So Republicans want a wall to divide Nations, & Dems want a Comprehensible Reform and Civil Rihghts for Immigr
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Why should Illegal Imigrants have "civil rights" in America when they are here as Criminals in the first place>:(
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What do you mean, "why won't republicans see we need progress?"?!?  How can you say that?  What do you think President Bush is seeking in Iraq and Afghanistan?  He's seeking progress for the people there that have been under harsh oppression for so long.  What do you think he is doing in raising security for our nation?  He's making it easier for the "independent minds" of America to make their own progress (we are capable of making progress without the government's supervision at every step) without fear of terrorist attacks on centers of economic progress (The World Trade Center).  You are simply wrong in saying that Republicans don't see that we need progress.  Perhaps if the Democrats would see that progress in areas other than their own is still progress, they would stop accuse the Republicans of squandering resources on unneeded action.
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Ethnocentric racism by the GOP. They're trying to pander to the extreme right-wing of the GOP, and in the mean time ignoring the middle of the road conservatives who are Republicans. \n\nAs a Democrat, I miss the old GOP. This new breed of proto-fascists is scary. At least the old GOP respected democracy and the institutions that made America great.\n\nIt is inherenltly racist. Why don't they suggest putting a fence between the US and Canada? Don't they think illegal immigrants come from there too?\n\nRacist pigs. \n\nBe sure to get involved with local political groups and vote.
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If Democrats are demonic so are Republicans.  They want to solve the same problems, they just have a different method of solving such problems.
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Mission accomplished if both parties work together to fix immigration, the war, wasteful spending, keep taxes lower, etc.\nThen a balance of power between the 2 parties will be good.  \nThe Dems did not like their absence of power and thwarted the GOP.  I hope they are happier now and more willing to compromise.
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If you meant a wall to keep the politicos all contained--that would be fabulous and then we could prevent them from coming into the states and causing all kinds of problems.  If they want immigration reform and to build a wall, then yeah, let's build the wall around DC.
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This is their last arena. If they were to stop speaking as a Republican, where could they draw power from? It's going to take some prominent members of the republican party calling them out to make it happen. They hurt not only republicans, but all Americans.
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I think it it would force the parties to understand they have to start working together.\nCurrently both parties are focused on what is best for the party, NOT what is best for the people, a third party would force an end to this abomination.
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If the Democrats were to make concessions on those issues they'd be Republicans.  Nothing else needs to be said.
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You got it. \n\nI say it will begin around late September, so Republicans can use it for a few weeks before elections.\n\nThen it won't be cut and run, they'll call it a strategic regrouping or some such thing.
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"Lesser nations"? LOL... Your blind nationalistic hubris shows exactly what is wrong with republicans.
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Republican Senators and even Kennedy are hinting they would compromise with a 'close border first then do the rest' approach they previously rejected.  However, what exactly that means isn't clear.  They do seem to be changing their position at least slightly, however.
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Democrats & Republican.
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They abandoned their constituents LONG AGO. They had all the power and did nothing for major GOP issues, except taxes. \nGay marriage, abortion, supporting our troops (they are underpaid commared to the contracted workers) Donald needed to go!!!(He wasn't getting them proper equipment or support.\nAMERICA WANTED A CHANGE.\nI think this prooves most Americans are sensible middle of the road people. I think the Democrats needed to go in '94 and '96 just like the Republicans need to go now.\n\nHopefully, with a Republican president, A Democratic house, and a split Senate...\nWe will get answers,\nWe will get cooperation,\nand we will get reform,\nand BALANCE!\n\nIf the Republicans really wanted to win they should have staged (another?) terrorist attack. Nothing like a bit of fear to turn voters.
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The reason as I see it is this: they have been able to adapt to the changing times.  Both parties have been very good at taking positions on issues brought up by 3rd parties, thereby gaining the issue and keeping 3rd parties at bay that might threaten them.  \n\nFor example in the late 19th century the Democrats were able to fend off the Populist party by taking a popular position on the silver standard at the time.  The Republicans did essentially the same thing with progressive ideas around the turn of the century with T. Roosevelt. \n\nAn example today would be the Greening of the Democratic party on environmental issues to off set the Green Pary.  For the Republicans, there is a growing faction of liberty Republicans that is competing with the Libertarian party.  \n\nYes, money is a big factor, but I contend that if the 2 major parties refused to take up the issues brought to the forefront by these 3rd parties, that eventually a 3rd party could use that issue to bring down one of them or at least make themselves one of the big boys.  \n\nI think that today Immigration is splitting the Republicans and the War is dividing the Democrats, those issues are going to have to be addressed by the parties or it will open up a golden opportunity for a 3rd party to do some real damage.\n\nMoney can win elections but only if the issues are being addressed by a major player because if their not then someone else will.
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because the republicans are in the pocket of big bussiness and business wants to re align the wealth of this country, they also want to roll back labor protection, overtime pay, and workplace saftey laws, the main goal is to re distribute the wealth to the wealthy and go back to how this country was  when there was hardly a middle class
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They only want to stop the ones who would vote republicans. they have 17,000 lawyers out ready to declare any kind of fraud they can think of except of course those that voted democrat.