quote:Originally posted by glassman: i'm not sure i get your drift...
freedom to me means i can sit inside my own house and not get burned out by the ATF
no-knock warrants? sheesh... Thomas Jefferson is crying... or?
when i am arrested? i can apppear before a judge (habeus corpus) and get speedy trial..
d'oh.... that's gone now too....(Padilla)
and any people that are crying for this stuff call themselves conservative (shame on you)
ya... more like this! Anybody can make curtains from flags (ie, flag-drape) ...
what you're saying is Waco bothers you... etc. etc.
to the point that whom the US Gumment calls terrorists down there in Cuba...need to be brought into open court?
don't get me wrong--*I* want the judge, too; at some point, though...I don't want my 14-year-old daughter runnin' off with branch ruffians...whose privacy is protected
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I don't want my 14-year-old daughter runnin' off with branch ruffians...whose privacy is protected
i don't either, but there is a way to process the law that protects freedom, and there is a way that destroys it...
Koresh coulda been picked up in town..he wasn't hiding...
and? religious freedom isn't exclusive to "organised religion"... my understanding is that Koresh was a child molestor... and deserved to be prosecuted for it.
the ATF isn't about child molesting...
Gitmo? i don't think is a constitutional issue..people picked up overseas and never brought here don't have US Constitutional Freedom/Rights. Padilla? He is a US citizen taken on US soil and was held in a South Carolina Navy Brig, and other US places, without trial... the charges have been changed numerous times...
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quote:Originally posted by glassman: I don't want my 14-year-old daughter runnin' off with branch ruffians...whose privacy is protected
i don't either, but there is a way to process the law that protects freedom, and there is a way that destroys it...
Koresh coulda been picked up in town..he wasn't hiding...
and? religious freedom isn't exclusive to "organised religion"... my understanding is that Koresh was a child molestor... and deserved to be prosecuted for it.
the ATF isn't about child molesting...
Gitmo? i don't think is a constitutional issue..people picked up overseas and never brought here don't have US Constitutional Freedom/Rights. Padilla? He is a US citizen taken on US soil and was held in a South Carolina Navy Brig, and other US places, without trial... the charges have been changed numerous times...
quote:i don't either, but there is a way to process the law that protects freedom, and there is a way that destroys it...
agreed...
that *seems* to be the problem, does it not?
one thing I'm asking is, how is *that* being witnessed?
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In order to have Constitutional rights, you have to be a US citizen. That is what the Constitution is, an enumeration of rights for citizens. Try going to another country, such as Germany, France, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Isreal, or any other country besides the US and try to vote, ask for due process if you sneek in illegally, try to own property, or some places, depending on your sex, to drive a car. See how they react when you ask for your "rights" over there. You have none, besides what has been agreed upon by treaties between the US and the country you are in. In Mexico, unless you are a citizen, you cannot own property. They SHOOT people who sneek in on their southern border.
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"In order to have Constitutional rights, you have to be a US citizen."
Thatis a bluntly false statement.
The constitution does not grant the Bill of Rights to cirtizens nor does it present rights to "the people". It specifies that the government may not deny them to "the people" not "the citizens".
Even an illegal alien, arrested for a crime, has the right to council and a fair trial, not because the Constitution states that he has those rights, but because it says the Government cannot deny them.
I am best protected by having a government that cannot absolve your rights (even though, no doubt, you deserve the worst.....lol}.
And Frenchman in Tulsa, Oklahoma can burn the flag, because Congress can make no law.....
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As a liberal I believe that we as a nation should spend money to cover basic necessities for the people within our borders.
I think everyone should have a place to sleep, basic nutrition, basic health care, and as much education as they can handle.
I think that a good chunk of those on the streets are folks with mental/emotional problems that have no one to care for them and have fallen through the cracks of the system and do not have the personal faculties to "pull themselves up" or "work hard and succeed."
I agree welfare is mismanaged. Cigarettes, ice cream, tv diners, and Cheezit’s are amenities, they have nothing to do with basic nutrition and welfare money should not be used for such.
I believe it is not for our government to spend billions fighting the war on drugs in other countries. Secure our borders and don't let them in if they are such a problem but spend the dollars in house, not abroad.
I think we need a secure southern border. I also think that the current illegal alien situation is due to years of negligence and our government should be accountable for that.
You are right; the difference in my mind, between liberal and conservative is one of human value. I value all humans. The conservative party (from what I can see) only assigns value to those who have the capacity to be productive.
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Great thoughts. It's sad that compassion and human values are now "liberal."
quote:Originally posted by The Bigfoot: As a liberal I believe that we as a nation should spend money to cover basic necessities for the people within our borders.
I think everyone should have a place to sleep, basic nutrition, basic health care, and as much education as they can handle.
I think that a good chunk of those on the streets are folks with mental/emotional problems that have no one to care for them and have fallen through the cracks of the system and do not have the personal faculties to "pull themselves up" or "work hard and succeed."
I agree welfare is mismanaged. Cigarettes, ice cream, tv diners, and Cheezit’s are amenities, they have nothing to do with basic nutrition and welfare money should not be used for such.
I believe it is not for our government to spend billions fighting the war on drugs in other countries. Secure our borders and don't let them in if they are such a problem but spend the dollars in house, not abroad.
I think we need a secure southern border. I also think that the current illegal alien situation is due to years of negligence and our government should be accountable for that.
You are right; the difference in my mind, between liberal and conservative is one of human value. I value all humans. The conservative party (from what I can see) only assigns value to those who have the capacity to be productive.
