Author Topic: New to U.S, plz exxplain (Read 891 times)

Cherlie · « **on:** September 21, 2002, 03:44:10 PM »

Replublics vrs Democrats.................

(this is not a bait, I mean it, whats the difference???? I jsut moved here and I just want to know, so when ya'll talk smack about each other, I know what you mean)

CB

Pei · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2002, 03:48:37 PM »

it's like Conservatives vs. Labour only with more guns and bigger cars.

Oh and people over here actually seem to take politics seriously!

Cherlie · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2002, 03:54:46 PM »

OK plz expalin their policies.

CB

Kratzer · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2002, 04:30:31 PM »

Democrats think all criminals should be rehabilitated, then given a puppy and an electric car. A made for TV movie should then be made.

Republicans think all criminals should be turned upside down, shaken for loose change, drawn and quartered, and their remains melted down to extract any petroleum.

At least I think those are the main differences...

Cherlie · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2002, 04:36:30 PM »

Then I am a Republican then!!!!!

LOL
CB

Swager · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2002, 05:33:52 PM »

There is no difference.

They are all crooks and the major goal for both of them is to steal your money and then kick you in the face!!

Welcome to America!!

Dinger · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2002, 05:59:34 PM »

Coke and Pepsi.

gatso · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2002, 07:32:50 PM »

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Coke and Pepsi.

Don't like either

Gatso

hawk220 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 22, 2002, 02:00:28 AM »

another important distinction of the political parties here in the US.. is that they don't wield any governmental authority.. they have as much legal authority as the girl scouts or the Elks Club.. they HAVE members that have authority, but the groups do not.

10Bears · « **Reply #9 on:** September 22, 2002, 11:39:16 AM »

Here's one of the main differences..

Fishu · « **Reply #10 on:** September 22, 2002, 12:21:59 PM »

Bush family is excellent at downsizing US economy :>

capt. apathy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 22, 2002, 04:09:28 PM »

here's the basic issues, and they've devided them up so each party sux in it's own special way.

republicans-
1. anti-union
2. anti abortion
3. suported by most christian organisations.
4. against help for the poor
5. against publicly funded health care
6. suports the right to own guns
7. for tax cuts (mostly these cuts target the rich)
8. suports pesonal freedom (right to own guns, right to infringe on others rights)
9. against assisted suicide

democrats-
1. pro-abortion
2. pro-labor
3. suports personal freedom (right to get high, be queer, womens rights, freedom of speech, abortion)
4. more gov't control
5. anti-gun
6. aginst death penalty
7. for asisted suicide

so there's the basics.
some i find really ironic.

like the repub's call themself pro-life. they believe in the death penalty, but are against abortion and assisted suicide. they seem to be ok with you losing your life but only when the gov't aproves of it (death penalty), on the other hand the say they want less gov't control.

mostly they are both just suportive of whoever will contibute the most votes/contibutions to their people.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #12 on:** September 22, 2002, 11:40:01 PM »

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Originally posted by 10Bears
Here's one of the main differences..

an excerpt from the Constitution of the United States of America:

Section 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

The rules of the game is that Congress taxes and spends, therefore, the balance of the USA budget is in the hands of congress.

From 1994 to present, the House of Representatives was in the Control of the Republicans, prior to that you must go back to the 1950's.

The senate was under the conrtol of Republicans from 1995 to 2001.

This 1995 - 2001 period was the first time since the 50's that Republicans held the Senate and the House.

If you believe that the government and not the outstanding growth in the US economy was the ultimate power to balance the budget, then read 10Bears post with this in mind.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #13 on:** September 23, 2002, 12:44:49 AM »

/\ Bravo.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 23, 2002, 01:31:22 AM »

however the surplus/deficit chart seems to follow the presidential years and the fact that both the house and senate went republican in '95 had little or no effect. as the recovery had already began (must be purely coinsidental that it was after clinton was elected

) and the '95 events didn't seem to have much impact. also the down turn seemed to happen at the end of his term (another coinsedence??) inspite of the fact that the republicans still held the house.