"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
Louis D. Brandeis
When will we see another like him?
By the way, Timothy McVeigh used this quote to justify his heinous deed. My prediction is that we are going to see more and more "domestic terrorism", and not the Islamic kind. This is the result of government contempt for the people and the law.
Look, I can understand a few scattered crazies who would like to assassinate the president. But when thousands of people, groups, regions, countries, religions all over the world want to take him out, some serious self-contemplation is in order.
This is inevitable when the checks and balances are absent. And the checks and balances are completely AWOL. The judges have completely collapsed in the face of their duty to uphold the law and the Constitution.
Yes, the FBI is comprised of a bunch of kids from Lord of the Flies, but the judiciary must be called out, too. Some naming and shaming of judges is in order. I'm looking at you, SCOTUS, for starters.
If you think 1,000 taxi medallion holders causing strife over Uber is bad, wait until the lawyers start marching in protest against Modria. The zombie apocalypse will be a children's ballet recital in comparison.
Lower income people already get huge tax breaks and subsidies, to the point where they have no "skin in the game" and are thus willing to vote for fiscally unsustainable policies.
There should be no subsidies, tax breaks or supertaxes for anybody, with externalities rationally included. A level playing field for all.
Per-student spending for K-12 has tripled in real terms over the last 40 years, with no improvement in academic outcomes. During periods where school spending decreased, there were no changes in academic ability either.
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Agreed. But profitability or not is irrelevant. Both XOM and Iowa corn growers need to be removed from the taxpayer's teat.
The cars that Apple and Google are developing will not be for sale.
Have they not hear about States' dealership laws?
If it gets towed can you jailbreak it?
Do away with all the welfare handouts and this problem disappears. The real problem is too many government programs.
Only my doctor can touch my cyber.
The TSA can. And customs.
He seems to have lost his. Somebody print one, quick.
The same people who did it before there was an IRS or BIR. Alternatively, flat taxes or VAT.
No, you are setting up a new mob with pitchforks against an old mob with knuckledusters.
The root of the problem: The IRS. Abolish the IRS and the problem vanishes, together with lobbyists and grasping politicians.
My posting was not funny, therefore not a joke. I raise you a DMCA notice and a TPP smackdown for being Mickey Mouse.
Cease and desist. I have patented the software innovation of copyrighting a joke.
"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
Louis D. Brandeis
When will we see another like him?
By the way, Timothy McVeigh used this quote to justify his heinous deed. My prediction is that we are going to see more and more "domestic terrorism", and not the Islamic kind. This is the result of government contempt for the people and the law.
For Cops, Ignorance of the Law Is an Excuse
http://www.vnews.com/opinion/1...
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Look, I can understand a few scattered crazies who would like to assassinate the president. But when thousands of people, groups, regions, countries, religions all over the world want to take him out, some serious self-contemplation is in order.
Chaos theory and nonlinear systems should be mandatory in high school, together with statistics. Seriously.
(Did you know that global warming has taken over from smoking as the leading cause of statistics in America?}
This is inevitable when the checks and balances are absent. And the checks and balances are completely AWOL. The judges have completely collapsed in the face of their duty to uphold the law and the Constitution.
Yes, the FBI is comprised of a bunch of kids from Lord of the Flies, but the judiciary must be called out, too. Some naming and shaming of judges is in order. I'm looking at you, SCOTUS, for starters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Serious question: How do women and minorities get selectively harassed online when it is usually impossible to know their gender or race?
Blind auditions for orchestra positions are now standard. Can we not have the same for gaming and technology?
Yes, there is no point in sending a debtor to prison. And there is no point in lending him any more money, now that he has proven to be a deadbeat.
If you think 1,000 taxi medallion holders causing strife over Uber is bad, wait until the lawyers start marching in protest against Modria. The zombie apocalypse will be a children's ballet recital in comparison.
Is there an analogous Windows situation? You uninstall some program but a related service remains active?
It is like breaking the remote and finding out that Comcast is still billing you for cable service.
Same for the healthcare industry.
Fight fire with fire. Let Lenny talk to them and amuse us at the same time.
https://youtu.be/m674Hq7-tyQ
Lower income people already get huge tax breaks and subsidies, to the point where they have no "skin in the game" and are thus willing to vote for fiscally unsustainable policies.
There should be no subsidies, tax breaks or supertaxes for anybody, with externalities rationally included. A level playing field for all.
Per-student spending for K-12 has tripled in real terms over the last 40 years, with no improvement in academic outcomes. During periods where school spending decreased, there were no changes in academic ability either.
Before. http://www.codesandciphers.org...
It was the Poles.