Sea level doesn't matter. It is the lowest point in a large valley without any drainage. They are talking about building an underground building in a lake that has had filled in with junk and paved over.
Step into the Tear o' Hurts scanner citizen, if you choose not to you may instead choose to be violated by the TSA sanctioned probulation team currently on work release from a local for profit penitentiary.
Its getting plenty of pepper spray, batons and jackboots. That gets attention and sympathy (from those who are not psychopaths incapable of real sympathy). In the long run things will change, though we may go through a period of authoritarian fascism first.
Except that is large scale commercial copyright infringement. The content companies were already incredibly pissed with redbox/netflix using off the shelf DVD's. Imagine how the would react to something they have an actual complaint about.
Actually the specific cases are where he wanted to remove the ability of the supreme court to enforce the US constitution for state laws (but only for conservative issues like sexuality and religion)
Look up the "Sanctity of Life Act" and the "We the People Act" that Ron Paul supports. Ron Paul also explicitly rejects the 14th amendment.
Ron Paul also disqualifies himself by supporting "states rights" to violate the 1st amendment in clear violation of the constitution by potentially banning atheists from public offices.
As noble as your libertarian ideal is, it has been proven to fail. It failed in the 19th century. Our government is not the only power in the world. Corporate interests, plutocrats, foreign nations and states usurping the rights of their own citizens require a strong but ethical federal govornment capable of mitigating the damage done by those entities against the people of the united states of America.
The things you object to me "wanting" in the second paragraph? Someone else happened to want those things...
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - The Constitution
I am in no way proposing a wealth tax. They get to spend and use their wealth just the same that they do now. What I want is for them to pay a fair progressive income tax and eliminate tax exemptions that are nothing less than welfare for the wealthy.
I am saying that the human contribution of both climate change and the looming energy crisis have the same solution. And that is converting the vast majority of the worlds energy production to clean sources like generation 4 nuclear reactors, solar thermal plants and electric or hydrogen powered vehicles.
By actual climate change I am referring to the measured increase in global temperature. And the inevitable increase in temperature that will follow any increase in atmospheric CO2, that will (almost) inevitably result from burning up the remaining sources of fossil fuel.
It doesn't matter if it has changed more in the past than it is now. There is absolutely no question that increased CO2 content will lead to increased temperature. It is very, very simple chemistry. And quite frankly it doesn't matter how much of the actual climate change is man made. The actual climate change is going to cause a massive amount of harm to property and agricultural capacity either way. Plus fossil fuels are in extremely limited supply and will be running out over the next century as the rest of the world increases consumption and strives to attain first world standards of living. Even coal won't last long if we resort to liquefaction once oil for transportation energy runs low.
The majority of the 1% do not work for their millions and billions. They grow rich off of usury and exploitation. The middle class is shrinking as they people who were once the foundation of our economy become increasingly marginalized. Those people out there sitting in a dirty park are doing it for themselves, but also for you.
We want our voices to be heard. We want some basic security. We want some basic equity. We want some basic justice. We want to remove the corruption that is screwing up the system. Not just for ourselves, but for everyone, including you. It is a lofty noble and idealistic goal. And I believe it can be done, this great nation can be repaired. I don't want to replace the system. I want to fix it.
I don't care if Obama says he approves. What he says and what he does are two entirely different things. He is in the pocket of the banking industry as much as Bush was. I don't actually support Obama in any meaningful way.
I don't want to keep your opinion from reaching the ballot box. But if I can make your opinion a better informed one, then I will have done something useful even if you don't completely agree with me. I hope you do vote for yourself, and standing on the side of inequity, corruption and suppression isn't in your best interest.
Socialism is not the opposition of capitalism. It is its stabilizing compliment. A pure free market only works when all parties have all information. In reality, that does not happen. Right now we are seeing a massive redistribution of wealth that is forcing millions of middle class Americans into poverty in order to enrich a handful of powerful individuals who are buying laws and using misinformation to get people to vote against their own interests. Even Adam Smith the seminal author of the free market was in favor of progressive taxation and against monopolies.
