I think what he's suggesting is the system used in Colorado. A candidate with 51% of a state's popular vote would get only 51% of the state's electoral votes, not 100% as it is now.
"Since its creation some 31 years ago, OPR has conducted many highly sensitive investigations involving Executive Branch programs and has obtained access to information classified at the highest levels... In all those years, OPR has never been prevented from initiating or pursuing an investigation."
That may have something to do with it. Trust, but verify.
"If the market becomes distorted by a monopoly or a oligopoly, it is the duty of the government to bring the balance of power back into check so the the free market may operate."
Microsoft doesn't have to sell its software to vendors. Vendors sign a pre-sale contract promising to do and refrain from doing certain things with the software they resell to customers. A market economy wouldn't force Microsoft to sell their software except on their own terms.
Market forces dictate how much CEOs are paid, but that doesn't mean that they're actually worth that much. Certainly executives should be paid more but they shouldn't be given a blank check.
That's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that if my speech has legal consequences for me, it isn't free. Defamation and making threats are punishable offenses, so they don't qualify as free speech.
"A variant on this would be for the ISP to provide the user some sort of 'shell' program which would only allow access to the Net according to the ISP's rules."
This already exists: Cisco Clean Access (better explanation here). It can require current anti-virus, critical updates and the like. It only restricts computers running Windows.
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I never really liked apple pie.
The inflation pressure assumes full contact between the tire and road. If the tire runs over a 2 square inch device, the pressure will be greater.
"Mcdonalds recommends a healthy hamburger"
Wouldn't that have the opposite effect?
No, it's called "preemptively defending".
So what? Money makes the world go 'round. If you don't like that well then maybe this world isn't right for you.
I think you mean "snouty".
You have to use a credit card regularly to build a credit history, don't you?
"the movie you purchased a license to view personally"
I didn't purchase a license; I purchased a plastic disc. I'll show it to as many people as I please, provided it doesn't break copyright law.
I think what he's suggesting is the system used in Colorado. A candidate with 51% of a state's popular vote would get only 51% of the state's electoral votes, not 100% as it is now.
That may have something to do with it. Trust, but verify.
"If the market becomes distorted by a monopoly or a oligopoly, it is the duty of the government to bring the balance of power back into check so the the free market may operate."
But then it's not a free market.
Microsoft doesn't have to sell its software to vendors. Vendors sign a pre-sale contract promising to do and refrain from doing certain things with the software they resell to customers. A market economy wouldn't force Microsoft to sell their software except on their own terms.
Market forces dictate how much CEOs are paid, but that doesn't mean that they're actually worth that much. Certainly executives should be paid more but they shouldn't be given a blank check.
Not you.
Can't they release a compiled kernel module and still comply with the GPL?
Rep. Randy Cunningham of CA.
Troll does not mean "I disagree."
Then again, maybe they're right.
You can't win. If you're not all-out materialistic then you're considered "lazy" or a freeloader, a blotch on society.
I don't know if this is the case here, but where I grew up, anyone expelled was banned from the entire district and not just the one school.
That's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that if my speech has legal consequences for me, it isn't free. Defamation and making threats are punishable offenses, so they don't qualify as free speech.
If free speech can't be used without fear of punishment, then it isn't really a right, is it?
For the most part, yes. IANAL however. Some examples: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/firstamendment/courtcas es/courtcases.htm#fes
"A variant on this would be for the ISP to provide the user some sort of 'shell' program which would only allow access to the Net according to the ISP's rules."
This already exists: Cisco Clean Access (better explanation here). It can require current anti-virus, critical updates and the like. It only restricts computers running Windows.
Why was this modded off-topic?