We could go completely green and make Earth a complete paradise--and then some rock could come along and kill all of us.
Or the Vogons could decide to put in a hyperspace bypass...
Not working? Well then, as a high school junior who is currently working several part-time jobs, I'll keep that in mind next time I go to the bank to deposit my paychecks. Not to mention the fact that the classes I'm taking right now sure seem like a hell of a lot of "work".
I'm not quite sure how I can argue against the "students are incapable of making good decisions" claim. While the fact that I have a part-time job and work hard at school isn't all that unique, unfortunately it's a bit more rare for people my age to be able to make good decisions. I've certainly never made any mistakes large enough that I think I should be deemed a "second-class citizen", and neither have any of my friends. Or acquaintances, even.
I'm aware of the fact that people my age generally aren't good at making the right decisions. But limiting all of our rights simply because SOME people screw up sure doesn't seem fair to those of us who work hard and do make good decisions.
I know, voting for a third party candidate is useless, blah blah blah, but it's certainly an option, and even if your vote is "useless", you might feel better knowing you voted for someone you see as a truly good candidate, as opposed to simply voting for Dianne Feinstein because she's "better than the alternative".
And if you don't care for any of the third-party candidates, there's always the option of not voting for any of the candidates.
Perhaps how people type on AIM isn't a good indicator of intelligence, and she actually is an intelligent, reasonable person in all other aspects of life...just not when it comes to things like blogging and chatting.
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We could go completely green and make Earth a complete paradise--and then some rock could come along and kill all of us. Or the Vogons could decide to put in a hyperspace bypass...
Not working? Well then, as a high school junior who is currently working several part-time jobs, I'll keep that in mind next time I go to the bank to deposit my paychecks. Not to mention the fact that the classes I'm taking right now sure seem like a hell of a lot of "work".
I'm not quite sure how I can argue against the "students are incapable of making good decisions" claim. While the fact that I have a part-time job and work hard at school isn't all that unique, unfortunately it's a bit more rare for people my age to be able to make good decisions. I've certainly never made any mistakes large enough that I think I should be deemed a "second-class citizen", and neither have any of my friends. Or acquaintances, even.
I'm aware of the fact that people my age generally aren't good at making the right decisions. But limiting all of our rights simply because SOME people screw up sure doesn't seem fair to those of us who work hard and do make good decisions.
Actually, some of them do.
You could have voted for a third-party candidate.
I know, voting for a third party candidate is useless, blah blah blah, but it's certainly an option, and even if your vote is "useless", you might feel better knowing you voted for someone you see as a truly good candidate, as opposed to simply voting for Dianne Feinstein because she's "better than the alternative".
And if you don't care for any of the third-party candidates, there's always the option of not voting for any of the candidates.
You know, not all popular, well-known, or new music is bad, and not all unpopular, old, or obscure music is good.
Perhaps how people type on AIM isn't a good indicator of intelligence, and she actually is an intelligent, reasonable person in all other aspects of life...just not when it comes to things like blogging and chatting.
You know, not all teenage girls are complete idiots who TaLk LiEk tHiS all the time.
Just thought I should point that out...
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