2013-01-25, 11:43 | Link #25941 |
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Easy, tell them you are an illegal immigrant (therefore you will accept a lesser pay) and that you have an university degree in your home country. They will ask you to get a social security number "somewhere", provide your own social security number. If you are thinking "they will only believe I am an illegal immigrant if I say I am latino and I do not look like a latino" let me tell you that I am probably whiter than you are (if i shave my head I would probably fit into a neonazi parade no problem), tell them you are from northern Mexico. When you have five years in the job quit and apply for a job somewhere else.
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2013-01-25, 16:07 | Link #25942 | ||
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Republicans in Virginia, other states seeking electoral college changes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...5e7_print.html Quote:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/naked...re-losers.html Quote:
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2013-01-25, 17:06 | Link #25944 |
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Looks like China is wearing its "good-cop" hat today.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226562271548 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/wo...pan-envoy.html The North Koreans? Not so much. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/wo...uth-korea.html As for the Electoral College, I did a quick analysis in response to a question by a college classmate about whether choosing Presidential electors by Congressional district, rather than winner-take-all at the state level, would have changed the outcomes of any Presidential election other than 2012. The answer is no. The Constitution allocates each state a number of Electoral Votes equal to the sum of its two senators and the number of members in its delegation to the House of Representatives. Because the Republicans win a lot of small states like Wyoming, the margin between the candidates in the 100 seats allocated from the Senate is small. In 2012 Obama won 27 states, thus gaining 54 EV compared to Romney's 46. The margin of victory in the House is always much bigger than that. In 2004 and 2012 the Republicans won by a margin of about thirty seats; in 2008 the Democrats won by a margin of nearly ninety. So even if we allocated EV using the method now in effect in Maine and Nebraska, and advocated by Republicans in states like Virginia and Pennsylvania, it would have little effect on the outcome in the Electoral College, where margins in the hundreds of EVs are quite common. The Constitution is clear on this matter; states can choose their electors however they want. No one has challenged Maine or Nebraska for choosing electors by Congressional district. As a practical matter, though, I prefer winner-take-all because it insulates the Presidential contest from the effects of gerrymandering in the drawing of House district lines. I estimate the Republicans have a 10-12 seat "bulwark" in the House resulting from gerrymanders after the 2010 Census. To reward this behavior with a 10-12 EV advantage in the 2016 and 2020 Presidential elections is unfair. I also think that electing someone who wins a minority of the popular vote as President, as would have happened in 2012 if all states used the Congressional-district method, undermines the legitimacy of the electoral system overall. One positive effect moving to the district method might provide is broadening the competition for President out beyond the dozen or so "swing states" that now largely determine the outcome of Presidential elections.
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2013-01-25, 17:27 | Link #25945 |
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Seiji, I think China is playing a far more nefarious(pun unintended) plan here.
By forcing North Korea into a corner, it makes them even more dangerous enemy. They are just making North Korea more desperate and probably is planning to drain an already militarily weakened US into another conflict, giving more political leverage in the South China Sea and pushing the US allies to sign a non-aggression pact with them.
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2013-01-25, 18:22 | Link #25946 |
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The plus side of allocating seats by congressional district, rather then by state popular vote, is that it means whoever controls congress will also usually control the presidency. Of course the fact that congress is gerrymandered is somewhat problematic....
Then again, if it was done by congressional district, suddenly you might see candidates campaign more widely, and the democrats might take some of these districts the republicans created with "thin" margins. |
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2013-01-26, 17:20 | Link #25948 | |
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Do penalties for smokers and the obese make sense?
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2013-01-26, 18:08 | Link #25949 | |
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"Fake or not" kind of news:
http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2013/01...-site-offline/ Quote:
- Contracts copies with signatures - Private email correspondence - Personnel data, etc. Insides look like this:
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2013-01-26, 18:42 | Link #25950 |
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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Ne...5#.UQRpPic4trM
"The Israel Air Force on Monday conducted a successful test of an upgraded Iron Dome rocket system" I saw these tests two days in a row. Interesting to see it in use as a test rather than in real use.
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2013-01-26, 18:56 | Link #25951 | ||
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Oh look.