You have far to much faith in the system. As long as this massive inequity exists these protests will continue. As long as these protests continue those in power will become increasingly forceful in suppression of freedom.
There really are Americans publicly saying that they should just roll over these protesters with tanks and shoot all the dirty hippies without any fear.
You are right in that no one is really that serious about balancing the budget.
http://xkcd.com/980/huge/#x=-6666&y=-2574&z=5
The 1% have about 20% of income. That is the same as the bottom 50% of people.
You are wrong in that there is nothing that can be done about it. There is room to make up the difference. Its going to take serious increases in taxes AND serious spending cuts. It can't be ALL on the 1%, but even if they proportionately carry the larger burden they will still be proportionately hurt the least.
Unfortunately they didn't have to actually filibuster, because standing and talking is so hard. The law was changed so that they didn't actually have to put the full effort into obstructing the process of law.
This is completely against the grain for TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party. I have never, ever heard anything even remotely close to any support for any tax increase coming from the tea party. Especially not something as significant as the +40% necessary to end national debt rapidly.
All they really seem to suggest is slashing the parts of the government that are part of the positive feedback loop putting Americans to work.
To use your analogy, you won't get that raise if you don't dress the part and put in the hours to make a difference.
No they are not as uncompromising. In fact they are betraying the liberals and patriots that the democrats falsely claim to represent base by compromising halfway to oblivion with the fascist traitor right and betraying the Constitution, American ideals and the well being of the people and nation.
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Apparently, his phylactery was in his liver. Who would have guessed?
did you know I was going to post this? http://xkcd.com/221/
Sea level doesn't matter. It is the lowest point in a large valley without any drainage. They are talking about building an underground building in a lake that has had filled in with junk and paved over.
Step into the Tear o' Hurts scanner citizen, if you choose not to you may instead choose to be violated by the TSA sanctioned probulation team currently on work release from a local for profit penitentiary.
Stupidity isn't required. Even brilliant minds are subject to memetic infection from vectors hostile to the host.
Its getting plenty of pepper spray, batons and jackboots. That gets attention and sympathy (from those who are not psychopaths incapable of real sympathy). In the long run things will change, though we may go through a period of authoritarian fascism first.
Except that is large scale commercial copyright infringement. The content companies were already incredibly pissed with redbox/netflix using off the shelf DVD's. Imagine how the would react to something they have an actual complaint about.
what are they adding to the ink that is worth more than gold?
IIRC Inkjet ink costs 8 times the price of gold by weight. (Don't know how that price has changed in the last few years though).
Actually the specific cases are where he wanted to remove the ability of the supreme court to enforce the US constitution for state laws (but only for conservative issues like sexuality and religion)
Look up the "Sanctity of Life Act" and the "We the People Act" that Ron Paul supports. Ron Paul also explicitly rejects the 14th amendment.
Ron Paul also disqualifies himself by supporting "states rights" to violate the 1st amendment in clear violation of the constitution by potentially banning atheists from public offices.
As noble as your libertarian ideal is, it has been proven to fail. It failed in the 19th century. Our government is not the only power in the world. Corporate interests, plutocrats, foreign nations and states usurping the rights of their own citizens require a strong but ethical federal govornment capable of mitigating the damage done by those entities against the people of the united states of America.
The things you object to me "wanting" in the second paragraph? Someone else happened to want those things...
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - The Constitution
I am in no way proposing a wealth tax. They get to spend and use their wealth just the same that they do now. What I want is for them to pay a fair progressive income tax and eliminate tax exemptions that are nothing less than welfare for the wealthy.
I am saying that the human contribution of both climate change and the looming energy crisis have the same solution. And that is converting the vast majority of the worlds energy production to clean sources like generation 4 nuclear reactors, solar thermal plants and electric or hydrogen powered vehicles.
