Just create two other "car companies" that sell re-branded Tesla cars and have the three of them open up a permanent auto trade show in which they would be allowed to sell directly.
Why bother creating other companies? Just create a trade show for electric-only cars. If Nissan and Fiat (is there anyone else selling 100% electric cars?) don't show up, it's still a trade show. Tesla doesn't compete with the Nissan or Fiat electric cars, yet.
Actually, to run for president it's not enough just to be a citizen, you have to be born in the US
Not true. You have to be a "natural-born citizen", but no-one really knows what that means. Ted Cruz was born in Canada and there hasn't been much questioning of his status as a natural-born citizen. McCain was born in (or near) the Panama Canal Zone and the Senate agreed that he was eligible to be President.
Sorry Ahnold, no naturalized citizens in the White House!
Whining about an absurdly uncommon occurrence, while ignoring the people who are being robbed every day,
There is plenty of evidence that it isn't "an absurdly uncommon occurrence" , but instead in some parts of the country it is routine. And, actually, he his "whining" about the same people, because many of those civil forfeitures are state-sanctioned (often highway) robbery.
I suppose one way to explain it would be that it might cause some minor political embarrassment if it were revealed the head of state / elected leader didn't have a passport, and therefore, technically speaking, was actually breaking the law when traveling abroad.
British heads of state (currently Queen Elizabeth II) don't have passports. A British passport is a document in which the Queen requests that foreign counties allow the holder to pass. The Queen can ask in person and so has no need for a passport.
Got a cite for that? There are people claiming that he was born in a hospital outside the canal zone.
He was born in Canada. But, his mother was a US citizen and only there due to her husband's work, and I think as a result he does qualify as native born
Obama was born in Hawaii, but even if he had not been born on US soil, he still had one parent who was a US citizen. So, all those people who were questioning the legitimacy of Obama as President, where are they now, since Obama has a stronger claim to be a natural born citizen than Cruz has.
You don't have Class Actions in the UK? How telling...
It's not so simple. The following is an amateur explanation of how things work. Perhaps someone can explain it better?
The UK has loser pays on legal fees. Once one person wins a lawsuit on a common basis, others can expect to win also. If the company lost those cases in court (as would now be very likely), the company would be liable for both sides' legal bills in lots of individual cases. So, after losing one representative case in what would be class action in the USA, a defendant has a very strong incentive to settle the others. People who would be in a class in the USA can band together to fund the initial representative case.
If I were a betting man I would think Ted Cruz will be our next president.
I think that Ted Cruz is only the stalking horse. It's easy for him now while he is appealing to his base, but if he wins the primary, he will be easy to portray as a right-wing nut.
Why would you expect two languages separated by an ocean, as well as several centuries (mostly ones where long-distance communication was extremely limited), to still remain similar?
Because, unlike English, the French language is not defined by use, it is defined by the French Academy.
If your proposal were implemented, the best possible outcome for the company is that they simply discontinue providing coverage maps for the country, and require you to call in
It's not so simple. Large ISPs are always touting how much coverage they provide and how many options people have for broadband Internet service at their houses. Without the maps, they won't be able to make these claims and their political ability to suppress competitors (especially competition from city-owned infrastructure) will be at risk.
Just a couple of years ago, Comcast quoted $200,000 to hook up to my office in the middle of Silicon Valley. On a positive note, the monthly charge would only have been $99/month.
Seriously, $200,000. There is a big datacenter just across the street, which must have massive capacity. There are businesses all round that must be using lots of bandwidth.
Many wealthy people in the USA made lots of money from WW1 and many were all set to make lots of money from WW2, until those pesky Japanese spoiled the party.
The current "war" is (I think) the longest continuous period of war in the USA's history.
Corps make lots of money from wars, as long as they are not fought at home.
Call me crazy, but I'd much rather trust corporations than government. Corporations have to answer to shareholders, and to a lesser extent, their customers
If there were real competition in residential Internet service, those corporations would have to answer to their customers. With the local duopolies, they only have to answer to their shareholders.
I recently transferred one domain (I plan to transfer the rest), but came across an interesting issue in the process. The domain used a proxy registration to hide my information (as recommened in TFA), but, in order to allow the transfer, I had to disable the proxy registration and make it public. Thus, for some time, my privacy protection was not effective. Now this wasn't a big deal for me, but it could be for others.
Also, note that GoDaddy's domains by proxy makes the total cost of a private domain registration far higher than many other registrars.
Although the proposed power would let Customs request passwords from any traveller or do random checks on electronic devices, Tremain told a parliamentary select committee that was not its intention.
Instead, the department would only use the power if it was acting on "some intelligence or observation of abnormal behaviour", she said.
