So which parts of the constitution do you find is "out of date"?
Some say that the electoral college should be abolished.
Others think the right to bear arms should not include fully automatic firearms, while others think that right should be protected by the Constitution.
I'd like to see an amendment abolishing regressive taxes.
Except that red-light cameras...cause a *large* numbers of rear-end collisions.
Red light cameras are passive devices. They cannot cause collisions.
Rear end collisions are caused by people not paying attention to the road, or driving too fast to avoid colliding with vehicles stopped in front of them.
Well, if they're government-supported monopolies who also get their infrastructure subsidized it's only fair the tax-payers get something in return.
Wouldn't it be better to get rid of government support for monopolies? If farmers already get massive farm subsidies, why can't they pay for their own Internet connections?
You are driving down a highway at a reasonable speed for the existing conditions, then the conditions unexpectedly change (someone steps out on the highway).
Would that be a predictable movement of the pedestrian as I mentioned in my post? If not, then of course it's dangerous.
There's this belief (often held all the way up the management chain to the top) that software, even bad software, represents some kind of massive, utterly permanent investment that must never be thrown away and re-written.
I had heard that current rechargeable pacemakers aren't as popular as the non-rechargeable units because they're much bigger and bulkier than non-rechargeable units.
If it's due to the size of the battery, this glucose fuel cell could eliminate the need for batteries entirely.
Yes, but less so on stuff produced and transported efficiently. As a result, manufacturers and shipping companies will have a greater incentive to be efficient, and people will have a greater incentive to cut down on driving, make their homes more energy efficient, etc.
Refund all of the revenues equally to everyone, and the carbon tax will be a net zero cost to the average person while still providing an incentive to conserve.
The price of everyhtng transported by road or rail will rise.
All carbon credits are designed to do is to lower emissions through impoverishment of the "masses".
This is why it needs to be a revenue neutral carbon tax, where revenues are redistributed equally to everyone. So if the average person uses 500 gallons of gasoline in a year and the tax is $.20 per gallon, then everyone would receive back $100 every year whether they used 500 gallons or not. No impoverishment necessary.
Why would you let someone go before they've rehabilitated? That's stupid.
And why would you keep them in prison after they've rehabilitated? That's also stupid.
So then why sentence a criminal for any number of years at all, when you don't know yet how long it will take? Pulling numbers out of thin air just doesn't sound like a very good idea. Am I way off base here?
So, taxes pay for the roads, the sidewalks, etc. If you pay taxes, and you park where these fucking abominations are, then you get the pleasure of paying another tax on top of what you've already paid to park there.
It's either let the city collect parking fees, or pay more in taxes to make those parking spaces available for free to everyone. Pick one. But remember, "free" parking isn't really free. Those spaces could be put to a more lucrative use. So by not charging for parking, you're cheating yourself as a taxpayer.
And then consider a parking lot where the parking is free but the parking lot never fills up. If you can't give something away for free, don't we call that "trash"? Why would anyone want to live in a city full of trash?
" Unrealistic limits increase accident risks for persons who attempt to comply with limit by driving slower or faster than the majority of road users, Unreasonably low limits significantly decrease driver compliance
That's what speed cameras are for, to keep everyone compliant and going at the same speed, even when the speed limit is "unreasonably low." So it all works out nicely.
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It's ironic that the same document that guarantees democracy also makes itself resistant to change through the democratic process.
Some say that the electoral college should be abolished.
Others think the right to bear arms should not include fully automatic firearms, while others think that right should be protected by the Constitution.
I'd like to see an amendment abolishing regressive taxes.
I'm glad to see it takes only 370 million illegal phone calls to get the FTC interested. The Do Not Call list works!
Kinetic energy disagrees with your claim.
That depends on the speed limit. Freeway throughput peaks at 60 mph [pdf]. Speed limits set higher or lower than that are what cripples throughput.
Your right to recklessly operate deadly machinery in the presence of others? I think you made that up.
Red light cameras are passive devices. They cannot cause collisions.
Rear end collisions are caused by people not paying attention to the road, or driving too fast to avoid colliding with vehicles stopped in front of them.
Next question. Has the backup and restore process been tested?
Wouldn't it be better to get rid of government support for monopolies? If farmers already get massive farm subsidies, why can't they pay for their own Internet connections?
Pedestrians are prohibited from freeways, but not from highways, unless posted.
Would that be a predictable movement of the pedestrian as I mentioned in my post? If not, then of course it's dangerous.
If they walk predictably, why wouldn't they be safe from motorists who obey the Basic Speed Law?
Ah yes, the sunk cost fallacy.
If it's due to the size of the battery, this glucose fuel cell could eliminate the need for batteries entirely.
Yes, but less so on stuff produced and transported efficiently. As a result, manufacturers and shipping companies will have a greater incentive to be efficient, and people will have a greater incentive to cut down on driving, make their homes more energy efficient, etc.
Refund all of the revenues equally to everyone, and the carbon tax will be a net zero cost to the average person while still providing an incentive to conserve.
But more by road than by rail, because railroads are three times more fuel-efficient than trucks.
This is why it needs to be a revenue neutral carbon tax, where revenues are redistributed equally to everyone. So if the average person uses 500 gallons of gasoline in a year and the tax is $.20 per gallon, then everyone would receive back $100 every year whether they used 500 gallons or not. No impoverishment necessary.
Getting rid of the spam will also get rid of the porn spam. Therefore, the "porn" part is irrelevant.
Why would you let someone go before they've rehabilitated? That's stupid.
And why would you keep them in prison after they've rehabilitated? That's also stupid.
So then why sentence a criminal for any number of years at all, when you don't know yet how long it will take? Pulling numbers out of thin air just doesn't sound like a very good idea. Am I way off base here?
It's either let the city collect parking fees, or pay more in taxes to make those parking spaces available for free to everyone. Pick one. But remember, "free" parking isn't really free. Those spaces could be put to a more lucrative use. So by not charging for parking, you're cheating yourself as a taxpayer.
And then consider a parking lot where the parking is free but the parking lot never fills up. If you can't give something away for free, don't we call that "trash"? Why would anyone want to live in a city full of trash?
Who offers unlimited bandwidth? Bandwidth is always limited by the 10BaseT or 100BaseT ethernet port on the modem.
That's what speed cameras are for, to keep everyone compliant and going at the same speed, even when the speed limit is "unreasonably low." So it all works out nicely.
That's only unsafe when someone is driving faster than is reasonable and prudent under the current conditions.
The law in Europe is the opposite: if you're driving faster than the lane to your left, then you have to move over.
It isn't 24/7. It's only when you're operating deadly machinery in the presence of others.