Write me in on your ballot. any ballot. Adam H. Bair. I'll demand impeachment hearings every time I can get the floor, and I'll vote "no" on any bill that doesn't reduce government size and spending.
So maybe I'll start my revolution in Va.Beach VA where 75% percent of the population is military and their familes, let'em try to bomb me then. Or maybe it'll start in DC itself. Or in Portland OR were the bombers are made, or any other city in the US. Maybe I'll enlist in the Army, get my training and then revolt. The point is: the US military would be largely ineffective against a revolt of the general US citizenry. If all of the labor unions went on strike (never firing a single shot) how long do you think the US military machine could run?
Only if you give me a one day moratiorium on all the facist shit the Bush camp is doing. Let the enemy-combatants off the waterboard to enjoy this beautiful day of yours. Go drive your SUV to WalMart and buy some sand to bury your head in.
Marshal law is more than just putting troops in the street. Marshal law is the suspension of civil authority, and the imposition of military authority on civillians. Power flows from the barrel of a gun, my friend. Troops on the street is Martial Law. I've seen riot armored cops herding angry protesters into "first amendment zones". The imposition of military authority on civilians happens quite regularly. And don't try to tell me that because they were NYPD, their orders didn't originate with the Feds.
You actually think a bunch of untrained civilians with guns would stand an ounce of a chance against the most powerful military in the world? They see to be holding their own in Iraq.
In the words of William A. Niskanen: "It's not that unified governments love to purchase bombers, but, rather, that they tend to draw us into war. This may sound improbable at first, but consider this: In 200 years of U.S. history, every one of our conflicts involving more than a week of ground combat has been initiated by a unified government. Each of the four major American wars during the 20th century, for example--World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War--was initiated by a Democratic president with the support of a Democratic Congress. The current war in Iraq, initiated by a Republican president and backed by a Republican Congress, is consistent with this pattern. It also stands as the only use of military force involving more than a week of ground combat that has been initiated by a Republican president in over a century. Divided government appears to be an important constraint on American participation in war. " http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/061 0.niskanen.html#Byline
... Bullshit. Besides anyone can see that the silver, blue, grey, and white color theme/ page layout is remeniscient of Star Trek TNG and is therefore soothing and assuring to/.'s target audience.
Teach all kids the same is why the public schools are failing. If three kids in a class need to learn self discipline, the other 30 in the class can't learn math at the same time. Different kids need different learning environments, if the state money is there military style schools will work with kids that need more structure.
If Firefly has taught me anything it's that the proper response to this is to: Put the executives responsible in the airlock, and disscuss their transgressions with them as we fly out to orbit. Never mention it to the crew.
"XHTML is, however, a lot harder to write. HTML tolerates a lot of errors, XHTML technically tolerates none, though browsers usually overlook this. It sounds like the adoption of XHTML is in the best interest of the professional IT community. As a more arcane and precise skill set, you will get fewer amateurs, easier maintenace, and be able to charge more for your services.
I agree with your note that it is the students and parents which make for a better education. I went to an excellent public highschool (80% of our grads went on to UVA or VA Tech) there were very few discipline problems. The difference was that we (the students)were all taught to value education. The teachers weren't paid more than at the six other highscools in the area, we didn't have better facilites, we just had parents who cared about our education and instilled that in us.
"if all schools that participate in the voucher program are required to take all applicants." I would make that "take all new applicants" If a student can't keep up with the academic or social policies of the school, the school should still have the ability turn them away. High student standards are part of what allows private schools to offer superior educations.
horz vs. yaw = turn right vs. strafe right. There is linear travel and there is rotation and they are different ways of manipulating an object in three dimensions. Time, a debateable fourth dimension has one way linear travel but no rotation.
I believe there was discussion of putting a notice in the place of blocked pages that informed the user that the page was blocked by the PRC. That discussion may have only occured here on/.
When I'm in the market for a new game I go for reviews and then the demos of the well reviewed games. I've bought some games I wouldn't have without the demo (Eve Online, Galactic Civ2) and decided not to buy games that were hyped up but not impressive in the demo.