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"think that a good chunk of those on the streets are folks with mental/emotional problems that have no one to care for them and have fallen through the cracks of the system and do not have the personal faculties to "pull themselves up" or "work hard and succeed." _________________________________________________
Bottom line it is mostly lack of money caused from lack of jobs, although some do have major mental problems, we seem to want to feel that is the reason for being homeless. _________________________________________________ Article By Jocelyn Y Stewart
But in 1996, a comprehensive study on homelessness by the Census Bureau (news - web sites), co-sponsored by the VA and other federal agencies, offered a disturbing look at the men and women who once wore uniforms.
Although 47% of homeless veterans served during the Vietnam era, the study found, soldiers from as far back as World War II and as recent as the Persian Gulf War (news - web sites) also ended up homeless.
It is impossible to know exactly how many U.S. veterans are on the streets, but experts estimate that about 300,000 of them are homeless on any given night and that about half a million experience homelessness at some point during the year. _________________________________________________
This is just a small part of this article, but a very important part, that many forget about. _________________________________________________
Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR)
HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress measures homelessness over time, allowing researchers to expand their body of knowledge beyond more limited estimates in the past. HUD unveiled new data from Continuums of Care (CoC) that indicates 754,000 persons are living in emergency shelter, transitional housing, and on the streets on any given night. In addition, data from Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), available for the first time, indicated that 704,000 persons used emergency shelter and transitional housing during a three-month period (February-April) in 2005.
“This first-of-its kind study is a huge leap forward in our understanding of not only how many people are homeless, but also what their needs are,” said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. “We’ve got to remember that behind these numbers are people – individuals and families who are struggling to survive. This first report and those that follow will help us gauge how well our efforts, as well as those of our partners at the state and local level and the nonprofit sector, are working to help the homeless. We all must work in concert together to help our nation’s most vulnerable.”
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Now, the following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.
Alaska : Stevens (R) Arizona : McCain (R) Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D) California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D) Colorado : Salazar (D) Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D) Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D) Florida : Martinez (R) Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D) Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D) Indiana : Bayh (D) Lugar (R) Iowa : Harkin (D) Kansas : Brownback (R) Louisiana : Landrieu (D) Maryland : Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D) Massachusetts : Kennedy (D) Kerry (D) Montana : Baucus (D) Nebraska : Hagel (R) Nevada : Reid (D) New Jersey : Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D) New Mexico : Bingaman (D) New York : Clinton (D) Schumer (D) North Dakota : Dorgan (D) Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R) Oregon: Wyden (D) Pennsylvania: Specter (R) Rhode Island: Chafee (R) Reed (D) South Carolina: Graham (R) South Dakota: Johnson (D) Vermont: Jeffords (I) Leahy (D) Washington: Cantwell (D) Murray (D) West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting Wisconsin: Feingold (D) Kohl (D)
THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION, UNLESS THEY DON'T MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WHO DIDN'T PAY IN A DIME.
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The part about illegal aliens and social security is rather interesting. I thought that you have to pay into the system to get a percentage of money out. I know in some cases, illegal aliens do put into the social security system, but i am not sure how medicare would work, which is part of that same system(That being a full benefit no matter how much is paid into the system, i think). I would love to see how the document is worded that they are voting on to see if there is a way that all illegals could possibly get social security and medicare or if it is just the one's that paid into the system.
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quote:Originally posted by IWISHIHAD: The part about illegal aliens and social security is rather interesting. I thought that you have to pay into the system to get a percentage of money out. I know in some cases, illegal aliens do put into the social security system, but i am not sure how medicare would work, which is part of that same system(That being a full benefit no matter how much is paid into the system, i think). I would love to see how the document is worded that they are voting on to see if there is a way that all illegals could possibly get social security and medicare or if it is just the one's that paid into the system.
NOBODY from Texas?
lol...
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You mean that list that shows Boxer and Feinstein. I had a little run in with their offices a few years ago, i think they are from Arizona.
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Now, the following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.
Alaska : Stevens (R) Arizona : McCain (R) Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D) California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D) Colorado : Salazar (D) Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D) Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D) Florida : Martinez (R) Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D) Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D) Indiana : Bayh (D) Lugar (R) Iowa : Harkin (D) Kansas : Brownback (R) Louisiana : Landrieu (D) Maryland : Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D) Massachusetts : Kennedy (D) Kerry (D) Montana : Baucus (D) Nebraska : Hagel (R) Nevada : Reid (D) New Jersey : Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D) New Mexico : Bingaman (D) New York : Clinton (D) Schumer (D) North Dakota : Dorgan (D) Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R) Oregon: Wyden (D) Pennsylvania: Specter (R) Rhode Island: Chafee (R) Reed (D) South Carolina: Graham (R) South Dakota: Johnson (D) Vermont: Jeffords (I) Leahy (D) Washington: Cantwell (D) Murray (D) West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting Wisconsin: Feingold (D) Kohl (D)
THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION, UNLESS THEY DON'T MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WHO DIDN'T PAY IN A DIME.
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Look they are paying in it is easy to say the hell with them and look smug.
But they are hear they work and most of them get the taxes and such deducted from there pay checks.
So they should get the return if they qualify.
Most employers are using them and it would not surprise me if the deductions are only a paper one and entry the taxs that are shown as a deduction go right in these filthy criminal employers pockect. Anyway I thought we were going to start to put these bozo scum employers in jail or deport the bums.
One can only hope and pray the law to be carried out . Until that day we will have to live with the smell of treason in the air
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