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Republicans should embrace "the Party of No" label.

Posted: Apr 11, 2015

Anyone can say "yes".

Yes, you can have an abortion whenever you like.

Yes, you can collect a tax refund even when you've paid no taxes.

Yes, you can vote even if you can't prove that you're eligible.

Yes, you can slide into this country ahead of people who follow the immigration laws.

Yes, Iran can run thousands of nuclear reactors.

Yes, you can say whatever you like about Christians and other people we hate.

Yes, you can be a cop-killer and teach on our campus.

Yes, you can graduate from high school and even from college without knowing the difference between a grapefruit and a tse-tse fly...or being able to read beyond a 3rd grade level.

We've had "the Party of Yes", people. It's TIME for "the Party of No."

ANYONE CAN SAY "YES". It takes backbone, character and maturity to say "No".

Whether it's "no" to our kids.

"No" to an over-amorous boyfriend.

"No" to an abusive partner.

"No" to a profligate politician.

"No" to a judge who refuses to impose proper sentences.

"No" to immoral social behavior.

"No" to governments that spend more than they take in.

"No" to the Presidential overreach of power.

"No" to media moguls who peddle porn.

"No" to liberalized drug policies that are already showing their deleterious effects.

I cherish and embrace the label "Party of No" - because "NO!" is just what our society needs to hear now more than anything in this world, because "Yes" is more often than not precisely the WRONG answer.

Call me a proud member of the Party of No - that's fine with me, because in the end it's not whether the answer is "yes" or "no" - but whether the answer is RIGHT.

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Now where did you cut-and-paste that from? nm - Hilarious

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Nowhere. Try an extended search. - You will find it here because I wrote it.

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If I had taken it from somewhere, I have sufficient character to attribute it.

THIS IS GREAT! - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!

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Okay, but I don't fit fully in either list, it depends on the issue. So...? - Independent Thinker

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I guess I belong to the "Yes AND No" party by this definition then? One problem, though. It doesn't exist. Do I have to choose?

I don't "always/never" and black and white think in life because not only does cognitive therapy teach us this is unhealthy thinking/behavior, but situations and people aren't that simple, they don't come in neat little boxes.

So based on your stances, may I say my following stances on these same subjects then? I agree with you on some, not on others. Do I have to be thrown in a "yes" or "no" party box then?

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"Yes," you can have an abortion if you were raped, the child is a product of incest or either you or your baby's health will be compromised, but I would really like for you to have adoption counseling first as well. Just like sex education, I'd like you to know all your options. I would also like for you to have 3 professional assessments of your intellectual capacity, emotional stability and your socioeconomic situation to assess the viability of the situation for both you and your child and incorporate those things into decision-making.

"No," to you using it as a form of birth control if you are a viable, normal, healthy adult with financial options, just because the child is "inconvenient" for you. Definitely no to repeat abortions.

"No," to outlawing abortion entirely unless those same people are willing to pay a special tax for the parents that choose to raise those children or they are willing to take them in themselves. Whoever raises that child most likely will need help with the cost. If you're not willing to take in the child yourself or write a check to help raise it, then you shouldn't rule out abortion as an option, sorry.

"No," you shouldn't receive tax refunds if you didn't pay taxes.

"No," you shouldn't be allowed hide your money in Nassau, the Caymans or a Swiss bank account so you don't have to pay taxes like everyone else, as if you're "special," nor should you find ways to pay less than your share due.

"No," you can't vote if you've not proven you're eligible.

"Yes," you can vote if a legal US citizen, even if you're a former felon, as long as you've been released from prison, as well as we've changed the law so that felons can get any job they like that's not related to their crime. If they're good enough to let out, they're good enough to do any job not related to their crime, lest they end up right back in crime and already overcrowded prisons.

"Yes," you can enter this country under certain proven legal conditions including background check - no violent crime ever. The process of legal immigration should be streamlined and made more efficient than waiting 7 years and not subject to bribes.

"No," you cannot slide into this country and not pay taxes or be paid less than others because it's not good for you and weakens employee value in general and therefore weakens our economy.

"No," no one should be running nuclear reactors because it's not good for the environment and we need to be researching new energy sources.

"No," you cannot build weapons of mass destruction with nuclear energy. In fact, I don't know any average person who isn't a government official or CEO, from either party, who thinks this is a very good idea?

"Yes," you can say whatever you like about gays, Christians, atheists, Muslims, Jews, men, women, blacks or whites or martians under the first amendment, as long as it doesn't incite violence; however, do realize the social consequence of doing so is that other people might say things back and they're protected under the first amendment as well. But don't cry persecution/victim about it and demand special privileges, then.

"Yes," you can refuse service to others you don't want, but how about making it about YOUR discomfort with their type of sin, not the 'sinner.' Perhaps think about putting up a warning sign or warning post that certain others will be discriminated against so there are no surprises/no one's embarrassed.

"No," you can't be a cop-killer and teach on our campus.

"No," you can't be a cop on a campus or a cope at all if you've killed people without provocation or because they're black.

"No," you can't graduate from high school and even from college without knowing the difference between a grapefruit and a tse-tse fly...or being able to read beyond a 3rd grade level.

"No," you can't advance in home-schooling, private/religious schools and religious universities without being subjected to the same standardized testing given to public schools (although all standardized testing should be proven effective, unlike those currently in this country, which are not).

"Yes" to my kids when their chores and homework are completed and if it's good for them. "No" when it's not.

"No" to an over-amorous boyfriend until they are ready to be intimate and sure they understand all of the consequences of doing so on your body, mind, heart and soul and the effects of that choice on others.

"No" to anyone that's physically, emotionally, mentally, financially or religiously abusive, not just partners - even on political forums.

"No" to profligate politicians who exist in BOTH parties, not to just politicians who "say" this is their stance as an excuse to distract and rob me blind.

"No" to a judge who refuses to impose proper sentences including those on "white-collar" criminals.

"No" to immoral social behavior including greed, theft, judgmentalism, hypocrisy, slander, swindling, merciless, malice and arrogance/pride.

"No" to governments that spend more than they take in.

"No" to POLITICIAN overreach of power in whatever branch of government, not just the president.

"No" to media moguls who peddle porn and politics, and especially to media moguls who cheat on their taxes and invade privacy to get and spin stories like include Rupert Murdoch, FOX CEO and Newscorp main shareholder. (Murdoch, who should be in prison for tapping opposing political party politician and celebrity phone lines in Britain to get news stories, but curiously paid good lawyers to get out of it).

"No" to liberalized drug policies that are already showing their deleterious effects, including prescription drugs like Xanax, Ritalin, Oxycontin, etc.

Re-read the last line of the post. - You're covered. nm

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I love this post. Very well said - Mrs. Tingles - sm

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You said that very well and very eloquently. Nice to hear words that are so true. I don't know when this ideation started taking over, but you are right, I'm proud to be in the party of no. My mom and dad told me "no" a lot growing up. Now as a responsible adult we need to be saying no. Reminds me of that song "You don't always get what you want".

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