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Offline Sandman

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« on: June 22, 2005, 10:36:05 PM »
I can only assume that the House has nothing really important to work on.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050622/D8ASREC00.html

I wonder... do they have any sense of priority whatsoever? Is this the best they can do?

I think they should all be fired. This is a colossal waste of time and taxpayer dollars.
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« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2005, 10:45:15 PM »
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D-N.Y., said, "If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents."


Well spoken and right on the money.

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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2005, 10:56:43 PM »
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The proposed one-line amendment to the Constitution reads, "The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States."


I don't like where this is headed...Whats next?

Congress shall have power to prohibit freedom of religion with regards to non-Catholic and non-Protestant religions

Congress shall have the power to bypass the Sixth Amendment for no other reason than to keep 'enemies of the state' safely detained without evidence.

Congress shall have the power to prohibit freedoms of speech and press with regards to the actions of Congress

Please. Extreme left-wing nonsense here.

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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2005, 11:33:59 PM »
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Please. Extreme left-wing nonsense here.
I believe you have your political extremest wings confused.
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2005, 12:46:28 AM »
You are all ignoring the key phrase, "public sentiment."

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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2005, 12:56:59 AM »
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I believe you have your political extremest wings confused.


Technically either extreme will do but I'll humor you and say "right wing extremist nonsense"

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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2005, 01:53:41 AM »
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I don't like where this is headed...Whats next?

Congress shall have power to prohibit freedom of religion with regards to non-Catholic and non-Protestant religions

Congress shall have the power to bypass the Sixth Amendment for no other reason than to keep 'enemies of the state' safely detained without evidence.

Congress shall have the power to prohibit freedoms of speech and press with regards to the actions of Congress

Please. Extreme left-wing nonsense here.


Hrm.  Sounds like the Patriot Act to me.  :)

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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2005, 02:06:55 AM »
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I believe you have your political extremest wings confused.


.... Uhm, how do you say it? Oh yes,.... shack.

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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2005, 02:19:27 AM »
Bit precious isn't it?

What would they have made of this if the flag was American?



I don't know .... you yankees :rolleyes: :lol :lol :lol

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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2005, 02:22:32 AM »
Who you callin a Yankee?  :mad:

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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2005, 02:34:02 AM »
:lol :lol

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« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2005, 02:43:32 AM »
"Ask the men and women who stood on top of the (World) Trade Center," said Rep. Randy (Duke) Cunningham, R-Calif. "Ask them and they will tell you: pass this amendment."


you can't ask them jackhole...they are dead...and i am not sure how kouth it really is to be using thier dead bodies as a political tool.

perhaps instead you might ask them why we trained osama and why the us continues to shelter the saudis from scrutiny.

and then you might ask them if they mind you passing a law which basically states that you dont trust the citizens to uphold the sanctity of the flag on thier own in lew of your screwed up version of what it has suddenly come to represent.

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« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2005, 08:23:22 AM »
yep... total bull... waste of time.

Both sides do it tho... the dems try to make it illegal to fly a confederate flag.

The lefties never got upset about that little bit of "free speech" infringement but...

When the same sort of mentality is used against them... it is hand wringing, bring out the free speech card, time.

Everyone wants to control everyone elses behavior and they all think their control is just control.

90% of the time they are wrong on both sides.

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« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2005, 09:38:57 AM »
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Originally posted by Sandman
I can only assume that the House has nothing really important to work on.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050622/D8ASREC00.html

I wonder... do they have any sense of priority whatsoever? Is this the best they can do?

I think they should all be fired. This is a colossal waste of time and taxpayer dollars.


Welcome to the Democratic-run state of Washington. Washington State Senator Darlene Fairley (D-Lake Forest Park) believed military personnel are not capable of fending for themselves in the civilian world, where high-interest payday loans lurk.

 

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...Fairley....the chair of the state Senate's Financial Institutions, Housing and Consumer Protection Committee, sponsored the seven bills. If passed, the bills would put restrictions on payday lending to military personnel; lower the maximum allowable size for payday loans and the amount of interest charged; limit borrowers to one outstanding payday loan every 60 days; and give borrowers the option to skip a payday when repaying a loan.


Where was the rage from our democratic friends when Washington State Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) has introduced legislation totax cosmetic medical services?

 

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...but...not limited to, cosmetic surgery, hair transplants, cosmetic injections, cosmetic soft tissue fillers, dermabrasion and chemical peel, laser hair removal, laser skin resurfacing, laser treatment of leg veins, sclerotherapy, and cosmetic dentistry.
Then there's State Sen Paul Shin. You guessed it. A Democrat. And he doesn't want you to collect rainwater on your property unless the State Department of Ecology says it's OK. (SB 5113)

 

Bottom line. Both sides of the isle, whether at a state or federal level, offer ludicrous bills. Its a norm in our government, driven by lobbyists.

(And for the record, I think it should be legal to burn the American flag as part of free speech, but don't try it in my front yard, unless you want to be bloody.)

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« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2005, 09:44:31 AM »
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You are all ignoring the key phrase, "public sentiment."


The same public sentiment that had this line associated with it?

Supporters said the measure reflected patriotism that deepened after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and they accused detractors of being out of touch with public sentiment.

I really don't think public sentiment is really driving the supporters. How did they derive that public sentiment does want this?
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