"I don't get it. I cannot be a morality reason...since OTB for horse races and apparently some lotteries can be planed online...so, what is the big deal with banning online gambling?"
Not that I agree with it but here is the logic:
Its allot easier for kids to fall into serious debt by OLG than by OTB or going to a casino. Gambling can be as addictive as alcohol, tobacco, of caffeine and OLG gives allot of young and stupid kids a chance to really get into large sums of debt.
That, my friend, is not nitpicking in any way shape or form. The belief that governent has rights and that it 'grants' people rights is the source of power abuse by the two political parties in the US..
If you're a liberal you tag the 10th with the following clause: "except in the cases of education, welfare, environment policy,...... insert social for the children cause here"
If youre a neo-conservative you tag the 10th with: "except anything that benefits business"
Um... The court who made that shameful decision was favored by John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer, and Justice Anthony Kennedy. While I wiledly disagree with their verdict it was not so much about giving things to corporation as it was saying 'let the states determine who they will practice eminent domain at the state level (e.g. State land is not the property or domain of the federal government)
"A voter can, however, understand the system in place with paper ballots"
Hi, a bunch of folks in Florida from the year 2000 called, something about their cousin Chad, or their cousin from Chad...
Why bother searching any terms other than this? If their visa is expired, they should be deported immediately.
Youre assume everyone who has an expired Visa is at the correct address, or will be easy to find. You want to get rid of the risk first than anything else the FBI does not have limitless resources.
Depends on the state and the gun.. Some of the nanny states want you to register a bic pen used for spitwads, some of the gun nut states will let you own pretty much anything short of a bazooka without registering.
Clinton committed a crime, your post implied he was impeached over sex and as much as the left wants to believe that, its not true.. Clinton was not impeached for cheating and lying, he was impeached for lying under oath to a grand jury, the purpose of his lie was to cover up a previous sexual harassment accusation. He, in effect, was denying a US citizen whom he had wronged (allegedly) her rights.
Were a Republican to do that there would be howling on the rooftops (see Packwood who never actually committed an offense yet was chased out of office by the left).
"Where any citizen can be conscripted at will regardless of circumstance" -- if you're referring to conscription, as in the draft, it was a Democrat who brought such a bill to the house floor last session
"ones with liberal thoughts taken and eliminated!" -- Im sorry which party is it that supports 'hate crime' legislation whos purpose is to get into the head of a person and punish not for actions alone but unacceptable thoughts
"Where children are taught to mistrust or even hate those with differing religions" -- Ohhh yea Liberal atheist don't teach there kids that evangelicals are superstitious nut bags who are dangerous.
"Where citizens have the freedom to carry any weapon through the streets unlicensed!" -- Funny I don't see to many conservatives opposing *registering* and denying ex convicts from holding. BUt I do see allot of liberals who (see above) want to tell you what is ok to think wanting government to be the only one to hold weapons.
Irony thy name is faceless./ poster
"Where any citizen can be conscripted at will regardless of circumstance" -- if you're referring to conscription, as in the draft, it was a Democrat who brought such a bill to the house floor last session
"ones with liberal thoughts taken and eliminated!" -- Im sorry which party is it that supports 'hate crime' legislation whos purpose is to get into the head of a person and punish not for actions alone but unacceptable thoughts
"Where children are taught to mistrust or even hate those with differing religions" -- Ohhh yea Liberal atheist don't teach there kids that evangelicals are superstitious nut bags who are dangerous.
"Where citizens have the freedom to carry any weapon through the streets unlicensed!" -- Funny I don't see to many conservatives opposing *registering* and denying ex convicts from holding. BUt I do see allot of liberals who (see above) want to tell you what is ok to think wanting government to be the only one to hold weapons.
If only he would cheat on his wife and lie under oath about it in such a manner that his license to practice law in his home sate was rescinded.
