Not all CD's have that bit set. I know because I have a DVD recorder that actually respects that bit. I was surprised when I bought a CD and couldn't rip it in that particular DVD recorder and tracked down the error number. Luckily I have two installed.
Lots of tribal groups have been quite socialist without a central power or any form of government beyond having some people who were well respected and listened to. Other examples are groups like the kibbutz.
Many a hunter gather society has been pretty communistic, right down to not even having a government. Where they fail is when a more organized group comes along and and takes their stuff.
The choices are currently limited. Coal which others have pointed out is stable where it is and when burnt releases much more carbon or methane. With methane we could get it out of the ground where it is currently stable and needs disgusting methods such as fragging to extract or from the continental shelf where it is not very stable and probably cleaner to extract. Ideally is to have renewable energy supplying the bulk of energy but we're not there yet and there is likely to always be the odd time where the renewable sources aren't enough. Where I live close to a 100% of electricity comes from hydro-electric but there are still some natural gas generators that operate an average of a couple of days a year (cold-snaps mostly)
Actually it is worse in that many, if not all, of the Western governments as many are actually elected on platforms of openness and then once elected they're worse then the preceding government. As far as I know, the Chinese government did not become the government by promising openness whereas my government did run on a platform of openness.
And some of those people shot were just going through their own damaged house looking for personal possessions. That's the problem of giving the military orders to shoot looters, they're just as likely to shoot innocents.
I may well be reading too much into that, especially if you're right about drivers licences only being acceptable between States due to agreements between the States. I'll note that my Provincial driving licence is valid in all 50 States due to a (US) Federal requirement (based on treaty). The problem with the Real ID Act is that it was the Feds trying to force the States to issue a specific type of ID while I'm talking about the States accepting other States ID. It would be pretty weird if crossing State boundaries meant that you could no longer prove who you were, whether you were of age, etc, Laws need to be somewhat harmonized across the Country if only to prevent one State from deporting someone due to the State not recognizing the Citizenship papers (eg birth certificate) issued by a different State. Same with marriage which has certain rights connected to it.
Not being American, I'm influenced by how it works in Canada. Our equal rights section of our Constitution is more modern and encompassing, here's the relevant part
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Based on that, 8 out of 10 Provincial Supreme Courts (and a Territorial one) ruled that banning gay marriage was unconstitutional with a very good chance that the rest would rule the same way (well perhaps not Alberta). At this point, the Federal government drafted a law amending the definition of marriage and asked the Canadian Supreme Court to rule on the Constitutionality of the Federal government passing the law as marriage is a Provincial responsibility. The Supreme Court ruled that such a law was constitutional as long as it didn't attempt to force people to perform gay marriages so the definition of marriage was amended at the Federal level in order to keep all the Provinces in sync. Now Canada's Constitution is different then America's but there are similarities, a Bill of Rights that gives equal protection and marriage being a Provincial/State responsibility. Really it will be up to the American Supreme Court to rule on the Federal powers and also whether the States can discriminate based on sexual orientation.
I already posted about the 14th amendment. There is also Article IV, Section 1,
Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Which seems to imply that a marriage that is legal in one State is legal in all and Congress can enforce it. There is also the Necessary and Proper Clause which seems to give the Federal government unlimited power, at least those were the arguments against it when the Constitution was debated. Combined with the Interstate Commerce Clause it especially affects any form of commerce that may cross State lines (and has been extended far beyond that). Marriage, it could be argued, is a form of commerce. Think default beneficiaries, spousal support and child support.
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Perhaps I'm wrong but to me that says people have equal access to the privileges of being an American citizen and it seems that entering into a marriage, along with the legal rights it entails is a privilege.
All that's needed is a higher standard of living including educated women with rights. My wife was pretty adamant about stopping at one child (which I was quite happy about). Most of the couples I know are similar with one or two children.
I find the key phrase to be killing people without due process. Whether American or not, it is wrong to randomly kill people for their political beliefs. Could be worse, here in Canada the right wing is going to remove citizenship from terrorists to get around that problem. Of course the definition of terrorist seems to constantly grow.
