To me it is weird having the DA and Judges being political offices. Hard to serve the public good, impartially in the case of Judges, when you're motivated by being reelected.
Yes, it is a good example of the citizenry fighting back against a corrupt local government and I'd bet there are other examples from the wild west days. Still how many other local corrupt governments have been able to perpetuate their corruption without the citizens fighting back, even when well armed? The corruption in certain parts of the States is legendary. Whether it would work on a large scale, eg against the armed forces is much more questionable. The whiskey rebellion when the people were as well armed as the government didn't work to well (though IIRC the tax was withdrawn). The civil war where the lines between the different groups was well marked also didn't work to well. I have a hard time imagining the people rising up and overthrowing the government due to the second amendment. Originally the right to bear arms was for self-defence which I more agree with (Bill of Rights of 1689) though banning the Catholics from owning firearms when everyone else could I don't agree with. Now I think that owning a firearm should be more like driving, a privilege which you have to show some responsibility and skill before being licensed. I say this due to the number of times that I have had bullets fly by my head from idiots blindly shooting of their weapons without considering where those bullets were going to go. There are just to many people who aren't responsible enough to own firearms. I like the Swiss model if you are going to have an armed militia.
The McMinn County War had nothing to do with the second amendment, at that it is a good example that without the 2nd people can still get weapons and fight tyranny. From the wikipedia article
Short of firearms and ammunition, the GIs scoured the county to find them. By borrowing keys to the National Guard and State Guard armories, they got three M-1 rifles, five.45 semi-automatic pistols and 24 British Enfield rifles.
The railways came about by the government stealing land and giving it to the railway corperatins as a grant. Much easier to borrow money when you own a strip of land right across the country and much easier to raise money by selling land when someone stole it and gave it to you.
You live in a big country, if you really don't want anyone controlling your life why don't you move to a place where your life won't be controlled? Do it right and you won't have to pay taxes or be a hypocrite by using the things those taxes payed for. Just pick a random spot on the Alaska highway and head into the bush.
And how is digital better if on the fringe? Analog decays gracefully, some snow but still watchable. Digital means having a miserable wife as she likes TV when you can watch it, not when there is a blank screen. IPv6 is the same, great when you don't mind spending a bunch of money to downgrade to the newest thing but crappy if you have old software.
Do you really think that in government (at least above the local level) there are some that mostly want to serve the people? To quote Lazarus Long Political tags-such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth-are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those want people controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort.
This is what I hate about some Americans. They actually believe the propaganda they have been fed about being so free. Meanwhile they can be sent to jail for possessing a seed. And if that isn't bad enough they also still have the left over feudal concept of felony where after getting caught with that seed their whole life is ruined, including having most of their possessions taken away. They can't vote to change the unjust law that put them in jail. The rights that Americans consider basic like owning Firearms are taken away forever. And they call it freedom. Even the way they appoint a new tyrant^w leader is totally corrupt with vote fraud considered OK, the politicians themselves put in charge of the election process so even basic things like the shape of a riding is totally corrupted. In some states it is illegal not to show ID as well as how difficult it has become to simply travel. It is considered perfectly fine that their overfull prisons are a hotbed of anal rape and they actually kill people. I guess what it is is some Americans have a warped view of what freedom is.
The tax is on blank media. When they were talking about implementing the levy on hard drives, mp3 players etc there was talk that this would be a legal workaround. So I've taken it for granted that that is why they put the songs on.
Here in BC it is hydro power which is delivered by the crown corp. BC Hydro. So really it is the fault of the government for enabling us to download copyrighted material.
The cheap MP3 players that my wife, son and I bought all came with a song or two. So they were not blank and no levy. Hopefully other MP3 players also do the same.
I guess the same can be said about shit. Since it is a fertilizer I'm sure you wouldn't mind lots of shit added to your drinking water. Just remember that it is a fertilizer so it is obviously good
What are you talking about? Democracy is that most people did not want Harper and his reform buddies leading us, especially acting like he had a strong mandate. This is the idiot who wanted us to go to Iraq because Americans are our friends and if they jump of a cliff we should join them. The same Americans who couldn't be bothered to say thanks when we took in a bunch of them into our households on 9/11 because they were to paranoid to let them land in their own country. They also didn't bother thanking us for all the other help we gave them as well. Unless you mean that we should just put Harper and friends against the wall?
The Confederates had a government, armed forces, monetary system as well as land and support of its population. Sounds like a country to me. Since secession wasn't declared unconstitutional until 1869 (Texas vs White) they weren't breaking the law by voluntarily undoing their voluntary union. The civil war was started by Lincoln before congress had a chance to rule on legality of secession and was just a move by the federal government to expand its powers at the expanse of the States who had voluntarily joined the Union (Would Canada of been allowed to leave if the Americans had succeeded in forcing them to join the union?) Anyways to keep this on topic, it could just as easily be argued by the Chinese that Tibet is a state or territory in rebellion much as the North rationalized the invasion of the South and forcing them back into the Union. Note that the South weren't allowed to participate in the government until 1868-1870.
