...ironically creating the need for more doctors as skull fractures from all the foreheadslaps and facepalms threatened to strain the existing medical infrastructure.

I literally spun around in my chair when I heard this earlier today. Then I cackled a bit.

I cannot support limiting the right of Americans to speak up.

He went on to add "limiting the right of women and gay people, on the other hand, makes my beak moist."

But added, if you could draw an accurate enough picture of him, you would be accepted to art school!

/Drawing of a pirate also accepted.

On the chance of sounding like the Freepers on the other side, why the heck doesn't this get more media attention? Whatever happened to the free press as a guardian of democracy?

He makes it sound McCarthyistic, as if people are going to be blacklisted and treated as anti-american, but it's just about identifying political donors.

Does the GOP's idiocy know no bounds?

Quasar: I cannot support limiting the right of Americans to speak up.

He went on to add "limiting the right of women and gay people, on the other hand, makes my beak moist."

New keyboard. Now.

/if McConnell is against it, I'm probably for it
//go to hell turtle boy

Does The Talking Turtle even bother to remember what happened longer than two minutes ago, or is he have goldfish DNA in his system as well?

InvertedB: On the chance of sounding like the Freepers on the other side, why the heck doesn't this get more media attention? Whatever happened to the free press as a guardian of democracy?

Well, the free press isn't beholden to corporate masters.

Marcus Aurelius: I literally spun around in my chair when I heard this earlier today. Then I cackled a bit.

Now I'm picturing you as a James Bond villain. Were you holding a cat at the time?

Why is an anonymous donation of money now protected free speech? Why are corporations now people? Is this how they do things on Planet Chelonia?

It's really sad that one of the two major parties in this country is allowed by the public, who continually votes them into office to just waste time pressing for legislation that has no hope of passing and is of benefit to few to none, of their constituents.

The ironic bit of hilarity here is that anonymity is almost exclusively used by huge corporate interests to hide their control of the political process. Say you're a corporation looking to lighten enforcement of the clean air act. You just start a group called "Citizens for Cleaner Air" and blanket the airwaves telling people to "Vote Yes for clean air" when doing so actually does the opposite. Clean, neat, and no pesky accountability to trace the money back to you.

Silly Mitch; we're not trying to stop anyone from speaking up. We're just asking to see your voice when you speak.

What do you have to hide, Mitch? You have to show your ID and prove your identity to buy alcohol, a gun, rent an apartment, check out a book, masturbate, board a plane, etc etc. Why not when you raise funds and take out adds?

Mitch McConnell and Eric Cantor deserve to be tied to the bumper of a fully gassed up F350 and dragged across desert scrub until the fuel tank runs dry.

I hate to say it, but I kinda agree with Mitch. 20 years ago, a (published) donation to an organization like the HRC could get a person injured in the wrong town.

Note that this applies to *people*. Organizations - be they three friends with a PAC or a multinational corporation - should be required to report.

To be fair, there's not much oxygen in his shell, so he's probably not thinking clearly.

Traitor Turtle is traitorous

Your right to throw a punch ends at my nose.
Your right to undisclosed financing of political campaigns ends when it buys one of my elected officials.

If the Internet has taught me nothing, it's the anonymity brings out the worst in people. If someone knows they can get away with saying or doing something without any punishment or public scrutiny ... then they will probably do it. I think if, in the political world, you want to say or do something you need to be able to stand by your actions. Especially when it involves me and my life.

Also, these are corporations, not people. A corporation can't cry, cheer, vote, or die for its country. We The People do. So this is not a First Amendment issue.

Liberals: Stop trying to save the country when you know the Democrats won't let you! Er, we mean... uh... something else!

Once again, more than 50% of the people supporting something liberals like? Well then that settles that! It should be done!

More than 50% of the people supporting something liberals don't like? Shut up you worms, you don't know what's best for us.. er I mean you.

randomjsa: Liberals: Stop trying to save the country when you know the Democrats won't let you! Er, we mean... uh... something else!

