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  • Re: Rights Slipping Away

    I can't believe this! The government is getting way outta control. people need to take a stand. It's not about cheap burgers or alchol or smoking, it's about our right to do those things. What if they banned diamonds and flashy cars from rich people because of increased chance of robbery. Or they baneed certain vegitables and replaced them w/ ...
    Posted to Human Nature by Alia7love on August 3, 2008

  • Great Review of Some Important Books . . .

    . . . BOOKS which I think all Americans need to read and consider: Making Government Work, by Fritz Hollings Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values, by Phillipe Sands The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals (Hardcover), by Jane Mayer. Terrorism and Democracy ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by MichaelBernard1 on July 28, 2008

  • Government abuse of power

    South Dakotas law relating to doctor patient communication and abortion: This is just another method for people using and abusing government power. They attempt to control others and legislate morality by forcing their beliefs (usually based on their religion) upon all of society. Their goal is to limit freedom and force conformity with their ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by den99md on July 4, 2008

  • Greymail

    Since the adminstration is setting this charade up in such a way as to tie the hands of defence counsel, I see only one option for the lawyers tasked with providing the best arguments on behalf of their clients. It will require far more guts than common sense might admit, but in the face of such draconian tactics, there appears no other ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by cousinavi on February 16, 2008

  • Re: I think there's a 12 step program that can help

    Dear Nick_Danger: I do not deny that there are compulsive gamblers/gamers around. Any more than I can deny that there are problem drinkers. I myself do not drink, (well, OK....a magnum of red wine will last me 2 years or so.) But I am overly fond of potato chips, so I know (a bit) of the struggles that problem driners, (and compulsive gamblers ...
    Posted to Politics by discuss on December 2, 2007

  • Inconsistent President

    Mostly I think that this article would be accurate if one didn't view this in terms of the overall events that led to the conviction. In general, he is right. A president should have the same level of punishment as any other individual. But this is where the likenesses end. Clinton was being brought up for having sex outside of his marriage. ...
    Posted to Chatterbox by liegong on July 3, 2007