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Democratic Lawmaker in Virginia Uses Joke to Out Socialist Colleague

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

As Del. Lee Carter (D-Prince William) speaks before the House Finance Committee, Del. Mark Keam (D-Fairfax) sits behind him, displaying the hammer-and-sickle symbol of Communist USSR from his tablet

Democratic Lawmaker in Virginia Holds Hammer-and-Sickle Image Behind Colleague Aligned with Democratic Socialists:
http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/democratic-lawmaker-in-virginia-holds-hammer-and-sickle-image-behind/article_f3fa7b6a-6cc8-59b2-a9ab-f90116ffd4cf.html

(Graham Moomaw) A Democratic lawmaker apologized Monday after jokingly holding up a hammer-and-sickle image behind Del. Lee Carter, a freshman legislator who is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Del. Mark Keam, D-Fairfax, later apologized on the House floor for using a tablet to hold the Communist symbol behind Carter, D-Prince William, at a meeting of the House of Delegates Finance Committee. But the episode could further strain relations between House Democrats and the anti-corporate left.

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My Commentary: LOLZ!

Discussing NY Assemblywoman’s Introduction of Tyrannical Legislation to Enforce Mandatory Voting Through Use of Penalty Fee

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The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “NY Assemblywoman Introduces Tyrannical Legislation to Enforce Mandatory Voting Through Use of Penalty Fee“…

Democratic Assemblywoman and tyrant, Deborah Glick

Rayn: Manufacturing the “consent of the governed” through penalty fees… Seems legit…

New Yorkers Who Don’t Vote Would Pay $10 Fine Under Assemblywoman’s Bill:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-yorkers-don-vote-pay-10-proposed-bill-article-1.3001499

Steve K.: If true, it would be unconstitutional, violates the 1st amendment for one thing. Not voting is one way of protesting.

Rayn: Indeed! Penalizing those New Yorkers who choose to Vacate The Vote in an effort to Withdraw Consent is not only an assault against free speech, and freedom of choice – it also represents a shameless effort to run an extortion racket, too! These political parasites are nothing more than a legally-protected criminal caste!

NY Assemblywoman Introduces Tyrannical Legislation to Enforce Mandatory Voting Through Use of Penalty Fee

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Democratic Assemblywoman and tyrant, Deborah Glick

New Yorkers Who Don’t Vote Would Pay $10 Fine Under Assemblywoman’s Bill:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-yorkers-don-vote-pay-10-proposed-bill-article-1.3001499

() A state lawmaker from Manhattan wants to make it costly for New Yorkers not to vote.

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Democrat, introduced legislation this week that would establish “compulsory voting” in the state and punish those who don’t vote with a $10 fine.

“Mandatory voting would drastically increase civic participation and transform the political arena by making politicians more reflective of the constituents that elected them,” Glick wrote in a memo submitted with the bill.

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My Commentary: Manufacturing the “consent of the governed” through penalty fees… Seems legit…