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GazzBut
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I heard a rumour that hardly any of the senators who voted the patriot act through had actually read it. How can they be considered more informed than anybody?
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Re: Open Democracy [Re: GazzBut]
#2933216 - 07/27/04 03:24 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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They are of course, idiots. It's just the average person is a bigger idiot.
-------------------- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers
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Ancalagon
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Re: Open Democracy [Re: GazzBut]
#2933221 - 07/27/04 03:28 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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GazzBut said: I heard a rumour that hardly any of the senators who voted the patriot act through had actually read it. How can they be considered more informed than anybody?
Not a rumor, though the Kerry people love to ignore it.
-------------------- ?When Alexander the Great visted the philosopher Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for him, Diogenes is said to have replied: 'Yes, stand a little less between me and the sun.' It is what every citizen is entitled to ask of his government.? -Henry Hazlitt in 'Economics in One Lesson'
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GazzBut
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They are of course, idiots. It's just the average person is a bigger idiot.
Really? Prove it!
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GazzBut
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Re: Open Democracy [Re: Ancalagon]
#2933241 - 07/27/04 03:31 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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So do you agree some form of veto for the people would be a good thing? what are your thoughts?
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Re: Open Democracy [Re: GazzBut]
#2933267 - 07/27/04 03:38 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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GazzBut said: Quote:
They are of course, idiots. It's just the average person is a bigger idiot.
Really? Prove it!
Here you go.... Almost half of likely voters, 49 percent, favored Kerry and 47 percent supported Bush. The difference was well within the margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points..
CNN says 49% of Americans are stupid enough to vote for Kerry. 49% is damn close to half, so that makes the average American very stupid.
-------------------- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers
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Re: Open Democracy [Re: GazzBut]
#2933299 - 07/27/04 03:46 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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I think some form of veto for the people would be a GREAT thing.
-------------------- ?When Alexander the Great visted the philosopher Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for him, Diogenes is said to have replied: 'Yes, stand a little less between me and the sun.' It is what every citizen is entitled to ask of his government.? -Henry Hazlitt in 'Economics in One Lesson'
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GazzBut
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Wow! so 49% are plain stupid and 47% dont even have brains! what a sorry state of affairs!! 
I suppose the senate comes from the remaining 4%?!!
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GazzBut
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Re: Open Democracy [Re: Ancalagon]
#2935363 - 07/28/04 02:04 AM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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So do you agree that on some issues the people should have the final say on whether a bill is passed or rejected?
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