Don't forget that the Bill of Rights only applied to the Federal Government when established. It was perfectly acceptable for a State to limit voters to a denomination when they first joined the union.
Quote Paine all you want, but do not confuse him with the founding fathers. He left the continent in 1783 and wrote the Age of Reason from a French prison (he had been put there because he was against the beheading of Louis XVI). He was a rebel, sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain, to the same group of people.
The most glaring ommission from this discussion is that the rising price of gas is going to do more for the alternative fuel market than anyting they did on their own. Toyota lost money on every prius they sold in the first year. With gas prices nationally hovering around $2.50/gal, middle america is going to start to consider these cars versus conventional ones.
"Hunting" range has an internet camera pointing at a baited field. Camera is linked to a scoped rifle on a remote control tripod. You pay, you point, you aim, you click and you shoot.
Not that we will ever agree, or that either of us will care if we did, the right thing to do is to admit the mistake. I do hope you read, or at least skim, the judges opinion.
One of them was the National Reseach Council. Not Snow White, but not Courtney Love.
Both sides have reasons to color the truth and many times the truth is somewhere in the middle. Stauber and Milloy both have axes to grind and they may have held those same beliefs before being paid to spout them.
I actually clicked on the two links from the last post. I could live forever like....ok maybe not.
By and by... We may never agree, but I have enjoyed the banter.
I am not saying Milloy is a virgin of pure thought and deed (I would feel a lot better about him if he come out against smoking itself), but this was never a battle between "perfects".
What Milloy did on this subject is site several other studies that suggest no link between cell phones and cancer and he explained why in layman's terms.
The feds do this to broadcasters because they use public airwaves. What are they going to base this idea on?
I have an alternative, let's get rid of all of the federal decency regulations.
I believe that if entertainment providers were exposed to the market, the market would dictate different standards for different providers and you wouldn't have wardrobe malfunctions b/c the provider would want to keep a level of trust with their customers.
Franklin didn't replace sacred with self-evident to remove religious tones from the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "self-evident" comes from the Quaker's understanding of God.
The change wasn't an attempt to decrease the religion tone; it was to make the wording more palatable to the people of Pennsylvania. The same reason slavery comments were removed for southern states, so everyone could sign it.
For those of you who skipped civics, the Senate would have to ratify the treaty and during the Clinton administration they voted 99-0 in a symbolic vote against it. It is a dead issue and beating it again isn't going to change anything.
But when I wear my tin foil hat, I see the evil GOP'rs floating a trial balloon just to raise taxes and using their platform of increased taxes and the nanny state to.... wait, what I am saying. BAD HAT! BAD HAT!
GOP'rs don't run California. Dem's do. Oh yeah, you guys are screwed.
They could do it when you renew your car tags. The problem is government likes their money up front and they don't like you to know how much you paid.
The other problem is, at some point, the whole thing will be as long as a 1040 form and just as complicated (number of wheels, curb weight, some type of peak time penalty, etc.).
It they are successful (at collecting taxes, not fixing roads), this bad idea will spread.
Slashdot Mirror
Quote Paine all you want, but do not confuse him with the founding fathers. He left the continent in 1783 and wrote the Age of Reason from a French prison (he had been put there because he was against the beheading of Louis XVI). He was a rebel, sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain, to the same group of people.
The most glaring ommission from this discussion is that the rising price of gas is going to do more for the alternative fuel market than anyting they did on their own. Toyota lost money on every prius they sold in the first year. With gas prices nationally hovering around $2.50/gal, middle america is going to start to consider these cars versus conventional ones.
Disgusting.
Instead of referencing a foxnews report, I should have talked about this directly:
http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions152/Opinions/n ewman0902.pdf/
Not that we will ever agree, or that either of us will care if we did, the right thing to do is to admit the mistake. I do hope you read, or at least skim, the judges opinion.
Not a study, but some very interesting information. Notice how the wee little scientist changed his tune before swearing an oath.
I admit that I am not a scientist nor perfect, I try to be skeptical. I just won't buy every chicken little story I hear.
Both sides have reasons to color the truth and many times the truth is somewhere in the middle. Stauber and Milloy both have axes to grind and they may have held those same beliefs before being paid to spout them.
I actually clicked on the two links from the last post. I could live forever like....ok maybe not.
By and by... We may never agree, but I have enjoyed the banter.
What Milloy did on this subject is site several other studies that suggest no link between cell phones and cancer and he explained why in layman's terms.
http://www.junkscience.com/news/nrc-emf.html/
It is in the book Milloy called Junk Science Judo. Hope this helps.
The wave length emitted by cell phones is too long/short (I can't remember) to do cellular damage. Period. Next problem.
I have an alternative, let's get rid of all of the federal decency regulations.
I believe that if entertainment providers were exposed to the market, the market would dictate different standards for different providers and you wouldn't have wardrobe malfunctions b/c the provider would want to keep a level of trust with their customers.
Wow. Free market. What a concept.
The change wasn't an attempt to decrease the religion tone; it was to make the wording more palatable to the people of Pennsylvania. The same reason slavery comments were removed for southern states, so everyone could sign it.
This could go badly in a hurry.
For those of you who skipped civics, the Senate would have to ratify the treaty and during the Clinton administration they voted 99-0 in a symbolic vote against it. It is a dead issue and beating it again isn't going to change anything.
But when I wear my tin foil hat, I see the evil GOP'rs floating a trial balloon just to raise taxes and using their platform of increased taxes and the nanny state to .... wait, what I am saying. BAD HAT! BAD HAT!
GOP'rs don't run California. Dem's do. Oh yeah, you guys are screwed.
The other problem is, at some point, the whole thing will be as long as a 1040 form and just as complicated (number of wheels, curb weight, some type of peak time penalty, etc.).
It they are successful (at collecting taxes, not fixing roads), this bad idea will spread.