1992 Packwood (R) was forced to resign from the senate among a hail storm from the left for an accusation of sexual harassment of a subordinate. the the NOW president said that the accusations were so serious that he should have to resign before he fights them.
1996 Clinton (D) was accused of sexual harassment but hey, that was just his personal life. The silence from NOW feminist was deafening.
You realize real liberals want NOBODY to have the kind of power Bush has, right?
Must...not...laugh...at...parents...ignorance...
Bwhahahahaha
Liberal and conservative politicians want the same kind of power but for different reasons. You do realize that philosophically a true conservative wants less power for the federal government than a true liberal right? Hell a true conservative wants the 10th amendment enforced and a true liberal wants to pretend its not there.
Still there are no true conservatives or liberals in Washington (at lest not enough to do anything) so the point is moot..
Congress was elected with as clear a mandate as I have ever seen in 2006: end the Iraq war.
Problem is you elected a bunch of corporatist democrats who played the electorate like a fiddle. Did you really think the dems were going to end the war at the first hint of resistance? Heck half the dem pickups were conservatives from southern states (blue-dogs).
All it would have taken would have been a simple majority against the funding bill
Ahh but then how would the dems have motivated you all to come out and vote for the super majority so they can really do some good in 2008..
We need a new government here in the US
2008 is coming fast start looking into third parties today..
If what I did violated goodwins law then I move we include references to Bush (whom many view as badly) fall under that law as well. All I was doing is pointing out that the Euros have elected leaders as bad, if not worse, than bush during the past century so to come off all smug about how upright they are is somewhat disingenuous..
How am I to accomplish that without pointing out some of the piss poor leaders that European powers have put into power? If pointing that out violates goodwins law then I guess you might as well put your fingers in your ears and scream real loud.. I was not calling the poster, Germans, or Europeans Nazi's, I was pointing out that smugness about how great you are at picking leaders might be a tad unwarranted...
I was wondering the same thing, the sad part is there really are people who think the basic human right of free speech means anything not offensive so its kind hard to tell if the GP is serious or not..
Rarely as retribution for centuries of systematic abuse and exploitation, either.
So then you're denying that many extremest terrorist groups are about trying to make people follow their religion?
"If I meet these whores (Madonna and Brittney) I will have the honor - I repeat, I will have the honor - to be the first one to cut the heads off Madonna and Britney Spears if they will keep spreading their satanic culture against Islam," -- Muhammad Abdel-Al, spokesman and senior leader of the Popular Resistance Committees terror organization.
The west certainly has beaten up a hornets nest with its actions over the past several centuries and that may have indeed been the flash, but the power feeding the explosion is the desire by extremest to set up a Caliphate. The belief that they are not under the laws of the nations they are in but a desire to set up a second system of courts. If you really think the end game is to 'get even' or to just get the west out of the middle east youre sadly mistaken.
**DISCLAIMER** I don't agree with intrusive government but I'm just going to play devils advocate to answer your question **END DISCLAIMER**
"also I don't understand the priorities. How many people were killed by terrorist actions last year in the EU? 100? 1000? And how many traffic deaths were there? How many died from obesity or diseases related to smoking?"
Car accidents are seldom performed intentionally and with the intention of establishing a theocracy over your people. Terrorism as a movement is about overthrowing the government in the most despicable was possible, not at the polls, not through out and out war, but by attacking civilians in the hope that fear and intimidation will get you what you want.
"I just don't get it. Why are people so dumb that they fall for these tricks."
I don't know, personally I don't think the risk of terrorism is worth the loss of freedom, nor do I think the risk of obesity is worth intrusive government. But aside from principled libertarians (on the US political spectrum) there are not too many people who wont give away freedoms for their pet fears, hell what do you think hate crimes are all about?
Free wi-fi can replace existing internet access packages from local duopoly.
ahem... Its not free you're taxes will go up, now the question is: Will the difference between the 300-600 a year you're paying for a DSL pipe be worth giving up for the probably 100-300 you'll be paying for a mush more restricted connection? Do you really think that youll get the same service when its provided by the municipal government and shared by everyone around you that you get with your own incoming pipe?
They are the most affordable option currently on the market.
His attacks on Republicans: evil selfish people who are better off dead
His attacks on Democrats: not doing enough to destroy the evil selfish stupid republicans..
Beijing, Nov 2, 2007 / 02:18 pm (CNA).- Organizes of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have published a list of "prohibited objects" in the Olympic village where athletes will stay. To the surprise of many, Bibles are among the objects that will not be allowed.
According to the Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, organizers have cited "security reasons" and have prohibited athletes from bearing any kind of religious symbol at Olympic facilities.
Other objects on the list include video cameras and cups.
The Spanish daily La Razon said the rule was one of a number of "signs of censure and intolerance" towards religious objects, particularly those used by Christians in China. Currently in China five bishops and fifteen priests are in prison for opposing the official Church.
Sentencing guidelines are a mistake, and that's the whole problem.
Right because if a judge wants to give you 10 years for jaywalking you should have to go through the appeals process.
What sentencing guidelines do is move the judiciary power into the federal power
Depends on the law, if its a federal law should not the people who make the law create the sentencing guidelines... BTW federal laws are tried in federal courts by federal judges so *yes* judiciary power in such places is going to be federal.
you have a race to ever more ridiculous sentences for political reasons
Oh yea politics never happens at the local level..
What we really need is to have judges doing the sentencing based on the facts of the case and the real severity of the crime, not a congress in a race to imprison people to seem tough on crime.
So the law makers are not the ones who define the penalty for a law? that seems rather silly and would let the law makers pass the buck to oft unelected judges rather than be accountable to being too hard/easy on certain crimes..
Such actions by the government will only undermine people's faith in it.
Actually having folks who are elected make the laws and sentencing guidelines *BTW the judge can always suspend a sentence and give probation* is rather comforting...
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"I don't get it. I cannot be a morality reason...since OTB for horse races and apparently some lotteries can be planed online...so, what is the big deal with banning online gambling?" Not that I agree with it but here is the logic: Its allot easier for kids to fall into serious debt by OLG than by OTB or going to a casino. Gambling can be as addictive as alcohol, tobacco, of caffeine and OLG gives allot of young and stupid kids a chance to really get into large sums of debt.
That, my friend, is not nitpicking in any way shape or form. The belief that governent has rights and that it 'grants' people rights is the source of power abuse by the two political parties in the US..
If you're a liberal you tag the 10th with the following clause: "except in the cases of education, welfare, environment policy, ...... insert social for the children cause here"
If youre a neo-conservative you tag the 10th with: "except anything that benefits business"
"A voter can, however, understand the system in place with paper ballots" Hi, a bunch of folks in Florida from the year 2000 called, something about their cousin Chad, or their cousin from Chad...
And corporate lobbyist are no longer writing legislation /sarc
Youre assume everyone who has an expired Visa is at the correct address, or will be easy to find. You want to get rid of the risk first than anything else the FBI does not have limitless resources.
Depends on the state and the gun.. Some of the nanny states want you to register a bic pen used for spitwads, some of the gun nut states will let you own pretty much anything short of a bazooka without registering.
Never said I believed the AP but I dont think there were anywhere near 100K people there, 30-50 I could buy...
Clinton committed a crime, your post implied he was impeached over sex and as much as the left wants to believe that, its not true.. Clinton was not impeached for cheating and lying, he was impeached for lying under oath to a grand jury, the purpose of his lie was to cover up a previous sexual harassment accusation. He, in effect, was denying a US citizen whom he had wronged (allegedly) her rights. Were a Republican to do that there would be howling on the rooftops (see Packwood who never actually committed an offense yet was chased out of office by the left).
Irony thy name is faceless ./ poster
"Where any citizen can be conscripted at will regardless of circumstance" -- if you're referring to conscription, as in the draft, it was a Democrat who brought such a bill to the house floor last session
"ones with liberal thoughts taken and eliminated!" -- Im sorry which party is it that supports 'hate crime' legislation whos purpose is to get into the head of a person and punish not for actions alone but unacceptable thoughts
"Where children are taught to mistrust or even hate those with differing religions" -- Ohhh yea Liberal atheist don't teach there kids that evangelicals are superstitious nut bags who are dangerous.
"Where citizens have the freedom to carry any weapon through the streets unlicensed!" -- Funny I don't see to many conservatives opposing *registering* and denying ex convicts from holding. BUt I do see allot of liberals who (see above) want to tell you what is ok to think wanting government to be the only one to hold weapons.
Irony thy name is faceless ./ poster
"Where any citizen can be conscripted at will regardless of circumstance" -- if you're referring to conscription, as in the draft, it was a Democrat who brought such a bill to the house floor last session
"ones with liberal thoughts taken and eliminated!" -- Im sorry which party is it that supports 'hate crime' legislation whos purpose is to get into the head of a person and punish not for actions alone but unacceptable thoughts
"Where children are taught to mistrust or even hate those with differing religions" -- Ohhh yea Liberal atheist don't teach there kids that evangelicals are superstitious nut bags who are dangerous.
"Where citizens have the freedom to carry any weapon through the streets unlicensed!" -- Funny I don't see to many conservatives opposing *registering* and denying ex convicts from holding. BUt I do see allot of liberals who (see above) want to tell you what is ok to think wanting government to be the only one to hold weapons.
If only he would cheat on his wife and lie under oath about it in such a manner that his license to practice law in his home sate was rescinded.
1992 Packwood (R) was forced to resign from the senate among a hail storm from the left for an accusation of sexual harassment of a subordinate. the the NOW president said that the accusations were so serious that he should have to resign before he fights them.
1996 Clinton (D) was accused of sexual harassment but hey, that was just his personal life. The silence from NOW feminist was deafening.
Must...not...laugh...at...parents...ignorance...
Bwhahahahaha
Liberal and conservative politicians want the same kind of power but for different reasons. You do realize that philosophically a true conservative wants less power for the federal government than a true liberal right? Hell a true conservative wants the 10th amendment enforced and a true liberal wants to pretend its not there.
Still there are no true conservatives or liberals in Washington (at lest not enough to do anything) so the point is moot..
Oh well if someone who had alot to gain estimated there were 100K people who am I to be skeptical...
"Associated press reported "several thousand." A permit for the march obtained in advance by the ANSWER Coalition had projected 10,000.[4]"
Problem is you elected a bunch of corporatist democrats who played the electorate like a fiddle. Did you really think the dems were going to end the war at the first hint of resistance? Heck half the dem pickups were conservatives from southern states (blue-dogs).
All it would have taken would have been a simple majority against the funding bill
Ahh but then how would the dems have motivated you all to come out and vote for the super majority so they can really do some good in 2008..
We need a new government here in the US
2008 is coming fast start looking into third parties today..
If what I did violated goodwins law then I move we include references to Bush (whom many view as badly) fall under that law as well. All I was doing is pointing out that the Euros have elected leaders as bad, if not worse, than bush during the past century so to come off all smug about how upright they are is somewhat disingenuous.. How am I to accomplish that without pointing out some of the piss poor leaders that European powers have put into power? If pointing that out violates goodwins law then I guess you might as well put your fingers in your ears and scream real loud.. I was not calling the poster, Germans, or Europeans Nazi's, I was pointing out that smugness about how great you are at picking leaders might be a tad unwarranted...
I was wondering the same thing, the sad part is there really are people who think the basic human right of free speech means anything not offensive so its kind hard to tell if the GP is serious or not..
So then you're denying that many extremest terrorist groups are about trying to make people follow their religion?
"If I meet these whores (Madonna and Brittney) I will have the honor - I repeat, I will have the honor - to be the first one to cut the heads off Madonna and Britney Spears if they will keep spreading their satanic culture against Islam," -- Muhammad Abdel-Al, spokesman and senior leader of the Popular Resistance Committees terror organization.
The west certainly has beaten up a hornets nest with its actions over the past several centuries and that may have indeed been the flash, but the power feeding the explosion is the desire by extremest to set up a Caliphate. The belief that they are not under the laws of the nations they are in but a desire to set up a second system of courts. If you really think the end game is to 'get even' or to just get the west out of the middle east youre sadly mistaken.
**DISCLAIMER** I don't agree with intrusive government but I'm just going to play devils advocate to answer your question **END DISCLAIMER**
"also I don't understand the priorities. How many people were killed by terrorist actions last year in the EU? 100? 1000? And how many traffic deaths were there? How many died from obesity or diseases related to smoking?"
Car accidents are seldom performed intentionally and with the intention of establishing a theocracy over your people. Terrorism as a movement is about overthrowing the government in the most despicable was possible, not at the polls, not through out and out war, but by attacking civilians in the hope that fear and intimidation will get you what you want.
"I just don't get it. Why are people so dumb that they fall for these tricks."
I don't know, personally I don't think the risk of terrorism is worth the loss of freedom, nor do I think the risk of obesity is worth intrusive government. But aside from principled libertarians (on the US political spectrum) there are not too many people who wont give away freedoms for their pet fears, hell what do you think hate crimes are all about?
ahem... Its not free you're taxes will go up, now the question is: Will the difference between the 300-600 a year you're paying for a DSL pipe be worth giving up for the probably 100-300 you'll be paying for a mush more restricted connection? Do you really think that youll get the same service when its provided by the municipal government and shared by everyone around you that you get with your own incoming pipe?
They are the most affordable option currently on the market.
Where? http://www.dslonlinepromotions.com/verizononlinedsl.html?google=verizon%20dsl
t may also help with the housing market slump, by providing additional incentive for people to move to this county.
Maybe but it depends on how much municipal taxes go up does it not?
Right... Germans elected Hitler, you sure got us beat there..
His attacks on Republicans: evil selfish people who are better off dead His attacks on Democrats: not doing enough to destroy the evil selfish stupid republicans..
Lets talk about freedom...
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Beijing, Nov 2, 2007 / 02:18 pm (CNA).- Organizes of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have published a list of "prohibited objects" in the Olympic village where athletes will stay. To the surprise of many, Bibles are among the objects that will not be allowed.
According to the Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, organizers have cited "security reasons" and have prohibited athletes from bearing any kind of religious symbol at Olympic facilities.
Other objects on the list include video cameras and cups.
The Spanish daily La Razon said the rule was one of a number of "signs of censure and intolerance" towards religious objects, particularly those used by Christians in China. Currently in China five bishops and fifteen priests are in prison for opposing the official Church.
Right because if a judge wants to give you 10 years for jaywalking you should have to go through the appeals process.
What sentencing guidelines do is move the judiciary power into the federal power
Depends on the law, if its a federal law should not the people who make the law create the sentencing guidelines... BTW federal laws are tried in federal courts by federal judges so *yes* judiciary power in such places is going to be federal.
you have a race to ever more ridiculous sentences for political reasons
Oh yea politics never happens at the local level..
What we really need is to have judges doing the sentencing based on the facts of the case and the real severity of the crime, not a congress in a race to imprison people to seem tough on crime.
So the law makers are not the ones who define the penalty for a law? that seems rather silly and would let the law makers pass the buck to oft unelected judges rather than be accountable to being too hard/easy on certain crimes..
Such actions by the government will only undermine people's faith in it.
Actually having folks who are elected make the laws and sentencing guidelines *BTW the judge can always suspend a sentence and give probation* is rather comforting...