Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-13 Thread Ben Doom
Anything that denies you the ability to travel or conduct commerce without verifing your identity could be consider an illegal search. You mean like a passport or a drivers licence? Can't drive to the corner to get milk without a license. And if you want to charge that milk you'll need ID.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-13 Thread Ben Doom
Don't you mean Microsoft will buy Adobe now? :) I think they're dirty enough without investing in dried mud. --Ben ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-13 Thread Ben Doom
Remember, tinfoil hats do not prevent pregnancy or the spread of STDs. --Ben Kevin Graeme wrote: Hey now, the gay thing is another discussion. :-) On 5/12/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I love you too. ~|

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-13 Thread Ben Doom
So what do you think is so bad: Cost? Well, it's not like another billion or two will be noticable in our current deficit, but still Risk of Identity theft? I don't think this will have much impact on identity theft. I mean, I've got see id written on the back of my credit card, and

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-13 Thread Jerry Johnson
Um, Ben...yeah they do. Remember, abstinence is the best prevention, and wearing a tinfoil hat will NOT get you laid. Jerry Johnson Web Developer On 5/13/05, Ben Doom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember, tinfoil hats do not prevent pregnancy or the spread of STDs.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-13 Thread Gruss Gott
Ben wrote: Remember, tinfoil hats do not prevent pregnancy or the spread of STDs. DOH! ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Vivec
The specific fears are massive invasion of privacy and identity theft. All databases are going to be linked, and Federal agencies will have the power to collate data from several sources, and all without your knowledge. Yes, they can do that now, but it takes a lot more effort and time, and

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Deanna Schneider
And yee ha - it's one of our (Wisconsin's) reps pushing it. *sigh* On 5/11/05, Kevin Graeme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's honestly mind boggling. ~| Purchase Homesite Plus with Dreamweaver from House of Fusion, a Macromedia

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Gruss Gott
Sam wrote: You mean like a passport or a drivers licence? No I don't mean anything like that. A passport is used to leave the country and therefore has federal jurisdiction and a driver's license is local to the state, i.e., it's not a federal ID nor does it confer any federal privileges.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Dana
yeah but if you are paying cash it's currently legal to walk around anywhere with no id whatsoever. And having lived places where this is not true, I enjoy that privilege. Dana On 5/11/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/11/05, Gruss Gott wrote: Well for one it would be a sign that Mr. Bush

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Dana
well, actually, since the patriot act you do need ID to open a bank account. But not necessarily a given ID. I believe I used my alien registration card not my driver's license, for instance. Dana On 5/12/05, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sam wrote: You mean like a passport or a

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Gruss Gott
Dana wrote: yeah but if you are paying cash it's currently legal to walk around anywhere with no id whatsoever. And having lived places where this is not true, I enjoy that privilege. You're exactly right and what this legislation does is require the Federal Government to essentially

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Kevin Graeme
On 5/11/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I never claimed it was good, I just see all the moaning that it's so bad but no details. I want to here the specific fears before I choose a position. Well Angel and I have both posted links to aspects of it. But I'll put my own take on it here. In the

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Gruss Gott
Kevin wrote: On top of all this, there's little evidence other than supposition to show that the proposed changes will do that much to actually prevent Which brings us back to the ACLU who I hope will fight this on the very grounds you've written. In many ways this reminds me of the Patriot

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Dana
Apparently they have, since the ACLU witness on the Patriot act said that people had asked them for help with this provision. I think they said they had never requested a library record via the Patriot Act, though no information was provided on requests of *other* records or on requests of library

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Sam
You make some good points that are worthy of a quality debate, unfortunately you ended it with an asinine comment ridiculing my response without even know my position. You could have done the mature thing and just said your afraid of open debate ;) On 5/12/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: Ah well,

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Kevin Graeme
It's just tiring having you seem to always take the opposite view and do so in a pit bull way. Plus I do recognize that there is a chicken-little aspect to much of it and that it would be easily dismissed that way. And honestly, I'm not interested in debate with you about it. You asked what my

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Gruss Gott
Sam wrote: You could have done the mature thing and just said your afraid of open debate ;) Ppppttt! The high road. Some on this list travel it less than others. In any event if YOU took the high road it would be to ignore that comment and provide your comments. We're all human

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Sam
Yeah, I love you too. On 5/12/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: It's just tiring having you seem to always take the opposite view and do so in a pit bull way. Plus I do recognize that there is a chicken-little aspect to much of it and that it would be easily dismissed that way. And honestly, I'm

