George Rebane
RR has long maintained that not all franchised American citizens should exercise their right to vote (e.g. here). For the good of our republic, they should just stay home, watch, learn, and prepare themselves for the next election. As a public service we again issue the same appeal to all voters on the margin, and offer here a simpler, updated voter test that can be auto-administered.
Dear reader, please don’t vote if you …
- Are not a franchised US citizen;
- Need this test to be translated into your native tongue;
- Don’t know the three branches of our federal government and how they are supposed to work together;
- Don’t know the main sources of government revenues;
- Don’t know the difference between deficit and debt;
- Don’t know what GDP is or what it measures;
- Don’t know who are your congressional representatives and their political parties;
- Don’t know what are the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution;
- Don’t know why Muslim terrorists willingly sacrifice their lives for Islam;
- Can’t tell the difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion;
- Can’t do arithmetic – add, subtract, multiply, or divide without a calculator;
- Don’t know on what planet you live;
- Believe that any of the above deficits are acceptable for a 21st century American voter.
[8nov16 update] Happy election day! And here’s what we’re talking about in this post as Dr Walter Williams reminds us in his ‘The Astonishing Ignorance of Young Adults’. These people definitely should stay out of the voting booths and devote the time to some remedial book learning.
How America has ideologically wandered off track is dissected by another nationally known black scholar, Dr Shelby Steele. In ‘Trump, Clinton and the Culture of Deference’ he describes the rise of America’s guilt and the Left’s co-opting the role as the champion of our redemption, while it implements policies that assure continuing victimization and teach its victims to demand eternal protection from the ‘assaults’ of the Right.
rebanesruminations.com 
123 responses to “Please don’t Vote if you … (updated 8nov16)”
He wants to smoke a fatty with you DonB?
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That has about as much chance of happening as me taking stock market advice from Boardman, DOW up 250 today and came very close to an all time high closing number. 😉
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Where the HELL is “jon”? He has crow to eat. His “never,,EVER” just happened.
Come on coward, show yourself. Maybe I need to check the riverbed under the Forest Hill bridge.
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Posted by: Walt | 09 November 2016 at 04:09 PM
Walt I think that you can MARK THE TAPE that “jon” won’t be back for his plate of Blackbird.
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Hay Boardman. Did you manage to buy your stocks back before they went up?(probably worth more now than before he sold’m.) Be back in a minute.. Gotta check what MY holdings did…….. Shit…… Good political news was bad for gun stocks.
Just lost a grand on Ruger alone. That’s OK.. When Trump starts going after the terrorists, and rebuilds the military, (guns are needed for that) the price will bounce back. But everything else is well into the black.
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Thanks for busting my bubble there Fish. I do really believe he shows up just to see who’s sticking it to him.
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Oopsy……lefty tries for bold political statement……misses!
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Francisco-homeowner-s-Nazi-flag-protest-of-10605083.php
Why am I not surprised in the slightest?
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Posted by: Walt | 09 November 2016 at 04:20 PM
Sorry my friend…..take solace in the fact that the HilBot5000 isn’t now and will never be president.
Plus “jon” was certainly a collaborative effort….your slings and arrows are being seen!
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I do miss Mr. Dozer. There was something Boardmanlike in him, something FUE, something naughty and something nice. Hey Dozer, come back. I ain’t going to cornhole ya, never was. But you didn’t know that.
Dozer was 100% correct. It’s all about the Electroral College. You called that one, Mr. Dozer. Learn something new everyday. Now, grab the video cassette and play exhibit 1 you were saving for the General. Trump said what!!!! Oh, that will sink him for sure. Or try tape 2,3,and 4. Roll audio. Hmmm. Looks like we must have cotton in our ears. Yeah, we know. Come back late some night when nobody is looking and we can do the bad thing. Love ya, man.
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Now this is priceless. The LIBS gave us crap about the State of Jefferson, remember that?
Now the LIBS are pulling this stunt?
http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/09/calexit-california-want-to-leave-the-us-after-donald-trumps-election-win-6245665/
If Ca. does manage to “break free”,, watch how fast the new “country” starts asking
for aid from the world.
Progressives would run it into the ground within a week.(my mistake.. They already have.)
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Posted by: Walt | 09 November 2016 at 04:20 PM
Funny….SOJ guys just want to form a new state. Those nitwits want to take Oregon and Washington and form a new country. Philosophically I support them. They need to remember though that Uncle Sam is a jealous boyfriend…the last time somebody tried to break up with him it didn’t go too well.
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If they broke away then the R’s would own all federal elections forever.
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I wonder?
…are we positive that “jon” was male in each and every one of “his” incarnations?
https://mobile.twitter.com/PrisonPlanet/status/796359749352701952/video/1
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That’s why I routinely used “he/she/it”.
The “jon” is in one of those “safe” places… Poor Snowflake…
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@ 4:32, 4:43 PM
Hmm. That means the State of Jefferson can grab Northern Nevada and maybe increase our footprint up eastern Oregon to the State of Madison line. Madison calms E Washington State, NE Oregon, Northetn Idaho, and Western Montana.
The Country of California (CA Republic) already owns the prime costal views and a few million welfare recepiants, millions of foreign nationals (documented and undocumented) and all the public libraries in Spanish. Let em keep what they own, plus the Mohave Desert. We claim the Shieks down in Marysville. They are industrious and a caring lot.
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Canada deploys troops to the boarder with U.S.
http://heatst.com/politics/canadians-dont-want-america-fleeing-american-liberals-especially-lena-dunham/
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https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/950306355103402/?type=3&theater
Michael Moore’s 5 point plan.
https://www.good.is/articles/moore-five-point-plan
My suggestion:
https://www.facebook.com/UncleSamsMisguidedChildren.Net/photos/a.169953786533962.1073741830.169676909894983/581650652030938/?type=3&theater
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Gee you would think that PE would be rejoicing at the working class revolt. Perhaps those guys just cant accept that Bernie was just a cute socialist curmudgeon. He connected with the gimmie gimmie entitled snowflakes. Trump has worked to make a buck and grew up amongst construction workers. He understood their aspirations and worth unlike the Davos eco. meeting set. Madam liar liar pantsuits on fire liked being swaddled in a G5 flying lifestyle that you wont find in Little Rock.
The real workers found their voice, not the campus socialist ‘worker’ who wants a free ride. People who work and pay bills and want a fair chance for their kids to have life a little better. Better through working for it to everyone’s benefit. 😉
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Gregory: Now they turned their hate on you! Smart move there, Mr. Gregory. You covered the bases perfectly. Good job.
http://heatst.com/politics/most-hated-candidate-in-this-election-gary-johnson/?mod=sm_fb_post
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Todd
Also there are more Dems registered in NC than Repubs.
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Bessee
What happened with 64? I thought you were going to write an obit for it.
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Paul Emery, yes our poor little county has been overrun by libs from the city and now trimigants. And you got them all registered. I am sure you are confident they will have our county’s best interest, right? Anyway, you sure shut up now that Trump beat your sorry arse.
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PE- Not even SAM and the MMJ leaders together in NO on 64 were able to overcome the $$$ thrown at us. I still had major overall wins on my card last night. 😉
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