February 2011
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Dammit! I just got done making a video that I was going to post on here and YouTube cut it short. I’ve been meaning write about it, but I’ve been having such a hard time putting my thoughts on paper that I figured I’d just talk about it instead. I’ll get it up as soon as possible though.
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The Future of Government Textbooks
From Wikipedia, with a slight addition by me.
Separation of powers is a political doctrine originating from the United States Constitution, according to which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States government are kept distinct in order to prevent abuse of power.
Separation of powers is not absolute; it is instead qualified by the doctrine of checks and balances....
January 2011
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noyourewrong replied to your link: Reason.com:...
Try walking anywhere in NYC during an even slightly busy hour and you might understand the impetus of Kruger. Kruger IS wrong however to assert that this might have any effect on behavior. Just look at NYS and the hands-free device laws/enforcement.
I read Kruger’s reasoning and I’ve walked down Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue, Broadway, and countless other streets in NYC. The verdict...
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Reason.com: Should We Ban Walking While Wired? →
You’ve had the experience of walking along and negotiating around someone who is walking slowly, weaving, or bumping into other pedestrians for an obvious reason: He or she is talking on a cell phone, listening to an iPod, or texting on a Blackberry.
And you’ve had the natural, inevitable response to this annoyance: demanding a law to prevent it.
Oh, you haven’t responded...
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saxonmcclamma replied to your post: Living In a...
Your constitutional rights only extend as far as the majoritys decisions allow. If your opinion is opposed to the majority you are out of luck but free to move. Its up to the majority to decide how far your constitutional rights extend in democracy.
Not even close. If that were the case, our freedom of speech would be tested everyday by popular vote. For example, should flag burning be...
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Anonymous asked: Huh I've never heard it put that way before, I for one know my family is catholic, we go to church on sundays.... sometimes... But I get bothered when I can't purchase alcohol on sundays, as do my parents. Interesting stuff
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I've Made a Discovery
Chris Matthews is the male version of Joy Behar. The sounds of their voice and political commentary make my ears bleed.
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Anonymous asked: Prohibiting the sale of alcohol on Sundays is blatantly endorsing and forcing the religious practices of the majority onto all other citizens in the county.
does it have to do with catholicism? {only day of rest i can think of for religious reason}
but i thought it was just, how it happened to be, sunday is the last day of the weekend/day before work.school. etc etc, is it...
does it have to do with catholicism? {only day of rest i can think of for religious reason}
but i thought it was just, how it happened to be, sunday is the last day of the weekend/day before work.school. etc etc, is it...
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“Women laugh at us when studies show that we think about sex several times per...”
– Jack Kammer
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saxonmcclamma replied to your post: Living In a...
while I’m pretty sure being a dry county does noting to prevent anything, I do know it is something had democracy has a say in. Its not like a dictator put the law into effect, It was probably voted on and can be repealed in much the same way. I hope
You are right, Tuscaloosa County is dry due to a public referendum. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that it is unconstitutional,...
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Egypt Shows How Easily Internet Can Be Silenced →
statehate:
“The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country almost entirely from the Internet shows how easily a state can isolate its people when telecoms providers are few and compliant.”
This is an excellent point, and something Americans should wake up and realize. When the government’s corporatist policies create regional monopolies (on utilities, internet, etc.), it becomes very...
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Living In a Dry County
For anyone that doesn’t know, I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama which happens to be in a dry county. Sunday happens to be the day where everyone is forced to respect the South’s religion by not being able to purchase alcohol on their day of worship.
It feels great to be free, doesn’t it?
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“Up to 10,000 Apple devotees, or ”fanboys” as they refer to themselves, have...”
– Thousands of Apple fanboys hold candlelight vigil for Steve Jobs (via kaching)
LOL
(via statehate)
There is something seriously wrong with the Apple crowd.
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“This July, we will begin to bring our troops home.”
– Barack Obama (circa 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011)
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“Capitalism doesn’t exist. It’s not capitalism when the system is plagued with...”
– Ron Paul (via statehate)
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The Oatmeal Takes a Look at The State of the Web
laughingsquid:
The Oatmeal Takes a Look at The State of the Web
Yes. Please use it.
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Thankfully, I think my sickness is only going to last for today. I’m starting to feel better, but I’m still a little hot.
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I almost vomited in my finance class today. That would have sucked. I hope I feel better tomorrow.
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statehate:
Economics professors teaching John Maynard Keynes is the equivalent of science professors teaching that the Sun revolves around a flat Earth.
Both have been debunked, and neither is up for debate.
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Thomas Jefferson quotes make me wet.
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"AND Jared Lee Loughner was able to walk into a...
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leichenschrei:
COOL HYPERBOLE, BRO.
“Split-second succession”? That is not possible unless youre a professional competition shooter. Just because someone goes batshit insane doesnt mean that the 2nd amendment should be condemned. Should the 1st amendment be condemned because people like Glenn Beck say stupid shit?
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I lold.
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“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this...”
– Thomas B. Reed. (via coeus)
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Whenever two parties make a free will trade, both parties benefit.
A disturbingly large amount of people cannot grasp this “theory”.
konacoco asked: I never noticed before that you're a speedcuber. I've always wanted to be able to memorize some algorithms for the different methods but it seems to be above me. Which method(s) do you use?
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“…Someone recently asked when the last act of foreign terrorism was committed...”
– Sheldon Richman, 1999. (via stagstuff)
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state hate: socialism success stories →
greenstate:
i know a lot of people reblogged my post about capitalism tonight, saying that there is no successful working model for socialism. i mean, because the UUSR failed, that must mean all forms of socialism great and small are a colossal failure, right? wrong. here are some ways in…
Truly amazing. Something as worthless as the USPS is included as a favor of socialism? We’re...
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“The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates.”
– Tacitus (via chadlossing)
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Note To Self
Blog about politics and you will gain followers at an increasingly accelerated rate.
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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs just chillin.
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greenlantan:
Oh man, I forgot about these. My kind of humor.
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My little secret is killing me. I’ve never felt so anxious for something in my life. And not being able to tell anybody outside my immediate family doesn’t help the situation either. It’s hard to explain, but I’ve never wanted something so bad in my life and it takes every ounce of self control to not scream it at everyone I know.
But like I said, I did break a little...
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Stating the Obvious
I’m currently taking two classes within my major: Application and Information Architecture and Data Communication and Networking in a Global Environment. I was surprised earlier this week when one of my professors gave us a heads-up on the first day of class. He said that we should expect the course material to be slightly different than the previous semester because the course is...
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Something Is Wrong
The Oath of Office for Congress.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on...
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a bird i like to hold: starting with a bang. →
abirdiliketohold:
last time i read the 2nd amendment, it does say that the right of americans to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon.
but that is not by any stretch of the imagination where the text ends.
the basic logic of the 2nd amendment as i understand it is this: due to the nature of the times politically, what with the generally shaky unity of states and the difficulty of...
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