And there are 3 million pounds of spent fuel there, so hot, that no repository in the US is allowed to take it. And there are 3 million pounds of spent fuel there, so hot, that no repository in the US is allowed to take it.
Which "repository" might that be? Last I heard, Congress had shitcanned the whole notion of building one....
Call a press conference and say, "I want to shut down Gitmo but the republican assholes refuse to let me, wil you the american people help me close gitmo?"
He doesn't need any Republican (or Democrat) permission to close Giitmo - he's the Commander-in-Chief, all he needs to do is call the Pentagon and issue the order.
Do you think that the roads are somehow not subsidized?
In the USA, most of the costs of maintaining the roads are covered by gasoline taxes.
Which, oddly enough, are mostly paid for by the people with cars (the users of the roads).
Which is why a very large fraction (how large depends on just where you live - there are Federal, State, and sometimes local gasoline taxes) of gasoline prices are taxes....
So why wasn't the King of Spain threatened with excommunication for this grievous abuse of power in the name of the Church?
Because the Popes knew perfectly well that excommunicating the Spanish King would just case said Spanish King to send an Armmy over to Rome to replace the Pope with someone more...amenable to reason.
Like, oh, the Spanish King's son the Cardinal, for instance. Yes, a lot of the spare Spanish Princes found themselves in the Church, there was usually at least one Cardinal among the lot, and it's not hard to get your son the Cardinal elected Pope if you have enough troops in Rome.
And then they decide to legalize prostitution with robots.
And why would they need to do that? It's not like "prostitution" is defined in such a way as to include "sex with a machine".
Using a fembot as a prostitution sting is pointless, since it's not illegal to hand money to a robot after banging it. Any more than it is illegal to bang the robot in the first place.
Booth was an idiot, and a significant factor in the nightmare that was Reconstruction.
Based on Lincoln's past behaviour, if he'd been around after the war to ameliorate the excesses of the US Congress, we'd have been saved a lot of grief, and maybe gotten over that whole business sooner.
You lost me at "artificially raise prices" - is there a correct price for ebooks, regardless of context? What is it? If there isn't one, then how can you determine that a given price is "artificially high"? Why are certain voluntary agreements between individuals valid, but others are considered "artificial"?
if, by some weird chance, 17 different publishers were to COMPLETELY INDEPENDENTLY decide that $9.95 was the price point for a book, then there is no collusion.
If on the other hand, those same publishers were to all talk it over among themselves and decide that they'd ALL sell their product at $9.95, that's collusion.
Oh, and we could borrow from the Athenians a few thousand years ago, and immediately put elected officials on trial after their stint in office ends (even if they are elected for another term). We could scrutinize their doings and pass judgement on them, according to the laws we all agreed to follow, that should keep them on their toes.
"The Court of Political Justice is now in session. The defendant is herein charged with Political Irresponsibility and Excessive Atrocity in Exercising his Constitutional Right of Criticism of a Practicing Politician."
It's silly, but I've always wanted to see that idea tried SOMEWHERE!
Honor begins and ends with two men facing each other on a level field with equal arms in a fight to the death.
There's no "honor" in "a level field with equal arms" if one of the fighters is a professional and the other is a 50-something accountant (or a small woman).
Colonel Colt, on the other hand, did a lot to fix that type of inequality....
if you hit me first, and i "feel my life is in danger" i sure as hell can shoot you" end of story
Of course, in the example, the guy who hit first was the guy who ended up doing the shooting. In fact he escalated the violence three times (shove, hit, shoot).
In the USA there is a common view that personal and public health and wellbeing are a personal problem, but the financial wellbeing of rich people and corporations is something the government must protect.
Y'know, I've never heard of any "normal" (read: non-wealthy) Americans who think the government should be in the business of protecting the financial wellbeing of corporations and the rich.
Generally this sort of statement tells me a lot more about you than it does about the person you're replying to.
In this case, his analysis is correct, however. OP assumed that HIS VALUES were more inherently correct than the other guy's values.
Yes, all of us who grew up in "Western" cultures would agree with OP.
Alas, some of us (Koreans, for instance) did NOT grow up in"Western" cultures, and do not, necessarily, assign their priorities the way a "Westerner" would.
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Okay, so legally, how were YOU harmed by this? Be specific, generalities won't get you far in court.
