What would happen if the Republicans win again.?

What would happen???

~The supreme court will have at least 2, possibly three more ultraconservative justices since McCain says he'll appoint judges like Scalia and Thomas

~McCain will veto any gay rights/equality/nondiscrimination bills

~attempts to repeal Roe v Wade will begin in the lower courts, hoping to get to the supreme court

~there will be the beginnings of an amendment against marriage

There's no way we'll be better off or even close to as "good" as we have things with Bush. Forget DOTA and DOMA being repealed.

We all need to get out there and volunteer for Obama, give donations if we can, and do our parts to protect our interests.

i guess you will have it like ,,now?

I am trying to raise awareness among the South Asian community about how awesome an Obama presidency will be. How supportive he is of immigrants, of kids trying hard to pay for college, of improving our health care system, his pledge to protect civil liberties and basically how his story speaks to people of all backgrounds. He has basically a bit of everyone (Caucasian, African American, Asian American) inside him due to his myriad experiences. He is such a decent, down to earth and articulate person. Anyone who sees his appearances on Ellen or other talk shows show that.

I can relate to Obama more than I can to Palin. I can relate to people charging him of not being patriotic, of pronouncing his name inaccurately, of being subtly racist towards him and using fear tactics, such as emphasising that he could belong to a minority religion, to undermine him. It is bull to say that women will relate to Palin because she has XX chromosomes. I no way relate to an anti-gay, anti-choice, gun advocate who is less than truthful.

This country would be nuts not to vote for Obama. My friends from overseas are all wishing they had an opportunity to vote for such an inspirational leader. Sometimes the smear campaigns against him make me think at times that we don't deserve him.

South Asian Americans for Obama.

http://www.safo2008.com/Blog.aspx

How awesome is that Kal Penn is campaigning for Obama?

What would happen if the Repubs win?   It’s hard to say, since most people expect the Dems to gain substantial seats in both the House and Senate.  A true Dem majority could prevent McCain from doing some damage (assuming, of course, that the Dems grow a spine in the process).  But with Bush's expansion of the "unitary executive" theory, McCain may well be able to do end runs around Congress, much like Bush did.

Almost certainly, there would be no gains or progress for the LGBT community; there may well be huge setbacks, esp regarding the Supreme Court.

The SC issue is HUGE, and I don’t know why there hasn’t been more made about this in the campaign.  If 2 more seats open up, as expected, McCain’s already said he’d look to fill them in the mold of Scalia/Thomas/Alito/Roberts.  That would give us the most radical rightwing court in modern history (maybe ever).   The ramifications of that are enormous – it wouldn’t just put Roe v Wade in jeopardy, but a whole host of advances (civil rights and others) that have been made over the years.

War.  War. War.  War.  War. McCain’s made it clear he doesn’t want to leave Iraq anytime soon.  He also doesn’t seem too worried about Afghanistan, even as that region becomes more and more unstable and more and more of a terrorist stronghold. 

Iran– McCain’s been clear on this also; see his “joke” about “Bomb, bomb, bomb,bomb, bomb Iran”).

Since McCain’s still fighting his own version of the Vietnam war, all the problems in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan would probably require reinstating the draft at some point.  There’s no possible way to engage in all the wars McCain wants to fight without conscription, esp since our military’s stretched so thin right now.

Oh, I almost forgot Russia.  God knows what he plans to do about them.  Maybe revisit the Cold War?

The economy.  McCain’s already said he doesn’t know much about the economy, and one of his top economic advisers, the ignoble Phil Gramm from Texas, has told him we’re just in a “mental recession” and that we’ve become a nation of whiners.  McCain wants to make Bush’s tax cuts for the most wealthy permanent and wants to continue enormous tax breaks to corporations.   The fact that most of McCain’s top advisors are all longtime lobbyists with deep ties to corporate America only compounds the situation.

If you think the economy’s bad now, just wait…..

What else?  Don’t expect health care any time soon.  McCain has no plan to help uninsured Americans.  And if you’re currently insured through your employer, he’ll increase taxes on your health coverage.

I haven't even gotten to the environment and energy policy (but think even MORE domination by lobbyists and big oil).

my above comment doesn't include the possibility of a Palin Presidency.  The odds of McCain kicking it in the next few years are strong, given his age and general health.

If that happens, Palin becomes President and..... well, think "V for Vendetta."  Or, Orwell's "1984."

And I say that without the slightest trace of hyperbole.  That possibility should scare the shit out of all of us.

If McCain does win, pray day and night that the bastard stays healthy..... 

I have to say, I'm more worried about a Palin presidency than a McCain one. He's getting on and if he does kick the bucket while in power then America's stuck with a woman with little experience and ultra conservative views.

It's been exposed just today, I think, that while Palin was mayor of Wasilla women had to PAY for rapes to be investigated - how fucking sick can you get? Thankfully, in 2000 that ridiculous idea was abolished.

However, that doesn't mean I think it'll do America any good to have McCain in. But in his defense, zee 2, the economy is outwith the president's control at the moment. We're facing a lot of problems here in Britain and it's estimated it'll take until 2010 until we start to pick up - things are meant to get worse.

But I'll agree I'm concerned about the possibility on waging war on practically the whole of the Middle East. That's really worrying. And abortion rights would be at such a risk - that REALLY worries me. I'm relieved Obama says he thinks women are capable of deciding these things for themselves because I think it shows understanding. Abortion is a difficult topic and I think it's best left in the hands of those who have to go through with it - not some 73 year old man.

Off topic but apparently Cindy McCain's half sister is voting Obama because Cindy has continually refused to acknowledge her and not spoke up when she was neglected in the will.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4641030.ece

Also, apparently Palin's own mother in law is ambivalent about who to support.

Hmmm..

I realize that a lot of people are getting kind of bored of all the Palin talk and the focus being taken off the real issues, but I found this article a very interesting read by Deepak Chopra. It looks at a psychological analysis of this election. What do you think of the points Chopra makes?

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/obama-and-the-palin-effec_b_123943.html

 Obama and the Palin Effect