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+1 SwampG8r Jul 2014 #1
Yeah. Not so many of them here at DU, thankfully. riqster Jul 2014 #4
There's a few here Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2014 #80
One on this thread, in fact. riqster Jul 2014 #100
Sure enough Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #103
I'd like to have more than 48 fucking hours to get past my rage. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2014 #2
Yes. Embrace futility. Give up. Surrender. riqster Jul 2014 #5
and do you see the irony of someone using sheldon cooper as a screenname SwampG8r Jul 2014 #7
You might want to sit down, because I'm about to deliver some incredible news. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2014 #10
thank god i was already sitting SwampG8r Jul 2014 #17
Yes, that's EXACTLY what I said. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2014 #9
I was being ironic. Sorry, should have used a smiley. riqster Jul 2014 #12
Classic symptoms: FSogol Jul 2014 #3
And course, the classic: riqster Jul 2014 #6
What should DUers have done in the past 48 hours? nt el_bryanto Jul 2014 #8
Pretty much what almost all of us did. Discuss and agitate. riqster Jul 2014 #11
What action? It's a USSC decision. All the popular outrage in the world changes nothing because Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #15
Here is one course of action: GOTV and hold the Senate, riqster Jul 2014 #18
That would require a new case before the court but similar cases will now be decided by this Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #22
Legislative action is also possible. Don't forget that. riqster Jul 2014 #26
This is a 1A ruling. Legislation can't trump the BoR, which (if you had been paying attention) is Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #34
You propose making people roll over and accept the loss of benefits. riqster Jul 2014 #43
Actually... it isn't a 1A ruling. FBaggins Jul 2014 #63
True, but that itself was a codification of previous court rulings. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #65
Amen ReRe Jul 2014 #55
Agreed. Us, and everyone we know. Get 'em to the polls! riqster Jul 2014 #57
There ya go. One course of action and not the only one we have......... wandy Jul 2014 #78
Protest where they live & you might see some action. JNelson6563 Jul 2014 #20
You want to intimidate Supreme Court justices? That's beyond dumb. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #23
You have a better course of action? Please share it. riqster Jul 2014 #27
That's wasn't an idea, it was a worse-than-useless emotional response. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #31
So, you have no proposals of your own, then? riqster Jul 2014 #35
I have no proposals for those who pray for light chains and kind masters. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #40
Well, here's one, anyway. riqster Jul 2014 #45
Ooo, good one! well I'm going to look up local groups, BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #54
I never used the term "pinhead." That would wholly be your fabrication. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #62
I used the word "pinhead" because it characterized the judgement BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #77
If you have to make-up words that were never said in order to make yourself feel better that is Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #81
remember how I described the joy she brings to people, and the love she brings to my life? BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #84
Of course I remember. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #90
as I said, she brings happiness to many people. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #93
I'm sure you will create as many justifications as you require to keep what you want. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #96
gee, that would make a lot of children cry.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #102
Whenever the topic of overpopulation is explored in depth it generally comes down to the fact that Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #104
it depends on who can take responsibility DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #113
Are you taking a pro-life position here? BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #97
I'm taking a "humans > dogs" position. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #98
No, just suggesting how protest might be more effective. JNelson6563 Jul 2014 #114
I have just composed some letters to the editors of newspapers Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2014 #82
Raising awareness is critical. Good on you! riqster Jul 2014 #86
sideways repeatedly! VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #13
Because gloom and doom are so much easier than positive action... clarice Jul 2014 #14
+1 n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #16
Some have been hard at it for years. JNelson6563 Jul 2014 #19
I have one DUer on ignore. I like knowing what is being said. riqster Jul 2014 #21
With some it's easy to know what's being said. JNelson6563 Jul 2014 #115
Most likely you're right. riqster Jul 2014 #116
How about setting up something like a Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #24
