a Trump vs Clinton United States Presidential Election in 2016

Who do you vote into the office of USA President?


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The version of the NC Voter ID law that got struck down by the Federal Appeals Court did not allow student IDs, utility bills, or employee IDs, and specifically denied any IDs that were expired. These are all things that were explicitly allowed before 2014.

The court found that the GOP legislature had specifically requested voter registration according to race and then pushed through a bill that (on top of the above):
  • Reduced early voting hours in areas with high minority residency
  • Reduced provisions for same-day registration, which minorities in NC were more likely to use
  • Reduced the number of polling sites in counties with minority residency
  • Banned out-of-precinct provisional ballots entirely
Separate from the bill, the GOP also preemptively banned minority voters using vote caging, which has a real bad history in this country.

When all that failed, the NC GOP advised in-state board of elections to cut early voting hours as they saw fit to manage costs.

According to a professor at University of Florida, of 4 southern states where they record race in voter registration, NC is the only one where the AA vote actually declined versus 2012.

And then the GOP basically bragged about it.
Yeah, they are openly admitting that they are trying to make it more inconvenient for black people to vote. And it seems to be working. It's disgusting. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ack-voter-turnout_us_5820d82fe4b0e80b02cbc5b2
 
For the first time in awhile I turned out to early vote, hoping to swing Texas. I have not had confidence in the voting process since Bush and Gore happened, but this election is just too much to sit out. I would rather have a possible low moral politician that will be reined in by advisors and congress, over a man that would abolish our entire system for his own selfish gains if he gets even an inch to move.

I know this is a CRACKED video, but at least watch it for a bit just to see how Trump thinks we should handle foreign policy.

 
For many, it's not about corruption. People disliked Hillary long before she did anything wrong, back when she was just the first lady.

They've disliked her so much that she's up against a combo of racist/fascist/suspected child molester and it's still uncertain if she's going to win.
 

Necronic

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Since we're talking about voter ids, one of the big ironys of this election is that most of the current voter fraud is coming from Trump supporters.

I mean wtf.
 

GasBandit

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For many, it's not about corruption. People disliked Hillary long before she did anything wrong, back when she was just the first lady.

They've disliked her so much that she's up against a combo of racist/fascist/suspected child molester and it's still uncertain if she's going to win.
She was doing "anything wrong" long before 92.
 
Too much for a post, so I'll just link the guy's twitter. Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair and Newsweek did an in-depth investigation of teh Donald. He lists his findings in his twitter feed. If there is any doubt left that the object known Donald John Trump is simply evil, there you go.
Darn, I already voted for him, as did everyone else on this forum. If only you had posted this before election day. Why did you wait to tell us Trump is bad? WHY DID YOU KEEP IT A SECRET?!!
 
It's truly amazing how close to sainthood Hillary became them minute Bernie dropped out. I guess I can't blame people for forgetting about things like Whitewater though or that the suicide by Hillary meme is about as old as the web.

But hey no convictions so she's clearly 100% innocent.
 
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Necronic

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It's truly amazing how close to sainthood Hillary became them minute Bernie dropped out. I guess I can't blame people for forgetting about things like Whitewater though or that the suicide by Hillary meme is about as old as the web.

But hey no concictions so she's clearly 100% innocent.
Are you seriously referencing Vince Foster as a mark against her?
 
She hasn't been charged for a crime for which there is literally no real evidence for, but yeah sure, let's pin that one on her.
 

GasBandit

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Like what?
Dude. Are you really just Steve Bannon in disguise? If not, just put his book down and walk away. Just walk away.
You guys have the shortest memories ever. Whitewater? The Tyson trading deals that basically let her turn $1000 into $100,000 in no time flat? Destruction of evidence? Bill was molesting women even as governor of Arkansas, and she was taking steps to destroy the women. Anyone who is livid over the rape allegations against Trump but gives the Clinton crime family a pass on Juanita Broaddrick is suffering cognitive dissonance of the highest order.
 
You guys have the shortest memories ever. Whitewater? The Tyson trading deals that basically let her turn $1000 into $100,000 in no time flat? Destruction of evidence? Bill was molesting women even as governor of Arkansas, and she was taking steps to destroy the women. Anyone who is livid over the rape allegations against Trump but gives the Clinton crime family a pass on Juanita Broaddrick is suffering cognitive dissonance of the highest order.
But you Trump supporters, are giving him a pass on the allegations against him, and his attacks on his accusers. Then complain about Hillary defending her husband against unsubstantiated allegations.

So this is just the way to show the hypocrites how vile they are.
 

GasBandit

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But you Trump supporters, are giving him a pass on the allegations against him, and his attacks on his accusers. Then complain about Hillary defending her husband against unsubstantiated allegations.