Protip: whenever some government official says that they won't use their power for some purpose, you know that it will be used in exactly that way or for that purpose. Case in point, RIPA in the UK, which has been used (abused) in cases related to petty crime in exactly the way it was originally claimed it would not be used.
Right. So why do you keep voting for the Two Parties? They hardly have a reason to change when, for all your "citing", they can count on your support no matter how they treat you.
You know that the US has these things called "Primaries", right? That's your opportunity to vote for a candidate who reflects your opinions better.
Through the money of the Koch brothers, the Tea Party has pulled US politics to the right. It can be pulled back, but not if people give up on voting. In my opinion, those who don't vote have no right to express an opinion on any political matter.
It's not a coincidence, it's a natural consequence of the economic power behind the English language. If the world were dominated by China, the world's most famous bard would be called Li Bai.
British economic dominance came during and after the Industrial Revolution, not before.
I have often wondered if the reason that England led the industrial revolution was the use of the English language. There were also cultural issues (a culture of meetings that enabled exchange of ideas), but perhaps there is something about the English language that allows people to think about, discuss and solve problems in a manner that is more effective than some continental languages.
I've never had a problem getting the rate I was quoted. It's common that they are out of the particular car class I ordered, but that's to be expected,
I am not going to use Hertz again.
In the past, one paid extra for the convenience of an on-airport car-rental location and perhaps a nicer bus. Now, all the car rental locations are in the same building (unless you are using a small, local company) and at some (many) airports, the busses are also pooled. So the primary advantage of Hertz is gone for me.
On my last rental, I declined the navigation system. Yet on returning it, I was charged for the navigation system. Was this an accident? I am suspicious that it was not.
On this same rental, I asked for additional drivers. At no point was I told that there was an extra cost for this. Yet, I was charged extra. This may be legal, but it was deceptive.
See the Wikipedia article on the Speech and Debate Clause or read it for yourself in the Constitution. So he can talk all about the program during a speech on the floor of the Senate, and nothing can legally be done to him.
If a bunch of Republican senators could get together and write a letter outlining the details of these abuses, I'm sure there wouldn't be any consequences (to themselves
Wouldn't there? Ask Joe Nacchio if he agrees with you. My expectation is that certain details of the private lives of some of those politicans would somehow become public.
At this point, I believe that it is possible (likely?) that the CIA and the NSA would use (have already used?) blackmail to preserve their position.
Well, obviously if the prosecutors hid evidence, then they go on death row and the accused is set free as he did not get a fair trial.
I'll put you in the naive category. I think that is better than stupid.
There was video of a policeman hitting a handcuffed supect during questioning. Was he convicted? No. You really think that prosecutors are going to suffer for misconduct? If so, I have a bridge to sell you.
You get 1 appeal, and if denyed, you go directly to the punishment instead of back to your cell. If you REALLY didnt do it, take the chance, otherwise sit there and rot until your day
Either you are naive or ignorant. What happens when it comes out that prosecutors hid evidence? Does that justify another appeal? Why do prosecutors fight tooth and nail to prevent examination of previously unexamined DNA evidence?
The plain fact is that innocent people have been executed in the USA. And you want to speed up the pathway to execution?
Do you want to be responsible for executing innocent people? I don't, which is one of the reasons that I oppose the death penalty.
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Why bother creating other companies? Just create a trade show for electric-only cars. If Nissan and Fiat (is there anyone else selling 100% electric cars?) don't show up, it's still a trade show. Tesla doesn't compete with the Nissan or Fiat electric cars, yet.
That's what they want. Have you been living under a rock?
Not true. You have to be a "natural-born citizen", but no-one really knows what that means. Ted Cruz was born in Canada and there hasn't been much questioning of his status as a natural-born citizen. McCain was born in (or near) the Panama Canal Zone and the Senate agreed that he was eligible to be President.
You got that part right.
There is plenty of evidence that it isn't "an absurdly uncommon occurrence" , but instead in some parts of the country it is routine. And, actually, he his "whining" about the same people, because many of those civil forfeitures are state-sanctioned (often highway) robbery.
British heads of state (currently Queen Elizabeth II) don't have passports. A British passport is a document in which the Queen requests that foreign counties allow the holder to pass. The Queen can ask in person and so has no need for a passport.
Got a cite for that? There are people claiming that he was born in a hospital outside the canal zone.
Obama was born in Hawaii, but even if he had not been born on US soil, he still had one parent who was a US citizen. So, all those people who were questioning the legitimacy of Obama as President, where are they now, since Obama has a stronger claim to be a natural born citizen than Cruz has.
