What's next for the GOP?

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
We need the rest of the party to follow in McCain (and yes, Bush's) immigration ideals. At the very least, Gingrich's immigration ideals.

Had John McCain delivered that the rest of the party would have little choice but to follow it.

[Felch]

Originally posted by Whoha in reference to interstate trade barriers
This argument is specious.

It's not specious at all. If the rational is that less developed economies need protection from better developed economies, then why aren't poor states protected from rich states? Why can't Maryland farmers use tariffs to protect their agriculture from the rest of the country? Why can't Michigan use tariffs to protect its automotive industry from lower cost plants in the south?

Here's a simple question. Please don't dismiss it with some cowardly quip. Would you support a Constitutional amendment to allow interstate tariffs?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I think in the long term the Republicans need to jettison their anti-immigrant faction. They border (and sometimes not just border) on xenophobia against Hispanics.

What's xenophobic about being against illegal immigration?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Much of the illegal immigration debate is framed in xenophobic terms. Makes me believe those who are most stridently against it have some problems with "the other".

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
What's xenophobic about being against illegal immigration?

I think Imran may be referring to the perception that, on the issue of immigration, Republicans tend to blur the distinction between immingrants and illegal immigrants.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
spit on the troops coming home.)

evidence?

[DinoDoc]

http://www.slate.com/id/2161038/

[MrFun]

Oh wow! One Vietnam veteran. Could he have been an exception to the rule that the vast majority of vets were NOT spat on?

[DinoDoc]

You really are an annoying little man aren't you? He asked for evidence of such incidents (likely because he's read Lembcke's work which said such incidents never happened) and I provided such evidence. Go get laid and calm the **** down.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Felch


It's not specious at all. If the rational is that less developed economies need protection from better developed economies, then why aren't poor states protected from rich states? Why can't Maryland farmers use tariffs to protect their agriculture from the rest of the country? Why can't Michigan use tariffs to protect its automotive industry from lower cost plants in the south?

Here's a simple question. Please don't dismiss it with some cowardly quip. Would you support a Constitutional amendment to allow interstate tariffs?

No I would not. States don't have to accept debt or asset sales to purchase things from other states. Dollars are good for all debts public and private. Dollars furthermore are not controlled by any one state. And this entity that controls the dollar also oversees trade to make sure that tariff and non-tariff barriers don't prolifigate like wildfires. The argument is specious.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
You really are an annoying little man aren't you? He asked for evidence of such incidents (likely because he's read Lembcke's work which said such incidents never happened) and I provided such evidence. Go get laid and calm the **** down.

[KrazyHorse]

States don't have to accept debt or asset sales to purchase things from other states.

[Naked Gents Rut]

McCain and Bush on immigration

and trade:

Rallying bigots to your party in order to win.

I agree. The way the Dems rallied bigoted blacks and hispanics to win the Presidential election was shameful.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Naked Gents Rut

[Naked Gents Rut]

Canadian immigration system