The question would be whether that Chief had the right to sell it. Considering that the natives didn't grok the idea of owning land he probably didn't have the right to sell. Just like if I sell you the Moon doesn't make it yours.
The US has tried to invade Canada a couple of times. They have successfully invaded Mexico and annexed various pieces as well as invading and annexing the Confederate States of America. I'm sure that once China finishes invading territories that they feel a manifest destiny to make part of China they will stop just like the USA did.
The Americans basically had their war of independence for business reasons and also because they weren't represented in the UK democracy. Most of American democracy was copied from the English though refined and improved. The bill of rights reflects the English bill of rights of 1689 though with improvements, eg the right of free speech extended to everyone instead of just in parliament and the right of gun ownership extended from self defence to miltia. Congress was a reflection of parliament with a house of representatives much like the house of commons, even down to only allowing land owning men the vote. The Senate was an attempt at an improvement on the house of lords and the President a reflection on the monarch, though with a means of regular replacement. The basic laws and freedoms were what Englishman expected, which was why America revolted. They were Englishmen being deprived of their rights. The English beheaded one King who was too power hungry and kicked his grandson out of the country for the roughly the same reasons. This was part of how democracy evolved.
I don't think Kung Fu was actually canceled. Carridine (sp?) right from the beginning said that he didn't want to get typecast in the role and that he would quit after 3 years. So after 3 years he quit and the series ended.
You misunderstand. The argument is not that global climate change is causing more fires but that global climate change is causing the fires to be more intense. As another poster pointed out, this part of Australia is suffering from one of the worst droughts recorded, the week before had record temperatures and the day the fires started was a record hot day. No matter whether human caused or otherwise fires start easier in hot dry conditions. Whether the unusual hot dry spell is caused by natural cycles or is part of climate change is hard to say
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To me it is weird having the DA and Judges being political offices. Hard to serve the public good, impartially in the case of Judges, when you're motivated by being reelected.
Well if you're married and the wife becomes a mother, you will see a change in your sex life which won't be for the better
Yes, it is a good example of the citizenry fighting back against a corrupt local government and I'd bet there are other examples from the wild west days.
Still how many other local corrupt governments have been able to perpetuate their corruption without the citizens fighting back, even when well armed? The corruption in certain parts of the States is legendary.
Whether it would work on a large scale, eg against the armed forces is much more questionable. The whiskey rebellion when the people were as well armed as the government didn't work to well (though IIRC the tax was withdrawn). The civil war where the lines between the different groups was well marked also didn't work to well. I have a hard time imagining the people rising up and overthrowing the government due to the second amendment.
Originally the right to bear arms was for self-defence which I more agree with (Bill of Rights of 1689) though banning the Catholics from owning firearms when everyone else could I don't agree with.
Now I think that owning a firearm should be more like driving, a privilege which you have to show some responsibility and skill before being licensed.
I say this due to the number of times that I have had bullets fly by my head from idiots blindly shooting of their weapons without considering where those bullets were going to go. There are just to many people who aren't responsible enough to own firearms.
I like the Swiss model if you are going to have an armed militia.
The McMinn County War had nothing to do with the second amendment, at that it is a good example that without the 2nd people can still get weapons and fight tyranny.
From the wikipedia article
Short of firearms and ammunition, the GIs scoured the county to find them. By borrowing keys to the National Guard and State Guard armories, they got three M-1 rifles, five .45 semi-automatic pistols and 24 British Enfield rifles.
The railways came about by the government stealing land and giving it to the railway corperatins as a grant. Much easier to borrow money when you own a strip of land right across the country and much easier to raise money by selling land when someone stole it and gave it to you.
You live in a big country, if you really don't want anyone controlling your life why don't you move to a place where your life won't be controlled? Do it right and you won't have to pay taxes or be a hypocrite by using the things those taxes payed for.
Just pick a random spot on the Alaska highway and head into the bush.
And how is digital better if on the fringe? Analog decays gracefully, some snow but still watchable. Digital means having a miserable wife as she likes TV when you can watch it, not when there is a blank screen.
IPv6 is the same, great when you don't mind spending a bunch of money to downgrade to the newest thing but crappy if you have old software.
When your conversations are monitored most people self-censor.
Says the man hiding behind an alias :)
Do you really think that in government (at least above the local level) there are some that mostly want to serve the people?
To quote Lazarus Long
Political tags-such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth-are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those want people controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort.
