FreeUser sure seems too lazy to pull himself up by the bootstraps and make his life better.
Move to Canada if you don't like it in America, I'm sure Canada would *LOOOVE* to have another whiny leftie Yank from America to clog up their "free" healthcare system and to smoke all of thier weed and get even less motivated.
Has Slashdot become like K5 now, where any whiney leftie's post is modded as "+2 Insightful" while a rebuttal to that statement is modded as "flamebait"? I thought those on the left were all about "compassion" and "tolerance"? I guess not. If you aren't willing to help yourself, don't expect anyone else to either.
I always heard people complain about the Patriot Act but no one could ever give me specific examples with their bill sections to explain why. You're the first one I've seen prove it on a point for point basis. Doesn't the Patriot Act have a sunset clause in 2005?
Thank you again for your reply, I now have some more stuff to read:-)
I forgot to add,
Mr. Badnarik had some conspiracy theory that Franklin Roosevelt KNEW that Pearl Harbor was goign to happen, and he put all of the blame on FDR, and effectively said we deserved it for being so stupid. He pointed to a book "Day of Deceit" but he couldn't point to specific examples outside of stating the book's name. What a class act.
I also will have photos on my website in a few days, if anyone is interested. (Search my name on google, it's there.)
You are correct with your statements on Mr. Badnarik. Michael Badnarik came to Richmond, Virgina today for his tour thru Virginia. I came to see him and specifically ask him a few questions (I'm a recovering LPer, and I've been an active dues paying members with the party since I was 19, in 1999, so I've been around)
I know Mr. Badnarik was at a college campus, but spending the first half of your "speech" on the war on drugs, and legalising pot is NOT a valid thing to talk about, when there are Islamofascists who want to kill us all. He also spent alot of time talking about the Second Amendment, which is a good thing, but the President doesn't have the authority to legislate, only Congress does that.
I asked Mr. Badnarik a few questions, mostly relating to the current War on Terror, and what he'd do to protect America. He said that America should leave everyone alone, so I called him on that. We left Japan and Germany alone after WW1, and we got Pearl Harbor and Adolph Hitler. He then tried to deflect my critisism and blame America for the "harsh treatment" for Germany.
Throughout all of my strong questions to Mr. Badnarik he seemed to consistently either dodge the question or somehow blame America for our problems. He also said that we shouldn't have gone into Iraq, nor should we be bombing Afganistan. He said we should do a "police action". The same police actions during Bill Clinton that did not work.
Myself, my first priority for a President is to defend America, anyone who doesn't do that won't get my vote, no matter how good he is. Having freedom is great, but it does no good if we're all dead because a Libertarian President thought that we should isolate ourselves from the world and ignore what happened overseas. That's just waiting for disaster.
I could be wrong, there could be some people here who value removing the Patriot Act over their own lives and the lives of their family and friends.
Woo Hoo!
I just talked to Governor Mark Warner in my VA Politics Class on monday (4.28.2003) at VCU... If I would've known he was gonna pass this before I would've especially thanked him for this one too.
I will have to fly my Virginia Flag even higher now! Sic Semper Tyrannis! Virginia is for Email Inbox Lovers.
This is definately a step in the right direction, IMO. Now if we can just repeal the virginia DCMA, and UCITA legislation... Time can only tell.
-Jesse
www.insanehippie.net
insaneNOSPAMhippie@yahNOSPAMoo.com
Unless you were deathly ill, or had no way to get a absentee ballot, or you weren't registered you have NO EXCUSE not to vote. Even casting an empty ballot, or put in a write in ballot, is better than no vote at all.
Okay let's say the system *IS* made precisely for voter apathy, if you know that is true, then you can fight against it. Get other apathetic and angry people mobilised, to show the fatcats in the State Captiol and D.C. that the people do care, can vote them out, and also know what they're doing up there.
Also the Libertarian Party didn't come from the Democratic party. If there isn't a candidate that you believe in, then help someone run in the next election, or run yourself. It will be much harder work than sitting on slashdot complaining the day after, but at least you would've contributed something to the local race.
I'm sorry for the long rant, I lose my focus after writing similar things on many message boards in a few days.
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FreeUser sure seems too lazy to pull himself up by the bootstraps and make his life better. Move to Canada if you don't like it in America, I'm sure Canada would *LOOOVE* to have another whiny leftie Yank from America to clog up their "free" healthcare system and to smoke all of thier weed and get even less motivated. Has Slashdot become like K5 now, where any whiney leftie's post is modded as "+2 Insightful" while a rebuttal to that statement is modded as "flamebait"? I thought those on the left were all about "compassion" and "tolerance"? I guess not. If you aren't willing to help yourself, don't expect anyone else to either.
