comment: >
  
  Almost everything can be used as such a tool, patriotism, economy, military, sports etc
context: A Republican arrested after winning his race for a seat in the Georgia House has decided to step aside instead of facing a possible suspension as soon as he was sworn into office later this month,
  The decision by Danny Rampey means a special election will be held on Jan. 31 to choose the new representative for the House seat based around Winder, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
  Rampey, 67, was arrested last month after investigators said he stole prescription narcotics at the retirement complex he manages. >
  
  Georgia sure loves its special elections. >
  
  Especially this one. No Democratic party nominees allowed cause they didn't have a candidate for this seat in November. >
  
  
  Especially this one. No Democratic party nominees allowed cause they didn't have a candidate for this seat in November.
  
  That seems quite unconstitutional.  
  EDIT: Am I understanding correctly that if he had waited until he had been sworn in, then the Dems would have been able to run a candidate?  So no different than McCain playing the rules by holding on until his death rather than retiring earlier, thus making it that the Arizona governor got to appoint his replacement rather than a special election being run to handle it. >
  
  That’s why the lionizing of McCain is always so fucking dumb. He knew what he was doing all the way until the end. >
  
  If Republicans were good people they wouldn't call themselves Republicans. >
  
  Or Christians >
  
  I would worship Satan before I called myself a christian. You can put that on my tombstone >
  
  Religion is used as a tool to control the masses.