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Old 2011-03-29, 21:03   Link #12761
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It should be noted that it is fossil-fuel burning cars that are the main concern.... not necessarily the concept of individual mobile transport.
The thing about electric and hybrid cares is that the technology is expensive and relatively new, and nobody is willing to buy and use a new-fangled machine that isn't time tested.

Fossil-fuel cars have been around since Ford made the first. Society is too deeply entrenched in using this kind of vehicle for a century to make a sudden switch.

Though palm oil cars are the next best bet in mixed fuel cars - but the Asian governments are too dumb to capitalise on this kind of technology.
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Old 2011-03-29, 21:28   Link #12762
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Huh, my automobile doesn't cost me anywhere near that much Vexx.
I bought my 1998 Jeep outright for $6700.00 with only 65,000 miles on it.
Insurance costs me $325.00 every 6 months ($54.00/month), and gas is about $160.00/month for me at $3.47/gallon.
I store it in my driveway, I do all the maintenance, buy the parts from NAPA, don't pay parking fees or tolls (I plan ahead so I don't have to, there are exceptions, but those are very rare), taxes on it are very low ($31.00/year, plus emissions every 2 years adds another $20.00).

I agree with you that people MUST have choices and public transit needs to be one of them, but not the only choice.
As SaintlessHeart pointed out, there's no way we can convert to electric cars completely over the next 50 years.
Electric cars have been around since the 1800s, and never have quite caught on (granted technology is much better now).
And considering how far we've come with hydrogen thus far, I think electric-cars are a pipe dream.

As for the right to travel ...I don't care what the DMV manuals say.
I care what the courts have ruled on this issue.

SCOTUS ruled thus:

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Saenz v Roe, 98-97 (1999):"For the purposes of this case, we need not identify the source of [the right to travel] in the text of the Constitution. The right of free ingress and regress to and from' neighboring states which was expressly mentioned in the text of the Article of Confederation, may simply have been conceived from the beginning to be a necessary concomitant of the stronger Union the Constitution created."

Corfield v. Coryell, 6 Fed. Cas. 546 (1823), the Supreme Court recognized freedom of movement as a fundamental Constitutional right. In effect travel is a right.

In Paul v. Virginia, 75 U.S. 168 (1869), the Court defined freedom of movement as "right of free ingress into other States, and egress from them."

Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116 (1958) "The right to travel is a part of the liberty of which the citizen cannot be deprived without due process of law under the Fifth Amendment." Kent v. Dulles, 357 US 116, 125.

U.S. v Guest, 383 U.S. 745 (1966), the Court noted, "It is a right that has been firmly established and repeatedly recognized."

Shapiro v Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969), Justice Stewart noted in a concurring opinion that "it is a right broadly assertable against private interference as well as governmental action. Like the right of association, ... it is a virtually unconditional personal right, guaranteed by the Constitution to us all."
The lower Federal courts have also ruled on the right to travel as follows:

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“A state cannot impose a license, tax or fee on a constitutionally protected right.”—Murdock vx. Pennsylvania 319 US 105 (1942)

"The use of the highway for the purpose of travel and transportation is not a mere privilege, but a common fundamental right of which the public and individuals cannot rightfully be deprived." Chicago Motor Coach v. Chicago, 169 NE 221

"The right of the citizen to travel upon the public highways and to transport his property thereon, either by carriage or by automobile, is not a mere privilege which a city may prohibit or permit at will, but a common law right which he has under the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Thompson v. Smith, 154 SE 579.
It could not be stated more directly or conclusively that citizens of the states have a common law right to travel, without approval or restriction (license), and that this right is protected under the U.S Constitution.

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"The right to travel is a well-established common right that does not owe its existence to the federal government. It is recognized by the courts as a natural right." Schactman v. Dulles 96 App DC 287, 225 F2d 938, at 941.
I'd say it's pretty clear it's a right.
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Old 2011-03-29, 22:25   Link #12763
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Huh, my automobile doesn't cost me anywhere near that much Vexx.
I bought my 1998 Jeep outright for $6700.00 with only 65,000 miles on it.
Insurance costs me $325.00 every 6 months ($54.00/month), and gas is about $160.00/month for me at $3.47/gallon.
I store it in my driveway, I do all the maintenance, buy the parts from NAPA, don't pay parking fees or tolls (I plan ahead so I don't have to, there are exceptions, but those are very rare), taxes on it are very low ($31.00/year, plus emissions every 2 years adds another $20.00).

I agree with you that people MUST have choices and public transit needs to be one of them, but not the only choice.
As SaintlessHeart pointed out, there's no way we can convert to electric cars completely over the next 50 years.
Electric cars have been around since the 1800s, and never have quite caught on (granted technology is much better now).
And considering how far we've come with hydrogen thus far, I think electric-cars are a pipe dream.

