If I told you the following, "It being best for development of a free and democratic society, the right of the people to freely exchange ideas shall not be infringed", would you then argue that that declares freedom of speech is Constitutionally reserved for the government to control and individuals have no right to voice private opinions without specific recognized governmental need and authorization?
Posted by glassman on :
no, the Constitution clearly states that all of our rights are granted by God.
Posted by bdgee on :
Uh ohhhhhhh.....
glass.....has been playing back taped Romney speeches.
Posted by glassman on :
comeon budgee...
no laughs?
no corrections?
lots of people think it was the constituion that said that...
i pitched you a breaking changeup that din't break...
you shoulda been able to hit that outa the park with your eyes closed....
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — Posted by bdgee on :
Hey now, a squeeze play is a darn good play to turn a run with.
I saw that Romney speeched his way to declaring that God did put forth this Nation, under Jesus, and he intended to govern accordingly.
I can see that with Romney in charge, we'll get required prayer in schools and with every official governmental activity, so long as Jesus is acknowledged each and every time and no irreligious sorts of sects like jews or muslems or buddhist are permitted to muddy the public waters and atheist and agnostics will enjoy none of the protections of the Constitution, 'cause it is and was meant to be a Christian country.
(It must say all that somewhere in some amendment that is being kept secret from the masses withy access allowed only to the pious and evangelicals, so no one can mount any movement to amend it away.)
Posted by glassman on :
i missed Romney's speech...
you know what's funny? Chris Matthews got all excited about it...
Romney seems like a competent person. but i think he's a panderer.
Posted by bdgee on :
If you had heard that speech you might not be thinking in terms like competent and replace such thoughts with something like fear of more than just encroachment of religion into the mechanisms of government and, thus, christianity forced down our throats even in our daily lives.
Want your kids to end up having to sign a loyalty oath to creationism? Vote Romney in.
Posted by glassman on :
LOL... he's pandering... a few years ago? he was a pro-choice dude.. he found a new place in his heart when he decided to run for president..
Huckabee? now he's the real deal.. bass playing rock-n-roll Baptist Preacherman..
President Huckabee... kinda rolls off the tongue don't it.. like water offa ducks back...
Mark Twain would be proud.
Posted by bdgee on :
Either one as a president is about as delightful as suddenly discovering that:
1. There are actual real live vampires that suck blood from humans. 2. They are a strange life form in a special way, in that they lay eggs that, after being deposited in the soil, lie dormant until some special thing triggers them all to hatch within days, thereafter functioning at once as adult beast and suffering a mad hungry. 3. Whatever the trigger that sets off the hatching has happened and there will be several hundred million of them popping out and hunting for us for a quick pick-me-up within the next days.
Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by bdgee: Either one as a president is about as delightful as suddenly discovering that:
1. There are actual real live vampires that suck blood from humans. 2. They are a strange life form in a special way, in that they lay eggs that, after being deposited in the soil, lie dormant until some special thing triggers them all to hatch within days, thereafter functioning at once as adult beast and suffering a mad hungry. 3. Whatever the trigger that sets off the hatching has happened and there will be several hundred million of them popping out and hunting for us for a quick pick-me-up within the next days.
you mean fleas? Posted by bdgee on :
Yep, sorta, anyway, but great big'ns....
Posted by glassman on :
fyi? what you described is almost exactly how fleas "work".
EGGS
* The flea egg represents approximately 34 % of the total flea population at any given time.
* They are smooth, oval, pearlescent, approximately 0.5 mm or 1/64 of an inch long, and are visible to the naked eye (a little smaller than a grain of sand).
* They hatch in 1.5 to 6 days, depending on temperature and humidity.
* Eggs are generally concentrated in area frequented by pets; i.e. bedding, dog houses, favorite resting area, etc., but can be deposited anywhere the pet has been.
LARVAE
* The larvae account for approximately for 57% of the flea population at any given time.
* The larvae emerge from the egg using a special "egg-buster" spine on the head. The spine is lost during the first larval molt.
