Do We Really Have FREEDOM, in America ?

[frigidweirdo]

The determination process is up to the party to decide. It's their party. People don't have to be in that party, they can join other parties. But they don't, because they can't see past their own partisan nonsense.

You are talking correctly, but pre-2016.

Why pre-2016? Because all of a sudden it makes sense to change perception in 2016 because then it makes Trump look good.

You do realize Trump didn't need to run for candidate for the Republican Party right? That he could have looked at the rules and said "that's not for me"? Instead he's whinging and moaning.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

Freedom is a state of mind..more than a social construct..It also involves how much the third estate of commoners get involved...But, we are pretty much given what we are to accept..

and...so what.

 

[protectionist]

Why pre-2016? Because all of a sudden it makes sense to change perception in 2016 because then it makes Trump look good.

You do realize Trump didn't need to run for candidate for the Republican Party right? That he could have looked at the rules and said "that's not for me"? Instead he's whinging and moaning.

Pre-2016 because until now there hasn't been a candidate who's capable of financing his own camaign without the help of either of the 2 major parties.

 

[protectionist]

If you owe thousands of dollars on your credit card, YOU ARE NOT FREE! You are obligated to pay off your debt. When this country has a $19 trillion national debt EVERYONE IS ENSLAVED, AND ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS!

Corporations own you!!!!!!

If it's the CORPORATIONS you're adverse to, then you ought to vote for Trump (who is not connected to their contributions or influence). To the contrary, 73% of Hillary Clinton's contributions (legal bribes) are from big, wealthy corporations ($116,826,187)

Summary data for Hillary Clinton, 2016 Cycle | OpenSecrets

And Bernie ? He's getting TONS$$$ of money. Something tells me it's not all coming from the little cookie jars. 33% are from big, wealthy corporations. Less % than Hillary, but still he has gotten $45,497,620. That's a hunk of money to have to pay back favors for.

Summary data for Bernie Sanders, 2016 Cycle | OpenSecrets

With Trump, only $2 million came in from large donations (corporations). That is 1/23 of what Bernie has taken, and 1/59 as much as Hillary's corporate grab. Relatively to Hillary and Bernie, Trump has gotten nothing from the big corporations and big donors.

Summary data for Donald Trump, 2016 Cycle | OpenSecrets

 

[frigidweirdo]

Why pre-2016? Because all of a sudden it makes sense to change perception in 2016 because then it makes Trump look good.

You do realize Trump didn't need to run for candidate for the Republican Party right? That he could have looked at the rules and said "that's not for me"? Instead he's whinging and moaning.

Pre-2016 because until now there hasn't been a candidate who's capable of financing his own camaign without the help of either of the 2 major parties.

Or there were people who could, they just couldn't spend enough to convince voters in order to be able to win, or no one silly enough with a lot of money who wants to become president.

But the point here is more one of the fact that American people are BOUGHT by advertising and so on. Surely if someone has good ideas and would make a good president, they shouldn't need a lot of money to spread their message. The problem is that people won't listen to such people. They want the entertainment and to be told repeatedly that someone is going to give them "hope".

 

[Syriusly]

The publicity over Trump's political inexperience (which maybe is actually a good thing), and his brash talk, is starting to take an insignificant by comparison back seat, to the massive issue of the GOP establishment rigging the nominating process, and shoving the American voters into a ditch of irrelevance (in terms of the nomination).

This is one of the biggest issues in American history. Do we have a democratic republic based on millions of people VOTING, or don't we ? What does the right to vote really mean, if candidates for president of the United States are going to be selected in back rooms with locked doors, and delegates being bribed to support certain candidates ?

Do we have the free country we like to think we have, with leaders chosen by the will of the people, or DON'T WE ?

You have no 'right' to vote in a Republican primary.

If you don't agree with how the GOP handles its candidate selection process- well then don't vote Republican.