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Kevin Graeme
Hey now, the gay thing is another discussion. :-) On 5/12/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I love you too. ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Sam
Sorry, the mood has soured. Moving on. On 5/12/05, Gruss Gott wrote: Ppppttt! The high road. Some on this list travel it less than others. In any event if YOU took the high road it would be to ignore that comment and provide your comments. We're all human after all and sometimes

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-12 Thread Gruss Gott
Sam wrote: Sorry, the mood has soured. Moving on. Mmmhmmm... ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message:

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Ben Doom
We landed 3/5 of a person on the moon! --Ben Kevin Graeme wrote: LOL, you're right that whole slavery thing was a farce. Just like the moon landing. ~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
I thought they only sent the monkey up and back, minus the landing. :) We landed 3/5 of a person on the moon! --Ben Kevin Graeme wrote: LOL, you're right that whole slavery thing was a farce. Just like the moon landing. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Ben Doom
No, the monkey was a hoax filmed in Arizona by survivors of the Roswell crash. --Ben S.Isaac Dealey wrote: I thought they only sent the monkey up and back, minus the landing. :) We landed 3/5 of a person on the moon! --Ben Kevin Graeme wrote: LOL, you're right that whole slavery

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Gruss Gott
Ben wrote: No, the monkey was a hoax filmed in Arizona by survivors of the Roswell crash. Much like the Bush Presidency. I mean, come on, no President is this anemic. During the first 2004 debate you could seen the monkey hatch under his suit. Filthy apes.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Ben Doom
Soylent Green is MONKEEEYS! --Ben Gruss Gott wrote: Ben wrote: No, the monkey was a hoax filmed in Arizona by survivors of the Roswell crash. Much like the Bush Presidency. I mean, come on, no President is this anemic. During the first 2004 debate you could seen the monkey hatch

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Marlon Moyer
I had no idea about this organization until I saw the NAMBLA South Park episode. And people say you don't learn anything watching TV. On 5/10/05, Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope. Pretty much accurate. The North American Man-Boy Love Association. They advocate, educate, and defend

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread G
The North American Marlon Brando Look Alike organization has been around for years. I had no idea about this organization until I saw the NAMBLA South Park episode. And people say you don't learn anything watching TV.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
[[notice the slick use of the Schiavo controversy in a clever attept to get all controversial topics into this one thread]] That's gay! You might as well be using ASP, since Microsoft is going to buy Macromedia! Sorry, couldn't resist. --Ben Don't you mean Microsoft will buy Adobe

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
That's rather what I gathered from the last post... I actually rather liked the example of the problem being FEMA having their thumbs up their asses, as its a very clear example of a problem which is absolutely _not_ a question of your church attendance. Attend church and your home will be spared

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
I must have missed a previous thread... How does Sam saying Ken reminds him of Hitler lead to a paypal reference? hmm. I have paypal. Dana On 5/10/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just trying to get Dana to take my side :) On 5/10/05, Ken Ketsdever wrote: [[notice the slick

RE: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Ken Ketsdever
-Community Subject: Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers! I must have missed a previous thread... How does Sam saying Ken reminds him of Hitler lead to a paypal reference? hmm. I have paypal. Dana On 5/10/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just trying to get Dana to take my side

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Sam
The brainwashing is working ;) But which of us is the cleaner? On 5/11/05, Ken Ketsdever wrote: I was wondering that myself. Then I figured oh hell its just Sam. I was taken aback the other day when I agreed with something Sam wrote. But I didn't dare admit it.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Howie Hamlin
Taking this thread back a bit: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/05/real_id.html The Real ID legislation passed because it's attached to the funding of US troops in Iraq. http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,101657,00.html Ugh...

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Kevin Graeme
It's honestly mind boggling. On 5/11/05, Howie Hamlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taking this thread back a bit: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/05/real_id.html The Real ID legislation passed because it's attached to the funding of US troops in Iraq.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Sam
All right, I'll play devils advocate. What's so wrong with this? It was a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission. Isn't that good? So what do you think is so bad: Cost? Risk of Identity theft? Having to have to show more ID to get a license? Big brother watching over your shoulder? Illegal

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Dana
didn't dare admit it. -Original Message- From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:20 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers! I must have missed a previous thread... How does Sam saying Ken reminds him of Hitler

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Dana
Though I think you meant deep into the land of religion? yeah probably so ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Gruss Gott
Sam wrote: All right, I'll play devils advocate. What's so wrong with this? It was a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission. Isn't that good? Well for one it would be a sign that Mr. Bush is the anti-Christ according to The Revelation of John, or at least an interpretation of it. It may

