"It's just another way for the powers that be to pass big dollar contracts to their buds in industry."
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Without specifications, you end up with screwdrivers with the tensile strength of peanut brittle, all because the guy who owned the shoddy screwdriver factory was a friend of a friend of a US Senator.
I believe the idea is to orgainize vertically forcing companies to outsource all of their employees or none at all. A union would also have the ability to give outsources bad PR.
Congress is allowed to pass a law saying the states can't do this (Supremacy Clause), but unless and until they do so the courts will have to rely on the so-called "Dormant Commerce Clause."
No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports(.)
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.
I don't see anything saying "No state shall regulate interstate commerce," just a prohibition on the most common way to try to regulate it.
Heck, not even Congress is allowed to tax exports.
"Wouldn't this law be regulating interstate commerce and thus unconstitutional"
The Constitution grants Congress that right but does not deny that same right to the States. The States aren't allowed to "lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports," but everthing else is fair game unless Congress passes a law that says they can't.
It'll likely get struck down by the federal courts anyway, though; they have the nasty habit of going by what they believe to be the implied intent of Congress was as opposed to what Congress actually did ("Tenth Amendment? What's that?"), but the Constitution in and of itself doesn't get in the way.
"Note to politicians: Learn how to balance a budget like 99% of the country has to!"
We're not talking about the feds. TFA mentions North Dakota, Tennessee, California, Florida, Maine, Missouri and Texas. According to the NCSL, each of these states' constitutions mandates a balanced budget.
If you don't like it and live in one of these states, go bug your state legislators or go move to New Hampshire or something. Otherwise, they're exercising their Tenth Amendment rights and those of you unaffected can stuff it.
Where were all the "Intelligent Design" Republicans during this? If there's a designer, then it's all prior art, so why isn't the GOP stepping up to the plate on this?
"Probably not, but how do you determine who will be included in this bill?"
Easy: YOU DON'T!
What part of "Congress shall make no law" doesn't he understand? Heck, I don't see how Congress has the power to protect Valerie Plame's identity to begin with...
"If a company can talk a parent into 'this is why its good to get for your kid',"
But most of what Microsoft offers the state of California won't let retailers sell to unacompanied minors. It'd be like Guiness looking to make a good impression on mothers ("The Kid-Friendly Beer!(TM)"). At the very least, most of the Xbox-exclusive games aren't parent-acceptable; it'd make more sense to get a PS2 (like yourself).
And no, before anybody accuses, I'm not a rabid Sony fanboy, I'm a Nintendo fanboy.
Of course, seeing one and speaking to one are two very different things. Most of us are intimidated by women enough when they're not holding a bludgeon.
And what exactly are these moms going to play? Extreme Beach Volleyball? On second thought, I'd be interested to see these moms as well...
In all seriousness, I know there are women out there that play Xbox and all, but mothers ain't exactly their target audience, never have been, and likely never will be. All they can hope to find is a mother that thinks and acts like an 18-24 year-old guy, and I doubt that's the kind of person they want to parade around in advertising campaigns to appeal to a broader audience.
"I've seen plenty of machines that take dollar coins."
In my experience it's been about 50/50 whether or not a vending machine will accept coins larger than a quarter. Newer machines will take dollar coins easily (especially since US dollar coins are the same diameter and thickness as loonies), but older machines cannot take them (but still have a bill reader).
"They just aren't worth that much."
The general perception is that a $1.00 bill is somehow more valuable than a $1.00 coin.
"Are you saying that, if you had never seen or heard of a two-dollar bill, you would not have thought it was fake??"
My own personal experience in spending dollar coins involves at least one cashier saying "I have to ask my manager if we're allowed to take these."
"$20 in bills fits easily and comfortably in your pants pocket."
Spoken like someone who's never carried around $20 in singles. An amount of dollar coins is more compact and easier to sort and count than an equal number of dollar bills.
At any rate, I think the original poster missed one big obstacle to dollar coin (or half-dollar coin or $2 bill) acceptance: retail outlets don't ask for them. They will ask their banks for stacks of singles to fill their cash drawers with but never rolls of coins. Until some of the big retail players (like grocery stores) start to notice that the dollar coins are easier to sort and count and help reduce shrinkage (two dollar coins don't stick together like two singles), they won't catch on.
But if they did catch on, there'd be no reason to stop printing dollar bills altogether, at least no more reason than to stop printing $2 bills.
Back in the late 90's, some college friends of mine got together to do math homework into the wee hours, and eventually one of them fell asleep on the floor. The bored/evil individuals that we are, we found some masking tape and put an outline around him on the floor and proceded to take pictures. His girlfriend got into the act, making threatening gestures towards him with a sword.
We never did get those pictures back. I suspect if we tried that nowadays, we'd all be in Gitmo.
"but who is gonna buy the players if theres no blockbuster movies to play on 'em because nearly all the content megaliths have already cosied up with Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?"
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"It's just another way for the powers that be to pass big dollar contracts to their buds in industry."
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Without specifications, you end up with screwdrivers with the tensile strength of peanut brittle, all because the guy who owned the shoddy screwdriver factory was a friend of a friend of a US Senator.
I believe the idea is to orgainize vertically forcing companies to outsource all of their employees or none at all. A union would also have the ability to give outsources bad PR.
They found four noodles.
GOTO
Congress is allowed to pass a law saying the states can't do this (Supremacy Clause), but unless and until they do so the courts will have to rely on the so-called "Dormant Commerce Clause."
Heck, not even Congress is allowed to tax exports.
