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  1. Re:Step 1 to protecting democracy on Facebook Funds 'Defending Digital Democracy' Initiative At Harvard (diginomica.com) · · Score: 1

    If 10 people come in and turn a protest into a riot, it's still called a riot. So yes, there is a difference. Once it's a riot, it's a riot. The protestors did nothing to expel those causing trouble out, they went along like it was okay. That means they were okay with the unnecessary violence.

  2. The thing about democracy is, well, America isn't one. Democracy is a set of groups oppressing the other. The US is a Republic for a reason.

  3. Re:Step 1 to protecting democracy on Facebook Funds 'Defending Digital Democracy' Initiative At Harvard (diginomica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What happened wasn't protesting... What happened was the very definition of rioting. And if someone is a troll, do they still not have the same freedom of speech that everyone else enjoys?

  4. This project is already the failure. The US isn't a democracy and was never meant to be. You can't defend what isn't there.

  5. Not necessarily... the definition of sales tax: a tax on sales or receipt of sales. Nothing about percentages there. It's called an excise tax because it applies to a limited group of products rather than a wide range. That's the difference.

  6. Re:That's what is supposed to happen on Mayors of 7,400 Cities Vow To Meet Obama's Climate Commitments (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    How much has China, India, etc paid in? Exactly.

  7. Re:Would not work on Texting While Driving Now Legal In Colorado -- In Some Cases (kdvr.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not how California's law is worded or CO's old law.

  8. Re:Is that the APPS' problem, though? on The Size of iPhone's Top Apps Has Increased by 1,000% in Four Years (sensortower.com) · · Score: 2

    Also, the largest you seen is 64GB? First phone I pulled up: https://store.google.com/confi...

  9. Re:Is that the APPS' problem, though? on The Size of iPhone's Top Apps Has Increased by 1,000% in Four Years (sensortower.com) · · Score: 2
  10. Re:Not even remotely true on The US Can't Leave The Paris Climate Deal Until 2020 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Since the president doesn't have the authority under the Constitution to create laws, agreeing to the "accord" doesn't have change anything about the United States under the Constitution. Obama taught Constitutional Law, but then signed Executive Orders attempting to create law "because of Congress's inaction". Interesting, where under the Constitution does the executive branch have authority to create law? Exactly.

  11. If you read the original article, it is linked to another article with a video of him saying something similar ... though the NYTimes author definitely took a cut up video and spun it to fit their agenda: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia...

  12. Re: Is anyone asking the real question here? on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Because a passenger refused to leave United's property and became aggressive. If someone trespasses and becomes aggressive towards you, you generally call the police.

  13. Re:Shred ISP Privacy Rules... on US Congress Votes To Shred ISP Privacy Rules (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Except for ... "Congress may regulate noneconomic intrastate activities only where the failure to do so 'could undercut' its regulation of interstate commerce".

  14. Re:Shred ISP Privacy Rules... on US Congress Votes To Shred ISP Privacy Rules (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It's the Constitutional thing to do. The federal government has no Constitutional authority to dictate contractual terms in this realm. That is for the American people during contractual negotiations (ie, sign up process), and/or the States under the 10th Amendment.

  15. Re:Blank check? on US Congress Votes To Shred ISP Privacy Rules (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Except, of course, the Constitution in itself is a document that establishes the federal government and states and is the only document that grants the federal government certain authorities. None of the authorities listed pertain to the federal government's right to restrict a contractual relationship which involves one party selling information about another. Additionally, the Constitution itself doesn't restrict actions of the private sector, hence the authority of companies and individuals to restrict a person's 2nd amendment rights within their own property. Some states restrict that ability to restrict, but the ability exists.

  16. Electoral college votes on December 19, not January. And we're a Constitutional Republic, not a democracy. Democracy is a broken form of government, so it's a good thing most sides don't respect it.

  17. I live in Alaska, you can definitely drive further than 3500 miles to visit family in the US. Granted, I would have to cut through Canada.

  18. Re:That's because companies are stupid about it on Consumer Complaints About Broadband Caps Are Soaring (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    Lucky for you two.. in 2012, when I was living in northwest Florida, Cox's cap was 350GB for the top-tier residential package.. my roommate and his fiance watched a ton of NetFlix.. I only found out about the cap when the shut me off for hitting the cap. I called the main customer service number, the one given by the "Your account has been suspended" screen when I tried to access the internet.. they had no idea what was going on and the only note on the account was to call the local office. Once I finally got ahold of someone, they told me my account had been shut off for using the cap, so they waited for me to call to give me a warning about it. They told me the next month, any overages could result in overage fees. Yes, this was Cox.

  19. It's also "a lot".

  20. It doesn't matter who the citizens vote for. It matters what the electoral college decides. There is no law binding them to listen to the popular vote.

  21. Re:I see this a lot with the right wing on US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Has Died (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    Obama is? Really? I think you left your blinders on. How this post is insightful is beyond me. Liberal biased mods I guess.

  22. Re:What happens next... on US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Has Died (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    How are you going to find out if they refuse to negotiate if you won't give them a chance? Voting or not voting for someone based solely on their political party claimed affiliation is dead wrong and part of the reason why things are as broken as they are.

  23. What about the military? on FCC Passes Landmark Reform of 'Egregious' Prison Phone Charges (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    Having recently served a just over 3 year stint on an Aircraft Carrier, AT&T was charging us 50 cents per minute for a call and would only accept phone cards. Even toll free numbers were 50 cents a minute. Felt like highway robbery to try and call home.

  24. Re:make it opt-in for states on Amazon Pushes For National Internet Sales Tax · · Score: 0

    Might want to go check that. I just placed an order today and was charged sales tax for it. Maybe you bought an item that is locally not taxable, but I can assure you walmart.com purchases do charge taxes.