Midterm Election
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Real shyt right here.
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Yall confusing me. Are yall saying he needs to do a better job stopping immigration to lower Ebola, that has only infected health care workers so far. Out of 300mil people, how many people have caught Ebola in the united statesMaybe Im behind on current affairs.
Republicans ignored aids, but they gonna stop ebola now?
Like I said fam, mufukkaz expect so much more out of nikkaz compared to their white counterparts. You see it in the responses on here. shyt is incredible.
repubs would have been better suited losing this time around so they could continue to blame the Dems and have a better shot at the white house. now the spotlight is gonna be on them and when things dont get better theyre gonna lose the white house easily
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
@Regular_P u sucka azz hoe 
The good thing about election days when Dems lose badly is reading @The Taxman posts. You can just feel hope slowly deflate from his very being with every post.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Fearing Shariah, Alabama Votes To Ban ‘Foreign Laws’
BY JACK JENKINS
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014 AT 10:10 AM
CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK
In the midst of yesterday’s dramatic GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate, Alabamans quietly voted to amend their constitution to ban all “foreign laws,” a measure considered by some to be an attempt to drum up Republican votes by implicitly targeting Islamic Shariah law.
The ballot initiative, commonly referred to as Amendment 1, passed on Tuesday with an overwhelming 72 percent of the vote. Although the measure does not specifically mention Shariah law, it mirrors similar efforts in Kansas and other parts of the country to ban the Muslim moral code. It was also first introduced by Republican State Senator Gerald Allen, who proposed another law in 2012 that would have explicitly banned Shariah law.
“We were just trying to do something legal, not political,” Eric Johnston, the Birmingham attorney who drafted the amendment, told AL.com after it passed.
There are concerns, however, that the law might backfire. Although anti-Shariah bills are often proposed and supported by conservative Christians, Amendment 1 was actuallyheavily criticized by many religious groups in the Cotton State — including several prominent evangelical Christians. Organizations such as Greater Birmingham Ministries publicly decried the measure, and Randy Brinson, the president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, blasted the law as “just silliness.” Brinson argued that the bill did not actually protect “Christian values,” and passing it could potentially jeopardize foreign adoptions, marriages to people outside of the U.S., and religious liberty.
“This is a tremendous waste of effort. It’s a waste of time and it costs money,” Brinson saidahead of the vote.
Washington Post legal analyst Eugene Volokh argued Wednesday morning that Amendment 1 is oddly redundant, as it is primarily just restates existing law — namely, that courts may not defer to foreign law in cases when “doing so would violate any state law or a right guaranteed by the Constitution of this state or of the United States.” Still, Brinson and others contend that the new amendment might cause unnecessary hurdles for Alabamans, as the measure’s definition of “foreign laws” is written so broadly that it could be applied to rules Christian denominations use to govern who they will hire or ordain.
“This just creates a whole new headache for people involved in foreign adoptions or who get married in another country,” Brinson told Al.com ahead of the vote. “I just don’t think they thought through this particular thing.”
Johnston and others disputed these arguments to the press, but it’s unclear if the law will stand the test of time. Dozens of states have proposed bills banning international law or Shariah in recent years, but the vast majority have failed on Election Day, and even those that succeed have been subject to intense scrutiny: Oklahoma successfully amended its constitution in 2010 to outlaw the use of Shariah, for example, but that law was struck down by a federal court in 2013, with judges arguing that the amendment unfairly impacted Muslims.
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/11/05/3589225/alabama-votes-to-ban-foreign-laws/
BY JACK JENKINS
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014 AT 10:10 AM
CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK
In the midst of yesterday’s dramatic GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate, Alabamans quietly voted to amend their constitution to ban all “foreign laws,” a measure considered by some to be an attempt to drum up Republican votes by implicitly targeting Islamic Shariah law.
The ballot initiative, commonly referred to as Amendment 1, passed on Tuesday with an overwhelming 72 percent of the vote. Although the measure does not specifically mention Shariah law, it mirrors similar efforts in Kansas and other parts of the country to ban the Muslim moral code. It was also first introduced by Republican State Senator Gerald Allen, who proposed another law in 2012 that would have explicitly banned Shariah law.
“We were just trying to do something legal, not political,” Eric Johnston, the Birmingham attorney who drafted the amendment, told AL.com after it passed.
There are concerns, however, that the law might backfire. Although anti-Shariah bills are often proposed and supported by conservative Christians, Amendment 1 was actuallyheavily criticized by many religious groups in the Cotton State — including several prominent evangelical Christians. Organizations such as Greater Birmingham Ministries publicly decried the measure, and Randy Brinson, the president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, blasted the law as “just silliness.” Brinson argued that the bill did not actually protect “Christian values,” and passing it could potentially jeopardize foreign adoptions, marriages to people outside of the U.S., and religious liberty.
“This is a tremendous waste of effort. It’s a waste of time and it costs money,” Brinson saidahead of the vote.
Washington Post legal analyst Eugene Volokh argued Wednesday morning that Amendment 1 is oddly redundant, as it is primarily just restates existing law — namely, that courts may not defer to foreign law in cases when “doing so would violate any state law or a right guaranteed by the Constitution of this state or of the United States.” Still, Brinson and others contend that the new amendment might cause unnecessary hurdles for Alabamans, as the measure’s definition of “foreign laws” is written so broadly that it could be applied to rules Christian denominations use to govern who they will hire or ordain.