If birth control is re-scheduled to be OTC, insurance companies will likely not pay for it. winter is coming Jul 2014 #25
Beat me to it. Thanks. riqster Jul 2014 #28
Lots of medications have been rescheduled. Naproxin, Ibuprofen, various acid blockers. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #29
False construct. You propose people be forced to pay for female-specific drugs. riqster Jul 2014 #36
Have you ever bought a condom? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #41
Discriminatory it is then. Sexist and uninformed too. riqster Jul 2014 #46
If it's so discriminatory and medically necessary then why did Obama exempt non-profits? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #51
A lame attempt to shift focus. riqster Jul 2014 #53
There is no BC healthcare crisis. There never was one. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #58
Shifting focus again; this is not the pattern of a credible opponent. riqster Jul 2014 #60
What shift? You're claiming the HL decision is discriminatory and puts women at risk. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #64
Keep trying. riqster Jul 2014 #67
The point of this SC case was not whether women are allowed to obtain birth control, but whether or winter is coming Jul 2014 #38
No it's not. The BC mandate already exempts non-profits. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #48
You spent a goodly chunk of yesterday trying to convince us that the ruling was no big deal winter is coming Jul 2014 #56
I maintain the ruling changes nothing of substance but Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #69
Here is the core of your post, and it is quite illuminating: riqster Jul 2014 #70
And then what happens? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #71
Nothing. Sitting around and accepting injustice guarantees its perpetuation. riqster Jul 2014 #74
No, I meant for you. You're going to go out and do whatever it is you want to do Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #76
I will be out doing. You, by your own admission, will sit and watch. riqster Jul 2014 #83
You also MIGHT be greeted by aliens that will wisk you away to their world to be their king. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #87
Inaction is guaranteed to produce no reaction. riqster Jul 2014 #91
Will your course of action include confronting the "injustice" of the exemption for non-profits? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #92
More shifting. Such transparency. riqster Jul 2014 #94
So employees of non-profits that are exempt from the BC mandate aren't enduring an injustice. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #95
I wrote the OP. It defined the topic. You are trying to change the subject. riqster Jul 2014 #99
Why are you Pom-Pom cheerleading for the continuation of the injustice endured by employees Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #101
Thanks for exemplifying the behavior outlined in the OP. riqster Jul 2014 #105
Why do you consent to the injustice suffered by employees of non-profits? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #106
And why do you consent to the terms of NAFTA? riqster Jul 2014 #107
The subject, by your choice, is employers refusing to cover BC. You are consenting to employers Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #110
Sorry to jump in. I have a reason to consider this a big deal........ wandy Jul 2014 #85
Nice Bundy analogy. Nice post, too. riqster Jul 2014 #89
well then, instead of telling us all what BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #61
The poster has already done so. Here's the gist: riqster Jul 2014 #73
yep. it was a good job BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #79
Get rid of the ACA and implement single payer health care tularetom Jul 2014 #30
I'd sequence it differently: riqster Jul 2014 #32
+1. n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #39
Yes Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2014 #88
The only way to do that is to have another Democratic Congress at the very least treestar Jul 2014 #44
Bingo. GOTFV! riqster Jul 2014 #47
I understand your feelings but I have difficulty with the tone of your post Armstead Jul 2014 #33
I understand your point of view. riqster Jul 2014 #37
I wish you would also deploy it woo me with science Jul 2014 #49
I focus on Repubs, because they are the greater enemy. riqster Jul 2014 #52
I tend to see things as you do. If a major political movement... Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #59
Depress turnout this November treestar Jul 2014 #42
It is certainly a pernicious effect. riqster Jul 2014 #50
Nothing depresses turnout like insulting, self righteous, flame bait whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #72
Well, maybe my thread will have the opposite effect than I intended. riqster Jul 2014 #75
I would be in complete agreement with you, if paulkienitz Jul 2014 #66
There are a fair few such posts here: riqster Jul 2014 #68
care to be more specific? there are going on 200 replies there paulkienitz Jul 2014 #108
Not my job to spoon- feed you. Especially given your tendentious phrasing. riqster Jul 2014 #109
I have a real solution LittleBlue Jul 2014 #111
I fully support national health care. riqster Jul 2014 #112
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