"always notice that when I play highly clipped music (e.g. Green day) through my ipod that the symbols and snare drums are actually slightly painful to the ears even when the overall volume is at low listening level."
When an audio system clips, you get distortion which is essentially square waves. Square waves are composed of 3rd order (odd) harmonics which naturally sound VERY bad to our ears. Tape distortion sounds better than square waves. Perhaps that is why it is "painful" for you.
You should vote for Ron Paul. Compare his donation list against that of any of the other candidates. Also compare his voting record against any of the other candidates. You will see that he votes against ANY bill that is unconstitutional and as President, will veto any bill that is unconstitutional as well.
ha - that is true. The only person who is able to get us out of this quagmire that is the US federal government, is US Rep Ron Paul who is running for President.
When Ron Paul becomes elected as President of the US, he will abolish the NHTSA because the organization is unconstitutional. The federal government is no authorized anywhere in the Constitution to deal with roads or traffic.
US Rep Dr. Ron Paul would not want the government at any level (especially the Federal) telling people how to raise their own kids or condoning censorship.
If you don't know anything about Ron Paul, you should seriously do some research.
The United States is a Republic, not a democracy. Actually more accurately The United States is a Constitutional Representative Republic in which our representatives are democratically elected. That |= democracy.
Democracy is fundamentally a bad idea and the Founding Fathers recognized this when drafting the Constitution. In a democracy, majority rules. Therefore if the majority of your neighborhood votes to take your land, they can legally take your land. In a democracy there is no rule of law because everything changes with the tide of public opinion. The Founding Fathers feared democracy as much as a monarchy.
My guess is that Ron Paul won't enforce the tax code, and if Congress won't play ball, tell the US NOT to pay their income taxes. That'll put a reign in on spending IMMEDIATELY!
We could clear the debt in 4 years of we kept the same level of income and cut 80% of expenses. Personally I would be for cutting 90% of expenses and dropping income to 1% of what it is and just let natural inflation outpace our debt.
Ron Paul was friends with Regan and helped him get elected. However he is much more philosophical than Regan was, and any downsizing he will do once in office, will make Regan's admin pale in comparison.
You do realize the further away your government is from you, the less accountable they are to you, right?
Your local county officials probably have kinds in the same school as you, or might go to your church, or might be a member of the same gym or country club etc... Your Senator and President more than likely do not have any direct relations to their community.
Also, if you think back to your American history, the States created federal government, NOT the other way around. They realized that central government inherently leads to corruption and bloat, thus that's why the States were kept sovereign.
Different states can pass different laws. If you don't like the laws in your state, you can simply move to another! It's called "voting with your feet". If the federal government gets involved in creating too many laws, then one cannot vote with their feet because we have mass unison.
With the majority of lawmaking being done at the State and local levels, there is more room for experimentation, and innovation. Plus a government 2000 miles away doesn't know all of the local needs and have a pulse on the community like a government 20 miles away would.
You apparently don't know anything about Ron Paul do you? Try doing some research on him on Google or YouTube or something.
Lobbyists don't even bother to visit him because they know they are ineffective on him. Most of his fellow Congressmen don't even talk to him. The GOP has tried to blacklist him, but he keeps getting elected in his district.
He doesn't associate himself with the "neo-cons" and speaks out against the Bush Admin almost on a daily basis.
A Constitutional Libertarian would be the best way to describe Dr. Ron Paul, he just happens to be "a Republican in name only".
You do realize the further away your government is from you, the less accountable they are to you, right?
Your local county officials probably have kinds in the same school as you, or might go to your church, or might be a member of the same gym or country club etc... Your Senator and President more than likely do not have any direct relations to their community.
Also, if you think back to your American history, the States created federal government, NOT the other way around. They realized that central government inherently leads to corruption and bloat, thus that's why the States were kept sovereign.
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. Through its membership, meetings, and studies, it has been called the most powerful agent of United States foreign policy outside the State Department. It publishes the respected bi-monthly journal Foreign Affairs. It has an extensive website, featuring links to its think tank, The David Rockefeller Studies Program, other programs and projects, publications, history, biographies of notable directors and other board members, corporate members, and press releases.