By actual climate change I am referring to the measured increase in global temperature. And the inevitable increase in temperature that will follow any increase in atmospheric CO2, that will (almost) inevitably result from burning up the remaining sources of fossil fuel.
There is now at least 1 person murdered by the police use of brutality against OWS.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/22/pregnant-seattle-protester-miscarries-after-being-kicked-pepper-sprayed/
Deforestation isn't a natural cause.
It doesn't matter if it has changed more in the past than it is now. There is absolutely no question that increased CO2 content will lead to increased temperature. It is very, very simple chemistry. And quite frankly it doesn't matter how much of the actual climate change is man made. The actual climate change is going to cause a massive amount of harm to property and agricultural capacity either way. Plus fossil fuels are in extremely limited supply and will be running out over the next century as the rest of the world increases consumption and strives to attain first world standards of living. Even coal won't last long if we resort to liquefaction once oil for transportation energy runs low.
The majority of the 1% do not work for their millions and billions. They grow rich off of usury and exploitation. The middle class is shrinking as they people who were once the foundation of our economy become increasingly marginalized. Those people out there sitting in a dirty park are doing it for themselves, but also for you.
We want our voices to be heard. We want some basic security. We want some basic equity. We want some basic justice. We want to remove the corruption that is screwing up the system. Not just for ourselves, but for everyone, including you. It is a lofty noble and idealistic goal. And I believe it can be done, this great nation can be repaired. I don't want to replace the system. I want to fix it.
I don't care if Obama says he approves. What he says and what he does are two entirely different things. He is in the pocket of the banking industry as much as Bush was. I don't actually support Obama in any meaningful way.
I don't want to keep your opinion from reaching the ballot box. But if I can make your opinion a better informed one, then I will have done something useful even if you don't completely agree with me. I hope you do vote for yourself, and standing on the side of inequity, corruption and suppression isn't in your best interest.
Socialism is not the opposition of capitalism. It is its stabilizing compliment. A pure free market only works when all parties have all information. In reality, that does not happen. Right now we are seeing a massive redistribution of wealth that is forcing millions of middle class Americans into poverty in order to enrich a handful of powerful individuals who are buying laws and using misinformation to get people to vote against their own interests. Even Adam Smith the seminal author of the free market was in favor of progressive taxation and against monopolies.
You have far to much faith in the system. As long as this massive inequity exists these protests will continue. As long as these protests continue those in power will become increasingly forceful in suppression of freedom.
There really are Americans publicly saying that they should just roll over these protesters with tanks and shoot all the dirty hippies without any fear.
A lot of deniers think the world was created exactly as it is now about 6000 years ago. The idea that climate has changed is heretical.
I believe that it is the widest consumer segment actually. Desktop usage is shrinking and gaming has been held back by consoles.
Yes, Mississippi and the Florida panhandle mostly.
You are right in that no one is really that serious about balancing the budget.
http://xkcd.com/980/huge/#x=-6666&y=-2574&z=5
The 1% have about 20% of income.
That is the same as the bottom 50% of people.
You are wrong in that there is nothing that can be done about it. There is room to make up the difference. Its going to take serious increases in taxes AND serious spending cuts. It can't be ALL on the 1%, but even if they proportionately carry the larger burden they will still be proportionately hurt the least.
Unfortunately they didn't have to actually filibuster, because standing and talking is so hard. The law was changed so that they didn't actually have to put the full effort into obstructing the process of law.
This is completely against the grain for TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party. I have never, ever heard anything even remotely close to any support for any tax increase coming from the tea party. Especially not something as significant as the +40% necessary to end national debt rapidly.
All they really seem to suggest is slashing the parts of the government that are part of the positive feedback loop putting Americans to work.
To use your analogy, you won't get that raise if you don't dress the part and put in the hours to make a difference.
No they are not as uncompromising. In fact they are betraying the liberals and patriots that the democrats falsely claim to represent base by compromising halfway to oblivion with the fascist traitor right and betraying the Constitution, American ideals and the well being of the people and nation.