Same thing happened with weed back in the 70s. Congress made the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse to study what schedule it should be placed it.
The Commission recommended legalization. Nixon ignored the report because it didn't support his pre-formed conclusions.
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By the way, the teachers in my State (Illinois) are incredibly paid for the work they perform. They keep saying they're doing it for the children, but they're the first to picket when their pay doesn't meet what they expect.
Oh, those greedy teachers! How dare they!
Nevermind that teachers work far more than 40 hours a week, and have to put up with far more shit than most of the rest of us have to put up with, all while supporting the future of our communities.
BTW, just to inject some reality into this discussion:
Only about a dozen of the National Education Association's 14,000 locals have gone on strike since the start of [the 2005] school year, according to the nation's largest teachers' union [as of November 2005].
source. I guess a 0.09% strike rate is still too high, though, since seeing people exercise their collective bargaining rights is anathema to you.
Way to take the grandparent totally out of context. Here's what they really said:It's the actions of the person in the uniform that need respect, or sometimes, a lack thereof.
One of the big problems with mirrors as lenses is that they have to be cleaned. Just think of the labor costs that would involve.
As others have pointed out, it's not like there aren't labor costs at other types of plants.
However, why does the cleaning need to be manual? WTC had an automated window cleaning machine, and I'm sure there are other large buildings with these systems. Why couldn't something like that be used here?
The fact is that the DC was created for a very good reason -- to provide a neutral place for the seat of government so no state would have a perceived unfair advantage. It's not hard to understand.
In the context of the original United States, it makes sense. In the original setup, the States actually had a lot of power.
However, it isn't that way anymore. We had a war over the issue. In the modern era, due to the "power of the purse" and highway funding, among other things, pretty much every State is under direct federal control.
Furthermore, the USA was the first one to do this whole republic thing. Now many other countries have done it and have shown that a disenfranchised Federal District is not necessary.
And why would it be a problem if we still used thou?
In fact, the dis-use of 'thou' and expansion of 'you' created a small problem. Note how romantic (and other) lanugages have a singular and plural 'you' (for instance, french has Tu and Vous). English used to have this as Thou/You.
I think Chris Bowers is well aware of that fact. However, most of the people who hold those views have already made up their minds.
Furthermore, Bowers does not use the NYT in any of the bombs. They are mostly local papers and wikipedia. There are a few national news sources as well.
You'd have to look into the air pollution regulations. Depending on your location, there are fairly strict guidelines for generator engines. Staring in March, in NJ your generator cannot emit more than 1.5 g/bhp-hr of NOx no matter when you installed it (0.90 g/bhp-hr for new units). The current EPA standard (1997) for new train engines ranges from 5.5-14.0 g/bhp-hr (there is a stricter standard in the works). The current EPA standard (2004) for heavy-duty diesel vehicles is 2.4 g/bhp-hr. An old train or truck engine isn't going to cut it.
The U.S. has always been able to search and seize foreign mail
There has always been inspection of inbound mail. However, outbound mail was not searched until recently (Trade Act of 2002), and I believe that is being challenged in court.
That legal analysis is, imo of course, incorrect. In the Youngstown Steel case, the Court said that inherent Presidential power is at it's weakest when met by explicit Legislative power.
In this case, Article I of the Consitution grants the Congress the explicit power of regulating the armed forces. Congress enacted such a regulation in 1978 which is commonly known as the FISA law. It was amended in the 90s. This law states that wiretapping for foreign intelligence purposes that involves a "United States Person" must have a warrant.
I found that structure actually helped in college. We did do more than just 5-paragraph essays in high school, but I generally used the 5-paragraph form as an outline for my college essays.
Several of the large companies operate out of the UK. In fact, the executives of these companies are BEGGING the Congress to regulate the industry (regulate != shutdown). Who ever heard of an industry that's willing to pay taxes? But that was all tossed away by those "moral" GOPists.
Many of us just disagree with you where "personal effects" begin and end.
True. But let's look at your argument again, with a few words changed.
"How personal effects translates into a letter that leaves your home, travels with an agent authorized by the federal government and possibly a private carrier contracted by the government, crosses federal land or at the very least land not owned by you, is beyond me."
And yet, the Supreme Court has ruled that the mail is subject to 4th amendment protections.
Certainly there is a question here between "liberty" and "essential liberty" - is it essential to drive precisely as we wish? - but the fact remains that giving up liberty allows for order.
No one's disputing that, but you're brushing right past the "essential liberty" part with your ridiculous driving example.
The founders agreed that being secure in your person and effects was an "essential liberty". That is indisputable.
One interesting facet of the federal constitution that many don't reflect upon is the amendment process: STATES have the final word on the shape of the federal constitution. Not Congress.
Is that so? Check out this site about how the Congress has ignored petitions under Article V of the Constitution to call a convention. SCOTUS will decide in the next few months whether or not they will hear the case. My guess is that they're going to punt it on technical reasons to avoid addressing the real issue.
This already exists. It's called the House Germaneness Rule and it basically says that amendments must be related to the bill. However, the chair gets to rule on what is germane, so this can be abused by the majority party. It also only applies in the House. The Senate has a germaneness rule that only applies to budget bills.
Anytime we have one of these threads, people come out of the woodwork with crazy proposals to modify Congress, etc. The solution is simple: elect representatives who won't play by the old rules. That's all it takes. No additional rules are needed, just Congressional discipline.
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Same thing happened with weed back in the 70s. Congress made the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse to study what schedule it should be placed it. The Commission recommended legalization. Nixon ignored the report because it didn't support his pre-formed conclusions.
