Looking at the picture of the car and having been in several high speed accidents I find it hard to believe he did not have his belt on. I got thrown out the back window of a Chevy Suburban in an accident where I was doing about 80mph and I got beat to hell and spent 2 weeks in the hospital. After that I started wearing my seat belt but didn't really slow down until years later. High speed accidents are unbelievably violent and often even people properly belted die or are seriously injured. I hit a guard rail at 50mph and even belted I couldn't believe how much it hurt. I had an 80 pound toolbox in the hatchback and it smashed through the backseat and crushed the passenger seat against the dash. Thankfully I was alone in the car. If this guy really wasn't wearing a seat belt then he's the luckiest SOB around.
Instead it will likely also enable the Chinese Ministry of State Security and other such organizations to seize domains and information on users as well. Things would not improve but instead take a sudden nose dive into oppression.
You do understand that the House Democrats also supported this bill? It's not neccessarily just about hating the UN. Although I think the UN mostly sucks.
And that's the kind of comment idiots always make, if you disagree with someone just make him go away with a label. I might be classified as right wing but I do find myself agreeing with the so called left sometimes and then there are times I think both sides have it wrong. I think the current political climate enables all kinds of abuse because people are so divided they focus on each other rather than how our leaders are selling us all out. I was never a big fan of President Bush but most of what I disliked about his administration has been continued by President Obama. I actually wish President Obama was a better liberal because at least we might then have been able to get rid of the worst abuses of the Patriot Act.
That's exactly what they expect. They spoon out the shit for you to consume. I used to enjoy going to the cinema but lately I've been getting burned every other time. Formulaic bullshit with computer generated stunts that are just plain cartoonish. Frankly if most of it was free it would still cost too fucking much.
You will notice I did not reference the Constitution. Attacking a foreign country without a declaration of War is generally held to be bad manners. You may recall that historically much of the anger felt against Japan in WWII was that they attacked without declaring war. How so can we take offence if we do not hold ourselves to the same standard?
An excellent point. Congress has allowed this facade of undeclared war to go on for decades, really since the Korean War. It needs to stop. American troops should not be sent overseas to fight and die without a formal declaration ofwar. It's wrong.
I don't think we need another social drug. Alcohol causes enough damage but is at least much easier to regulate than marijuana. Marijuana abuse is more difficult to detect and control making things like checking people for operating a motor vehicle under the influence much more problematical. I don't think it's bad enough to warrant stuffing jails with people over it but it's too hard to control to allow unrestricted usage.
I remember being in the US Air Force back before they started random drug testing. I was at Keesler AFB for school on my electronics specialty and as I was walking back from class one day I noticed a bunch of Security Police cars out behind the barracks. I walked back there to check what was going on and they were digging up all the marijuana plants that were growing from seeds that had been tossed out the windows.
That's society. Accidents are accepted and intentionally putting others at risk isn't. Part of the problem is the frustration with drivers who drink and drive routinely even though they've been caught multiple times. Headlines in the paper about families wiped out in auto accidents by multiple convicted DUI offenders help to feed the anger. I remember back in the seventies DUI's were pretty much a minor thing and then MADD got started (Mother's Against Drunk Driving), with lots of national advertising and all that changed. Now it's better if you have a beer to not drive at all. I quit drinking back in 88 but if I did still drink I'd do it at home now.
Very good point. I too am in favor of decriminalization but not legalization. Most people that don't smoke pot today that actually want to smoke it don't because of employment concerns. It's difficult nowadays to find a job that pays a decent wage that doesn't drug test. I know many people that I work with that talk about pot and how they'd like to smoke it but can't take a chance on losing their job. Note they didn't even mention the law.
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has to do what? transfer links to credit card numbers?
If you aren't causing a problem you're probably going to be ignored. Stand out and you'll go down hard.
Exactly. Everyone in the US is a criminal. If they want you there is a law somewhere they can use to burn you.
Not to mention unavailable.
All it'll do is cause you to hit your download cap in an hour or two.
Have you ever watched Congress on C-span? If you did you would understand.