A law abiding gun toting citizen... Quote:
Oh yea. These guns are primarily used on criminals, right? These families need guns to protect themselves, right? If I were a betting man - this sort of scenario (using guns to discipline children) is MUCH more likely to happen. Needless to say, this was a ridiculously inappropriate way to use a gun. This is a news item, even though it is a gun issue related article. Quote:
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2013-01-26, 19:05 | Link #25953 |
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Oh look, a law abiding cell phone owner.
Man accused of killing teen while texting, driving to stand trial http://www.ksl.com/?sid=23835442&nid...cid=featured-2 Vexx is of course correct. Stupidy doesn't require a gun to kill, Kyuu.
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2013-01-26, 19:23 | Link #25954 | ||
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Of course, that can change IF a system is installed to ensure all (or as many as possible) are indeed qualified to possess fire arms. The licensing system must be as thorough as that of drivers licenses (with regular expiration dates and competency tests). Is there such a system in place? No, there isn't. Quote:
Don't forget to mention alcohol. Oh wait, that matter is pretty much settled as alcohol is regulated up the ass, plus there's a common culture that discourages drunk driving. Yet, drunk driving still happens from time-to-time, where people may die. The problem is not 100% removed; but at least it is not a "epidemic". For guns? Not enough laws and regulations are implemented. So, quit fighting the inevitable change, join the process, and let the lawmakers do their jobs in that department. If laws are too strict, then there can be ways to loosen them. Trial and error process, y'know. By the way, you mentioned the idea of your own gun club having some kind of licensing system with regards to fire arms. I think that is a good idea. Now, let's get to work to make sure that everyone is indeed law-abiding.
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2013-01-26, 20:30 | Link #25955 |
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Issues aside.
With that article -- kudos to the mother and daughter -- with enough guts to stand up to a gun pointed at them. As stated, they knew of the gun's status as unloaded; but still, they stood up to a father, who was displaying too much force. And over a report card? There are kids out there who'd be so freakin' happy to get B's.
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2013-01-26, 23:06 | Link #25956 | ||
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hey, go playback some real smooth R&B like Al Green's "I'm soooo in loooove with you" (preferably in LP format), savor the brief moment and enjoy your POTUS ... because come 2014 our side will totally LIQUIDATE you (and on majority of districts & counties to boot!) and render the Obama machine totally impotent! oh wait, tsk tsk tsk a few days ago the appeals court DID render Obama impotent ... a base starter nonetheless! ... but still, the campaign goes on! We will do everything to extinguish the immediate threat your side is posing to CXIII congress. Jan 25 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama violated the U.S. Constitution when he used recess appointments to fill a labor board, in a sweeping decision that could limit presidential power to push through federal nominees. Quote:
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2013-01-26, 23:15 | Link #25957 |
books-eater youkai
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Thousands march against gun violence in Washington
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...90P0DE20130127
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2013-01-26, 23:32 | Link #25958 | |
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just yesterday... But guess what? The annual pro-life march, this year marking the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision didn’t garner a syllable of coverage on Friday’s World News on ABC nor the CBS Evening News. Yet on Saturday night, both newscasts highlighted a pro-gun control protest in DC which CBS anchor Jim Axelrod pegged at drawing “close to a thousand people.” Last edited by flying ^; 2013-01-26 at 23:42. |
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Not that I don't think those laws shouldn't exist, I just haven't seen anything that remotely suggests they've done anything to "minimize the effect". Quote:
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according to the CDC, approx. 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2010 for DUI, which while sounds bad, it is dwarfed in comparison to the 112+ million self-reported episodes of alcohol-impaired driving - That's 213 DUIs every minute. Hardly something that only happens "from time to time". |
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2013-01-27, 00:55 | Link #25960 | ||
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It is much harder to get an FFL than it is an alchohol license. Booze is much easier to obtain, so your comparison is disingenuous at best. The fact of the matter is Kyuu, you're going to have to come to grips with the fact that many Americans will not give up this right so easily. We will not just lay down and "go along" with the insanity of gun control. Quote:
Thousands marched all over the country a few days ago to protest any new gun control. Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-rall...223627779.html Not sure why some people here keep trying to drag this back up. I thought the gun control thread was closed for a reason.
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