Filing tons of bogus DMCA reports sounds at lot like flinging poo at people. And I've never written a script that was anywhere near as good at flinging poo as a million monkeys would be.
Comcast claims that the loss has forced them to raise the rates on all their customers
And that is how you know you are dealing with a monopoly. If there was actual competition, then it would be hurting only their shareholders as they'd be forced to keep their prices at competitive, market levels.
The Postal Clause AUTHORIZES Congress to create a post office, it doesn't REQUIRE it. And it certainly doesn't force Congress to fund it or give it monopoly access to delivering first class mail and access home post boxes.
He loves going place to place and telling that audience what they want to hear and then passing the actual work to Congress who he knows won't/can't do it.
What did you expect with a campaign slogan of "Hope for Change".
What? that wasn't the slogan - well, it probably should have been.
I'm neither a Congressman nor a Republican, but you can put me in the 'wary of deepening the government's role in higher education' column. So far their meddling in the marketplace has led to an inflation rate for higher education not only several times higher than the general inflation rate - but even higher than the 'skyrocketing healthcare cost' inflation rate we are alway hearing about.
...why not have subject matter experts randomly chosen to create legislature related to their subject. i.e. Teachers drafting education bills, economists drafting bills related to the well being of the economy....
Because those people would often have a vested in preserving the status quo. And, in general, would be likely to have personal/professional interests on the topic at hand that were different than the public at-large.
Please point out where in the constitution that it requires mail delivery. Thought so....
Article I, Section 8.
Did you not peruse your copy before posting that?
Did you? Please show where it is REQUIRED. I see where it AUTHORIZED. Maybe it's just that Congress has been ignoring the idea of being limited to only what they are authorized to do for so long, people don't even understand the concept anymore.
The Congress shall have Power To...establish Post Offices and post Roads...
For reference, this is what REQUIRED looks like:
Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same...
No, the Constitution specifically AUTHORIZES Congress to create a postal service it doesn't say they are REQUIRED to do so. They are perfectly within their constitutional power to not create one, or to scale it back as much as they want to.
The Congress shall have Power To... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
vs. other places where Congress is specifically required to do something like: Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same
Too bad they can't do it without a constitutional amendment.
They can futz all they want with how the post office works, but like the USPTO, it's enshrined in the Constitution.
No, the Constitution specifically AUTHORIZES Congress to create a postal service it doesn't say they are REQUIRED to do so. They are perfectly within their constitutional power to not create one, or to scale it back as much as they want to.
I never really understood Data's issue with using contractions.
I thought it was a deliberate inability programmed in by his creator to make Data less like Lor and to make him feel less threatening to the other colonists..
... It won't pass. It won't be signed. You're being played...
You underestimate how many idiots we have in our state legislature. There are enough Republicans to override any veto as long as they vote together. Hopefully they wouldn't on something like this. But anytime you start a sentence "The Missouri legislature couldn't possibly be stupid enough to..." you are probably wrong.
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Filing tons of bogus DMCA reports sounds at lot like flinging poo at people. And I've never written a script that was anywhere near as good at flinging poo as a million monkeys would be.
I expect he's still frothing over what was done to him.
Comcast claims that the loss has forced them to raise the rates on all their customers
And that is how you know you are dealing with a monopoly. If there was actual competition, then it would be hurting only their shareholders as they'd be forced to keep their prices at competitive, market levels.
I would love to give all politicians a break...somewhere around C1 or C2.
This would require that they have a spine - so that leaves out 99% of politicians.
Just remove legislation protecting the USPS, together will any subsidies.
You mean remove the Constitution?
The Postal Clause AUTHORIZES Congress to create a post office, it doesn't REQUIRE it. And it certainly doesn't force Congress to fund it or give it monopoly access to delivering first class mail and access home post boxes.
Is it just me, or did anyone else hear "One Night in Bangkok" playing in their head as they read this?
We All May Have a Little Martian In Us
And if you don't but would like to imagine you do, just google for "Marvin the Martian Rule 34".