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Kevin Graeme
On 5/11/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All right, I'll play devils advocate. What's so wrong with this? It was a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission. Isn't that good? I'm fairly convinced that the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission aren't actually good for the country. They may be

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Sam
On 5/11/05, Gruss Gott wrote: Well for one it would be a sign that Mr. Bush is the anti-Christ according to The Revelation of John, or at least an interpretation of it. Sorry never read it :) It may also be unconstitutional. At a minimum it seems like a massive invasion of privacy,

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-11 Thread Sam
On 5/11/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: I'm fairly convinced that the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission aren't actually good for the country. They may be good for security, but security and freedom rarely speak. There was an argument when the report came out that Bush wouldn't follow it. New

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread G
Huh??!? The constitution gives no protection to groups who openly advocate breaking the law. In fact, when these groups break the lawjust exactly what laws do you think they are breaking? Yep, the Constitution. Free speech means you have the right to say anything you wantbut not the

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Dana
ok so, all those lunch counter sit-ins and public transportation boycotts in the south in the sixties... those were against the constitution? Those people should have been locked up without the benefit of their constitutional rights?? I am not equating NAMBLA with Martin Luther King mind you,

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Kevin Graeme
Different jurisdictions. General rights vs. specific legalities. The Constitution supports the abstract principle of free speech. In specific cases, these groups have been prevented that generic right. As an organization, they absolutely have a right to speak. Granted, the specifics of their

Re: [QUARRANTINE]Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
Since we're using NAMBLA as an example, where does the Constitution specifically mention sexual assault, sodomy, harrassment, etc? Illegal doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the Constitution. --Ben G wrote: Huh??!? The constitution gives no protection to groups who openly advocate

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
I think it was this line: Join the ACLU: On 5/9/05, Vivec wrote: Yeah but...yeah but..how did we reach arguing about NAMBLA and the KKK and Boy Scouts...from a National RFID ID card.. It..it just seems so wrong for those three things to be in the same line...and.. and it started like such

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
ACLU Joins With Schiavo Legal Team to Ask a Pinellas Judge to Strike Special Law That Reverses Court Order, Violates Patient's Privacy Rights http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=14246c=27 :P I am not equating NAMBLA with Martin Luther King mind you Sounds like you are On 5/10/05, Dana

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Kevin Graeme
Does the Real ID act contain a Constitution-busting Trojan horse? http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050509-4886.html You can read more on the tinfoil hat implications of this here if you're interested, but I'll sum it up for you: Congress has crafted a completely unprecedented provision that

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
He said the history of charity only goes back 200 years. I was just giving a history lesson not advocating for or against. On 5/9/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: If that is Jewish law, and if you are a proponent of it, then I don't understand why you have in the past argued against government programs

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Jerry Johnson
Nope. Pretty much accurate. The North American Man-Boy Love Association. They advocate, educate, and defend the rights of men to have sex with young boys. Honest. (F*c3rs! I think we should open a hunting season for them, rather than kitty cats. Everyone should be allowed to go MT on them!)

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
They weren't defending their right to assemble or speak I would support that also. They wanted the KKK to have the right to burn a cross on someone's lawn as free speech and NAMBA to publish an instruction manual to rape and murder little boys. On 5/10/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: Different

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
Not to be obnoxious about it, but do you have a reference for the KKK case? I know that the ACLU has defended the rights of Klan members to burn crosses, but I vaguely remember it being only on their own property. Burning on someone else's property would constitute tresspassing and vandalism,

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
On 5/10/05, Dana wrote: ok so, all those lunch counter sit-ins and public transportation boycotts in the south in the sixties... those were against the constitution? Those people should have been locked up without the benefit of their constitutional rights?? I am not equating NAMBLA

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
Not to be obnoxious about it, but do you have a reference for the KKK case? I know that the ACLU has defended the rights of Klan members to burn crosses, but I vaguely remember it being only on their own property. Burning on someone else's property would constitute tresspassing and

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
Although that brings up the completely separate issue of the fact that castration doesn't prevent sexual abuse... Generally speaking because I know. It's just high on my list of things I don't ever want to happen to me. I figure it's probably high on theirs. --Ben

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Gruss Gott
Ben wrote: case? I know that the ACLU has defended the rights of Klan members to burn crosses, but I vaguely remember it being only on their own property. Yup. they should be protected. Anyone who carries them out, however, should be castrated (for a start). May the punishment fit the

