That its only Christians and conservatives who are intolerant... Its not like a rational scientist or tolerant liberal would shout down someone they disagree with.../sarc
Should a person in the middle of a sparse state such as Montana naturally have more say (admittedly only more to a very small degree) than a person in Los Angeles?
Given the fact we are a federation of states... YES
There is nothing in the constitution to prevent states from forming a pact to cast their electoral college votes for the candidate with the most votes nationwide.
No there is not but if you want to talk about bad for representative government. Can you imagine I run on a platform that would destroy the economy of a hand full of states and people of those states have to watch their electors vote for me because I won the popular vote?
I like the Nebraska system. EC's are awarder per congressional district with the final two going to the 'popular' vote winner of that state.
1. Do you believe in evolution?
2. How old is the world?
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Seriously what is with the massive erection people get over the views evolution and the age of the world held by their politician. Its really about are relevant as their favorite color or boxers vs briefs.
I don't care if the believe in evolution or not and I don't care if they think the world was rebooted yesterday. Religious litmus test are insane stupidity. There are dumb when Atheist are excluded and they are dumb when Theist are excluded.
Does their view on evolution matter:
- If they are for developing better of energy/conservation does their view earths age matter?
- If they are for repealing corporate crap like the DCMA does their faith matter?
- If they are for position X does their view on evolution matter?
There are people out their against fetal stem cell research / abortion who believe in evolution so its a craptacular litmus test to hold up. The only people I see using it are ones who have some sort of springer mentality ( they're so stupid, thus I'm so 1337)
Do you think that the South should have been allowed to secede from the rest of America?
Yes, they were evil slaving bastards (Im a yank) but we were designed as a federation and states should have been allowed to opt out. FWIW the war did not start to be hot until the south fired on a union base in S. Carolina. The firing on Union troops was an act of War by the confederate states. Should the union have up and left? maybe but the south could have *at least* attempted to settle it amicably.
This in no way answers if Russia should free areas under its control..
Ive really liked this product but don't use the network cords they sent, usually they are crap. Its easy to manage and if you so need it can convert a USB printer to a networked printer.
I.e., no need to assume that there's some government hand behind it, or some meaningful form of protest against the west. It can be simply that some guy running their DNS servers/proxies/great-firewall/whatever got a nice bribe to redirect the lookups to someone selling the same kind of product, or an importer, or really whoever was willing to pay.
Its far, FAR/blink, more likely that The Government run firewall is being altered with the full knowledge of the Chinese government but at a level *just* low enough so they can plausibly deny it. Its like when 'Companies' Owned by the Chinese Military donate in to foreign election campaigns..
While you're technically correct I think you're being unduly harsh on Google. Yahoo gave away info about Democracy advocates. And any company that imports products made from slave labor is also dealing with the devil on this one..
Huh? What the hell does DNS control have to do with copyright infringement?
This is how China operates they do it with Music, Movies, and anything else that can be copied. Hell the main DNS servers could be run out of China and they would still do this.
If by 'for the most part' you mean under the thumb of the USSR (like the checks in 67') than sure yea what the heck...
And never in a million years would they go that far as thinking to start moving to western Europe.
LOL Its sad when a Yank learns more from recent European history than a European does... This 'never in a million years' argument was the one used while appeasing Germany in the years leading up to the War 'If we let him keep parts of the Czechoslovakia and maybe a bit of poland never in a million years will he invade France and attack England.
This is the same Soviet, expansionist republic that invaded half of eastern Europe and many nations in peoples in Asia.
You do know that US was the reason why UK is there since 1833 right?
LOL yea its our fault you wont give a nation in the western hemisphere back their land...
Taking "control" from the US is merely an issue of reconfiguring DNS in your own country
And what pray tell prevents this now? are you trying to tell me the UK cant set up their own DNS infrastructure?
no goods are taken away from the US, its citizens, or its companies, and the permission of the US is not required
then have at it and stop crying to the UN about it, my word that body of bloated self important bureaucrats justifying their own existence is a joke..
The US complaining if countries X and Y decide not to trade oil to eachother anymore in US dollars, or if country Z decides not to use operating systems from a US company anymore?
Wow that slope is mighty slippery, let me counter it... When the UN controls the internet are they going to start locking out nations that dont subscribe to certain charters.. If the US for example objects to the charter on Children's rights because it nearly bans home schooling will our pipe be turned off?
