Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Except for that opening shot, it looks like hours of “nobody”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Except for that opening shot, it looks like hours of “nobody”. It’s 2 - 3 AM when the votes start rolling in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 What a surprise they all voted for Putin!! Now that's democracy! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Seems like I read somewhere that the Russian Constitution says that he is term limited, and cannot run for president or premiere (or whatever the hell it is over there) again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Alpo said: Seems like I read somewhere that the Russian Constitution says that he is term limited, and cannot run for president or premiere (or whatever the hell it is over there) again. They said on Fox that he could run for another 6 years and beyond that. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vladimir-putin-president-russia-signs-law-allowing-2-more-presidential-terms/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Alpo said: Seems like I read somewhere that the Russian Constitution says that he is term limited, and cannot run for president or premiere (or whatever the hell it is over there) again. You are correct, only two terms consecutively at a time. After his first two terms he had Medvedev step in for a term. He then served two more terms and now ignores the formality. so much for a constitution… perhaps he had it changed, like Lukashenko of Belarus did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Moses Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 25 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: You are correct, only two terms consecutively at a time. After his first two terms he had Medvedev step in for a term. He then served two more terms and now ignores the formality. so much for a constitution… perhaps he had it changed, like Lukashenko of Belarus did. He had it changed. Russian democracy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 46 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: You are correct, only two terms consecutively at a time. After his first two terms he had Medvedev step in for a term. He then served two more terms and now ignores the formality. so much for a constitution… perhaps he had it changed, like Lukashenko of Belarus did. So,"Field Marshall and President for Life Idi Amin Putin"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Looks to me like he can change the law whenever he wants . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 (edited) The Russian constitution guarantees free elections, freedom of press and religion. The press that did not favor Putin found it very difficult to stay in business. Orthodoxy is encouraged, Judaism is tolerated. oh, and Islam in many of the federated republics. Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are discouraged. Edited March 16 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Eagle Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 4 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: The Russian constitution guarantees free elections, freedom of press and religion. The press that did not favor Putin found it very difficult to stay in business. Orthodoxy is encouraged, Judaism is tolerated. oh, and Islam in many of the federated republics. Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are discouraged. Sounds like Biden's America. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 millions reinforced that putin is a dictator in free election hoax , kinda like some of ours lately i think , but we shall see , ive not given up on our system just yet , but i sure dont want puten/biden back this time , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Eagle Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, watab kid said: millions reinforced that putin is a dictator in free election hoax How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 it wasnt free election , 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Eagle Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Everyone was encouraged to come out and vote. How is that not a free election? From what I have heard there was a very high voter turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 ya , so are we , think our elections are still honest ? i guess as the word is used "free" might have been a little misleading ...o really meant homnest - ours wont be as there will be illegals' voting ....theirs might be free but you gotta vote the party line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Eagle Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 So basically just another election. Same as here, no better or worse. I wish we could trust our government, but I agree we shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." --Joe Stalin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 3 minutes ago, bgavin said: "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." --Joe Stalin Fake quote, but at least manufactured from a real quote: Mark Kramer, director of the Cold War studies program at Harvard University, pointed us to something close. In memoirs written after his retirement, Boris Bazhanov, Stalin’s former personal secretary, claimed that Stalin said: "Я считаю, что совершенно неважно, кто и как будет в партии голосовать; но вот что чрезвычайно важно, это кто и как будет считать голоса." It translates to: "I regard it as completely unimportant who in the party will vote and how, but it is extremely important who will count the votes and how." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Well, thanks for the update. As usual, when the Quote Police show up, the message of the post is long lost to the quibbling over the fine points of authenticity. I have added your certification to my quote file. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 4 hours ago, bgavin said: Well, thanks for the update. As usual, when the Quote Police show up, the message of the post is long lost to the quibbling over the fine points of authenticity. I have added your certification to my quote file. If all one is interested in is emotional agreement with those who agree, then fake quotes serve this purpose. If one wants to create dialog which brings others to the same viewpoint, fake quotes terminate such dialog. In this case, there is a legitimate quote which supports the dialog. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Somewhat relevant here: “Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.” E.B. White 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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