-------- But there is more..... MANY people tend to think of the CFR as a "shadow" organization that has undue influence at all levels of government specifically promoting globalization and a one-world government. Although this has many elements of truth to it, there are MANY conspiracy theories and tin-foil hat types that think the CFR is actively involved in bringing in a New World Order etc...
"Amendment X -The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. "
Can that be in any more plain English?
Since no where in Article 1 Section 8 is the federal government authorized to create laws on the issue of labor, then by the 10th Amendment, that is strictly a right reserved to the States or the People.
Also, the role of the Supreme Court has unconstitutionally evolved beyond it's role laid out in the Constitution. There is a good book available on the subject here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods70.html
And it is interesting that you say "you can't claim the supreme court is wrong. The supreme court is always right. " So does that mean when the Supreme Court upheld 'separate but equal' and other slavery-like laws that it was correct? Or was it correct when it reversed itself? It' can't be correct in both instances, its either one or the other.
And an amendment to the Constitution allowing the federal government to pass laws on labor would at least be Constitutional, but I would personally not go for it because centralized power invariably leads to corruption and the States better know how to govern themselves than does the Fed.
He has never voted for any sort of federal gun legislation. I don't think he believes that EVERYONE should be armed, but he definitely doesn't believe that the government ought to decide who can own a firearm and who can't.
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Distortion is square waves which contain 3rd order (odd) harmonics.
"always notice that when I play highly clipped music (e.g. Green day) through my ipod that the symbols and snare drums are actually slightly painful to the ears even when the overall volume is at low listening level."
When an audio system clips, you get distortion which is essentially square waves. Square waves are composed of 3rd order (odd) harmonics which naturally sound VERY bad to our ears. Tape distortion sounds better than square waves. Perhaps that is why it is "painful" for you.
Looks like you are a libertarian with the phrase "government has no business regulating this"
You should look into voting for Ron Paul. He is opposed to nonsense such as this.
You should vote for Ron Paul. Compare his donation list against that of any of the other candidates. Also compare his voting record against any of the other candidates. You will see that he votes against ANY bill that is unconstitutional and as President, will veto any bill that is unconstitutional as well.
That would put an end to most of this nonsense.
"Government is a hell of a scam."
ha - that is true. The only person who is able to get us out of this quagmire that is the US federal government, is US Rep Ron Paul who is running for President.
When Ron Paul becomes elected as President of the US, he will abolish the NHTSA because the organization is unconstitutional. The federal government is no authorized anywhere in the Constitution to deal with roads or traffic.
Even if I was not trying to get Ron Paul's name out there, the fact that the FCC is unconstitutional is still a valid fact.
Read some of Ron Paul's articles on the economy here:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul-arch.html
No where in the US Constitution is the FCC authorized to exist.
My bet is that when Ron Paul is elected he will abolish it.
Ron Paul has voted against this sort of thing over and over again. This is all the more reason to get him into the Presidency.
US Rep Dr. Ron Paul would not want the government at any level (especially the Federal) telling people how to raise their own kids or condoning censorship.
If you don't know anything about Ron Paul, you should seriously do some research.
The United States is a Republic, not a democracy. Actually more accurately The United States is a Constitutional Representative Republic in which our representatives are democratically elected. That |= democracy.
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Democracy is fundamentally a bad idea and the Founding Fathers recognized this when drafting the Constitution. In a democracy, majority rules. Therefore if the majority of your neighborhood votes to take your land, they can legally take your land. In a democracy there is no rule of law because everything changes with the tide of public opinion. The Founding Fathers feared democracy as much as a monarchy.
Check out this statement to Congress called "A Republic, If You Can Keep It"
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2000/cr0
Exactly... he is the only candidate talking about a smaller and less intrusive government.
If Ron Paul gets the Republican nomination, he WILL beat any Democrat out there.
You do understand that the United States is NOT a democracy, right?
My guess is that Ron Paul won't enforce the tax code, and if Congress won't play ball, tell the US NOT to pay their income taxes. That'll put a reign in on spending IMMEDIATELY!
