Keep in mind the Constitution does NOT grant those Natural Rights. Our Founding Fathers felt they were a given, however, to make sure things were clear, the government was forbidden from messing with them. Congress could try to repeal the Bill of Rights, but they actually don't that power. No government has that power. Those rights can NOT be repealed. Any government that attempts to revoke those rights would be a rouge government.
Again, I highly recommend reading the Federalist Papers.
Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are as much socially-granted rights as fair use.
I don't know what country you are in, but in the U.S., freedom of religion and freedom of speech are "Natural Rights" (aka god given). They are NOT granted to you by the government or society. Yes, the government or society can take those away, just like they can take away your life, but that would be considered wrong and you would be within your Natural Rights to defend your other rights (yes, the right to bear arms is also a Natural Right).
If you are an American, you need to read up on the Constitution. I highly recommend the Federalist Papers. Not always an easy read, but packed full of what the People Who Were There meant.
On board a naval vessel, the captain is ultimately responsible for anything and everything. The captain's job is to put the right people into command positions who make sure everything runs smooth. No, the captain can't notice everything happening, but the people he chooses do that for him and report to him.
A corporate CEO is no different. He should be treated no different. When a low level store manager does something illegal or questionable, the CEO is responsible because he hired (or did not fire) people who allowed it to happen.
Oh, and keel-hauling the Fry's CEO seems reasonable to me.
No, I think $48/year is reasonable to access a central repository for scientific journals etc that are free. The service isn't the journals. The service is gathering them all in one place.
My comments were based on electronic access only. For hard copies, however, things get a lot more expensive for those highly specialized scientific studies.
Scientology is NOT officially recognized as a religion. Nor is it recognized as not being a religion. Any fool can start cult and claim tax exemption status. They get no special status beyond that. The 1st Amendment of the Constitution doesn't allow the government to take a stance except in very limited situations.
Even though it seems the whole thing was a mixup and the problem is being resolved, I still want to comment on the amount charged to access the document. Had it been $48 for the single document, it would have been excessive. Had the $48 been to access all CC documents for an entire year, then I would say that was a reasonable fee to cover distribution costs.
The main problem with Microsoft is arrogance. They believe they have the right to do whatever the hell they want. Screw the laws, they don't apply, "We're Microsoft! We're special!" In reality, that's been true. So they were declared an illegal monopoly. So what happened to them? Basically, not a god damn thing. The courts told them to take a 10 minute time-out in the corner, and let them off after only 5 minutes. So of course Microsoft thinks they can do anything they want, because they have been getting away with doing anything they want. Microsoft is incapable of believing the normal rules apply to them. And the more they get away with shit, the more firmly entrenched they will be in this belief and these kinds of kinds of actions.
Using milk as an example is a bad idea. The federal government highly regulates the milk industry, deciding who can sell milk, how much of it they can sell, and for how much (the price is fixed artificially high). Since everyone in the industry has a fixed size of the milk pie, they work together to increase the overall size of that pie.
I don't care if they are nice when you meet them. What I care about is the fact that this so called moderate majority is completely silent while their religion is hijacked by the violent fundamentals.
Where is the Muslim outcry when terrorists explode a bomb in a shopping center. Where's the outcry when they explode a bomb a bomb at a school? Where's the outcry when they kidnap someone and cut is head off?
There is no outcry. There's only a feebly whispered, "That's not Islam" from a few people. Not good enough. Those barbarous actions need to be denounced from the top of each and every mosque. Those mullahs who run Islam need to issue denouncements with the strongest terms, and no god damn weasily "that's bad but...". No "buts". It's bad or it's not bad. Pick one.
And I don't mean just in the U.S. were I'm sure the majority are moderates. We need to here them denounce terrorist acts in the middle east. I want to hear it in Mecca, damn it.
When the middle east is outraged by the murder of a Christian or Jewish baby as much as they are outraged by a picture of Mohammad, then there might be some progress. Until then, muslims can go fuck themselves along with their pediphile pig fucking prophet mohammad.
The cases of wacko christian fundamentalists blowing up innocent people has been a rare exception and was always denounced by main-stream christians. The cases of Muslims blowing up innocents is an every day occurrence and is never denounced by the mythical moderate muslims.
It doesn't matter how gentle you are, you must not criticize Islam. For example, there was a comment about Muslims becoming violent over the least little thing. This touched off a week of rioting in middle eastern countries that resulted in several deaths. I don't think the Muslims understand the definition of "irony".
If there's a moderate side to Islam, it doesn't matter. What the Western World sees is a crowd of hate-filled crazies wanting to kill us for just about anything we do. There might be a moderate crowd buried under all that hate, but I stopped caring a long time ago. I expect things to get a whole hell of a lot worse. We're going to see a lot of nasty shit going on over the next decade. It will happen in Europe first. They will either call it WW3 or The Sword of Allah, depending upon who wins.