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
That's actually not what I said. You misinterpreted and have either conveniently forgotten my clarification or not read it -- but as I think I remember you responding, I'm apt to believe you've conveniently forgotten. He said the history of charity only goes back 200 years. I was just giving a

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
Maybe in your circle but not the dictionary. On 5/9/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: The definition of human used to be white. ~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
I said: Religious charities have been helping the needy for close to 2k years. You said: This just shows an ignorance of history... 200 yrs -- maybe... in the last 2K years, christians have risen from being a small unloved cult to dominating much of the earth, and have done so on many occasions

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
On 5/10/05, Ben Doom wrote: property. Burning on someone else's property would constitute tresspassing and vandalism, after all. :-\ A minor crime while a hate crime has a harsher punishment. A cross burning across the street can have the same affect as one burning on your lawn. The NAMBLA

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Gruss Gott
Sam wrote: What if someone stalked your family and published info on when, where That's illegal because it specifies a specific person. For example, I can say, A husband who pulls the plug on his wife is an abuser! But if I said, Mr Shiavo is an abuser! then that starts getting into

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
property. Burning on someone else's property would constitute tresspassing and vandalism, after all. :-\ A minor crime while a hate crime has a harsher punishment. A cross burning across the street can have the same affect as one burning on your lawn. I'm not arguing that burning crosses

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
How about the unamended US Constitution, which only recognized a slave as 2/3 of a person? --Ben Sam wrote: Maybe in your circle but not the dictionary. On 5/9/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: The definition of human used to be white.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
[[notice the slick use of the Schiavo controversy in a clever attept to get all controversial topics into this one thread]] That's gay! You might as well be using ASP, since Microsoft is going to buy Macromedia! Sorry, couldn't resist. --Ben

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Jim Campbell
Not since Terri Schaivo found WMD's in that Excursion bought by that gay marriage lobbyist for Tom DeLay, they won't. - Jim Ben Doom wrote: [[notice the slick use of the Schiavo controversy in a clever attept to get all controversial topics into this one thread]] That's gay! You might

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
I said: Religious charities have been helping the needy for close to 2k years. You've conveniently truncated this as well: Religious charities have been helping the needy for close to 2k years. Why not give the money to originations that do that the best? My objection was to your apparent

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Gruss Gott
Ben wrote: How about the unamended US Constitution, which only recognized a slave as 2/3 of a person? The Constitution was that way for years! And now you want to change it. Let's just leave human rights violations as they've been. Ok, ok. I'll tell you what: let's give them similar

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
Ok, ok. I'll tell you what: let's give them similar rights to a person, but not call them people. I mean, hey, they mostly have the same rights so why should they care if call them slavos instead of people? Heh. I think there's already a word like that, but it begins with an n. --Ben

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
The NAMBLA example, I'll quickly believe. It seems to me that as long as you don't lie, any printed material should be covered by the First Amendment. Otherwise, you run the risk of redefining journalism (something we're seeing right now with blogging) and preventing the encouragement of

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
On 5/10/05, Gruss Gott wrote: Exactly. The ACLU has also defended Rush Limbaugh and it specifically takes on these types of cases to focus people's attention on what Freedom of Speech is and how it should be applied legally. ??? Rush's case has nothing to do with freedom of speech. It's

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
Where in the Constitution does it say you should be allowed to burn a cross on a minority's lawn or publish an instruction manual of how to rape a murder little boys? On 5/9/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: Supporting NAMBLA and the KKK is an unfortunate side effect of supporting the Constitution.

RE: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ken Ketsdever
[[notice the slick use of the Schiavo controversy in a clever attept to get all controversial topics into this one thread]] Hitler! Hitler! Hitler! Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread G
You know it seems like any time I've seen people arguing about free-speech the people who oppose it never seem to be able to produce an example that is both an example of free-speech and not obviated by some other law (like privacy or property laws). s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
The Constitution does not address vandalism or tresspassing. However, for the rest, I think that Amendments I and IX of the Bill of Rights apply. Just to review: Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: My objection was to your apparent claim that Christians have been the _best_ source of charity for 2000 years. Read it again, I never claimed Christian charities have been around 2k years. I said religious charities. Right now in the US Christianity is the

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
I was just trying to get Dana to take my side :) On 5/10/05, Ken Ketsdever wrote: [[notice the slick use of the Schiavo controversy in a clever attept to get all controversial topics into this one thread]] Hitler! Hitler! Hitler! That doesn't work, you have to call someone a Hitler.

