So your point is, religious people are evil and nonreligious people are evil, yet only the principles held by religious people are a problem? Your conceit is really holding you back.
If your argument is that separation of church and state wasn't perfect in the past, I agree. But that doesn't change the point of the idea: the government should be secular; it shouldn't promote one religion over another. If you want your kid to grow up praying to the Christian God every day, go ahead, but don't use other people's tax money and time to put it in public schools.
The problem is, everyone is being taxed for public schools and vouchers are nonexistent almost everywhere, and students are denied the ability to discuss their faith or even pray, so by default the government is restricting the free exercise of it. Add a voucher program, and the problem is solved. People without kids will still be subsidizing this through school taxes, so the socialist system remains in place.
Endorsement? The first amendment says, "Congress shall make no law RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, or PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF." Why do people play favorites, choosing one half and not the other? Allowing free exercise does not constitute an "establishment" (note that "endorsement" does not appear here), or else this clause would be contradictory.
Copyright did exist in much of Europe during the Renaissance. In fact, the Crown actually holds a copyright on the King James Bible in the UK until 2039.
I think film negatives would last more than 7 years if you stored them in your car. You've set up a pretty flimsy straw man, there. The fragility of the media isn't the point-- the point is to ensure the preservation of culture. Clearly, 95 years (the current copyright term in the USA) is enough time for just about anything to be destroyed, while few things will be destroyed in 14 years (the original copyright term in the USA) with reasonable care.
Frankly, I give a shit if the S.S. can read the information on my phone if they detain me. First, in order for me to be detained by the S.S., I'd have to be in a pretty precarious situation in the first place.
Shucks. I knew you'd get to the, "if you aren't a criminal, you don't have anything to worry about" eventually.
Every progressive knows about Jefferson's letter (to a Baptist congregation!) explaining his vision of a "wall of separation between church and state". Jefferson, of course, was trying to explain that the "wall" would protect the churches from government interference, as well as the opposite. Progressives don't like that part of it. Do progressives know about Jefferson's other quotes (emphasis mine)?
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
Of course, there is also:
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.
... don't forget to note which monied corporations-- the unions, the climate exchanges, the mortgage companies, the energy companies-- donated to our current leaders' campaigns.
The 1929 bubble wasn't even as big as this one. It demonstrates what happens when progressive policies are used to "fix" a market correction-- prolonged suffering. Good luck everyone, because we're doing it AGAIN.
- PUBLIC schools before college only teach how to read, write, and (hopefully) basic math - No Child Left Behind: everyone can pass anything, just by marking every answer "C". - Fixed length PUBLIC school system: you can be a grand master in chess, but you're not allowed to learn cursive yet (before you point out the exceptions, the whole problem is that they're the exception)
In short: fresh out of PUBLIC high school, the only thing you're qualified for is asking "Do you want fries with that?". We might as well just teach 5 year olds to flip burgers and save them a decade. At least they'd have some motivation to learn, then.
Patrick Henry College is an accredited institution. You may not like their religious bent, but they have a right to it. Once, all institutions of higher learning had religious affiliations. Are you just a rabid "W" hater or something? BTW, I'm not a "W" fan, nor did I got to Patrick Henry.
A bureaucrat gets to choose what I do for a living? Yaaaay socialism! Are there any freedoms left? The great news is that this gets done in America as well. My public school had a similar system in the 1970s-1980s. Fortunately, the administration realized it was a failure and killed it. Please, hold the rhetoric about kids with low IQs insisting on going to college-- it simply doesn't happen. As a kid, if you're having a hard time in math, do you really think you're going to go to college so you can struggle some more? My peers who weren't cut out for academics gravitated naturally to vo-tech. Just let them do it!
I assume you have already reviewed the studies that show parking meters improve the availability of parking.
By the way, the curb is technically not public land. It's on an easement. In the USA, deeds usually extend into the roadway. I doubt this differs any even if you are in a big city. Evidence? You have to clear snow from your sidewalk in many cities. Either I'm right (I know MY deed extends into the road), or everyone is a bunch of morons who enjoy involuntary servitude to the government.
No, I was pointing out that a President admitting that he didn't have all the facts, yet being confident that the police "acted stupidly", is a jackass.