“This just creates a whole new headache for people involved in foreign adoptions or who get married in another country,” Brinson told Al.com ahead of the vote. “I just don’t think they thought through this particular thing.”
Johnston and others disputed these arguments to the press, but it’s unclear if the law will stand the test of time. Dozens of states have proposed bills banning international law or Shariah in recent years, but the vast majority have failed on Election Day, and even those that succeed have been subject to intense scrutiny: Oklahoma successfully amended its constitution in 2010 to outlaw the use of Shariah, for example, but that law was struck down by a federal court in 2013, with judges arguing that the amendment unfairly impacted Muslims.
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/11/05/3589225/alabama-votes-to-ban-foreign-laws/
As a Dem, it's a depressing ass day BUT I never give up hope. I'm just always amazed at what kind of a country we have where a man can come out and say his job is to block a president at every turn, while he's being sworn in, and win re-election in his district. That's crazy to me but probably says a lot about our country right now.
I'm a political junkie so I was up all night watching this shyt like it was the super bowl. Hopefully the gridlock will be over but I doubt it.
Shyt sucks breh. In Maryland we have a Republican governor now because people forgot to vote or didn't get to vote etc. A state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2:1
Preach breh..preach. Lot of bs excuses in PG County and Montgomery County today
We suck breh
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Oklahoma Voters Narrowly Reject Sharia Law
Nov 04, 2014
Voters in Oklahoma have narrowly rejected a proposal to institute Sharia law in their state.
According to election projections from CNN, Oklahoma Question 115 -- which would amend the state’s constitution to declare the supremacy of fundamentalist Islamic law -- went down tonight 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent in a surprisingly close ballot.
Exit polls showed strong support for the measure among people under 35 living in cities. It faced fierce opposition from the elderly and rural voters, while opinions of suburbanites and the middle aged were evenly divided.
“It was a really tough choice,” says Sally Anderson, a homemaker from Norman. “I really like all the stuff in there about punishing criminals with amputations and giving the death penalty to homosexuals. But on the other hand, I’m not sure if I’m ready to wear a headscarf every day. It gets hot here in the summer. I voted no this time around. But I might consider changing my mind in a few years.”
In 2010 Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly banned Sharia law in the state. Although the move was much ridiculed at the time, there has since been a sea change in public opinion on the issue. Many Oklahomans now see sharia as a way to preserve traditional values against the creeping secularism of modern American society.
“I voted for Islamic law so we could finally get female drivers off the road,” explains Jimbo Cooter, a truck driver from Cushing. “I’m not a huge fan of those Muslims. But they got that one right for damn sure.”
The mood was somber at the Yes on 115 headquarters, where supporters hung their heads in dejection and bottles of sparkling grape juice sat unopened. The leader of the movement, Abdul Robinson, tried to lift the spirits of the crowd.
“Obviously we’re very disappointed here,” admitted the Islamic convert from Blanchard. “We dreamed of creating an Islamic paradise here on the American plains. And although we didn’t achieve our goals tonight, the close results show that our dream is within reach.
”I am confident that in 10 years time, Oklahomans will finally be ready for full Sharia. This issue is no different than gay marriage. It’s not a question of if Islamic law comes to America; it’s only a question of when.”
http://dailycurrant.com/2014/11/04/oklahoma-voters-narrowly-reject-sharia-law/
sounds like they dodged a bullet
Nov 04, 2014
Voters in Oklahoma have narrowly rejected a proposal to institute Sharia law in their state.According to election projections from CNN, Oklahoma Question 115 -- which would amend the state’s constitution to declare the supremacy of fundamentalist Islamic law -- went down tonight 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent in a surprisingly close ballot.
Exit polls showed strong support for the measure among people under 35 living in cities. It faced fierce opposition from the elderly and rural voters, while opinions of suburbanites and the middle aged were evenly divided.
“It was a really tough choice,” says Sally Anderson, a homemaker from Norman. “I really like all the stuff in there about punishing criminals with amputations and giving the death penalty to homosexuals. But on the other hand, I’m not sure if I’m ready to wear a headscarf every day. It gets hot here in the summer. I voted no this time around. But I might consider changing my mind in a few years.”
In 2010 Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly banned Sharia law in the state. Although the move was much ridiculed at the time, there has since been a sea change in public opinion on the issue. Many Oklahomans now see sharia as a way to preserve traditional values against the creeping secularism of modern American society.
“I voted for Islamic law so we could finally get female drivers off the road,” explains Jimbo Cooter, a truck driver from Cushing. “I’m not a huge fan of those Muslims. But they got that one right for damn sure.”
The mood was somber at the Yes on 115 headquarters, where supporters hung their heads in dejection and bottles of sparkling grape juice sat unopened. The leader of the movement, Abdul Robinson, tried to lift the spirits of the crowd.
“Obviously we’re very disappointed here,” admitted the Islamic convert from Blanchard. “We dreamed of creating an Islamic paradise here on the American plains. And although we didn’t achieve our goals tonight, the close results show that our dream is within reach.
”I am confident that in 10 years time, Oklahomans will finally be ready for full Sharia. This issue is no different than gay marriage. It’s not a question of if Islamic law comes to America; it’s only a question of when.”
http://dailycurrant.com/2014/11/04/oklahoma-voters-narrowly-reject-sharia-law/
sounds like they dodged a bullet