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
You know it seems like any time I've seen people arguing about free-speech the people who oppose it never seem to be able to produce an example that is both an example of free-speech and not obviated by some other law (like privacy or property laws). s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
Good point. Oh wait, slavery is illegal in the US. What was the point again? On 5/10/05, Ben Doom wrote: How about the unamended US Constitution, which only recognized a slave as 2/3 of a person? ~| Find out how CFTicket can

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: My objection was to your apparent claim that Christians have been the _best_ source of charity for 2000 years. Read it again, I never claimed Christian charities have been around 2k years. I said religious charities. Right now in the US Christianity is

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
When does it switch from federal law to local laws? What if instead of a family by name it was a school? How about an abortion clinic? On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: Well I didn't mean it quite that literally but I guess you're right. I just meant that when I see people arguing _about_ free

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
You said: Maybe in your circle but not the dictionary. to the idea that the definition of human used to be white. I'm pointing out that, as recently as the mid-1800s, the definition of human did in fact vary based on race/social status here in the US. Yes, it's illegal now, but we were (I

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
I'd prefer to discriminate against him. There is a significant difference between justifiable discrimination (making an assessment based on an individual's known history) and indiscriminate prejudice against a group of people. You could say this would be discrimination of the group of

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Kevin Graeme
The definition of a person changed and slavery was abolished. So too will the definition of marriage change. -Kevin On 5/10/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point. Oh wait, slavery is illegal in the US. What was the point again? On 5/10/05, Ben Doom wrote: How about the unamended US

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Kevin Graeme
Which is exactly where we started when talking about National ID. On 5/10/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rush's case has nothing to do with freedom of speech. It's about invasion of privacy. ~| Find out how CFTicket can

RE: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ken Ketsdever
I'm more socialist than fascist. I have to go to the standard GW. Hitler comparison -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:26 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers! I was just trying to get Dana to take my side

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: And my point was and still is that while longer is proven better is debatable, and I would argue that it's not better -- I would argue that religious charity is worse. I don't think government charity is much better, but

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
Is that true? Do you have a source? On 5/10/05, Ben Doom wrote: to the idea that the definition of human used to be white. I'm pointing out that, as recently as the mid-1800s, the definition of human did in fact vary based on race/social status here in the US. Yes, it's illegal now, but we

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Sam
That's it! You went over the line. This thread is over! On 5/10/05, Ken Ketsdever wrote: I'm more socialist than fascist. I have to go to the standard GW. Hitler comparison ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Jim Campbell
No, it isn't Sam wrote: That's it! You went over the line. This thread is over! On 5/10/05, Ken Ketsdever wrote: I'm more socialist than fascist. I have to go to the standard GW. Hitler comparison ~| Find out

RE: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ken Ketsdever
Sure it is Fuhr Sam said so. -Original Message- From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 2:23 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers! No, it isn't Sam wrote: That's it! You went over the line. This thread is over! On 5/10

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Doom
I goofed. It's 3/5ths of a person. See Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 of the US Constitution, specifically the bit that says: whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons This was used to

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: And my point was and still is that while longer is proven better is debatable, and I would argue that it's not better -- I would argue that religious charity is worse. I don't think government charity is much better,

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
Now I'm confused -- are you pulling this from some other branch of the thread? When does it switch from federal law to local laws? What if instead of a family by name it was a school? How about an abortion clinic? On 5/10/05, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: Well I didn't mean it quite that

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Dana
If I can chime back in here for a moment now that I am less frantic, I think there is an important distinction to be made between rational and utilitarian economic decisions -- for instance, here in this town where half the roads and houses have washed away, the sooner everybody gets back to work

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Kevin Graeme
LOL, you're right that whole slavery thing was a farce. Just like the moon landing. On 5/10/05, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that true? Do you have a source? ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Dana
yes, the minutemen are all up in arms about this; I am rather amused that it is being opposed from the right. But they have a point, you know. If you want to increase boder security, hire some more bodies down here. I dislike the idea of a national ID -- France has one, and the police are allowed

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Dana
NABLA and Martin Luther King are both entitled to free speech. It's possibly their only point of similarity. And yes, the ACLU was on the other side from me in the Schiavo thing, I did see that. I felt they were wrong in that instance, but in general they stand up for things that need to be stood

Re: Amerikanski, show me your papers!

2005-05-10 Thread Dana
OK, and did they really publish such a book, and how was it distributed? Just saying you can't accept the position of a lawyer representing the other side as necessarily accurate. I am however willing to believe that I would not want to live next door to a member. Daba On 5/10/05, Jerry Johnson

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