That being said, the history of European countries as international offenders does nothing to legitimize the practices of the United States today
I never said it did, the US is sowing discord right now (as Europe has done in an unmatched way historically and is not immune from doing again) but it should be noted that:
(1) European nations went into Iraq with us,
(2) Part of the reason the US got invested in the ME in the first place (Saudi Arabia specifically) was to break the Soviet Union who were a threat to western Europe and were, for all intensive purposes, occupying easter Europe.
(3) Europe has started *2* world wars in the past 100 years
(4) Foreign occupation? Falklands anyone?
When Europeans get up on their high horse and wag their finger after having the US come in to *two* wars that they started, and help by providing a strong defensive force to western Europe during the cold war. Telling us how aweful we are after they practically made colonialism and exploitation a science is annoying.
No the US is not perfect, we can (and should) learn from Europe but you guys are not perfect either.
Or talk about how your companies made millions selling over priced materials and handy work to Europe after WWII
So your loving continent starts a world war that sucked us in, and you complain that we overcharged you when we went in to clean up the mess? Hey I guess we should have left the continent in ruin..
But yeah, we're clearly the ones that in the last century raped the worlds resources
Look at a map of Africa from 1910. That continent still has not recovered from what you did to it... Oh yea! way to remap the middle east guys (yea you sowed the seeds there as well).
And what to you mean, fall apart?
Well for one, the sun now does set on the British Empire, Africa is colony free, India is its own nation, and HK is a part of china. Given that 90 years ago Europe dominated the eastern hemisphere and now it does not things seem to have fallen apart..
Economic recession maybe?
Actually it was a world wide depression, but hey why get off that high horse youre riding to get the facts right..
It's a question of principle really. If there's an organization like UN (that means United Nations for those who don't know/sarcasm off) that could be a more neutral regulator, why leave it to one single nation?
1) I dont consider the UN 'neutral' consisting of a body of every nation does not mean they do not have a strong agenda
2) irregardless of their 'neutrality' the US built the internet put in all the investment and should benefit by control
3) There has yet to be a compelling reason presented other than 'Its not fair'. Nobody has been significantly damaged by US control.
But then again, taking into account how little US takes UN into account (well, not US, but the present administration) this doesn't surprise me a single bit.
Dont just peg it on Bush, many Americans (Anywhere between 20-40 percent) see the UN for what it is, a body a bureaucrats originally chartered, in spirit, with preventing war through a place of negotiation who have decided to ever justify their existance by meddling in every aspect of member (and non member) nations policy.
So, with that said, let them keep the control, and let the rest keep fighting for their principles and not only oil like some.
LOL I love this, how noble to have gotten rich raping the world and the worlds resources (Europe) and act so condescending to the US less than a 90 years after it all started to fall apart.
A a majority of everyone not in the US thinks the US should cede control? thats a reason? If ew were to propose that everyone in the world give 90% their income to the people of China and India there would likely be a majority of the world population in favor of it, fortunately we dont live in a world where a simple majority can deprive an entity of controlling their own property.
Short answer... They are first
Long answer... Each state selects its own primary dates (personally I favor a set date despite the fact I don't want the fed mucking around in state issues) and he who wins / does well in IA, NH, SC can really get the dollars coming in when its time to advertise in Ohio, PA, FL,....
Because of the EC if I lived in NY I would give up my right to vote for a doughnut and a good cup of coffee (at lest in 2008). The Dem candidate is going to win the state, it matters not whom is it. The senate seat will go D if Hillary wins the presidency, house districts are seldom competitive (D or R). I suppose if there were a local election which was competitive I might feel differently.
But if you live in a Florida, Ohio, PA My vote is worth more than my life.
I go with 'State level socialist, federal level conservative' myself. I think the states should provide health care, manage education, and anything with is not *obviously* an interstate issue (like say the Military). Let the feds take less money and responsibility so the folks who live in my state and are more accountable to me can figure out how to deal with the cultural, social, economic, and other demographics specific to my state.
This way if you really want a nanny state you can move to one and if you really want privacy and the freedom of self determination you can move to a state which leans that way.. Its not a panacea solving all our problems but its a good start..
hmmm a day when you don't otherwise work if you're say a teacher. 15 hours at 15$ is $225 dollars to sit around and watch people vote. And, yes, they do get bathroom breaks they are not chained to their chairs.