I always heard people complain about the Patriot Act but no one could ever give me specific examples with their bill sections to explain why. You're the first one I've seen prove it on a point for point basis.
:-)
Doesn't the Patriot Act have a sunset clause in 2005?
Thank you again for your reply, I now have some more stuff to read
-Jesse
I forgot to add, Mr. Badnarik had some conspiracy theory that Franklin Roosevelt KNEW that Pearl Harbor was goign to happen, and he put all of the blame on FDR, and effectively said we deserved it for being so stupid. He pointed to a book "Day of Deceit" but he couldn't point to specific examples outside of stating the book's name. What a class act. I also will have photos on my website in a few days, if anyone is interested. (Search my name on google, it's there.)
Jim,
You are correct with your statements on Mr. Badnarik.
Michael Badnarik came to Richmond, Virgina today for his tour thru Virginia. I came to see him and specifically ask him a few questions (I'm a recovering LPer, and I've been an active dues paying members with the party since I was 19, in 1999, so I've been around)
I know Mr. Badnarik was at a college campus, but spending the first half of your "speech" on the war on drugs, and legalising pot is NOT a valid thing to talk about, when there are Islamofascists who want to kill us all. He also spent alot of time talking about the Second Amendment, which is a good thing, but the President doesn't have the authority to legislate, only Congress does that.
I asked Mr. Badnarik a few questions, mostly relating to the current War on Terror, and what he'd do to protect America. He said that America should leave everyone alone, so I called him on that. We left Japan and Germany alone after WW1, and we got Pearl Harbor and Adolph Hitler. He then tried to deflect my critisism and blame America for the "harsh treatment" for Germany.
Throughout all of my strong questions to Mr. Badnarik he seemed to consistently either dodge the question or somehow blame America for our problems. He also said that we shouldn't have gone into Iraq, nor should we be bombing Afganistan. He said we should do a "police action". The same police actions during Bill Clinton that did not work.
Myself, my first priority for a President is to defend America, anyone who doesn't do that won't get my vote, no matter how good he is. Having freedom is great, but it does no good if we're all dead because a Libertarian President thought that we should isolate ourselves from the world and ignore what happened overseas. That's just waiting for disaster.
I could be wrong, there could be some people here who value removing the Patriot Act over their own lives and the lives of their family and friends.
-Insane Hippie
I haven't had the pleasure to try out your story on my beloved Commonwealth's roads, but if I'm pulled over, I'll tell them you said hello.
I think the cops leave me alone cuz I have a big Virginia Sticker on the back of my car, and a pro gun rights bumper sticker...
The Good Ole Boy network I suppose.
-Jesse
www.insanehippie.net
Woo Hoo! I just talked to Governor Mark Warner in my VA Politics Class on monday (4.28.2003) at VCU... If I would've known he was gonna pass this before I would've especially thanked him for this one too. I will have to fly my Virginia Flag even higher now! Sic Semper Tyrannis! Virginia is for Email Inbox Lovers. This is definately a step in the right direction, IMO. Now if we can just repeal the virginia DCMA, and UCITA legislation... Time can only tell. -Jesse www.insanehippie.net insaneNOSPAMhippie@yahNOSPAMoo.com
Must... travel back to when Slashdot had REAL stories... And back when Kuro5hin wasn't a socialist hole. The fate of the future rests on me.
Lets make a Beowolf cluter of satelites.
Wait... it's already been done! Who took my idea!
I think that was great! Please mod the parent up as funny.
insanehippie dot net
Go here for a good series pro and con on marijuana. It's a good read.
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http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/marijuana
Unless you were deathly ill, or had no way to get a absentee ballot, or you weren't registered you have NO EXCUSE not to vote. Even casting an empty ballot, or put in a write in ballot, is better than no vote at all.
Okay let's say the system *IS* made precisely for voter apathy, if you know that is true, then you can fight against it. Get other apathetic and angry people mobilised, to show the fatcats in the State Captiol and D.C. that the people do care, can vote them out, and also know what they're doing up there.
Also the Libertarian Party didn't come from the Democratic party. If there isn't a candidate that you believe in, then help someone run in the next election, or run yourself. It will be much harder work than sitting on slashdot complaining the day after, but at least you would've contributed something to the local race.
I'm sorry for the long rant, I lose my focus after writing similar things on many message boards in a few days.