Once again, more than 50% of the people supporting something liberals like? Well then that settles that! It should be done!

More than 50% of the people supporting something liberals don't like? Shut up you worms, you don't know what's best for us.. er I mean you.

There's your bridge. You're done for the day.

don't understand: Does the GOP's idiocy know no bounds?

What makes you think that it might?

I can't believe he compared this issue with the NAACP back in 1958! Back then, members and donors needed to be anonymous because of the very real possibility of being lynched!
Billionaires do not face this same problem.

Satanic_Hamster: Silly Mitch; we're not trying to stop anyone from speaking up. We're just asking to see your voice when you speak.

What do you have to hide, Mitch? You have to show your ID and prove your identity to buy alcohol, a gun, rent an apartment, check out a book, masturbate, board a plane, etc etc. Why not when you raise funds and take out adds?


Who do I need to supply my ID to in order to masturbate? I don't want to go to jail or nothing

Mitch McConnell says the Disclose Act is a pointless vote, then proceeds to plan the 34th attempt to repeal ObamaCare

The Senate has voted to repeal ObamaCare 34 times? Or maybe McConnell is in the House now.

don't understand: Does the GOP's idiocy know no bounds?

No evidence exists to suggest that there are any bounds at all

/much like the Universe, it just keeps expanding
//it's the effect of all that derp matter

Let's see.

Need to prove my identity to vote? Patriotic duty.

Need to prove my identity when I donate millions to the campaign? Whoa, slow down there commie.

HellRaisingHoosier: If the Internet has taught me nothing, it's the anonymity brings out the worst in people. If someone knows they can get away with saying or doing something without any punishment or public scrutiny ... then they will probably do it. I think if, in the political world, you want to say or do something you need to be able to stand by your actions. Especially when it involves me and my life.

Also, these are corporations, not people. A corporation can't cry, cheer, vote, or die for its country. We The People do. So this is not a First Amendment issue.

randomjsa: Liberals: Stop trying to save the country when you know the Democrats won't let you! Er, we mean... uh... something else!

Once again, more than 50% of the people supporting something liberals like? Well then that settles that! It should be done!

More than 50% of the people supporting something liberals don't like? Shut up you worms, you don't know what's best for us.. er I mean you.

You realize we can talk about things you disagree with and that is still free speech, right? There is no violation of your rights here buddy.


Can you explain why we shouldn't know who is donating to political campaigns? Bonus points for not mentioning unions.

Filibuster reform now!

Young Rory Calhoun: Satanic_Hamster: Silly Mitch; we're not trying to stop anyone from speaking up. We're just asking to see your voice when you speak.

What do you have to hide, Mitch? You have to show your ID and prove your identity to buy alcohol, a gun, rent an apartment, check out a book, masturbate, board a plane, etc etc. Why not when you raise funds and take out adds?


Who do I need to supply my ID to in order to masturbate? I don't want to go to jail or nothing

Me. I'll also need your measurements to confirm it's really you on that ID. Personal....measurements.

I really like the little dig at Unions at the end there.

stay classy Repubs!

randomjsa: Liberals: Stop trying to save the country when you know the Democrats won't let you! Er, we mean... uh... something else!

Once again, more than 50% of the people supporting something liberals like? Well then that settles that! It should be done!

More than 50% of the people supporting something liberals don't like? Shut up you worms, you don't know what's best for us.. er I mean you.

Congratulations, your incoherent off-topic derp just got you upgraded to Red1.

AdolfOliverPanties: Mitch McConnell and Eric Cantor deserve to be tied to the bumper of a fully gassed up F350 and dragged across desert scrub until the fuel tank runs dry.

Oh dear, I wasn't going to post my comment: "The only sound I'm interested in hearing out of Mitch is the sound of bones cracking" because I thought it was too violent.
Oh well.

Irony is dead.