It's not so simple. The following is an amateur explanation of how things work. Perhaps someone can explain it better?
The UK has loser pays on legal fees. Once one person wins a lawsuit on a common basis, others can expect to win also. If the company lost those cases in court (as would now be very likely), the company would be liable for both sides' legal bills in lots of individual cases. So, after losing one representative case in what would be class action in the USA, a defendant has a very strong incentive to settle the others. People who would be in a class in the USA can band together to fund the initial representative case.
I think that Ted Cruz is only the stalking horse. It's easy for him now while he is appealing to his base, but if he wins the primary, he will be easy to portray as a right-wing nut.
Are they really stupid, or smart people playing stupid?
Perhaps it doesn't matter. All that matters is how they act and if they act stupid ...
Because, unlike English, the French language is not defined by use, it is defined by the French Academy.
It's not so simple. Large ISPs are always touting how much coverage they provide and how many options people have for broadband Internet service at their houses. Without the maps, they won't be able to make these claims and their political ability to suppress competitors (especially competition from city-owned infrastructure) will be at risk.
Just a couple of years ago, Comcast quoted $200,000 to hook up to my office in the middle of Silicon Valley. On a positive note, the monthly charge would only have been $99/month.
Seriously, $200,000. There is a big datacenter just across the street, which must have massive capacity. There are businesses all round that must be using lots of bandwidth.
Depends.
Many wealthy people in the USA made lots of money from WW1 and many were all set to make lots of money from WW2, until those pesky Japanese spoiled the party.
The current "war" is (I think) the longest continuous period of war in the USA's history.
Corps make lots of money from wars, as long as they are not fought at home.
If there were real competition in residential Internet service, those corporations would have to answer to their customers. With the local duopolies, they only have to answer to their shareholders.
So, yes, you are crazy.
I recently transferred one domain (I plan to transfer the rest), but came across an interesting issue in the process. The domain used a proxy registration to hide my information (as recommened in TFA), but, in order to allow the transfer, I had to disable the proxy registration and make it public. Thus, for some time, my privacy protection was not effective. Now this wasn't a big deal for me, but it could be for others.
Also, note that GoDaddy's domains by proxy makes the total cost of a private domain registration far higher than many other registrars.
Protip: whenever some government official says that they won't use their power for some purpose, you know that it will be used in exactly that way or for that purpose. Case in point, RIPA in the UK, which has been used (abused) in cases related to petty crime in exactly the way it was originally claimed it would not be used.
Indeed. Watch the movie "This film is not yet rated" for a very clear explanation.
You know that the US has these things called "Primaries", right? That's your opportunity to vote for a candidate who reflects your opinions better.
Through the money of the Koch brothers, the Tea Party has pulled US politics to the right. It can be pulled back, but not if people give up on voting. In my opinion, those who don't vote have no right to express an opinion on any political matter.
British economic dominance came during and after the Industrial Revolution, not before.
I have often wondered if the reason that England led the industrial revolution was the use of the English language. There were also cultural issues (a culture of meetings that enabled exchange of ideas), but perhaps there is something about the English language that allows people to think about, discuss and solve problems in a manner that is more effective than some continental languages.
I am not going to use Hertz again.
In the past, one paid extra for the convenience of an on-airport car-rental location and perhaps a nicer bus. Now, all the car rental locations are in the same building (unless you are using a small, local company) and at some (many) airports, the busses are also pooled. So the primary advantage of Hertz is gone for me.
On my last rental, I declined the navigation system. Yet on returning it, I was charged for the navigation system. Was this an accident? I am suspicious that it was not.
On this same rental, I asked for additional drivers. At no point was I told that there was an extra cost for this. Yet, I was charged extra. This may be legal, but it was deceptive.
Hertz, you lost my business.
FTFY.
Wouldn't there? Ask Joe Nacchio if he agrees with you. My expectation is that certain details of the private lives of some of those politicans would somehow become public.
At this point, I believe that it is possible (likely?) that the CIA and the NSA would use (have already used?) blackmail to preserve their position.
I'll put you in the naive category. I think that is better than stupid.
There was video of a policeman hitting a handcuffed supect during questioning. Was he convicted? No. You really think that prosecutors are going to suffer for misconduct? If so, I have a bridge to sell you.
Either you are naive or ignorant. What happens when it comes out that prosecutors hid evidence? Does that justify another appeal? Why do prosecutors fight tooth and nail to prevent examination of previously unexamined DNA evidence?
The plain fact is that innocent people have been executed in the USA. And you want to speed up the pathway to execution?
Do you want to be responsible for executing innocent people? I don't, which is one of the reasons that I oppose the death penalty.