Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 426
Re: Torture
jaxmike, the sentence you pointed out
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Do you think the majority of people would allow a law to be passed allowing torture, even in cases like this?
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is grammatically...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 426
Re: Torture
I'm trying to address your point, but in doing so I think I need to create yet another example. I hope this does not violate what you meant by taking the examples to far. I assume you only meant...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 426
Re: Torture
We take rights away from convicted criminals all the time. While it is never the case that we punish our criminals with torture, the situation outlined is extreme and requires extreme measures. ...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 94
Absurd Police State
Terroristic Threatening With Zombies? (http://www.lex18.com/global/story.asp?s=2989614)
I hope the charges get thrown out. The judge raised the bail from one to five thousand dollars, so it...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 426
Re: Torture
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At the moment, there is a myth in circulation, a fable that goes something like this: Radical terrorists will take advantage of our fussy legality, so we may have to suspend it to beat...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 169
Re: More White House Torture
You guys want some tinfoil... I'm sure I got some extra around here somewhere.
Was all that just a really long way to say the Bush administration is made up of a bunch of homicidal maniacs?
I...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 218
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 426
Re: Torture
I don't think it would be morally wrong in this situation to use torture. You have a confession that was obtained without using any nefarious methods, so you know the guy is guilty. You know that...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 143
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
Re: Conservatives are born rich!
Thanks for the response. I hope you did not feel that I was trying to underscore your achievements by calling them partially fulfilled. I am glad that you feel you are living a full life. I hope...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 369
Re: the real reason weed might be legal....
Is it true that DuPont had a hand way back when in pushing for the current classification of marijuana, including hemp, as nothing but a dangerous drug. Apparently the products derived from hemp and...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 369
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 369
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
Re: Conservatives are born rich!
I'm curious as to why productivity is up 26%, yet wages are only up 7%. Do owners and management usually take roughly seventy-five percent of the profit, leaving only twenty-five percent for those...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
Re: Conservatives are born rich!
Nice post... refreshing optimism...
I'm really just ranting; I have no idea what I'm talking about or what I'm going to say next.
Sometimes I just get so frustrated for the state of the...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
Re: Conservatives are born rich!
Damn, you make it sound so easy. 30-35 hours a week!?! Did you actually spend seven hours a day in school? Not counting lunch, that's 60-65 hours a week, plus homework and chores. Either you...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
Re: Conservatives are born rich!
Okay, its time for a poker analogy. Being born with a silver spoon in your mouth is like sitting down at a holdem tournament and catching the most exciting run of cards in your life. Every other...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 443
Re: Conservatives are born rich!
I completely agree with your assessment. Hard work is no longer a guarantee of financial success or even financial stability. The gap between the highest paid CEO's in this country and their lowest...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 369
Re: Canada may legalize pot! sweet....
Do not forget to factor in the quality of the drugs you could get in Amsterdam versus what you could get in New York (although I've never smoked any New York weed) or versus what you could...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 329
Re: Could Bush be right?
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Ah you do hold yourself out as an expert on Jesus Christ. Not all Christians are pacifists so what is it about the Iraq war in particular that Jesus Christ would have opposed. Or is it...
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 369
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Forum: Politics
03-07-2005, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 369
Re: Canada may legalize pot! sweet....
The existence of the plants psychotropic properties causes the federal government of Canada to make possession of the plant illegal. The fact that possession of the plant is illegal creates a black...
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Forum: Politics
03-06-2005, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 134
Re: \"The Whore Lived Like a German\"
Are you not familiar with the often quoted
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"God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did"
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from GW?
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Forum: Politics
03-04-2005, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 143
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