It never comes to that, because "they" equals "us". As much as the government seems to be its own entity, once every few years they have to answer for their actions. They can only do what we allow them to do. That's why instead of the authoritarian stuff pushed by Socialists they have to take a dishonest, backhanded tack when they want to strip us of our goods and resources.
"Surprisingly, while USA was replacing Great Britain as the power nation/power of the Western Hemisphere they never camr to blows, there by suggesting that Britain was in many ways a willing accomplice in the transformation of the US into a world empire." Unless you forget the War of 1812, the Aroostook War, the Trent Affair, etc. In reality we've almost constantly been at odds with Britain, but the two parties were wise enough to realize how bloody and
"Bring us a statistic for that because I say that numbeir is higher." Should the doctor ask a kid how many speeding tickets your parents get a year? How many kids die in car accidents? "If a kid is being threatened with gun violence by their parents then yes it would be a doctors duty to report that. It would also be the doctors duty to determine and inform patients on the risks of risky behavior." OMG,
"Federal Reserve notes are a receipt for bartering goods and services, printed by the Federal Reserve, a private company, for the United States government. Every bit of American currency is property owned by the United States. One might think of currency in one's possession as 'theirs' but it can be taken away at any time by the entity that actually own it - the U.S. . I d
P.S. I've never backed down from you, anywhere. I don't need you or anyone else to be blacklisted, thanks. I feel comfortable saying anything I want, right to your face. Your responses have never given me pause.
Brad didn't blacklist you for being "rude". Anyone interested in the other side of the story can look here . Brad asks Deference 4 times not to drag off topic "peak oil" crap into the conversation. The exchange is the first few comments. Brad says: "Next time I point this out, i'll just rem
"I would suggest you read the proposed resolution." I would suggest you read the proposed resolution. It does, basically, nothing. Don't you feel the least bit betrayed?
What I can't accept is paying welfare checks to nations that have no industry, just so we can keep right on polluting. If polluting is bad, then we need to stop, not just be blackmailed by nations that don't have enough population or economic success to be major polluters. This system is more like pre-paying punitive damages because of what we THINK will eventually happen to the environment. Never mind that the vagrants in these nations eat up the product of our polluting industries.
The pathetic part is the people there keep saying it was better under the Taliban. They don't bother to mention that it is the Taliban that keeps blowing up their power and water supply, who keep kidnapping and killing people trying to fix stuff, and generally making the place worse. So it would be better under the people who are doing all the stuff making it worse. That's our problem in Afghanistan. It's full of people with the same political eccentricities as Col. Gene.
So for the next six years you'll say that the Dems are being burdened by what the Republicans did in the previous majority. Then, when more level headed people give up on their empty talk and vote back in a Republican majority, you'll be back to saying the Dems can't do anything because of that. For someone who supposedly disapproves of empty-headed, knee-jerk support of Republicans, you do a lot of it for Dems. Don't you feel odd making so many excuses and then condemning people for
What exactly have the dems done in opposition. I think they've finally decided to vote to a non-binding, verbal announcement of their condemnation. Whoopee. Someday you'll see that your politicians aren't much different than ours. Issues are for speeches.
I guess you could dumb it down by saying it doesn't appear that many of these passionate advocates ever watched many Twilight Zones, or read many cautionary science fiction tales. Like a doctor removing something that is is almost positive shouldn't be there, we always seem to regret it when we leap ahead and take nature into our own hands. Have we really earned the right to use the knowledge of 'global warming'? Are these sweeping, panic-fueled policies really the measure of a soci
Out of curiosity, Jason, do you have unbiased research that backs up your claims? They seem esoteric to the point that it doesn't seem possible to even test them. Again, they seem a lot more like belief, like the "irrelevant" ones you refer to in KFC's post.
"We had a "consensus" about the 4 humours for centuries. How'd that work out? But hey, those were SCIENTISTS. They believed in it because the science led that to it!" You'd be hard pressed to find any advance in science that didn't get vicious opposition and skepticism from people whose world view was being overturned. That's normal, and if man ends up being found to be the cause of global warming, I'll embrace the idea. Until then, I'll be dubious of
People who don't believe it to be political need to read up on what Kyoto really means for the world's diplomatic and economic systems. It's a money-making proposition, and France stated recently that we'd either play ball or they'd start a "pollution tax" on nations that don't. Purely scientific endeavors are those which test a hypothesis, and present a conclusion to the world with an open mind to its use and its reliability. This isn't how it works with global warming. We get the "
Checked my jar, it's that code. Been sick off and on for a week, dunno if it is salmonella, though.
Flea markets are private transactions between individuals. Unless your particular state or locale has a regulation, there's no federal law against long gun sales between people. You should be able to buy and sell guns a flea markets. As for pistols, heh, have you ever tried to do a NICS for a private handgun sale? Most police departments REFUSE to handle private handgun transfers. Period. I've never seen one that would. Your only choice is to go through a FFL dealer. How many peo
shades: you're implying that your standard of 'fact' would ever be possible. It wouldn't. At the level of certainty you're asking for there would be very few facts.
"I don't expect these arguments will persuade Draginol and others who truly have their minds made up on the subject." That's the problem. We haven't made up our minds. It would be irresponsible to move forward with any definite statement with such a limited amount of data in such a huge system. The point is, these scientists ARE leaping to sweeping conclusions, and advising massive social change based upon what is certainly weak science.
'Try and buy "any" firearm in "any" state in the US without proforming a NICS." See if they run background checks and register you at flea markets buying new guns. You're right about new guns, but then that isn't registering with the community. Some cities say that all guns must licensed locally, too, I think. Never wanted to live anywhere like that, never will.
'Register your guns and you won't have to worry about it. Oh wait, you're talking about a 'friend.' Or a 'friend's sister.' Anyone but yourself, right KFC? You'd never own an illegal gun, right?" Depends on where you live. Guns don't have to be registered in most places. If you move to a new area and go to the police department and tell them you want to register the ownership of your guns they'll look at you like you're a nut. You mostly see that in c
No one would be imposing worship on gay Americans simply by saying the American government won't issue marriage licenses to them. There is no "right" to a license, and it isn't an "anyone can get one except..." proposition. In reality it is a "only the people who qualify can get one" situation, and always has been, just like drivers' licenses and pilots' licenses. You don't have the "right" to a pilot's license, either. If we are going to purge society of any biblical parallel, then
" It boils down to this - if one is making dividends hand over fist, one should relinquish all tax breaks. No more corporate welfare. End of story." Welfare is giving money to people who haven't earned it. Tax breaks are NOT TAKING MONEY AWAY from people who earned it. People who can't see the difference are morons, and people who refuse to are dishonest. That isn't your money, or the government's money, it's the oil company's money. What stu
More importantly, will all these has been nations pay back the billions they are going to make selling pollution credits to productive nations? Of course not. If they had that kind of money they'd not be interested in global warming to begin with. There would be no Kyoto, and the scientists pushing this theory would be held to a reasonable standard of evidence instead of being courted like celebrities. Deference is a good example of the "swallow my whole agenda or you're no better than
Firearm Injury Prevention Counseling at the Journal of Pediatrics. Also... A bill to stop physicians from asking . "The national pediatric group puts out a guide on safety counseling for pediatricians under its injury prevention program. The state-endorsed guidelines are used
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