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1st amendment doesn't cover corporations or unions
The 1st amendment guarantees PEOPLE the right to free speech, not corporations or unions or any other entities. Where does the Constitution even mention corporations or unions, let alone guarantee them anything? And money is not speech. Period. Corporations, unions, church groups, non-profits or any other groups don't have any right to influence ...
Posted to The Best Policy by mattski on September 4, 2009
IRAN - PEOPLE DIEING TO BE FREE
Everyone should know about what is going on in Iran!Iran - Students Shot While ProtestingIranian students were shot while protesting in Iran after a suspicious outcome to the Iranian election. This is amateur video that was upload by a fellow protester. The world is watching don't let these students die in vain, let your voice be heard. Iranian ...
Posted to Ballot Box by wilsontruth on June 20, 2009
Obama vote
Chances are the majority who have said they voted for Obama won't last forever. If he makes a mistake or blunder on the economy they will forget rapidly. We are all still waiting for change we can believe in.
Posted to Politics by david wayne osedach on June 19, 2009
Teheran
No matter who wins today's election big changes are coming. The younger generation - 60% of the vote - will start calling the shots.
Posted to Dispatches by david wayne osedach on June 12, 2009
Failure to Admit Blagojevich Appointee to Senate Big Mistake
Failure to Admit Illinois Governor Blagojevich's Appointee, the eminently qualified and well reputed Roland Burris, to the United States Senate will prove to be a supremely Big Mistake made by the Democratic Senate Leadership and yes, Barack Obama. News today is that the U.S. Senate will seat 59 Democratic Senators, including their Candidate ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by MichaelBernard3 on January 5, 2009
Perpetuating bad numbers
William's numbers are incorrect. According to CNN, 11,615,518 votes were cast in the battle over Prop 8: 6,070,023 Yes and 5,545,495 No. Therefore, the Yes vote won by an excess of 524,528 votes. From the exit polls, we find that Blacks voters made up 10% of the ballots on this measure, which would mean approximately 1,161,552 voters. ...
Posted to Human Nature by BioNerd on November 13, 2008
I don't know where you got your figures...
I don't know where you got your figures but the below are official, U.S. Census statistics, which legally govern population: Sex and age Total Population US Citizen Total Population Total Citizen Population Reported Registered Not Registered Reported Voted Did Not ...
Posted to Chatterbox by forthegood on November 11, 2008
Perhaps it is time
... for white America to take responsibility for ending the bigotry that they have long fostered. Race (and other prejudices) in this country have always been the problem of the minority to solve. It has never happened that the white folks who were promoting this stuff suddenly came to the realization that they were wrong, damn wrong and need to ...
Posted to Chatterbox by jade7243 on November 11, 2008
Fox pulling the plug
I'm surprised there wasn't any reference to Fox pulling the plug on coverage the second Obama got is 270th vote.
Posted to Television by prefont on November 6, 2008
6 symbolic acts
Sen Obama got elected by a Nation that has been feeling the pinch. Aside from the six ways proposed, he should consider establishing ground rules for his Administration with some key, but symbolic acts. Here are some suggestions: 1. Mortgage bailout - no individual with credit card debt of over 1 months salary will qualify. The voters already ...
Posted to Politics by z0rr0 on November 5, 2008

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