at the least among us who tend to vote Democratic - minorities and the poor, mostly living in urban areas.

But meanwhile, the collateral damage to POC mounts while they wait for whatever that crises level threshold is.

Opportunism on that level puts you in bad company Hydra Aug 2015 #1
All too often, politicians end up trading their principles for retaining power and influence... Spazito Aug 2015 #2
100% Spacedog1973 Aug 2015 #3
He was an aide for John Sherman Cooper DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #4
I agree with this assessment BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #5
So did David Horowitz. Maybe it was extra credit for college students at the time? Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #6
I just love ya! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #8
he is also married to an Asian woman JI7 Aug 2015 #7
So did Joe Lieberman! Number23 Aug 2015 #9
So it's like JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #10
And Charlton Heston DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #11
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