Oh, those greedy teachers! How dare they!
Nevermind that teachers work far more than 40 hours a week, and have to put up with far more shit than most of the rest of us have to put up with, all while supporting the future of our communities.
BTW, just to inject some reality into this discussion: source. I guess a 0.09% strike rate is still too high, though, since seeing people exercise their collective bargaining rights is anathema to you.
Way to take the grandparent totally out of context. Here's what they really said: It's the actions of the person in the uniform that need respect, or sometimes, a lack thereof.
One of the big problems with mirrors as lenses is that they have to be cleaned. Just think of the labor costs that would involve.
As others have pointed out, it's not like there aren't labor costs at other types of plants.
However, why does the cleaning need to be manual? WTC had an automated window cleaning machine, and I'm sure there are other large buildings with these systems. Why couldn't something like that be used here?
The fact is that the DC was created for a very good reason -- to provide a neutral place for the seat of government so no state would have a perceived unfair advantage. It's not hard to understand.
In the context of the original United States, it makes sense. In the original setup, the States actually had a lot of power.
However, it isn't that way anymore. We had a war over the issue. In the modern era, due to the "power of the purse" and highway funding, among other things, pretty much every State is under direct federal control.
Furthermore, the USA was the first one to do this whole republic thing. Now many other countries have done it and have shown that a disenfranchised Federal District is not necessary.
And why would it be a problem if we still used thou? In fact, the dis-use of 'thou' and expansion of 'you' created a small problem. Note how romantic (and other) lanugages have a singular and plural 'you' (for instance, french has Tu and Vous). English used to have this as Thou/You.
No. If they were using Google Earth, they wouldn't have asked the WMD search team to look in Lebanon for Iraq's weapons..
I think Chris Bowers is well aware of that fact. However, most of the people who hold those views have already made up their minds.
Furthermore, Bowers does not use the NYT in any of the bombs. They are mostly local papers and wikipedia. There are a few national news sources as well.
So true.
You'd have to look into the air pollution regulations. Depending on your location, there are fairly strict guidelines for generator engines. Staring in March, in NJ your generator cannot emit more than 1.5 g/bhp-hr of NOx no matter when you installed it (0.90 g/bhp-hr for new units). The current EPA standard (1997) for new train engines ranges from 5.5-14.0 g/bhp-hr (there is a stricter standard in the works). The current EPA standard (2004) for heavy-duty diesel vehicles is 2.4 g/bhp-hr. An old train or truck engine isn't going to cut it.
Keep excel 2003. Evaluate formula is so worth it (I think thats the one that's not in 2000.. it could be solver, though).
Guantanamo Bay is a United States Territory and the Constitution is (theoretically) in full effect.
Most people don't consider a six-pack to be 'average'.
My conclusion: the plural of anecdote is not data.
Clearly the IQ test doesn't measure reading comprehension.
Original case was in Michigan.
The U.S. has always been able to search and seize foreign mail
There has always been inspection of inbound mail. However, outbound mail was not searched until recently (Trade Act of 2002), and I believe that is being challenged in court.
That legal analysis is, imo of course, incorrect. In the Youngstown Steel case, the Court said that inherent Presidential power is at it's weakest when met by explicit Legislative power.
In this case, Article I of the Consitution grants the Congress the explicit power of regulating the armed forces. Congress enacted such a regulation in 1978 which is commonly known as the FISA law. It was amended in the 90s. This law states that wiretapping for foreign intelligence purposes that involves a "United States Person" must have a warrant.
I found that structure actually helped in college. We did do more than just 5-paragraph essays in high school, but I generally used the 5-paragraph form as an outline for my college essays.
Several of the large companies operate out of the UK. In fact, the executives of these companies are BEGGING the Congress to regulate the industry (regulate != shutdown). Who ever heard of an industry that's willing to pay taxes? But that was all tossed away by those "moral" GOPists.
Yeah all it takes to get a job is to study an ubuntu CD. What fucking planet are you on?
Many of us just disagree with you where "personal effects" begin and end.
True. But let's look at your argument again, with a few words changed.
"How personal effects translates into a letter that leaves your home, travels with an agent authorized by the federal government and possibly a private carrier contracted by the government, crosses federal land or at the very least land not owned by you, is beyond me."
And yet, the Supreme Court has ruled that the mail is subject to 4th amendment protections.
Certainly there is a question here between "liberty" and "essential liberty" - is it essential to drive precisely as we wish? - but the fact remains that giving up liberty allows for order.
No one's disputing that, but you're brushing right past the "essential liberty" part with your ridiculous driving example.
The founders agreed that being secure in your person and effects was an "essential liberty". That is indisputable.
One interesting facet of the federal constitution that many don't reflect upon is the amendment process: STATES have the final word on the shape of the federal constitution. Not Congress.
Is that so? Check out this site about how the Congress has ignored petitions under Article V of the Constitution to call a convention. SCOTUS will decide in the next few months whether or not they will hear the case. My guess is that they're going to punt it on technical reasons to avoid addressing the real issue.
This already exists. It's called the House Germaneness Rule and it basically says that amendments must be related to the bill. However, the chair gets to rule on what is germane, so this can be abused by the majority party. It also only applies in the House. The Senate has a germaneness rule that only applies to budget bills.
Anytime we have one of these threads, people come out of the woodwork with crazy proposals to modify Congress, etc. The solution is simple: elect representatives who won't play by the old rules. That's all it takes. No additional rules are needed, just Congressional discipline.