Forum: Politics
12-31-2005, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 47,690
Re: Yesterday!!!
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Question:
Government is Fascist?
Government keeps civic order?
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Not enough information...
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Forum: Politics
12-31-2005, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,453
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
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Obviously since we extol winner-take-all in poker (other than those hi/lo heathens), then it can't be bad for elections.
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If it's good for poker, it must be good for...
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Forum: Politics
12-30-2005, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,453
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
Age is different than testing --- though, I agree that 18 is a somewhat arbitrary number. Nonetheless, some number must be chosen.
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"Well, my mommy and daddy are voting for Bush so...
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Forum: Politics
12-30-2005, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,453
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Forum: Politics
12-30-2005, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,453
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
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Drug dealers commit illegal acts, which is not the same as committing crimes. Do you see the difference?
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No.
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Forum: Politics
12-30-2005, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,453
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
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The fact is that no one here can make a compelling argument in favor of EVERYONE who is currently eligible to vote is competent enough to make an informed decision
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Forum: Politics
12-29-2005, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,453
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
My father-in-law who went to college but never graduated (relevant for later in the story) came up to me to discuss this at Christmas one year (he's the type of guy who doesn't have a good sense of...
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Forum: Politics
12-29-2005, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,409
Re: Should EVERYBODY be given a fair process?
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The US Constitution and the rights it details are applicable ONLY TO US CITIZENS.
A non-US citizen has NO constitutional rights.
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Where does the Constitution say that? ...
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Forum: Politics
12-28-2005, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 7,298
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Forum: Politics
12-28-2005, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 9,320
Re: Short-term-results-oriented thinking
How about the fundamental principle set forth in the fourth amendment of the constitution:
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against...
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Forum: Politics
12-28-2005, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 9,320
Re: Short-term-results-oriented thinking
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Something doesn't have to be unconstitutional to be bad policy. Something doesn't have to technically violate the constitution to be violative of the principles behind the constitution....
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Forum: Politics
12-27-2005, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 9,320
Re: Short-term-results-oriented thinking
Incidentally, I thought this law review article was interesting (quick blurb quoted below).
<u>THE FUSS OVER TWO SMALL WORDS: THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT AMENDMENTS TO FISA...
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Forum: Politics
12-27-2005, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 9,320
Re: Short-term-results-oriented thinking
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Time and again I have asked people on here to specify which provisions of the Patriot Act they find to be unconstitutional and why.
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Something doesn't have to be...
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Forum: Politics
12-27-2005, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 7,464
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,171
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,380
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,406
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-20-2005, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,326
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 675
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,380
Re: This board makes me laugh (a reality check)
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Bush is a liar, Bush is the devil, etc. He’s doing a pretty good job, not perfect, but it ain’t easy. Over 80% of people like me agree that he’s doing a pretty good job based on the...
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 7,298
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 12,760
Re: Civil War arguments
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if it weren't for the slavery issue, I'd find it quite easy to defend the South's actions.
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Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? ...
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Forum: Politics
12-17-2005, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,709
Re: Born in the US but not American?
I don't know if I'd call the first sentence of the 14th Amendment a loophole...
Even if there are a lot of people upset about it, it takes a lot more than a majority to amend the constitution.
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Forum: Politics
12-17-2005, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,709
Re: Born in the US but not American?
There is a proposal to amend the constitution for this? Silly.
If you are born in the US, you are a US citizen. If someone is seriously proposing this, it will go nowhere. Not only would it...
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Forum: Politics
12-17-2005, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,067
Re: Senate rejects Patriot Act
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Civil suits being different than criminal laws, and also being different than government imposed fines.
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Even private rights of action have Constitutional implications...
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