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Really disappointing to see someone complaining about one side "distancing" themselves from something instead of talking about the issues based on their merits.
by joelrunyon 11y ago
Really disappointing to see someone complaining about one side "distancing" themselves from something instead of talking about the issues based on their merits.
"Team" voting is why politics is broken and we can't have nice things. People vote & evaluate ideas based on their teams position rather than the ideas themselves.
On top of that, Paul's first term was in 2009. I don't understand why he can't establish his own views on this.
- bcheung 11y agoNot sure what you mean. Paul's views on the NSA are quite contrarian from the mainstream Republican party.
- joelrunyon 11y agoI know. The parent comment was implying that "republicans started it" - so no self-identifying republican should be allowed to have a different opinion. That's a terribly naive point of view and strips the conversation of any nuanced debate if we simply shove candidates in boxes labeled with their political affiliation.