FWIW the polls in every district (MN / NY) I have ever lived in are dead until at least noon! and not 'busy' until 3, given they close at 9 thats 6 really hard hours of work..
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Of course he was but its ok its an anti-catholic thing (no I'm not Catholic).. I
That its only Christians and conservatives who are intolerant... Its not like a rational scientist or tolerant liberal would shout down someone they disagree with... /sarc
Given the fact we are a federation of states... YES
No there is not but if you want to talk about bad for representative government. Can you imagine I run on a platform that would destroy the economy of a hand full of states and people of those states have to watch their electors vote for me because I won the popular vote?
I like the Nebraska system. EC's are awarder per congressional district with the final two going to the 'popular' vote winner of that state.
Holy crap you mean were not a democracy! /sarc
I like the EC and the fact we are a representative republic..
1. Do you believe in evolution? 2. How old is the world? -- Seriously what is with the massive erection people get over the views evolution and the age of the world held by their politician. Its really about are relevant as their favorite color or boxers vs briefs. I don't care if the believe in evolution or not and I don't care if they think the world was rebooted yesterday. Religious litmus test are insane stupidity. There are dumb when Atheist are excluded and they are dumb when Theist are excluded. Does their view on evolution matter: - If they are for developing better of energy/conservation does their view earths age matter? - If they are for repealing corporate crap like the DCMA does their faith matter? - If they are for position X does their view on evolution matter? There are people out their against fetal stem cell research / abortion who believe in evolution so its a craptacular litmus test to hold up. The only people I see using it are ones who have some sort of springer mentality ( they're so stupid, thus I'm so 1337)
Yes, they were evil slaving bastards (Im a yank) but we were designed as a federation and states should have been allowed to opt out. FWIW the war did not start to be hot until the south fired on a union base in S. Carolina. The firing on Union troops was an act of War by the confederate states. Should the union have up and left? maybe but the south could have *at least* attempted to settle it amicably.
This in no way answers if Russia should free areas under its control..
Ive really liked this product but don't use the network cords they sent, usually they are crap. Its easy to manage and if you so need it can convert a USB printer to a networked printer.
That illegal immigrant 'Lucky' and confiscate his 'charms'
Its far, FAR/blink, more likely that The Government run firewall is being altered with the full knowledge of the Chinese government but at a level *just* low enough so they can plausibly deny it. Its like when 'Companies' Owned by the Chinese Military donate in to foreign election campaigns..
While you're technically correct I think you're being unduly harsh on Google. Yahoo gave away info about Democracy advocates. And any company that imports products made from slave labor is also dealing with the devil on this one..
Huh? What the hell does DNS control have to do with copyright infringement?
This is how China operates they do it with Music, Movies, and anything else that can be copied. Hell the main DNS servers could be run out of China and they would still do this.
If by 'for the most part' you mean under the thumb of the USSR (like the checks in 67') than sure yea what the heck...
And never in a million years would they go that far as thinking to start moving to western Europe.
LOL Its sad when a Yank learns more from recent European history than a European does... This 'never in a million years' argument was the one used while appeasing Germany in the years leading up to the War 'If we let him keep parts of the Czechoslovakia and maybe a bit of poland never in a million years will he invade France and attack England.
This is the same Soviet, expansionist republic that invaded half of eastern Europe and many nations in peoples in Asia.
You do know that US was the reason why UK is there since 1833 right?
LOL yea its our fault you wont give a nation in the western hemisphere back their land...
wow I mutilated that one... Thanks..
And what pray tell prevents this now? are you trying to tell me the UK cant set up their own DNS infrastructure?
no goods are taken away from the US, its citizens, or its companies, and the permission of the US is not required
then have at it and stop crying to the UN about it, my word that body of bloated self important bureaucrats justifying their own existence is a joke..
The US complaining if countries X and Y decide not to trade oil to eachother anymore in US dollars, or if country Z decides not to use operating systems from a US company anymore?
Wow that slope is mighty slippery, let me counter it... When the UN controls the internet are they going to start locking out nations that dont subscribe to certain charters.. If the US for example objects to the charter on Children's rights because it nearly bans home schooling will our pipe be turned off?