* They are legless, whitish and maggot-like in appearance, having a single row of bristles on each side. They are about 3 mm long or 1/32 to 5/32 of an inch long, and are very active, using the bristles to move.
* The larvae molt through three larval instars, lasting from 6-36 days, depending on temperature and humidity. Each instar is slightly longer than the last.
* They are very susceptible to humidity, with low humidity being detrimental to the larval.
* They feed primarily on adult flea excrement, which is more less dried blood from feeding on the host. This is often called "flea dirt", and is often mistaken for flea larvae or eggs. This is the dark specks that is seen on the animal or left behind where an infested animal lays. The larvae need this in order to survive.
* Although very active, larvae do not range far from the area in which the larvae hatch.
* Larvae are negatively phototactic, which means they avoid sunlight, hence they are more likely to be found in dark, shaded, or protected places.
* Larvae will be mainly found in the pet's favorite resting areas.
PUPA (COCOON)
* Accounts for approximately 8% of the flea population.
* Larvae form cocoons by secreting a stick substance and incorporating debris from surrounding areas for camouflage.
* The cocoon provides a protective barrier which makes it resistant to chemicals and pesticides.
* Pupa progress from larval form to a recognizable flea inside the cocoon.
* Development takes place in about 7-10 days; however, the cocoon will lie dormant in the environment until the outside temperature and humidity is high enough, and it senses a certain degree of vibration. A passing host subjects enough vibration for the cocoon to hatch.
* Cocoons may remain dormant over years if they are not stimulated to hatch. This accounts for the "VACATION SYNDROME", when people and pets return to the home the vibrations begin immediately which can start a massive wave of flea emergence.
ADULT
* Adult fleas only account for approximately 1% of the total flea population.
* Newly emerged fleas (from the cocoon) are often mistaken for "baby fleas" because they are very small, dark (almost black), and flat. These are merely new adults that have not yet taken a blood meal.
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Posted by bdgee on :
Yeah, I knew that...
And except for being blood suckers, several other beast.
Now there is a a thing out saying Huckaby once proposed that people with AIDS not be allowed to be free in the society and he declared it to be a homosexual problem that the government shouldn't try to control, any funding for looking for medical responses for AIDS be paid for only by Hollywood.
Posted by Relentless. on :
Is there any candidate not playing the religion card? And does it even matter? None of these idiots actually mean what they say anyways.
Posted by jordanreed on :
wouldnt it be interesting to give each one a polygragh?
Posted by T e x on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: wouldnt it be interesting to give each one a polygragh?
doubt it... the "winners" would be the best liars...
tough PR problem
Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: wouldnt it be interesting to give each one a polygragh?
why? LOL...
we already know what it will say...
Posted by turbokid on :
anybody found out how much support Romney has from the bush family/team?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - George H.W. Bush will introduce Mitt Romney and lend the prestige of his library for his fellow Republican's speech Thursday focused on religion. The former president's aides and friends say it isn't a tacit political endorsement.
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Nonetheless, the extended Bush political family has become enmeshed in the 2008 race, and Romney enjoys a significant degree of support.
The former Massachusetts governor's campaign is being managed by Beth Myers, a one-time aide to former White House political strategist Karl Rove. Ron Kaufman, who was the elder Bush's White House political director, is a member of Romney's inner circle.
--- Another adviser, Ben Ginsberg, was on the legal team that helped the current president win the Supreme Court battle over the 2000 election results, and Romney's top three admakers—Alex Castellanos, Stuart Stevens and Russ Schreifer—also made commercials for the president during his two White House campaigns
--- In addition, top advisers to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, son of the elder Bush, are helping Romney, particularly in the state's pivotal primary contest.
Dorothy Bush Koch, a sister of both George and Jeb Bush, has given Romney $2,100, her only reported donation to any of the GOP candidates
new face.. same old garbage.
Posted by bdgee on :
Don't forget, the Bushes are not texans. They are carpet bagging New England old school republicans, like the Romneys.
They'd want to keep the fortunes and the access to the Treasury among the "right families".
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