"Wouldn't this law be regulating interstate commerce and thus unconstitutional"
The Constitution grants Congress that right but does not deny that same right to the States. The States aren't allowed to "lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports," but everthing else is fair game unless Congress passes a law that says they can't.
It'll likely get struck down by the federal courts anyway, though; they have the nasty habit of going by what they believe to be the implied intent of Congress was as opposed to what Congress actually did ("Tenth Amendment? What's that?"), but the Constitution in and of itself doesn't get in the way.
Google for "dormant commerce clause."
"Note to politicians: Learn how to balance a budget like 99% of the country has to!"
We're not talking about the feds. TFA mentions North Dakota, Tennessee, California, Florida, Maine, Missouri and Texas. According to the NCSL, each of these states' constitutions mandates a balanced budget.
If you don't like it and live in one of these states, go bug your state legislators or go move to New Hampshire or something. Otherwise, they're exercising their Tenth Amendment rights and those of you unaffected can stuff it.
"Due up first: ET's BMX 2007"
Then we should all be thankful Spielburg isn't teaming up with Acclaim...
Where were all the "Intelligent Design" Republicans during this? If there's a designer, then it's all prior art, so why isn't the GOP stepping up to the plate on this?
Allow the states to exercise their Tenth Amendment right to penalize such businesses in bidding for state government contracts. Oh, wait...
Don't worry, I'm sure all those "strict constructionist" Republicans will save the cause of states' rights...
"Probably not, but how do you determine who will be included in this bill?"
Easy: YOU DON'T!
What part of "Congress shall make no law" doesn't he understand? Heck, I don't see how Congress has the power to protect Valerie Plame's identity to begin with...
"If a company can talk a parent into 'this is why its good to get for your kid',"
But most of what Microsoft offers the state of California won't let retailers sell to unacompanied minors. It'd be like Guiness looking to make a good impression on mothers ("The Kid-Friendly Beer!(TM)"). At the very least, most of the Xbox-exclusive games aren't parent-acceptable; it'd make more sense to get a PS2 (like yourself).
And no, before anybody accuses, I'm not a rabid Sony fanboy, I'm a Nintendo fanboy.
"I have no buddies on MSN."
Unfortunately, I have two: my mother and my father. It's easier to walk them through the process of making a remote assistance request from there.
I've got a few people on my Y!IM account, but I haven't been on in months and months anyway. Might be worth running into some of them again.
They live!
Of course, seeing one and speaking to one are two very different things. Most of us are intimidated by women enough when they're not holding a bludgeon.
And what exactly are these moms going to play? Extreme Beach Volleyball? On second thought, I'd be interested to see these moms as well...
In all seriousness, I know there are women out there that play Xbox and all, but mothers ain't exactly their target audience, never have been, and likely never will be. All they can hope to find is a mother that thinks and acts like an 18-24 year-old guy, and I doubt that's the kind of person they want to parade around in advertising campaigns to appeal to a broader audience.
It's not about the gamers, it's about the games.
That's alright, I've set up a mirror at 127.0.0.1.
" but some (large) percentage of the population is stupid and make it easy for cops to solve crimes"
Double-edged sword. If they're that stupid, why does law enforcement need these new measures to begin with?
Down here in the Land of the Free (Beer), all we have is a Supreme Court that pushes back the definition of "unreasonable."
"Many ads are scripted to invade your privacy without a thank-you note. "
You misspelled "reach-around."
"I've seen plenty of machines that take dollar coins."
In my experience it's been about 50/50 whether or not a vending machine will accept coins larger than a quarter. Newer machines will take dollar coins easily (especially since US dollar coins are the same diameter and thickness as loonies), but older machines cannot take them (but still have a bill reader).
"They just aren't worth that much."
The general perception is that a $1.00 bill is somehow more valuable than a $1.00 coin.
"Are you saying that, if you had never seen or heard of a two-dollar bill, you would not have thought it was fake??"
My own personal experience in spending dollar coins involves at least one cashier saying "I have to ask my manager if we're allowed to take these."
"$20 in bills fits easily and comfortably in your pants pocket."
Spoken like someone who's never carried around $20 in singles. An amount of dollar coins is more compact and easier to sort and count than an equal number of dollar bills.
At any rate, I think the original poster missed one big obstacle to dollar coin (or half-dollar coin or $2 bill) acceptance: retail outlets don't ask for them. They will ask their banks for stacks of singles to fill their cash drawers with but never rolls of coins. Until some of the big retail players (like grocery stores) start to notice that the dollar coins are easier to sort and count and help reduce shrinkage (two dollar coins don't stick together like two singles), they won't catch on.
But if they did catch on, there'd be no reason to stop printing dollar bills altogether, at least no more reason than to stop printing $2 bills.
Ah, the memories.
Back in the late 90's, some college friends of mine got together to do math homework into the wee hours, and eventually one of them fell asleep on the floor. The bored/evil individuals that we are, we found some masking tape and put an outline around him on the floor and proceded to take pictures. His girlfriend got into the act, making threatening gestures towards him with a sword.
We never did get those pictures back. I suspect if we tried that nowadays, we'd all be in Gitmo.
... more interested in fine-ass brunette in English class. Film at 11!
"but who is gonna buy the players if theres no blockbuster movies to play on 'em because nearly all the content megaliths have already cosied up with Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?"
Who stamps the discs?
"Open Caucasian-run DVD stores in China with thousands of bootlegs, and canned American food"
Finally, we get to send some Spam back to China!
Mexico, of course!