I never said it did, the US is sowing discord right now (as Europe has done in an unmatched way historically and is not immune from doing again) but it should be noted that:
(1) European nations went into Iraq with us,
(2) Part of the reason the US got invested in the ME in the first place (Saudi Arabia specifically) was to break the Soviet Union who were a threat to western Europe and were, for all intensive purposes, occupying easter Europe.
(3) Europe has started *2* world wars in the past 100 years
(4) Foreign occupation? Falklands anyone?
When Europeans get up on their high horse and wag their finger after having the US come in to *two* wars that they started, and help by providing a strong defensive force to western Europe during the cold war. Telling us how aweful we are after they practically made colonialism and exploitation a science is annoying.
No the US is not perfect, we can (and should) learn from Europe but you guys are not perfect either.
So your loving continent starts a world war that sucked us in, and you complain that we overcharged you when we went in to clean up the mess? Hey I guess we should have left the continent in ruin..
But yeah, we're clearly the ones that in the last century raped the worlds resources
Look at a map of Africa from 1910. That continent still has not recovered from what you did to it... Oh yea! way to remap the middle east guys (yea you sowed the seeds there as well).
And what to you mean, fall apart?
Well for one, the sun now does set on the British Empire, Africa is colony free, India is its own nation, and HK is a part of china. Given that 90 years ago Europe dominated the eastern hemisphere and now it does not things seem to have fallen apart..
Economic recession maybe?
Actually it was a world wide depression, but hey why get off that high horse youre riding to get the facts right..
1) I dont consider the UN 'neutral' consisting of a body of every nation does not mean they do not have a strong agenda
2) irregardless of their 'neutrality' the US built the internet put in all the investment and should benefit by control
3) There has yet to be a compelling reason presented other than 'Its not fair'. Nobody has been significantly damaged by US control.
But then again, taking into account how little US takes UN into account (well, not US, but the present administration) this doesn't surprise me a single bit.
Dont just peg it on Bush, many Americans (Anywhere between 20-40 percent) see the UN for what it is, a body a bureaucrats originally chartered, in spirit, with preventing war through a place of negotiation who have decided to ever justify their existance by meddling in every aspect of member (and non member) nations policy.
So, with that said, let them keep the control, and let the rest keep fighting for their principles and not only oil like some.
LOL I love this, how noble to have gotten rich raping the world and the worlds resources (Europe) and act so condescending to the US less than a 90 years after it all started to fall apart.
A a majority of everyone not in the US thinks the US should cede control? thats a reason? If ew were to propose that everyone in the world give 90% their income to the people of China and India there would likely be a majority of the world population in favor of it, fortunately we dont live in a world where a simple majority can deprive an entity of controlling their own property.
The movie was good its just that the name was unfortunate. Kinda like Last of the Mohicans (sp?)
Short answer... They are first Long answer... Each state selects its own primary dates (personally I favor a set date despite the fact I don't want the fed mucking around in state issues) and he who wins / does well in IA, NH, SC can really get the dollars coming in when its time to advertise in Ohio, PA, FL, ....
Because of the EC if I lived in NY I would give up my right to vote for a doughnut and a good cup of coffee (at lest in 2008). The Dem candidate is going to win the state, it matters not whom is it. The senate seat will go D if Hillary wins the presidency, house districts are seldom competitive (D or R). I suppose if there were a local election which was competitive I might feel differently.
But if you live in a Florida, Ohio, PA My vote is worth more than my life.
The best or worst of both worlds..
I go with 'State level socialist, federal level conservative' myself. I think the states should provide health care, manage education, and anything with is not *obviously* an interstate issue (like say the Military). Let the feds take less money and responsibility so the folks who live in my state and are more accountable to me can figure out how to deal with the cultural, social, economic, and other demographics specific to my state.
This way if you really want a nanny state you can move to one and if you really want privacy and the freedom of self determination you can move to a state which leans that way.. Its not a panacea solving all our problems but its a good start..
Because the bar code provides a layer of anonymity
hmmm a day when you don't otherwise work if you're say a teacher. 15 hours at 15$ is $225 dollars to sit around and watch people vote. And, yes, they do get bathroom breaks they are not chained to their chairs.
FWIW the polls in every district (MN / NY) I have ever lived in are dead until at least noon! and not 'busy' until 3, given they close at 9 thats 6 really hard hours of work..