Have you looked at birth rates in developed nations? He pretty much nailed this one, notwithstanding the lack of a formal propaganda drive....
Wait, I thought that's what reality TV was.
Bills are written by the legislature, the President signs them. He can push an agenda, but he's not the one writing the actual bill.
I know - I learned that in college. Oh wait, no I didn't. I learned it from Saturday morning cartoons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0
Where is the actually written bill?
He loves going place to place and telling that audience what they want to hear and then passing the actual work to Congress who he knows won't/can't do it.
What did you expect with a campaign slogan of "Hope for Change".
What? that wasn't the slogan - well, it probably should have been.
I'm neither a Congressman nor a Republican, but you can put me in the 'wary of deepening the government's role in higher education' column. So far their meddling in the marketplace has led to an inflation rate for higher education not only several times higher than the general inflation rate - but even higher than the 'skyrocketing healthcare cost' inflation rate we are alway hearing about.
I tried clicking that "Disable advertising" checkbox, but this story keeps coming up.
...why not have subject matter experts randomly chosen to create legislature related to their subject. i.e. Teachers drafting education bills, economists drafting bills related to the well being of the economy. ...
Because those people would often have a vested in preserving the status quo. And, in general, would be likely to have personal/professional interests on the topic at hand that were different than the public at-large.
Please point out where in the constitution that it requires mail delivery. Thought so....
Article I, Section 8.
Did you not peruse your copy before posting that?
Did you? Please show where it is REQUIRED. I see where it AUTHORIZED. Maybe it's just that Congress has been ignoring the idea of being limited to only what they are authorized to do for so long, people don't even understand the concept anymore.
The Congress shall have Power To...establish Post Offices and post Roads...
For reference, this is what REQUIRED looks like:
Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same...
No, the Constitution specifically AUTHORIZES Congress to create a postal service it doesn't say they are REQUIRED to do so. They are perfectly within their constitutional power to not create one, or to scale it back as much as they want to.
The Congress shall have Power To ...
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
vs. other places where Congress is specifically required to do something like:
Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same
Too bad they can't do it without a constitutional amendment.
They can futz all they want with how the post office works, but like the USPTO, it's enshrined in the Constitution.
No, the Constitution specifically AUTHORIZES Congress to create a postal service it doesn't say they are REQUIRED to do so. They are perfectly within their constitutional power to not create one, or to scale it back as much as they want to.
I never really understood Data's issue with using contractions.
I thought it was a deliberate inability programmed in by his creator to make Data less like Lor and to make him feel less threatening to the other colonists..
I thought Disney World mastered that stuff years ago.
Hmm, fembots. I suppose the Apple model will be prettier, but much more expensive?
The real problem is that it will demand ecosystem monogamy.
As long as they come out with a new model every 12-18 months, that shouldn't be a problem.
(I wasn't logged in when I started to type this and the Captcha was "Chest" )
For one thing, there is no constitutional requirement to link the offices. They are very much separate offices, the linkage is just the result of ...
Well, I guess now we know why McCain is so opposed to bundling.
Have you no respect for tradition?
I agree. I remember this from back on Compu$erve even.
Sincerely,
90125,423
(or some such number)
"It is pretty neat, but it still reflects 18th century thinking"
...
And if you want to understand the reasons for that feel free to read the federalist papers (particularly Federalist 10).
So, how is reading the document written 1787 supposed to convince him it's not 18th century thinking?
... It won't pass. It won't be signed. You're being played...
You underestimate how many idiots we have in our state legislature. There are enough Republicans to override any veto as long as they vote together. Hopefully they wouldn't on something like this. But anytime you start a sentence "The Missouri legislature couldn't possibly be stupid enough to..." you are probably wrong.
that was supposed to say: ...Congressman (and nearly Senator)...
Federalize that state.
We see your "Federalize that state" and raise you one "Congressman Senator Todd Akin, R-MO".