"but I'll be damned if I will pay for your party power-jockeying shenanigans" Assuming you are a tax-paying American, then yes: we are paying for it, and (in the eyes of much of the world) we are damned.
google in a very short time has come to inhabit a very important space in the media I don't know about everyone else but I go to Google when I need information. I don't get a clear view of what's going on in the world from the infotainment media. Googleboming interferes with that. Anyone abusing Google's algorhythms as a political tool cares more about pushing their propaganda than my right to self education. I try to keep that, disrespect for me the end user, in mind as I look through my bombed search results.
(libertarian party coming out as first) and get the system fixed subsequently" If you really want election reform you have to make it in the best interest of the the Dem/Rep party. The best way to do that would be to have a third party victory. As long as someone in the Professional Politicians Club get's elected, the powers that be don't care about voting accuracy. They have no reason to.
There is a certain attraction to the notion of manned space exploration versus robotic/remote methods. Certainly a kind of heroic appeal to the act itself; and all of our robotic/remote exploration was and is intended to ultimately pave the way for manned exploration anyhow So refit Hubble with a secondary camera/lens to be able to track the maned explorations and sell it as a new reality TV show. Really. The best part of The Space Race was that everyone actually cared. Imagine if people were as excited about real science as they are about "Lost".
I was wondering if the common law of abandoned boats at sea would apply here. Namely if NASA abandons Hubble, it becomes the property of anyone who takes the time to repair and reclaim it....Special charter flight on Virgin Galactic anyone? It comes with a free space telescope.
The original eligiblity requirements for voting in the US were intended be the Founding Fathers to do just that. Unfortunately they where racist,sexist,and classist. I agree that it is odd that you need a test to be allowed to drive but not a test to vote. Maybe the best would be an unbiased video of a debate between all the people on the ballot that would be required viewing before going to the voting booths.
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Write me in on your ballot. any ballot. Adam H. Bair. I'll demand impeachment hearings every time I can get the floor, and I'll vote "no" on any bill that doesn't reduce government size and spending.
So maybe I'll start my revolution in Va.Beach VA where 75% percent of the population is military and their familes, let'em try to bomb me then. Or maybe it'll start in DC itself. Or in Portland OR were the bombers are made, or any other city in the US. Maybe I'll enlist in the Army, get my training and then revolt. The point is: the US military would be largely ineffective against a revolt of the general US citizenry. If all of the labor unions went on strike (never firing a single shot) how long do you think the US military machine could run?
Only if you give me a one day moratiorium on all the facist shit the Bush camp is doing. Let the enemy-combatants off the waterboard to enjoy this beautiful day of yours. Go drive your SUV to WalMart and buy some sand to bury your head in.
Marshal law is more than just putting troops in the street. Marshal law is the suspension of civil authority, and the imposition of military authority on civillians.
Power flows from the barrel of a gun, my friend. Troops on the street is Martial Law. I've seen riot armored cops herding angry protesters into "first amendment zones". The imposition of military authority on civilians happens quite regularly. And don't try to tell me that because they were NYPD, their orders didn't originate with the Feds.
You actually think a bunch of untrained civilians with guns would stand an ounce of a chance against the most powerful military in the world?
They see to be holding their own in Iraq.
forget pistols. get a sniper rifle. it's for hunting ;)
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The terrorist have won. America is gone.
In the words of William A. Niskanen:1 0.niskanen.html#Byline
"It's not that unified governments love to purchase bombers, but, rather, that they tend to draw us into war. This may sound improbable at first, but consider this: In 200 years of U.S. history, every one of our conflicts involving more than a week of ground combat has been initiated by a unified government. Each of the four major American wars during the 20th century, for example--World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War--was initiated by a Democratic president with the support of a Democratic Congress. The current war in Iraq, initiated by a Republican president and backed by a Republican Congress, is consistent with this pattern. It also stands as the only use of military force involving more than a week of ground combat that has been initiated by a Republican president in over a century. Divided government appears to be an important constraint on American participation in war. "
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/06
... Bullshit. Besides anyone can see that the silver, blue, grey, and white color theme/ page layout is remeniscient of Star Trek TNG and is therefore soothing and assuring to /.'s target audience.
