When this is all said and done, would you support an law banning right-wing parties?

[Hawkeye-X]

like the Germans did after Hitler was killed?

Just wondering. I would love to see Republican Party banned after its entire party is responsible for the Iraq debacle, fucking up the government, and starting unnecessary wars, and stealing from the people to enrich the wealthy.

I may or may not support such law, because I am aware of the First Amendment that could be violated if such law would be enacted (although an exception to the 1st Amendment may be needed)

Hawkeye-X

[The Straight Story]

1. Hell no

Banning doesn't do much positive. never has, never will.

[bananarepublican]

27. I agree, however, the MSM should do more to cover them critically. n/t

[sutz12]

2. No....

I fear left wing single party rule almost as much as RW single party rule.

There is still a Bill of Rights that guarantees freedom of speech. Sure, I want the criminals weeded out, but we can't go banning parties, unless you want to create a liberal version of McCarthy. I don't want that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. On the plus side

creating a lefty version of McCarthy... not easy, how do you herd cats?

:-)

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. And as I told you

the parties that are banned are extreme right wing parties

They still have a right wing party and a chancellor who is right wing

By the way, banning the Nazi party, was OUR demand... not fully their idea

We also demanded the Japanese ban the Ultranationalist right wing party, (which is in some ways making a comeback)

Oh and not only NO but hell NO, since once you walk down that road... you too can be banned

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Hmmm

Well, the current Republican Party has gone extreme, by your definition, haven't they?

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. No, they have not

they have yet some room to go....

And it is NOT all of the GOP either... a faction took control of the party but they have yet to take the extreme steps that would lead to WW III and ultimately occupation of whatever remains of the US... and in that case, I don't expect the US to remain as a single nation either.

Yes it is bad, but this nightmare can get much, MUCH worst.

[ContraBass Black]

4. No.

The Republicans' earlier stranglehold on federal government illustrates the danger of such sweeping political power, selective lawmaking and enforcement, and reckless alteration of precedent.

Would you trust the Right with the power to ban the Left? If not, then the inverse is also too dangerous.

[Hawkeye-X]

8. Ok, not banning it entirely

But restricting their ability to govern at all. They don't even qualify as a dogcatcher.

Hawkeye-X

[ContraBass Black]

9. To this, I repeat the same response.

[MonkeyFunk]

7. No

Good god, I've seen more fascist suggestions here recently - where's it all coming from?

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Not fascist

but totalitarian

What you rae seeing is the totalitarian streak on the left

But by strict Poli Sci definition, NOT fascist...

Just as dangerous though

;-)

[Hardrada]

20. You will get a knock on the door in the wee hours.

you counter-revolutionary white guardist fascist wrecker!

[Cobalt-60]

11. Not as such

They have a right to be fools.
I would, however, take Draconican measures to keep corporate lobbyists away from the Congress.
Selling influence would get you a long stretch of hard labor.

[diane in sf]

24. Hard labor for lobbyists, and election fraudsters

public funding and restricting media ownership would go a long way to removing these creatures from office. They lie, cheat and steal because they can't win if they are honest about what they are up to.

[baldguy]

12. There's nothing wrong with conservatives.

The current crop of Republicans aren't conservative by any stretch of the imagination. They are fascists.

[pepperbear]

14. NO! But the goal should be to make the far right irrelevant. It'll weed itself out. n/t

[Swamp Rat]

15. No, but when they suggest the mass killing of homosexuals they should be arrested

for conspiracy to commit mass murder.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Yep the ones involved should

most definitely

[Swamp Rat]

25. Dat's what I mean.

:D

I'm only talking about those who truly are calling for the murder of others, for whatever reason.

[Pushed To The Left]

17. No. I would rather just keep defeating them!

I would be totally opposed to the banning of any political party. One of the reasons I'm a liberal is that I support freedom. There are many better ways to defeat the far right!

[cali]

18. Every time I see this proposed here, I want to puke.

It's so profoundly undemocratic to even think of banning the republican party, I'm at a loss for words. Support this and you are even more of an extremist than those you'd like to see banned.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

19. Attempting to ban the extreme right...

Would work about as well as windshield wipers on a duck's ass. Only worse. They would go underground and do all sorts of things that would be even more mind-roasting than the stuff they have done so far.

Leave them out in the light.

[deadparrot]

21. Uh...no?

I'd actively fight against it.

[ForrestGump]

22. Not even

Besides, the centerline of US politics is to the right of most Western nations, so there'd be a strong possibility that there'd be no organized political parties capable of leading (this could be a good thing). :P

[LeftishBrit]

23. No - I think that would be very dangerous for democracy

Better to defeat them at the polls than to ban them.

The Germans did not, by the way, ban right-wing parties (they certainly exist in Germany); only the Nazi Party itself.

[lligrd]

26. Nope

But I will be a hell of a lot more vigilant about them.

[EminenceFront5]

28. Ban Republicans

No chance, they'd just reform under a new name. Hey how does
the name Whig for a politcal party sound?

[unhappycamper]

30. Welcome to DU EminenceFront5!

:hi:

[izzie]

29. No as these things, I think, go in a wave like way.

I am sure that is why the power grab is so strong now. The GOP, part in power, would like to keep this power and no one keeps power long unless it is a police state. So they are moving to take power. Dem. held it for I think 40 years in Congress and it had some problems also. Power makes one think they can do any thing. Dem. in Congress had to go with a GOP President off and on in those years so it kept with in reason.

[LaurenG]

31. Locking

Per the request of the OP.