This is what I hate about some Americans. They actually believe the propaganda they have been fed about being so free. Meanwhile they can be sent to jail for possessing a seed. And if that isn't bad enough they also still have the left over feudal concept of felony where after getting caught with that seed their whole life is ruined, including having most of their possessions taken away.
They can't vote to change the unjust law that put them in jail. The rights that Americans consider basic like owning Firearms are taken away forever. And they call it freedom.
Even the way they appoint a new tyrant^w leader is totally corrupt with vote fraud considered OK, the politicians themselves put in charge of the election process so even basic things like the shape of a riding is totally corrupted.
In some states it is illegal not to show ID as well as how difficult it has become to simply travel.
It is considered perfectly fine that their overfull prisons are a hotbed of anal rape and they actually kill people.
I guess what it is is some Americans have a warped view of what freedom is.
The tax is on blank media. When they were talking about implementing the levy on hard drives, mp3 players etc there was talk that this would be a legal workaround. So I've taken it for granted that that is why they put the songs on.
Here in BC it is hydro power which is delivered by the crown corp. BC Hydro.
So really it is the fault of the government for enabling us to download copyrighted material.
The cheap MP3 players that my wife, son and I bought all came with a song or two. So they were not blank and no levy. Hopefully other MP3 players also do the same.
I guess the same can be said about shit. Since it is a fertilizer I'm sure you wouldn't mind lots of shit added to your drinking water. Just remember that it is a fertilizer so it is obviously good
Still nice for us on platforms that don't have flash 8. We can port Firefox ourselves (or better Seamonkey) but not Flash.
What are you talking about? Democracy is that most people did not want Harper and his reform buddies leading us, especially acting like he had a strong mandate.
This is the idiot who wanted us to go to Iraq because Americans are our friends and if they jump of a cliff we should join them. The same Americans who couldn't be bothered to say thanks when we took in a bunch of them into our households on 9/11 because they were to paranoid to let them land in their own country. They also didn't bother thanking us for all the other help we gave them as well.
Unless you mean that we should just put Harper and friends against the wall?
There were a few stories floating around about the last separatist referendum.
The Confederates had a government, armed forces, monetary system as well as land and support of its population. Sounds like a country to me. Since secession wasn't declared unconstitutional until 1869 (Texas vs White) they weren't breaking the law by voluntarily undoing their voluntary union.
The civil war was started by Lincoln before congress had a chance to rule on legality of secession and was just a move by the federal government to expand its powers at the expanse of the States who had voluntarily joined the Union (Would Canada of been allowed to leave if the Americans had succeeded in forcing them to join the union?)
Anyways to keep this on topic, it could just as easily be argued by the Chinese that Tibet is a state or territory in rebellion much as the North rationalized the invasion of the South and forcing them back into the Union.
Note that the South weren't allowed to participate in the government until 1868-1870.
The question would be whether that Chief had the right to sell it. Considering that the natives didn't grok the idea of owning land he probably didn't have the right to sell.
Just like if I sell you the Moon doesn't make it yours.
The US has tried to invade Canada a couple of times. They have successfully invaded Mexico and annexed various pieces as well as invading and annexing the Confederate States of America.
I'm sure that once China finishes invading territories that they feel a manifest destiny to make part of China they will stop just like the USA did.
The Americans basically had their war of independence for business reasons and also because they weren't represented in the UK democracy.
Most of American democracy was copied from the English though refined and improved.
The bill of rights reflects the English bill of rights of 1689 though with improvements, eg the right of free speech extended to everyone instead of just in parliament and the right of gun ownership extended from self defence to miltia.
Congress was a reflection of parliament with a house of representatives much like the house of commons, even down to only allowing land owning men the vote. The Senate was an attempt at an improvement on the house of lords and the President a reflection on the monarch, though with a means of regular replacement.
The basic laws and freedoms were what Englishman expected, which was why America revolted. They were Englishmen being deprived of their rights.
The English beheaded one King who was too power hungry and kicked his grandson out of the country for the roughly the same reasons. This was part of how democracy evolved.
I don't think Kung Fu was actually canceled. Carridine (sp?) right from the beginning said that he didn't want to get typecast in the role and that he would quit after 3 years. So after 3 years he quit and the series ended.
You misunderstand. The argument is not that global climate change is causing more fires but that global climate change is causing the fires to be more intense.
As another poster pointed out, this part of Australia is suffering from one of the worst droughts recorded, the week before had record temperatures and the day the fires started was a record hot day. No matter whether human caused or otherwise fires start easier in hot dry conditions.
Whether the unusual hot dry spell is caused by natural cycles or is part of climate change is hard to say
1. They aren't being increased by every boiling pot in America, or every breathing child, or every AC unit in America?
An amazing thing happens when the water vapor in the atmosphere increases, it is called rain.