Looking at the picture of the car and having been in several high speed accidents I find it hard to believe he did not have his belt on. I got thrown out the back window of a Chevy Suburban in an accident where I was doing about 80mph and I got beat to hell and spent 2 weeks in the hospital. After that I started wearing my seat belt but didn't really slow down until years later. High speed accidents are unbelievably violent and often even people properly belted die or are seriously injured. I hit a guard rail at 50mph and even belted I couldn't believe how much it hurt. I had an 80 pound toolbox in the hatchback and it smashed through the backseat and crushed the passenger seat against the dash. Thankfully I was alone in the car. If this guy really wasn't wearing a seat belt then he's the luckiest SOB around.
Instead it will likely also enable the Chinese Ministry of State Security and other such organizations to seize domains and information on users as well. Things would not improve but instead take a sudden nose dive into oppression.
The House has very specific limitations on it's power. In fact they have virtually no power to censor the internet now as things stand.
Actually the internet is relatively free, even countries like China have trouble enacting total censorship of it.
I can't see how handing over control of the internet to the UN could in anyway be classified as progress.
You do understand that the House Democrats also supported this bill? It's not neccessarily just about hating the UN. Although I think the UN mostly sucks.
Most people don't really care about being free. They'd rather be safe and feel secure even if it's only an illusion.
No reward.
And that's the kind of comment idiots always make, if you disagree with someone just make him go away with a label. I might be classified as right wing but I do find myself agreeing with the so called left sometimes and then there are times I think both sides have it wrong. I think the current political climate enables all kinds of abuse because people are so divided they focus on each other rather than how our leaders are selling us all out. I was never a big fan of President Bush but most of what I disliked about his administration has been continued by President Obama. I actually wish President Obama was a better liberal because at least we might then have been able to get rid of the worst abuses of the Patriot Act.
That's exactly what they expect. They spoon out the shit for you to consume. I used to enjoy going to the cinema but lately I've been getting burned every other time. Formulaic bullshit with computer generated stunts that are just plain cartoonish. Frankly if most of it was free it would still cost too fucking much.
You will notice I did not reference the Constitution. Attacking a foreign country without a declaration of War is generally held to be bad manners. You may recall that historically much of the anger felt against Japan in WWII was that they attacked without declaring war. How so can we take offence if we do not hold ourselves to the same standard?
Dude, come on out of the basement and get some sunshine and fresh air. You've been down there too long.
An excellent point. Congress has allowed this facade of undeclared war to go on for decades, really since the Korean War. It needs to stop. American troops should not be sent overseas to fight and die without a formal declaration ofwar. It's wrong.
I don't think we need another social drug. Alcohol causes enough damage but is at least much easier to regulate than marijuana. Marijuana abuse is more difficult to detect and control making things like checking people for operating a motor vehicle under the influence much more problematical. I don't think it's bad enough to warrant stuffing jails with people over it but it's too hard to control to allow unrestricted usage.
I remember being in the US Air Force back before they started random drug testing. I was at Keesler AFB for school on my electronics specialty and as I was walking back from class one day I noticed a bunch of Security Police cars out behind the barracks. I walked back there to check what was going on and they were digging up all the marijuana plants that were growing from seeds that had been tossed out the windows.
I've never hunted doves with a rifle. :)
That's society. Accidents are accepted and intentionally putting others at risk isn't. Part of the problem is the frustration with drivers who drink and drive routinely even though they've been caught multiple times. Headlines in the paper about families wiped out in auto accidents by multiple convicted DUI offenders help to feed the anger. I remember back in the seventies DUI's were pretty much a minor thing and then MADD got started (Mother's Against Drunk Driving), with lots of national advertising and all that changed. Now it's better if you have a beer to not drive at all. I quit drinking back in 88 but if I did still drink I'd do it at home now.
I think it was his paranoia kicking in.
Very good point. I too am in favor of decriminalization but not legalization. Most people that don't smoke pot today that actually want to smoke it don't because of employment concerns. It's difficult nowadays to find a job that pays a decent wage that doesn't drug test. I know many people that I work with that talk about pot and how they'd like to smoke it but can't take a chance on losing their job. Note they didn't even mention the law.