Democrat op-ed proposes "vote reparations"

[Mountain_Soldier]

So this is a good idea?

[Mountain_Soldier]

@Yossarian

@Mountain_Soldier

This professor won’t face any career or academic ramifications for such a ■■■■■■■■ idea.

What “career or acacademic ramifications” would you suggest for the high crime of proposing such an idea?

That’s exactly what this proposal is.

[altair1013]

@PurpnGold

1 professor proposes something and automatically it’s “liberals” who want it.

Yes. Because only conservatives oppose it. Liberals either support it or remain silent.

[PurpnGold]

@Mountain_Soldier

Wait… if this were to be implemented wouldn’t they have to ask your race when you’re casting your ballot?

Sure. It would require verification just like any other reparations program

@Mountain_Soldier

That would mean you have to show ID every time you vote. The liberals would never go for that… that’d be racist.

Do you need to show you are a Democrat or republican when casting a vote now? I imagine this verification would happen before you cast a ballot.

[PurpnGold]

@Mountain_Soldier

So this is a good idea?

Personally, no. But I understand the premise. All reparations are essentially a correction to centuries long government mandated oppression.

[Mountain_Soldier]

@PurpnGold

@Mountain_Soldier

Wait… if this were to be implemented wouldn’t they have to ask your race when you’re casting your ballot?

Sure. It would require verification just like any other reparations program

@Mountain_Soldier

That would mean you have to show ID every time you vote. The liberals would never go for that… that’d be racist.

Do you need to show you are a Democrat or republican when casting a vote now? I imagine this verification would happen before you cast a ballot.

To vote in the primaries, absolutely.

And what’s black enough to be able to have your vote count twice? This I’m dying to hear.

[PurpnGold]

@Mountain_Soldier

To vote in the primaries, absolutely.

And what’s black enough to be able to have your vote count twice? This I’m dying to hear.

Not sure what your question is… “black enough” huh

[Guvnah]

@altair1013

Yes. Because only conservatives oppose it. Liberals either support it or remain silent.

Interesting observation. We have lots of libs here trying to shoot the messenger or diminish the good professor as just-one-guy … But not much condemnation of the idea itself.

Things like this start as a whisper. From just-one-crazy guy. But eventually become mainstream in the leftist spheres. Look at some of the crazy stuff Crazy Bernie used to endorse, and how it has now permeated the Democrat mindset. Or how global warming used to be limited to a coven of tree huggers, but now threatens to hamstring our economy – if not the global economy.

Reparations is not something new. But “vote reparations” is. I wonder if it is getting floated so that political defense are thinned from the call for financial reparations so that, compared to this unconstitutional idea, financial reparations won’t look so bad after all…

[FloridaYankee]

@Mountain_Soldier

@FloridaYankee

One journalist has a whack job idea and suddenly it’s set in stone that the entire democrat party supports it and it’s as good as passed legislation. This place is a never ending source of laughter.

Professor. That’s what’s being taught. That’s the scary part.

“Taught”

One whack job journalist.

[Mountain_Soldier]

@FloridaYankee

@Mountain_Soldier

@FloridaYankee

One journalist has a whack job idea and suddenly it’s set in stone that the entire democrat party supports it and it’s as good as passed legislation. This place is a never ending source of laughter.

Professor. That’s what’s being taught. That’s the scary part.

“Taught”

One whack job journalist.

Who is a professor.

[Mountain_Soldier]

@PurpnGold

@Mountain_Soldier

To vote in the primaries, absolutely.

And what’s black enough to be able to have your vote count twice? This I’m dying to hear.

Not sure what your question is… “black enough” huh

What are the requirements for being able to cast a vote that counts as two? Will you have to stand against a skin chart? DNA testing and analysis? Just say you want a ballot that counts as two?

[FloridaYankee]

@altair1013

@PurpnGold

@altair1013

That is totally stupid. You mean Hispanics don’t get a double vote?

Hmm why would Native Americans and Black people be the only race’s included in this reparations idea? Hmmmm

Yes. Yes I do. Because the people who suggest that some people deserve two votes are bigots. And want to rig the system to make it impossible for their candidates to ever lose. Every racial idea promoted by liberals is dumber than the previous one. Just when you think they cannot possibly out stupid themselves, they come of with this.

They?

[PurpnGold]

@Guvnah

We have lots of libs here trying to shoot the messenger or diminish the good professor as just-one-guy … But not much condemnation of the idea itself.

I’ve stated that I don’t think it’s a good idea.

@Guvnah

Things like this start as a whisper. From just-one-crazy guy. But eventually become mainstream in the leftist spheres. Look at some of the crazy stuff Crazy Bernie used to endorse, and how it has now permeated the Democrat mindset. Or how global warming used to be limited to a coven of tree huggers, but now threatens to hamstring our economy – if not the global economy.

This idea may grow in support over time… I don’t know. However the OP is making statements as if it is already mainstream. That’s my second problem with it (the first being that it isn’t a good idea)

[PurpnGold]

@Mountain_Soldier

What are the requirements for being able to cast a vote that counts as two? Will you have to stand against a skin chart? DNA testing and analysis? Just say you want a ballot that counts as two?

You obviously have never heard of ideas are slave reparations until this post.

Slaves reparations, in the US, would only be given to verified descendants of slaves. No skin color chart… no requesting to vote black without verification.

[Mountain_Soldier]

How long would this go on? Forever?

[Mountain_Soldier]

@PurpnGold

@Mountain_Soldier

What are the requirements for being able to cast a vote that counts as two? Will you have to stand against a skin chart? DNA testing and analysis? Just say you want a ballot that counts as two?

You obviously have never heard of ideas are slave reparations until this post.

Slaves reparations, in the US, would only be given to verified descendants of slaves. No skin color chart… no requesting to vote black without verification.

Except that’s not what he’s saying.

Because white votes currently count more than Black ones, double-counting Black votes would restore electoral balance.

[tzu]

It’s illegal. No court would let this imaginary never-law pass. Simmer down.

[FloridaYankee]

@Mountain_Soldier

@FloridaYankee

@Mountain_Soldier

@FloridaYankee

One journalist has a whack job idea and suddenly it’s set in stone that the entire democrat party supports it and it’s as good as passed legislation. This place is a never ending source of laughter.

Professor. That’s what’s being taught. That’s the scary part.

“Taught”

One whack job journalist.

Who is a professor.

Oooooh! Wow!

[altair1013]

@PurpnGold

This idea may grow in support over time… I don’t know. However the OP is making statements as if it is already mainstream.

Who is opposed?

[PurpnGold]

@Mountain_Soldier

Except that’s not what he’s saying.

Because white votes currently count more than Black ones, double-counting Black votes would restore electoral balance.

I don’t understand why you think your quote addresses these questions

@Mountain_Soldier

What are the requirements for being able to cast a vote that counts as two? Will you have to stand against a skin chart? DNA testing and analysis? Just say you want a ballot that counts as two?