Gee, you forgot to include anything from the Daily Kos or HuffingtonPost. What does any of that crap have to do with what the President said? Are you saying that he's justified in shooting off his mouth and being paranoid? Naturally, your karma-whoring links got you a positive mod. Congrats!
You're depressingly poor at reading comprehension. The Arizona law explicitly prohibits this behavior. Citing a cop practicing racial profiling just proves that some cops are jerks who break the law. That is certainly not news.
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So your point is, religious people are evil and nonreligious people are evil, yet only the principles held by religious people are a problem? Your conceit is really holding you back.
The problem is, everyone is being taxed for public schools and vouchers are nonexistent almost everywhere, and students are denied the ability to discuss their faith or even pray, so by default the government is restricting the free exercise of it. Add a voucher program, and the problem is solved. People without kids will still be subsidizing this through school taxes, so the socialist system remains in place.
Endorsement? The first amendment says, "Congress shall make no law RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, or PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF." Why do people play favorites, choosing one half and not the other? Allowing free exercise does not constitute an "establishment" (note that "endorsement" does not appear here), or else this clause would be contradictory.
Copyright did exist in much of Europe during the Renaissance. In fact, the Crown actually holds a copyright on the King James Bible in the UK until 2039.
I think film negatives would last more than 7 years if you stored them in your car. You've set up a pretty flimsy straw man, there. The fragility of the media isn't the point-- the point is to ensure the preservation of culture. Clearly, 95 years (the current copyright term in the USA) is enough time for just about anything to be destroyed, while few things will be destroyed in 14 years (the original copyright term in the USA) with reasonable care.
They'll simply outlaw paper. HP will have to start selling printers that print on granite using pterodactyls.
Yay, Federal Reserve!
I don't care if it's the post office: if they want access to my information, they'll have to work for it.
Shucks. I knew you'd get to the, "if you aren't a criminal, you don't have anything to worry about" eventually.
You forgot to add, "if you're not a criminal, you don't have anything to worry about."
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
Of course, there is also:
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.
The 1929 bubble wasn't even as big as this one. It demonstrates what happens when progressive policies are used to "fix" a market correction-- prolonged suffering. Good luck everyone, because we're doing it AGAIN.
FTFY
Patrick Henry College is an accredited institution. You may not like their religious bent, but they have a right to it. Once, all institutions of higher learning had religious affiliations. Are you just a rabid "W" hater or something? BTW, I'm not a "W" fan, nor did I got to Patrick Henry.
A bureaucrat gets to choose what I do for a living? Yaaaay socialism! Are there any freedoms left? The great news is that this gets done in America as well. My public school had a similar system in the 1970s-1980s. Fortunately, the administration realized it was a failure and killed it. Please, hold the rhetoric about kids with low IQs insisting on going to college-- it simply doesn't happen. As a kid, if you're having a hard time in math, do you really think you're going to go to college so you can struggle some more? My peers who weren't cut out for academics gravitated naturally to vo-tech. Just let them do it!
Concrete, asphalt and steel isn't my idea of an "environment".
By the way, the curb is technically not public land. It's on an easement. In the USA, deeds usually extend into the roadway. I doubt this differs any even if you are in a big city. Evidence? You have to clear snow from your sidewalk in many cities. Either I'm right (I know MY deed extends into the road), or everyone is a bunch of morons who enjoy involuntary servitude to the government.
I finally retired my last Windows 2000 server this year. 8 years of service; it pretty much only crashed when the power supplies failed.
What you have is a straw man.
Dear Leader should focus his awesome power on KEEPING HIS PEOPLE FROM STARVING.
2003 called, they want their memes back.
Don't forget Matlock... they hate everything but Matlock.
No, I was pointing out that a President admitting that he didn't have all the facts, yet being confident that the police "acted stupidly", is a jackass.
Gee, you forgot to include anything from the Daily Kos or HuffingtonPost. What does any of that crap have to do with what the President said? Are you saying that he's justified in shooting off his mouth and being paranoid? Naturally, your karma-whoring links got you a positive mod. Congrats!
You're depressingly poor at reading comprehension. The Arizona law explicitly prohibits this behavior. Citing a cop practicing racial profiling just proves that some cops are jerks who break the law. That is certainly not news.