Election Thread 2016

[GohanX]

Fair is fair.

[Yoshi]

Good thing the first amendment only concerns the government, if some protesters are exercising their first amendment rights and it makes you uncomfortable that's too bad. If that impedes you it's not against the constitution. Just like it's not against the constitution for a newspaper to decide to censor an article it's publishing.

Comfort has nothing to do with. It's the same reason cops have to allow the KKK to protest alongside their opponents. Blocking the entrance to a gathering place, such as a political rally, is unconstitutional. Where the government comes in is that they have to uphold that right.

[Joust Williams]

That's nice. But do any of them have a chopper in their trunk for Donald Trump?

It's a choppa ina trunk, get it right

[YellerDog]

Dooooooom

[Yoshi]

I'm not sure why raising the minimum wage bothers people.

Worse comes to worse and the conservatives are right. Who cares?

Those businesses fold. No more cell phone stores and fewer fast food places...who cares?

It's already starting to backfire in Seattle, which should have been a surprise to no one. My personal favorite anecdote is the "living-wage surcharge" for parking places by the airport.

[A Robot Bit Me]

It's already starting to backfire in Seattle, which should have been a surprise to no one.

I guess? Employment dropped by, what, 1%? That's not a surprise, but I don't think that translates to failure any more than a $1/hour minimum wage and 100% employment translates to success.

[bbobb]

Blocking the entrance to a gathering place, such as a political rally, is unconstitutional.

You should probably try reading the constitution again bro.

[Yoshi]

I guess? Employment dropped by, what, 1%? That's not a surprise, but I don't think that translates to failure any more than a $1/hour minimum wage and 100% employment translates to success.

Unemployment is a worthless metric because of how it is defined. People are and will increasingly be underemployed and/or working less hours, without retirement plans, without health insurance, facing increasing prices, etc.

[Yoshi]

You should probably try reading the constitution again bro.

From United States v. Cruikshank:

"the right of the people peaceably to assemble for the purpose of petitioning Congress for a redress of grievances, or for anything else connected with the powers or duties of the National Government, is an attribute of national citizenship, and, as such, under protection of, and guaranteed by, the United States. The very idea of a government, republican in form, implies a right on the part of its citizens to meet peaceably for consultation in respect to public affairs and to petition for a redress of grievances."

[A Robot Bit Me]

Unemployment is a worthless metric because of how it is defined. People are and will increasingly be underemployed and/or working less hours, without retirement plans, without health insurance, facing increasing prices, etc.

I only brought it up because I assumed it was the measure by which you said Seattle was backfiring since it's the go-to metric for people who oppose MW increases usually. How (else) is it failing?