When it comes to equal rights, it seems the decision should be as high up as possible. In my country it is the federal supreme court (depending on appeals it may be a lesser court) that strikes down laws that break basic rights. Sadly the American supreme court has been very bad about enforcing basic rights.
You're just as free to ignore Madonna and Lady Gaga if you disagree with their agenda. We've all got the right to ignore those that we choose to ignore.
It's even easier for a civilization to successfully propagate with a mixture. eg some same sex couples to help the opposite sex couples raise the children.
The operation began with the alert of United States and its allies for a forced entry into the island nation of Haiti. U.S. Navy and Air Force elements staged to Puerto Rico and southern Florida to prepare to support the airborne invasion, spearheaded by elements of United States Special Operations Command and the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. The operation was directed by Commander, Joint Task Force 120 (JTF-120), provided by Commander, Carrier Group Two.[1]
As these forces prepared to invade, including elements of the 82nd Airborne already in the air, a diplomatic element led by former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell persuaded the leaders of Haiti to step down and allow the elected officials to return to power.
It's bed time here so listening to the podcast will have to wait
What's been happening here on the west coast of Canada where wages have been steadily dropping for the last 30 years is the housing is being sold to the Chinese. This keeps the housing high with lots of empty houses and only expensive large houses being built. With the price of housing being about 70% of pretax income, people have to illegally rent out rooms, basements etc to own and if you're a renter, well good luck finding something to rent and when you do, the price of rent keeps going up while wages drop.
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Hopefully Obama would have acted differently after Bush got hanged and if not then he deserves the same.
Not all CD's have that bit set. I know because I have a DVD recorder that actually respects that bit. I was surprised when I bought a CD and couldn't rip it in that particular DVD recorder and tracked down the error number. Luckily I have two installed.
Lots of tribal groups have been quite socialist without a central power or any form of government beyond having some people who were well respected and listened to. Other examples are groups like the kibbutz.
Many a hunter gather society has been pretty communistic, right down to not even having a government. Where they fail is when a more organized group comes along and and takes their stuff.
Chase after constantly changing [-porn] sites and search for new VPN providers.
Sorry, are we still talking about porn or have we moved to TPB again?
They're both socially unacceptable and (generalizing TPB to copying without permission) most everyone does it.
The problem with allowing unlimited "real" speech during a political campaign is it ends up as who can lie the loudest.
The choices are currently limited. Coal which others have pointed out is stable where it is and when burnt releases much more carbon or methane. With methane we could get it out of the ground where it is currently stable and needs disgusting methods such as fragging to extract or from the continental shelf where it is not very stable and probably cleaner to extract.
Ideally is to have renewable energy supplying the bulk of energy but we're not there yet and there is likely to always be the odd time where the renewable sources aren't enough. Where I live close to a 100% of electricity comes from hydro-electric but there are still some natural gas generators that operate an average of a couple of days a year (cold-snaps mostly)
They're innovative though. The latest arguments about why studies can't be released is to protect IP.
http://www.canada.com/Scientist+calls+confidentiality+rules+Arctic+project+chilling/7960894/story.html
At least the Chinese government didn't get elected on a platform of openness.
Actually it is worse in that many, if not all, of the Western governments as many are actually elected on platforms of openness and then once elected they're worse then the preceding government. As far as I know, the Chinese government did not become the government by promising openness whereas my government did run on a platform of openness.
And some of those people shot were just going through their own damaged house looking for personal possessions. That's the problem of giving the military orders to shoot looters, they're just as likely to shoot innocents.
I may well be reading too much into that, especially if you're right about drivers licences only being acceptable between States due to agreements between the States. I'll note that my Provincial driving licence is valid in all 50 States due to a (US) Federal requirement (based on treaty).
The problem with the Real ID Act is that it was the Feds trying to force the States to issue a specific type of ID while I'm talking about the States accepting other States ID. It would be pretty weird if crossing State boundaries meant that you could no longer prove who you were, whether you were of age, etc, Laws need to be somewhat harmonized across the Country if only to prevent one State from deporting someone due to the State not recognizing the Citizenship papers (eg birth certificate) issued by a different State. Same with marriage which has certain rights connected to it.