From that I have heard, Wal-Mart pays a decent amount, far more than the minimum wage. They aggressively hire people who normally have a hard time getting a job (elderly), they have benefits, and such. So why is their a small group of idiots protesting against them? Is it only because they are a large corporation?
Your post being moderated as a "Troll" is proof that people don't understand the moderation system. No doubt some socialist doesn't like you making negative statements about one of their anointed saints.
You're assuming that they end up in jail because they didn't graduate on time. I tend to believe the people who don't graduate on time are also the type of people who do things that get their sorry asses tossed in jail.
A lawyer friend explained to me that intent is everything, at least it used to be. Say you are in the store and pick up a candy bar, then continue shopping for the one item you went in to get. Upon discovering they were out of that item, you leave, completely forgetting about the candy bar in your hand. You aren't guilty of shoplifting because you did not intend to commit the crime. You spaced. Unfortunately, these days prosecutors don't give a shit about intent. They just want to increase their score (convictions) in the game (promotion).
The fact is that the UN, while it does have a lot of problems, is also far more effective
I doubt that very much. The UN couldn't pour sand of a boot even with instructions written on the heel.
How long has the genocide in Darfur been going on? Last I heard, the UN issued a proclamation that said basically, "stop or we'll say top again". How about those times the UN security forces allowed militants and war lords to drive right past them and kill the civilians they were supposed to be protecting? How about all those rape and child sex slave cases being hushed up by the UN?
The only time UN security forces are able to do a damn thing that is useful is when the United States or one of our trusted friends (UK, Canada, Australia, etc) is in charge of it.
The UN may be been created with noble intent, but it now only serves to keep tin-pot dictators in power. Look who's on the commission for human rights. The worse evil dictator bastards on the planet.
Look who the UN just put in charge of the commission on sustainability. The representative from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe! OMFG! They have about 3000% inflation in that country! Once an exporter of food, now suffering mass famine. All because of the policies of the evil dictator Mugabe. But hey, Mugabe's policies just got the rubber stamp from the UN, so it must be desirable.
Any argument that the UN is useful and/or necessary is both morally and intellectually bankrupt given its past history and current (in)actions.
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But ... but ... we don't want him! Neither does Barbie.
A greenpeace action figure would eat tofu, wear earth shoes, and run screaming like a school girl at the first sign of any real danger.
Keep in mind the Constitution does NOT grant those Natural Rights. Our Founding Fathers felt they were a given, however, to make sure things were clear, the government was forbidden from messing with them. Congress could try to repeal the Bill of Rights, but they actually don't that power. No government has that power. Those rights can NOT be repealed. Any government that attempts to revoke those rights would be a rouge government.
Again, I highly recommend reading the Federalist Papers.
Now those bastards are turning him into a euro-pussie. They already have Ken, what more do they want?
Where did I mention DRM? Perhaps you need to read what I wrote.
I don't know what country you are in, but in the U.S., freedom of religion and freedom of speech are "Natural Rights" (aka god given). They are NOT granted to you by the government or society. Yes, the government or society can take those away, just like they can take away your life, but that would be considered wrong and you would be within your Natural Rights to defend your other rights (yes, the right to bear arms is also a Natural Right).
If you are an American, you need to read up on the Constitution. I highly recommend the Federalist Papers. Not always an easy read, but packed full of what the People Who Were There meant.
On board a naval vessel, the captain is ultimately responsible for anything and everything. The captain's job is to put the right people into command positions who make sure everything runs smooth. No, the captain can't notice everything happening, but the people he chooses do that for him and report to him.
A corporate CEO is no different. He should be treated no different. When a low level store manager does something illegal or questionable, the CEO is responsible because he hired (or did not fire) people who allowed it to happen.
Oh, and keel-hauling the Fry's CEO seems reasonable to me.
No, I think $48/year is reasonable to access a central repository for scientific journals etc that are free. The service isn't the journals. The service is gathering them all in one place.
I'll join in by going to work first, then by doing a bit of shopping afterwards. If there's a "Support our Troops" march, I'll sure to join into that.
My comments were based on electronic access only. For hard copies, however, things get a lot more expensive for those highly specialized scientific studies.
Scientology is NOT officially recognized as a religion. Nor is it recognized as not being a religion. Any fool can start cult and claim tax exemption status. They get no special status beyond that. The 1st Amendment of the Constitution doesn't allow the government to take a stance except in very limited situations.
Even though it seems the whole thing was a mixup and the problem is being resolved, I still want to comment on the amount charged to access the document. Had it been $48 for the single document, it would have been excessive. Had the $48 been to access all CC documents for an entire year, then I would say that was a reasonable fee to cover distribution costs.