As for the right to travel ...I don't care what the DMV manuals say.
I care what the courts have ruled on this issue.

SCOTUS ruled thus:



The lower Federal courts have also ruled on the right to travel as follows:



It could not be stated more directly or conclusively that citizens of the states have a common law right to travel, without approval or restriction (license), and that this right is protected under the U.S Constitution.



I'd say it's pretty clear it's a right.
Why do you care? Europe is not the US.

With all the hate spewed about the US turning European, I would say that the pipedream is the US ever reforming its public transport system.

I honestly have entirely given up on the US, there's more hope in China turning into a state upholding freedom of the press.
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Old 2011-03-29, 22:29   Link #12764
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Why do you care? Europe is not the US.

With all the hate spewed about the US turning European, I would say that the pipedream is the US ever reforming its public transport system.

I honestly have entirely given up on the US, there's more hope in China turning into a state upholding freedom of the press.
Because I care about humanity Frenchie, that's why I care about Europe, Asia, Africa, all of mankind.
I know, I'm a bleeding heart Liberal so just shoot me now.

I absolutely agree with you on the US public transit system needing reform.
It does, but unfortunately there's no money for it right now.
I'm not against public transportation, I just don't want it to be THE ONLY form of transportation.

About China....you might be right.

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In other news:

Home prices in the US decline further.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Home-p....html?x=0&.v=1

Also, 13% of US homes now sit vacant.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Housin...77853.html?x=0
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Old 2011-03-30, 02:00   Link #12765
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Huh, my automobile doesn't cost me anywhere near that much Vexx.
I bought my 1998 Jeep outright for $6700.00 with only 65,000 miles on it.
Insurance costs me $325.00 every 6 months ($54.00/month), and gas is about $160.00/month for me at $3.47/gallon.
I store it in my driveway, I do all the maintenance, buy the parts from NAPA, don't pay parking fees or tolls (I plan ahead so I don't have to, there are exceptions, but those are very rare), taxes on it are very low ($31.00/year, plus emissions every 2 years adds another $20.00).

I agree with you that people MUST have choices and public transit needs to be one of them, but not the only choice.
As SaintlessHeart pointed out, there's no way we can convert to electric cars completely over the next 50 years.

Electric cars have been around since the 1800s, and never have quite caught on (granted technology is much better now).
And considering how far we've come with hydrogen thus far, I think electric-cars are a pipe dream.

As for the right to travel ...I don't care what the DMV manuals say.
I care what the courts have ruled on this issue.

SCOTUS ruled thus:



The lower Federal courts have also ruled on the right to travel as follows:



It could not be stated more directly or conclusively that citizens of the states have a common law right to travel, without approval or restriction (license), and that this right is protected under the U.S Constitution.



I'd say it's pretty clear it's a right.
The courts dealt with the right to travel, not with the 'right' to own and/or use a car. There's a difference. They say you have the right to go wherever you like, but they do not say that you have the right to use a car for that.
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Old 2011-03-30, 02:11   Link #12766
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With all the hate spewed about the US turning European.....
speaking of US turning EU-ian, this presidential candidate is deathly afraid that US will be like EU in just a few decades...


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"I have two grandchildren — Maggie is 11, Robert is 9."
"I am convinced that if we do not decisively win the struggle over the nature of America, by the time they're my age they will be in a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists and with no understanding of what it once meant to be an American."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52023.html
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Old 2011-03-30, 02:36   Link #12767
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The courts dealt with the right to travel, not with the 'right' to own and/or use a car. There's a difference. They say you have the right to go wherever you like, but they do not say that you have the right to use a car for that.
You've got to be joking.
That's a very weak argument and is basically an argument to ignorance.

Considering it is illegal to walk or ride a bike on most major highways, it is obvious (as in doesn't require the SCOTUS to rule on) that we have a right to own cars.
They're property like all other goods and/or services.
Government (at least the US government) does not have the constitutional authority to ban property without due process of law.
Even arms are protected (a la the 2nd Amendment).
We have a right to own any type of property that doesn't infringe on the rights of our fellow citizens.
Nuclear weapons are produced by private companies.
Even nuclear power plants are owned by private companies.
Private property rights in the USA used to be immense before corporate lobbyists got their way.
However, even in that case the government had to pay the owner of the land, move his house to the new location, and compensate him for the forced move.

Therefore, any attempt to try and make the case that "cars aren't protected" by the court rulings on the constitutional right to travel is inane at best.
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Now back to the news:

Very interesting article on inner city Americans of African decent fleeing the "blue" states:

http://blogs.the-american-interest.c...tes-in-droves/

Well, if you didn't think there was an international banking elite before, maybe this National Journal article will change your mind.
It's about how the bailouts have resurrected the big banks.

http://nationaljournal.com/magazine/...0110328?page=5
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Old 2011-03-30, 02:36   Link #12768
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speaking of US turning EU-ian, this presidential candidate is deathly afraid that US will be like EU in just a few decades...