Does not the Federal Supreme court have the authority to declare States law unconstitutional? Perhaps that should be the limit of Federal involvement.
Not being American, I'm influenced by how it works in Canada. Our equal rights section of our Constitution is more modern and encompassing, here's the relevant part
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Based on that, 8 out of 10 Provincial Supreme Courts (and a Territorial one) ruled that banning gay marriage was unconstitutional with a very good chance that the rest would rule the same way (well perhaps not Alberta). At this point, the Federal government drafted a law amending the definition of marriage and asked the Canadian Supreme Court to rule on the Constitutionality of the Federal government passing the law as marriage is a Provincial responsibility. The Supreme Court ruled that such a law was constitutional as long as it didn't attempt to force people to perform gay marriages so the definition of marriage was amended at the Federal level in order to keep all the Provinces in sync.
Now Canada's Constitution is different then America's but there are similarities, a Bill of Rights that gives equal protection and marriage being a Provincial/State responsibility.
Really it will be up to the American Supreme Court to rule on the Federal powers and also whether the States can discriminate based on sexual orientation.
I already posted about the 14th amendment. There is also Article IV, Section 1,
Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Which seems to imply that a marriage that is legal in one State is legal in all and Congress can enforce it.
There is also the Necessary and Proper Clause which seems to give the Federal government unlimited power, at least those were the arguments against it when the Constitution was debated. Combined with the Interstate Commerce Clause it especially affects any form of commerce that may cross State lines (and has been extended far beyond that). Marriage, it could be argued, is a form of commerce. Think default beneficiaries, spousal support and child support.
14th Amendment
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
...
Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Perhaps I'm wrong but to me that says people have equal access to the privileges of being an American citizen and it seems that entering into a marriage, along with the legal rights it entails is a privilege.
All that's needed is a higher standard of living including educated women with rights. My wife was pretty adamant about stopping at one child (which I was quite happy about). Most of the couples I know are similar with one or two children.
I find the key phrase to be killing people without due process. Whether American or not, it is wrong to randomly kill people for their political beliefs.
Could be worse, here in Canada the right wing is going to remove citizenship from terrorists to get around that problem. Of course the definition of terrorist seems to constantly grow.
When it comes to equal rights, it seems the decision should be as high up as possible. In my country it is the federal supreme court (depending on appeals it may be a lesser court) that strikes down laws that break basic rights. Sadly the American supreme court has been very bad about enforcing basic rights.
Freedom includes the freedom of speech and the freedom not to listen or associate.
You're just as free to ignore Madonna and Lady Gaga if you disagree with their agenda. We've all got the right to ignore those that we choose to ignore.
So you're in favour of States being able to ban marriage between people of different races?
It's even easier for a civilization to successfully propagate with a mixture. eg some same sex couples to help the opposite sex couples raise the children.
I thought that America was all ready to invade again in '94. Wikipedia agrees, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Uphold_Democracy.
The operation began with the alert of United States and its allies for a forced entry into the island nation of Haiti. U.S. Navy and Air Force elements staged to Puerto Rico and southern Florida to prepare to support the airborne invasion, spearheaded by elements of United States Special Operations Command and the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. The operation was directed by Commander, Joint Task Force 120 (JTF-120), provided by Commander, Carrier Group Two.[1]
As these forces prepared to invade, including elements of the 82nd Airborne already in the air, a diplomatic element led by former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell persuaded the leaders of Haiti to step down and allow the elected officials to return to power.
It's bed time here so listening to the podcast will have to wait
Are there any cases of sanctions toppling established dictatorships?
What's been happening here on the west coast of Canada where wages have been steadily dropping for the last 30 years is the housing is being sold to the Chinese. This keeps the housing high with lots of empty houses and only expensive large houses being built.
With the price of housing being about 70% of pretax income, people have to illegally rent out rooms, basements etc to own and if you're a renter, well good luck finding something to rent and when you do, the price of rent keeps going up while wages drop.