Thread: Texas judge warns of civil war if Obama is re-elected

Appears to be an example of why some argue for and many states have laws for appointed rather than elected judges. I doubt whether any POTUS, left or right leaning, would ever do or even want to do such a thing. However such extremist talk from officials who need to make impartial, well reasoned, and balanced judgements may alienate middle of the road voters from responsible right wing arguments.

Originally Posted by earcutter

where exactly do you want to go? To a developing nation?

Someplace where I can keep my hard-earned money and not have it go to some socialist healthcare system! Oh, wait...

Things that won't happen if Obama gets re-elected: civil war, UN taking away guns, secession. This judge epitomizes FUD.

I think there will there will be riots if Obama looses. Occupy lefties going berzerk. They are already proven violent. I agree with Commicat, this Judge and this press is just stirring the pot.

Originally Posted by JohnnyCakeDC

I think there will there will be riots if Obama looses. Occupy lefties going berzerk. They are already proven violent. I agree with Commicat, this Judge and this press is just stirring the pot.

It's probably a good thing most crazy lefties are anti-gun...I certainly won't be rioting, just waiting patiently for the promised prosperity to "trickle down" and for all the job creators to create jobs instead of stuffing them in their pockets.

People always go nuts about this stuff...and it's never the apocalypse everyone warns about. No matter who gets elected, it won't be the end of the US, there will just be things that happen the losing side won't like.

We could all go to Australia if they would be so gracious to have us

Originally Posted by Joed

What's going on? Now we have this: Texas judge warns of civil war if Obama is re-elected - CNN.com Anyone else beside me not get the memo? For those of you that got the memo please share the content.

This was interesting but i was bit sorry to read this. Cannot say how to put it but i feel a bit ashamed every time i read statements like this. We have our lunatics too, very small minority, but they are the ones to make the biggest noise.
Not that i really care a bit about who's going to be your next president, but i think it is childish if not even barbaric to threaten with war when someone gets elected legally into any office. Sort of a 'judge'. I wonder what kind of world would he like to live in.
What is going on? You are getting divided in two and some people are doing their best to push it even further. I cannot say why but i can only guess.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.

In two-party system it happens that one or another gets the majority but in countries where are three, four or even twenty parties it is most difficult or even impossible for any group to get more than half of all votes. That would be a catastrophe here. That is why most governments are formed from parties that are capable of making compromises. Giving up to gain some. Maybe we have learned something about history.

Originally Posted by ryanjewell

just waiting patiently for the promised prosperity to "trickle down" and for all the job creators to create jobs instead of stuffing them in their pockets.

They've created plenty of jobs. People in China and in Mexico are thriving.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

They've created plenty of jobs. People in China and in Mexico are thriving.

But Jimmy,all the Chinese are helping our failing economy,They are buying the millions of foreclosed homes the Americans once owned.

Originally Posted by ryanjewell

It's probably a good thing most crazy lefties are anti-gun...I certainly won't be rioting, just waiting patiently for the promised prosperity to "trickle down" and for all the job creators to create jobs instead of stuffing them in their pockets.

People always go nuts about this stuff...and it's never the apocalypse everyone warns about. No matter who gets elected, it won't be the end of the US, there will just be things that happen the losing side won't like.

you are kinda right they will have a sit down riot. Saying they are waiting for Obama to pay our way with Government funds aka "other peoples money".

Only in America....
You know, eveyr 4 years, people preach doom and gloom. Obama is going to take you guns. Bush is creating a police state. Kerry is a flipflopper. Palin is a hillbilly. Romney is a corporate shill. It's like everyone goes just a little nuts every 4 years, come election season.

Obama did not take your guns.
You will not have another revolution.
And all the nutters will rant a couple of months about their favorite conspiracy theories as if there is any substance to it.
And then things will calm down again.

I remember denmason arguing with total conviction that Bush was going to impose martial law in order to postpone elections. and the republicans would 'debunk' Obama's birth certificate the day before the election in order to 'steal' the election. Etc...

I blame the 2 party system.
Under a 2 party system, things always devolve into a situation where both parties hamstring any upcoming 3d party. And everything boils down to totally in favor, or completely against. It is in their own interest to make sure there is no ideological overlap, compromise or concensus. People become polarized. In multi party systems, absolute majorities are unheard of and parties are forced to work together to get things done.

Mind you, I don't see that change any time soon. As a country you just have to accept that everyone goes a little bananas every 4 years.