Politics does effect me

[Charlize]

I was able to change my name and gender because of the ruling that the Supreme Court made about gay marriage.  My wife and i are now safe should one of us get sick or die the other would not loose everything due to taxes or legal actions by a "closer" relative.

This article explains in part what is at stake.  i may be selfish but if i don't vote my interests who will.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/9/1558388/-Gay-man-s-message-to-Hillary-bashers-touches-a-nerve?detail=emailclassic&link_id=11&can_id=520e0841f631fc94164fb0ee180edb0b&source=email-trump-pulling-out-of-the-race-probably-too-late-already-3&email_referrer=trump-pulling-out-of-the-race-probably-too-late-already-3&email_subject=trump-pulling-out-of-the-race-probably-too-late-already

When we transition we are in a same sex marriage and could easily have problems according to a conversation i had with the head of the ACLU

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Cyndee]

I agree Charlize, as a married trans woman, I am truly grateful for our gender identity and marriage rights as they are today !

It seems so many others are seemingly willing to just throw this away. But we've already exhausted all that....

[Timber Wolf]

Hi Everyone,

 

Too many of the Republican leadership have either got a radically conservative agenda, or are leaning that way. When we accept and get used to things being a certain way, it can be hard to imagine those things being radically changed or taken away.  But they can be sometimes. Right now, there's a vacancy in the Supreme Court, which gives it a 50 - 50 split between conservative leaning and liberal leaning justices, 4 to each side. The Republican's will try to use there majority in the Senate to prevent a confirmation of a new justice until after they hope Trump wins and is sworn in. The chances of the Democrats winning control of the Senate are slim, and there chances of winning the House make climbing Mount Everast seem easy. If they succeed in delaying confirmation of a Supreme Court justice and win the White House, the Republicans will have everything, literally, the White House, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court. This would be dangerous no matter which party got such control. This could signifficantly weaken or even remove many of the checks and balances put into government by the constitution. We would be left to depend on there integrity that they would not hurt us. There would be no legislature, no Supreme Court to protect us. If they can then be in lockstep, they could railroad all manner of legislation through government against anyone they don't like. You say that can't happen?  History states otherwise. In the 1930's, a German politician promised to do all manner of horrible things. Many German's simply couldn't believe any man would actually do those things, thinking he was only trying to get support from the malcontents and angery German citizens. Germany and the world learned that mistake the hard way. Of course, you know this man was Adolf Hitler. Now, the Republicans are not cup cake's, and Donald Trump is not another Adolf Hitler. But they are politicians, and they do have an agenda which does not go in our favor. Ordinarily a Trump victory would not be a big desaster. But with complete control in government at stake, we could find our recently recognized rights wittled away. People can look at there ideals so intently that they fail to see just how there acts affect innocent people. I believe the Republicans would think themselves doing right, and in ignorance do great harm. As I said, such complete power is dangerous in either parties hands. The Republicans just happen to be the party that could grab total power. 

 

Lots of love,

Timber Wolf?

[Timber Wolf]

I don't know if my phone malfunctioned or if a moderator changed a word which entirely changed what I said. I was trying to say the Republicans are not a certain very bad political party founded in 1930's Germany, of which Adolf Hitler was its leader. I did not write "cup cakes". By changing it to "cup cakes", it makes it sound like I am bashing the Republicans, a thing which I am not trying to do.

 

Timber Wolf?

[MaryEllen]

It was probably changed by the automatic word filter. Offensive words are changed to something more suitable for a G rated forum. I suspect you were referring to the nationalist socialist party that was prevalent in Germany in the 1930's

MaryEllen

[Charlize]

I wonder how the new word filter will do the phrase:  a basket of tennis testicles.

It may end up with something one never uses to play tennis.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize