It is of course a faulty analogy, since when peace is threatened by those with bad intentions, the solution is to resist them not to yeild, hence fighting for freedom. The result of fighting is peace, the result of yielding is fascism(from fasce meaning bundle of sticks derived from latin via italian and refering to the bundle of sticks the emperor used to beat people, ok the last part was a joke, it actually was a symbol of the power of a union).
the wall was built to defend russian controlled germany from "free" berlin so while it appeared to be a prison, the imprisoned area was outside the wall.
The disincentivization(I just made up a word) of the other party(approx the same size) doing the same thing, combined with the advantages of selecting "the best" candidate for your party.
My statistics, all anecdotal, I lived in the deepest "inner city" for 10 years, and while both my parents both(still married 30 years now) had to work to keep us fed and clothed, my peers(in welfare housing with welfare financing) had cable tv in every room, video game consoles, etc and a car for every member of the family old enough to drive.
No, I won't trade my self respect for a seat at the government teat, I've seen the consequences.
Yes, Oligarchy is effective, and our system has (d)evolved into that, Price to play is >$100MUS, which means you either earned it, or were bought by people who earned it, SO you are either intelligent enough to govern or your handlers/owners are, either way you will be "effective" although our(US) system of government is designed to be as inefficient and ineffectual as possible, with state checks vs federal, judicial checks against executive checks agains legislative checks against judicial, house checks against senate, Electoral college checks against popular vote, etc.
There are categories of citizenship, US citizenship DOES NOT entitle you to vote for President.
Persons whose residence(citizenship) is in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico(A territory), Guam, The US virgin islands, etc are not represented in our national government, the "senators" and "representatives" from Puerto Rico, are little more than spectators in Congress, although they do get to participate in debate, they do not get to vote on issues or participate(by voting) in committees.
You need to (re-)read the federalist papers if you think that there is another reason for the design of the electoral college, and furthermore, the rest of our government.
If your state is that much of a stronghold, Well it's too late now, but organize and vote 3rd party. YOu may not be able to impact this election, but if someone other than nader takes a signifigant popular vote, eyes will be opened.
I wouldn't be surprised to see multiple 3rd parties impact this year.
Uh, On my absentee ballot, which looked just like the one I filled out when I voted locally 2 years ago, it would be impossible to point to "where you vote for president" without pointing at a candidate's name.
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It is of course a faulty analogy, since when peace is threatened by those with bad intentions, the solution is to resist them not to yeild, hence fighting for freedom. The result of fighting is peace, the result of yielding is fascism(from fasce meaning bundle of sticks derived from latin via italian and refering to the bundle of sticks the emperor used to beat people, ok the last part was a joke, it actually was a symbol of the power of a union).
the wall was built to defend russian controlled germany from "free" berlin so while it appeared to be a prison, the imprisoned area was outside the wall.
So is this patent on Pi? or just on a technique for simulating depth, for prior art, do I need to pull up van gogh or dali? or just mario 1?
The disincentivization(I just made up a word) of the other party(approx the same size) doing the same thing, combined with the advantages of selecting "the best" candidate for your party.
I've never seen a cigarette or even a cigar that size...
That's ok, most smokers look like crackheads if they haven't had a cigarrette in a while.
My statistics, all anecdotal, I lived in the deepest "inner city" for 10 years, and while both my parents both(still married 30 years now) had to work to keep us fed and clothed, my peers(in welfare housing with welfare financing) had cable tv in every room, video game consoles, etc and a car for every member of the family old enough to drive.
No, I won't trade my self respect for a seat at the government teat, I've seen the consequences.
How do you figure that bush "chickened out" he served his complete tour and moved on, Kerry OTOH, used his 3 scratches to go home early.
In the real world, war doesn't end when you get scratched, you have to stick it out.
Most people aren't actually "party" members, they merely prefer or affiliate with a party.
And for those two candidates, merely taking 5% of the popular vote will be sufficient to vault them into signifigance.
Yes, Oligarchy is effective, and our system has (d)evolved into that, Price to play is >$100MUS, which means you either earned it, or were bought by people who earned it, SO you are either intelligent enough to govern or your handlers/owners are, either way you will be "effective" although our(US) system of government is designed to be as inefficient and ineffectual as possible, with state checks vs federal, judicial checks against executive checks agains legislative checks against judicial, house checks against senate, Electoral college checks against popular vote, etc.
Odd, I've been using windows 2000 for over 5 years. And I don't think I'm the only one.
and I thought ntldr had something to do with the kernal.
Indeed. Comments should indicate WHY??
I would guess that you are correct, I would also guess that it is closer than you imagine. check alt.2600 for details.
There are categories of citizenship, US citizenship DOES NOT entitle you to vote for President.
Persons whose residence(citizenship) is in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico(A territory), Guam, The US virgin islands, etc are not represented in our national government, the "senators" and "representatives" from Puerto Rico, are little more than spectators in Congress, although they do get to participate in debate, they do not get to vote on issues or participate(by voting) in committees.
You need to (re-)read the federalist papers if you think that there is another reason for the design of the electoral college, and furthermore, the rest of our government.
We tried that 6 last chances ago.
If your state is that much of a stronghold, Well it's too late now, but organize and vote 3rd party. YOu may not be able to impact this election, but if someone other than nader takes a signifigant popular vote, eyes will be opened.
I wouldn't be surprised to see multiple 3rd parties impact this year.
Uh, On my absentee ballot, which looked just like the one I filled out when I voted locally 2 years ago, it would be impossible to point to "where you vote for president" without pointing at a candidate's name.
Socialist, but that is a matter of semantics.
I've got one, I dare you, tell me how someone on welfare affords a car and cable if it isn't generous??
The earth is as spherical as a billiard ball.
Allow me to be the first
EWWWWWW!!!!
And THAT, is why you should lock your bedroom door. :)