57 trillion locations, with three words each, with no duplicate IDs. Hmm, 38,000+ uniquely spelled words required to be able to do this.
Hmmm, not sure whether I know 38,000 uniquely spelled words or not. But I'm willing to bet most people don't.
Which "repository" might that be? Last I heard, Congress had shitcanned the whole notion of building one....
When the initiator decides to issue stock, get back with me.
He doesn't need any Republican (or Democrat) permission to close Giitmo - he's the Commander-in-Chief, all he needs to do is call the Pentagon and issue the order.
911 Operators are NOT the Police.
They actually have no legal or moral authority to tell you to do anything....
He was found Not Guilty, remember? The police have to give him his old gun back.
In the USA, most of the costs of maintaining the roads are covered by gasoline taxes.
Which, oddly enough, are mostly paid for by the people with cars (the users of the roads).
Which is why a very large fraction (how large depends on just where you live - there are Federal, State, and sometimes local gasoline taxes) of gasoline prices are taxes....
I take it your parents didn't reproduce until quite late?
I'm in my mid-50's, and both of my parents are doing fine - I'm expecting to be in my 60's before either of them die....
"well over 16 billlion dollars"??
Last I checked, the deficit is measured in TRILLIONs per year. A $16B deficit might be YESTERDAY'S deficit....
What's that?! Are you trying to suggest that the Atlanta Braves have moved to Canada????
Because the Popes knew perfectly well that excommunicating the Spanish King would just case said Spanish King to send an Armmy over to Rome to replace the Pope with someone more...amenable to reason.
Like, oh, the Spanish King's son the Cardinal, for instance. Yes, a lot of the spare Spanish Princes found themselves in the Church, there was usually at least one Cardinal among the lot, and it's not hard to get your son the Cardinal elected Pope if you have enough troops in Rome.
So why not subsidize cell coverage for rural areas, and forget the "running wire to every house in the hills" crap?
I can't help but think you don't know about many States, then.
I've lived in some where SOME foods are not taxed, but I've never lived in one where clothing was not taxed.
And I've never heard of one where "rent" was considered a "sale" and therefore taxable....
And why would they need to do that? It's not like "prostitution" is defined in such a way as to include "sex with a machine".
Using a fembot as a prostitution sting is pointless, since it's not illegal to hand money to a robot after banging it. Any more than it is illegal to bang the robot in the first place.
Booth was an idiot, and a significant factor in the nightmare that was Reconstruction.
Based on Lincoln's past behaviour, if he'd been around after the war to ameliorate the excesses of the US Congress, we'd have been saved a lot of grief, and maybe gotten over that whole business sooner.
Ever hear about Mobile, Alabama?
Hint: Alabama already has a Gulf Coast....
if, by some weird chance, 17 different publishers were to COMPLETELY INDEPENDENTLY decide that $9.95 was the price point for a book, then there is no collusion.
If on the other hand, those same publishers were to all talk it over among themselves and decide that they'd ALL sell their product at $9.95, that's collusion.
See the difference?
Isn't it, y'know, illegal to build National Parks outside your own territory? It's not like own the Moon or anything....
"The Court of Political Justice is now in session. The defendant is herein charged with Political Irresponsibility and Excessive Atrocity in Exercising his Constitutional Right of Criticism of a Practicing Politician."
It's silly, but I've always wanted to see that idea tried SOMEWHERE!
There's no "honor" in "a level field with equal arms" if one of the fighters is a professional and the other is a 50-something accountant (or a small woman).
Colonel Colt, on the other hand, did a lot to fix that type of inequality....
Of course, in the example, the guy who hit first was the guy who ended up doing the shooting. In fact he escalated the violence three times (shove, hit, shoot).
Nope. The only self-defense in your example is the other guy's actions - YOU started the violence, then ended it with a gunshot.
Murder. Jury probably wouldn't deliberate half an hour...
Y'know, I've never heard of any "normal" (read: non-wealthy) Americans who think the government should be in the business of protecting the financial wellbeing of corporations and the rich.
In this case, his analysis is correct, however. OP assumed that HIS VALUES were more inherently correct than the other guy's values.
Yes, all of us who grew up in "Western" cultures would agree with OP.
Alas, some of us (Koreans, for instance) did NOT grow up in"Western" cultures, and do not, necessarily, assign their priorities the way a "Westerner" would.