"I have two grandchildren — Maggie is 11, Robert is 9."
"I am convinced that if we do not decisively win the struggle over the nature of America, by the time they're my age they will be in a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists and with no understanding of what it once meant to be an American."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52023.html
putting aside the minor question of how an Atheist country could be dominated by Islamist radicals.
why group the two things together.
its like saying "sex and violence" or "ice-cream and genocide"
one is exteremly desirable, the other should be avoided like a virus.
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Old 2011-03-30, 02:44   Link #12769
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putting aside the minor question of how an Atheist country could be dominated by Islamist radicals.
why group the two things together.
its like saying "sex and violence" or "ice-cream and genocide"
one is exteremly desirable, the other should be avoided like a virus.

he could be thinking of the current and future trends in places like UK
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putting aside the minor question of how an Atheist country could be dominated by Islamist radicals.
why group the two things together.
its like saying "sex and violence" or "ice-cream and genocide"
one is exteremly desirable, the other should be avoided like a virus.
Hah!
That didn't click the first time I read the post.
An Islamic controlled atheist country ....talk about a non sequitor.
That's like a KKK controlled African country, not gonna happen.
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Old 2011-03-30, 02:51   Link #12771
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Old 2011-03-30, 03:25   Link #12772
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he could be thinking of the current and future trends in places like UK
but the UK and the US are two completely different matters.

the UK suffers from the same cultural guilt trip as most of europe that makes them stupidly act like they're suppose to feel sorry and ashamed for their past actions.
and they are foolishly trying to atone by acting like their culture is NOT inherently superior to anyone elses.
how hopelessly misguided.

the US, to the best of my knowledge, has no problem declaring itself as the greatest nation on earth.
you know, the PROPER way to behave.

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Hah!
That didn't click the first time I read the post.
An Islamic controlled atheist country ....talk about a non sequitor.
That's like a KKK controlled African country, not gonna happen.
thats exactly it.
it's a fear that makes no sense, and its grouping Atheists with Islamists, which also makes no sense.
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Old 2011-03-30, 03:30   Link #12773
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it's a fear that makes no sense, and its grouping Atheists with Islamists, which also makes no sense.
Of course it doesn't make a lick of sense, but did you see the number of buzzwords in that quote? I see a strong contender for the presidency in Newt Gingrich.
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Old 2011-03-30, 03:33   Link #12774
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Yeah that sure is the proper way to behave...

Anyway I just came across this interesting recent study and wanted to know if anyone else knows anything about the subject:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/...splay/?id=6866
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Of course it doesn't make a lick of sense, but did you see the number of buzzwords in that quote? I see a strong contender for the presidency in Newt Gingrich.
Touché

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Yeah that sure is the proper way to behave...

Anyway I just came across this interesting recent study and wanted to know if anyone else knows anything about the subject:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/...splay/?id=6866
of course it is the proper way to behave.
what other way is there ?
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I don't know about you but I'm happy with the constant critical cynical take we always have on everything (even if it is killing our English football). It doesn't make me or anyone I know "sorry or ashamed" for past actions and I reckon acting like my culture is inherantly superior to everyone elses would be rather backwards.
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I don't know about you but I'm happy with the constant critical cynical take we always have on everything (even if it is killing our English football). It doesn't make me or anyone I know "sorry or ashamed" for past actions and I reckon acting like my culture is inherantly superior to everyone elses would be rather backwards.
there's a difference between being critical of ones culture (which is good) and accepting the notion that it isn't inherently superior to all others (which is bad).
both aspects are required.
if you aren't critical of your culture, then you say that it doesn't require constant improvment.
if you accept the idea that it's NOT inherently superior, then you say that there's no POINT in constantly improving it.

either option accepts mediocrity.
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If you accept the idea that it's not inherently superior, then you say that there's every reason in constantly improving it.
If you say it is inherently superior then you say that there's no point in constantly improving it and every reason to oppose change.

That's the way I see it.
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If you accept the idea that it's not inherently superior, then you say that there's every reason in constantly improving it.
If you say it is inherently superior then you say that there's no point in constantly improving it and every reason to oppose change.

That's the way I see it.
If your country/culture/nation is not the greatest in the world, why live there ?
why defend it ?
why try as much as possible to spread it ?
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Old 2011-03-30, 09:17   Link #12780
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If your country/culture/nation is not the greatest in the world, why live there ?
why defend it ?
why try as much as possible to spread it ?
The same reason as how old Winston describes democracy: it's not the best out there, but it is as good as it gets after trying all others. Also, I defend my country for other reasons. It's where my family and friends are, and really, do you need any other reasons to live in the place or defend it?
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