I remember when Citzen United ruling happened, those on the right here kept saying "What's wrong we will all know where the money is coming from". And now those same asshats are defending this.

randomjsa: Wooza-wuzza

So who here believes that randomjsa is actually a rightie and spends so much time posting vitriol to the Fark Politics tab because his conservative conscience compels him to?

Anyone at all?

Gyrfalcon: Young Rory Calhoun: Satanic_Hamster: Silly Mitch; we're not trying to stop anyone from speaking up. We're just asking to see your voice when you speak.

What do you have to hide, Mitch? You have to show your ID and prove your identity to buy alcohol, a gun, rent an apartment, check out a book, masturbate, board a plane, etc etc. Why not when you raise funds and take out adds?


Who do I need to supply my ID to in order to masturbate? I don't want to go to jail or nothing

Me. I'll also need your measurements to confirm it's really you on that ID. Personal....measurements.

Hmm. I'll have to double check but I don't recall them taking that measurement at the DMV, but if that's the law...

Young Rory Calhoun: Gyrfalcon: Young Rory Calhoun: Satanic_Hamster: Silly Mitch; we're not trying to stop anyone from speaking up. We're just asking to see your voice when you speak.

What do you have to hide, Mitch? You have to show your ID and prove your identity to buy alcohol, a gun, rent an apartment, check out a book, masturbate, board a plane, etc etc. Why not when you raise funds and take out adds?


Who do I need to supply my ID to in order to masturbate? I don't want to go to jail or nothing

Me. I'll also need your measurements to confirm it's really you on that ID. Personal....measurements.

Hmm. I'll have to double check but I don't recall them taking that measurement at the DMV, but if that's the law...

PERSONAL. Measurements.

Skwach: I can't believe he compared this issue with the NAACP back in 1958! Back then, members and donors needed to be anonymous because of the very real possibility of being lynched!
Billionaires do not face this same problem.

Maybe they should.

Rich man subverts democracy using money from unknown persons/countries/organizations? :

"OK! We wouldn't want to stifle your free speech now would we?"

Poor man tries to vote but doesn't have drivers license or money for birth certificate to obtain a new one? :

"HE COULD BE STEALING HIS VOTE!
HE COULD BE AN ANCHOR BABY TERRORIS MOOSELIMB!!!

OR WORSE, A MINORITY ABOUT TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!

SHUT DOWN EVERYTHIGN! GIVE ME 10ccs OF PANIC AND FREAKOUT STAT!!!!!11"

GhostFish: randomjsa: Wooza-wuzza

So who here believes that randomjsa is actually a rightie and spends so much time posting vitriol to the Fark Politics tab because his conservative conscience compels him to?

Anyone at all?

No.

GhostFish: randomjsa: Wooza-wuzza

So who here believes that randomjsa is actually a rightie and spends so much time posting vitriol to the Fark Politics tab because his conservative conscience compels him to?

Anyone at all?

Instead of a toe-sucking, ball-licking troll?

MurphyMurphy: Rich man subverts democracy using money from unknown persons/countries/organizations? :

"OK! We wouldn't want to stifle your free speech now would we?"

Poor man tries to vote but doesn't have drivers license or money for birth certificate to obtain a new one? :

"HE COULD BE STEALING HIS VOTE!
HE COULD BE AN ANCHOR BABY TERRORIS MOOSELIMB!!!

OR WORSE, A MINORITY ABOUT TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!

SHUT DOWN EVERYTHIGN! GIVE ME 10ccs OF PANIC AND FREAKOUT STAT!!!!!11"

College students sit down during a protest, cop with tiny dick maces the fark out of them.

GOP: HAHAA!!! YIPPIE!!!! IT'S A CONDIMENT AND THOSE LIBERALS LOOKED HUNGRAY!!!! HAR HAR DERP!!!!

What's so bad a bout the Disclose Act? Don't I have the right to know who bought my political leaders? And for how much?

The 50th try will get him free lettuce.

runwiz: What's so bad a bout the Disclose Act? Don't I have the right to know who bought my political leaders? And for how much?

You used to, but somebody bought it.