Bush has already spent his political capital. I hate to tell you, but 1% is not a mandate.
Though for better or worse, 1% more than the other side is all the "mandate" any politician really needs. The next justice will be the most conservative person possible who can garner the votes of 51 senators. (Bush and his team don't strike me as the type to do their opponents any favors, you know?)
Perhaps my address is on the wrong lists, but what spam are you thinking of that might save the life of one little child?
You're assuming that our efforts to stop spammers somehow takes away from efforts to stop bigger societal problems. There's always going to be something more important to worry about, so that means we can't pursue agressive solutions to stop this problem?
Spam is less horrible than child abuse, which is less horrible than mass murder; that doesn't mean we can't try and develop reasonable solutions to each one (/. jokes about hanging spammers being put aside).
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Yeesh, don't have a cow, dude...
So it really is just a flesh wound then, eh?
Perhaps my address is on the wrong lists, but what spam are you thinking of that might save the life of one little child?
You're assuming that our efforts to stop spammers somehow takes away from efforts to stop bigger societal problems. There's always going to be something more important to worry about, so that means we can't pursue agressive solutions to stop this problem?
Spam is less horrible than child abuse, which is less horrible than mass murder; that doesn't mean we can't try and develop reasonable solutions to each one (/. jokes about hanging spammers being put aside).