They are a backwards and desperately poor country, true, but they would be no pushover.
All of the military evaluations are that an attack by NK would penetrate the DMZ and take Seoul. SK and the USA would win, eventually, but with many many casualties. They have vast artillery reserves in range of Seoul right now - the DMZ is very close. They could open an attack by shelling the capital.
So taking out NK with military action is not a very attractive option. I don't even mention what they might do with the nukes they probably have if attacked - shoot one at Tokyo? Could be rather unpleasant.
It shouldn't be said any longer. This was true in the early days of photovoltaics (PV), but the technology has been steadily improving. It is no longer true (a little like saying "integrated circuits will never become commercially viable for home users"). These days, PV recovers its costs in 3-5 years, in most residential applications, and then keeps working well for another 15 at least. And getting better all the time.
Don't call the judge. Don't call his chambers. Federal judges are generally very honest, bright, and fair people who follow what they see as the law. I've read the opinion. He applied precedent to the facts as he perceived them. His opinion was that the FTC was not authorized by Congress to take this step. You may disagree, but his reading of the law was well within the boundaries of reasonable interpretation. He quite properly did NOT take into account what 50 million people thought, or whether he might get lots of annoyed calls. His job is to apply the law, and he did his job.
Now: if you disagree, the very best thing to do is to tell your congressperson. They pass the laws that authorize the FTC to act; all they need to do is pass on that authorizes the FTC to institute a national Do Not Call list and it's over for the telemarketers. This decision would no longer stand in the way.
DON'T call the judge and make our side look as bad as the telemarketers.
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They are a backwards and desperately poor country, true, but they would be no pushover. All of the military evaluations are that an attack by NK would penetrate the DMZ and take Seoul. SK and the USA would win, eventually, but with many many casualties. They have vast artillery reserves in range of Seoul right now - the DMZ is very close. They could open an attack by shelling the capital. So taking out NK with military action is not a very attractive option. I don't even mention what they might do with the nukes they probably have if attacked - shoot one at Tokyo? Could be rather unpleasant.
Resistance is futile. You will be arf-similated.
It shouldn't be said any longer. This was true in the early days of photovoltaics (PV), but the technology has been steadily improving. It is no longer true (a little like saying "integrated circuits will never become commercially viable for home users"). These days, PV recovers its costs in 3-5 years, in most residential applications, and then keeps working well for another 15 at least. And getting better all the time.
Don't call the judge. Don't call his chambers. Federal judges are generally very honest, bright, and fair people who follow what they see as the law. I've read the opinion. He applied precedent to the facts as he perceived them. His opinion was that the FTC was not authorized by Congress to take this step. You may disagree, but his reading of the law was well within the boundaries of reasonable interpretation. He quite properly did NOT take into account what 50 million people thought, or whether he might get lots of annoyed calls. His job is to apply the law, and he did his job. Now: if you disagree, the very best thing to do is to tell your congressperson. They pass the laws that authorize the FTC to act; all they need to do is pass on that authorizes the FTC to institute a national Do Not Call list and it's over for the telemarketers. This decision would no longer stand in the way. DON'T call the judge and make our side look as bad as the telemarketers.