So this is just the way to show the hypocrites how vile they are.
I am not a trump supporter. I just know she's less vile than him only by the slimmest of margins - she's just had more practice at hiding it.[DOUBLEPOST=1478623075,1478623064][/DOUBLEPOST]
::Waits for Gas to explode at being called a Trump supporter::
"Boom."
 
A) Even if Bill were exactly as bad as Trump, he's still not the one on the ballot
B) there's plenty of skeletons in HRC's closet, but it's an anthill to the mountain of ballast on Trump's back
C) Even if Trump wasn't potentially/practically criminal, he's immoral, doesn't have leadership skills, doesn't have the temperament, has no vision, and has a host of other issues as to why he shouldn't be leader. His position wrt women alone should be enough to render him unelectable. His position wrt hispanics is borderline illegal. His position wrt Islam is illegal.
 

GasBandit

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A) Even if Bill were exactly as bad as Trump, he's still not the one on the ballot
B) there's plenty of skeletons in HRC's closet, but it's an anthill to the mountain of ballast on Trump's back
C) Even if Trump wasn't potentially/practically criminal, he's immoral, doesn't have leadership skills, doesn't have the temperament, has no vision, and has a host of other issues as to why he shouldn't be leader. His position wrt women alone should be enough to render him unelectable. His position wrt hispanics is borderline illegal. His position wrt Islam is illegal.
A) She's covered for him, she's practically an accessory. And that was just the stuff BEFORE 92. After that, she's got a whole lot more. More evidence tampering/destruction/theft, more lying to investigators, the Clinton foundation is a giant money laundering scheme, and her entire political career is based on a backroom deal.
B) No, they're at the point where it's arguing the difference between Everest and Kilimanjaro. Both'll kill us.
C) Clinton also has no leadership skills, is just as criminal and immoral, definitely doesn't have the temperament, her only vision is self aggrandizement, and has a host of other issues why she shouldn't be leader.[DOUBLEPOST=1478624129,1478624104][/DOUBLEPOST]
That's exactly how the system works.
Or fails to work, as we often see.
 
That's exactly how the system works.
No. The options are as follow, as I understand them:
  • No presumption of innocence:
    • Guilty (with varying standards of proof as set by the legislative statutes, judicial dictums, and plea options).
  • Legal presumption of innocence:
    • Not Guilty (see above)
    • Litigation/trial in process.
    • Grand jury/investigation in process.
    • Default status/catch-all for everyone and everything else.
  • Social presumption of innocence:
    • While generally considered good form and virtuous, almost never afforded in cases where it would actually make a difference.
  • Afforded bona-fide legal innocence:
    • 'Actual Innocence' verdicts as returned by courts in states where the appropriate statutes are in place.
    • Usually a vacated sentence for a previous crime, if the exoneration is appropriately worded.
  • Afforded bona-fide social innocence:
    • (This space intentionally left blank.)
 

Necronic

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The funny thing about all these tired old things people keep bringing up like whitewater is this idea that "if only there had been a *real* investigation then the truth would have come out"

The Republican Party took everything they possibly could, pulled every trick they could, to nail this family, and failed every single time.

So yeah, her repeated acquittals in the face of overwhelming political firepower actually does make me think there may be some truth in their innocence. It's either that or the Republican Party is more incompetent than Barnie Fife.

With some of you it's not "innocent until proven guilty". It's not even "guilty when proven innocent".

It's "guilty because I think it's guilty".

And you expect us to engage in a discussion when that's your argument?

But hey. Fuck it. I'll play along. Let's just say they were actually able to pull off all these clever heists without ever getting caught while under immense scrutiny.

Compare that to the competition. Even under the most simple investigation blatant crimes start falling out of his pockets like spaghetti. In the absolute worst case scenario you have team "Tomas Crown Affair" vs "World Star Hip Hop: Teen tries smash and grab but then falls down".
 
The funny thing about all these tired old things people keep bringing up like whitewater is this idea that "if only there had been a *real* investigation then the truth would have come out"

The Republican Party took everything they possibly could, pulled every trick they could, to nail this family, and failed every single time.

So yeah, her repeated acquittals in the face of overwhelming political firepower actually does make me think there may be some truth in their innocence. It's either that or the Republican Party is more incompetent than Barnie Fife.

With some of you it's not "innocent until proven guilty". It's not even "guilty when proven innocent".

It's "guilty because I think it's guilty".

And you expect us to engage in a discussion when that's your argument?

But hey. Fuck it. I'll play along. Let's just say they were actually able to pull off all these clever heists without ever getting caught while under immense scrutiny.

Compare that to the competition. Even under the most simple investigation blatant crimes start falling out of his pockets like spaghetti. In the absolute worst case scenario you have team "Tomas Crown Affair" vs "World Star Hip Hop: Teen tries smash and grab but then falls down".
"It must be true because I heard a good story along those lines."
 
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