Teach all kids the same is why the public schools are failing. If three kids in a class need to learn self discipline, the other 30 in the class can't learn math at the same time. Different kids need different learning environments, if the state money is there military style schools will work with kids that need more structure.
If Firefly has taught me anything it's that the proper response to this is to: Put the executives responsible in the airlock, and disscuss their transgressions with them as we fly out to orbit. Never mention it to the crew.
"XHTML is, however, a lot harder to write. HTML tolerates a lot of errors, XHTML technically tolerates none, though browsers usually overlook this.
It sounds like the adoption of XHTML is in the best interest of the professional IT community. As a more arcane and precise skill set, you will get fewer amateurs, easier maintenace, and be able to charge more for your services.
I agree with your note that it is the students and parents which make for a better education. I went to an excellent public highschool (80% of our grads went on to UVA or VA Tech) there were very few discipline problems. The difference was that we (the students)were all taught to value education. The teachers weren't paid more than at the six other highscools in the area, we didn't have better facilites, we just had parents who cared about our education and instilled that in us.
"if all schools that participate in the voucher program are required to take all applicants."
I would make that "take all new applicants" If a student can't keep up with the academic or social policies of the school, the school should still have the ability turn them away. High student standards are part of what allows private schools to offer superior educations.
horz vs. yaw = turn right vs. strafe right. There is linear travel and there is rotation and they are different ways of manipulating an object in three dimensions. Time, a debateable fourth dimension has one way linear travel but no rotation.
I believe there was discussion of putting a notice in the place of blocked pages that informed the user that the page was blocked by the PRC. That discussion may have only occured here on /.
When I'm in the market for a new game I go for reviews and then the demos of the well reviewed games. I've bought some games I wouldn't have without the demo (Eve Online, Galactic Civ2) and decided not to buy games that were hyped up but not impressive in the demo.
"but I'll be damned if I will pay for your party power-jockeying shenanigans"
Assuming you are a tax-paying American, then yes: we are paying for it, and (in the eyes of much of the world) we are damned.
google in a very short time has come to inhabit a very important space in the media
I don't know about everyone else but I go to Google when I need information. I don't get a clear view of what's going on in the world from the infotainment media. Googleboming interferes with that. Anyone abusing Google's algorhythms as a political tool cares more about pushing their propaganda than my right to self education. I try to keep that, disrespect for me the end user, in mind as I look through my bombed search results.
(libertarian party coming out as first) and get the system fixed subsequently"
If you really want election reform you have to make it in the best interest of the the Dem/Rep party. The best way to do that would be to have a third party victory. As long as someone in the Professional Politicians Club get's elected, the powers that be don't care about voting accuracy. They have no reason to.
Why can't Google just put a "rated offensive" warning page like YouTube has?
There is a certain attraction to the notion of manned space exploration versus robotic/remote methods. Certainly a kind of heroic appeal to the act itself; and all of our robotic/remote exploration was and is intended to ultimately pave the way for manned exploration anyhow
So refit Hubble with a secondary camera/lens to be able to track the maned explorations and sell it as a new reality TV show. Really. The best part of The Space Race was that everyone actually cared. Imagine if people were as excited about real science as they are about "Lost".
I was wondering if the common law of abandoned boats at sea would apply here. Namely if NASA abandons Hubble, it becomes the property of anyone who takes the time to repair and reclaim it. ...Special charter flight on Virgin Galactic anyone? It comes with a free space telescope.
The original eligiblity requirements for voting in the US were intended be the Founding Fathers to do just that. Unfortunately they where racist,sexist,and classist. I agree that it is odd that you need a test to be allowed to drive but not a test to vote. Maybe the best would be an unbiased video of a debate between all the people on the ballot that would be required viewing before going to the voting booths.