The main problem with Microsoft is arrogance. They believe they have the right to do whatever the hell they want. Screw the laws, they don't apply, "We're Microsoft! We're special!" In reality, that's been true. So they were declared an illegal monopoly. So what happened to them? Basically, not a god damn thing. The courts told them to take a 10 minute time-out in the corner, and let them off after only 5 minutes. So of course Microsoft thinks they can do anything they want, because they have been getting away with doing anything they want. Microsoft is incapable of believing the normal rules apply to them. And the more they get away with shit, the more firmly entrenched they will be in this belief and these kinds of kinds of actions.
Using milk as an example is a bad idea. The federal government highly regulates the milk industry, deciding who can sell milk, how much of it they can sell, and for how much (the price is fixed artificially high). Since everyone in the industry has a fixed size of the milk pie, they work together to increase the overall size of that pie.
I don't care if they are nice when you meet them. What I care about is the fact that this so called moderate majority is completely silent while their religion is hijacked by the violent fundamentals.
...". No "buts". It's bad or it's not bad. Pick one.
Where is the Muslim outcry when terrorists explode a bomb in a shopping center. Where's the outcry when they explode a bomb a bomb at a school? Where's the outcry when they kidnap someone and cut is head off?
There is no outcry. There's only a feebly whispered, "That's not Islam" from a few people. Not good enough. Those barbarous actions need to be denounced from the top of each and every mosque. Those mullahs who run Islam need to issue denouncements with the strongest terms, and no god damn weasily "that's bad but
And I don't mean just in the U.S. were I'm sure the majority are moderates. We need to here them denounce terrorist acts in the middle east. I want to hear it in Mecca, damn it.
When the middle east is outraged by the murder of a Christian or Jewish baby as much as they are outraged by a picture of Mohammad, then there might be some progress. Until then, muslims can go fuck themselves along with their pediphile pig fucking prophet mohammad.
The cases of wacko christian fundamentalists blowing up innocent people has been a rare exception and was always denounced by main-stream christians. The cases of Muslims blowing up innocents is an every day occurrence and is never denounced by the mythical moderate muslims.
It doesn't matter how gentle you are, you must not criticize Islam. For example, there was a comment about Muslims becoming violent over the least little thing. This touched off a week of rioting in middle eastern countries that resulted in several deaths. I don't think the Muslims understand the definition of "irony".
If there's a moderate side to Islam, it doesn't matter. What the Western World sees is a crowd of hate-filled crazies wanting to kill us for just about anything we do. There might be a moderate crowd buried under all that hate, but I stopped caring a long time ago. I expect things to get a whole hell of a lot worse. We're going to see a lot of nasty shit going on over the next decade. It will happen in Europe first. They will either call it WW3 or The Sword of Allah, depending upon who wins.
From that I have heard, Wal-Mart pays a decent amount, far more than the minimum wage. They aggressively hire people who normally have a hard time getting a job (elderly), they have benefits, and such. So why is their a small group of idiots protesting against them? Is it only because they are a large corporation?
Your post being moderated as a "Troll" is proof that people don't understand the moderation system. No doubt some socialist doesn't like you making negative statements about one of their anointed saints.
If there was a "White Family Channel", the ACLU, the government, and the public in general would demand its removal.
Just because you ran sed "s/White/Black/g" does not make it ok.
You're assuming that they end up in jail because they didn't graduate on time. I tend to believe the people who don't graduate on time are also the type of people who do things that get their sorry asses tossed in jail.
A lawyer friend explained to me that intent is everything, at least it used to be. Say you are in the store and pick up a candy bar, then continue shopping for the one item you went in to get. Upon discovering they were out of that item, you leave, completely forgetting about the candy bar in your hand. You aren't guilty of shoplifting because you did not intend to commit the crime. You spaced. Unfortunately, these days prosecutors don't give a shit about intent. They just want to increase their score (convictions) in the game (promotion).
I doubt that very much. The UN couldn't pour sand of a boot even with instructions written on the heel.
How long has the genocide in Darfur been going on? Last I heard, the UN issued a proclamation that said basically, "stop or we'll say top again". How about those times the UN security forces allowed militants and war lords to drive right past them and kill the civilians they were supposed to be protecting? How about all those rape and child sex slave cases being hushed up by the UN?
The only time UN security forces are able to do a damn thing that is useful is when the United States or one of our trusted friends (UK, Canada, Australia, etc) is in charge of it.
The UN may be been created with noble intent, but it now only serves to keep tin-pot dictators in power. Look who's on the commission for human rights. The worse evil dictator bastards on the planet.
Look who the UN just put in charge of the commission on sustainability. The representative from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe! OMFG! They have about 3000% inflation in that country! Once an exporter of food, now suffering mass famine. All because of the policies of the evil dictator Mugabe. But hey, Mugabe's policies just got the rubber stamp from the UN, so it must be desirable.
Any argument that the UN is useful and/or necessary is both morally and intellectually bankrupt given its past history and current (in)actions.
The exact same thing happened to me many many years ago. I was fairly new to Linux so when that bastard kicked off I started to panic.
You didn't get the memo? Damn. Sorry, dude.