Check out this chart real quick of our budget:
http://www.federalbudget.com/chart.gif
We could clear the debt in 4 years of we kept the same level of income and cut 80% of expenses. Personally I would be for cutting 90% of expenses and dropping income to 1% of what it is and just let natural inflation outpace our debt.
Billy -
Ron Paul was friends with Regan and helped him get elected. However he is much more philosophical than Regan was, and any downsizing he will do once in office, will make Regan's admin pale in comparison.
You do realize the further away your government is from you, the less accountable they are to you, right?
Your local county officials probably have kinds in the same school as you, or might go to your church, or might be a member of the same gym or country club etc... Your Senator and President more than likely do not have any direct relations to their community.
Also, if you think back to your American history, the States created federal government, NOT the other way around. They realized that central government inherently leads to corruption and bloat, thus that's why the States were kept sovereign.
Different states can pass different laws. If you don't like the laws in your state, you can simply move to another! It's called "voting with your feet". If the federal government gets involved in creating too many laws, then one cannot vote with their feet because we have mass unison.
With the majority of lawmaking being done at the State and local levels, there is more room for experimentation, and innovation. Plus a government 2000 miles away doesn't know all of the local needs and have a pulse on the community like a government 20 miles away would.
You apparently don't know anything about Ron Paul do you? Try doing some research on him on Google or YouTube or something.
Lobbyists don't even bother to visit him because they know they are ineffective on him. Most of his fellow Congressmen don't even talk to him. The GOP has tried to blacklist him, but he keeps getting elected in his district.
He doesn't associate himself with the "neo-cons" and speaks out against the Bush Admin almost on a daily basis.
A Constitutional Libertarian would be the best way to describe Dr. Ron Paul, he just happens to be "a Republican in name only".
You do realize the further away your government is from you, the less accountable they are to you, right?
Your local county officials probably have kinds in the same school as you, or might go to your church, or might be a member of the same gym or country club etc... Your Senator and President more than likely do not have any direct relations to their community.
Also, if you think back to your American history, the States created federal government, NOT the other way around. They realized that central government inherently leads to corruption and bloat, thus that's why the States were kept sovereign.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_R
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. Through its membership, meetings, and studies, it has been called the most powerful agent of United States foreign policy outside the State Department. It publishes the respected bi-monthly journal Foreign Affairs. It has an extensive website, featuring links to its think tank, The David Rockefeller Studies Program, other programs and projects, publications, history, biographies of notable directors and other board members, corporate members, and press releases.
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But there is more..... MANY people tend to think of the CFR as a "shadow" organization that has undue influence at all levels of government specifically promoting globalization and a one-world government. Although this has many elements of truth to it, there are MANY conspiracy theories and tin-foil hat types that think the CFR is actively involved in bringing in a New World Order etc...
"We aren't very good at picking up on subtle clues for behavior, but us geeks usually manage to take clear advice gracefully!"
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HA! You nailed it. Story of my life... I've been told many times (even by my mom) that I'm "dense". And no I don't live in her basement
"Amendment X -The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. "
Can that be in any more plain English?
Since no where in Article 1 Section 8 is the federal government authorized to create laws on the issue of labor, then by the 10th Amendment, that is strictly a right reserved to the States or the People.
Also, the role of the Supreme Court has unconstitutionally evolved beyond it's role laid out in the Constitution. There is a good book available on the subject here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods70.html
And it is interesting that you say "you can't claim the supreme court is wrong. The supreme court is always right. " So does that mean when the Supreme Court upheld 'separate but equal' and other slavery-like laws that it was correct? Or was it correct when it reversed itself? It' can't be correct in both instances, its either one or the other.
And an amendment to the Constitution allowing the federal government to pass laws on labor would at least be Constitutional, but I would personally not go for it because centralized power invariably leads to corruption and the States better know how to govern themselves than does the Fed.
I was simply posting a relevant response to posts that I wanted to discuss.
He has never voted for any sort of federal gun legislation. I don't think he believes that EVERYONE should be armed, but he definitely doesn't believe that the government ought to decide who can own a firearm and who can't.