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(URL) the terms of the multi-million-dollar fund which have been made available under President Bush for abstinence education, schools and groups can only claim federal money for sex education programmes if the classes have as their "exclusive (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) Go there now, tell your friends, spam your enemies. Yeah, yeah -- we'll just end up with another problem with our V.P. but I still think it sends a message. Besides, it's funny. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) So what? All you've done is show that people are smart enough to use the best tool for a certain task -- if you intend to kill someone a gun is a good choice for that job. In a sense, if you could eliminate a person's motivation to kill you (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) What a fascinating site. Here's a few figures-- 1. What was tthe intent or manner of the injury? -violence-related 2. What was the cause or mechanism of the injury? -all (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I always see the term "gun related deaths" used when I see these kinds of statistics. I have no idea whether there's a criminal factor in the assessment of the deaths at all -- frankly, why should there be? I think its possible that you are (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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First I should say I am anti-gun ownership, possibly partly due to the fact that I am a UK subject (not citizen as I don't live in a republic) A point that appears in this thread is the term gun crime. In the UK pretty much all gun deaths/injuries (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I think if it actually came to nukes everyone lost already. Of course I happen to think oblivion is better than slavery, but I would still consider that losing. (I may be a little crazy, but I am not stupid.) -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well, call my old man paranoid, but he is convinced the "smaller" nukes just okayed by the Senate are for use "in country." I generally support the right of citizens to be armed at the same level as the professional military, but I think I'll (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | The Unstraight story
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Bush: No evidence Saddam was involved in 9/11 attacks (URL) "There's no question that Saddam Hussein had al Qaeda ties," the president said. But he also said, "We have no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11" attacks. The (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) My vote has no power at all. The power of the people is derived from their status of being collectively stronger than the military forces of the government. I seriously doubt that will ever need to be used, but so long as the government has (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Explain the Civil War (from {either} vantage point). (...) That is an extremely false analogy - is Frank saying that we need to have flintlock rifles and muskets? No, so where does this stuff about candles and dirt come in? Technological (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In my view you always want both a router and a software firewall behind it. I just bought a Linksys BEFSR41 at Best Buy for $40 after the mail-in rebate. With a hub the thing expands to something like 50 DHCP/static IP boxes -- more than (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You do realize, of course, the irony of not cross-posting that? ;p James (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (URL) of course, answers just about nothing beyond what it says right there in the URL, and the date of November 23rd. Be sure to check your underpants before then. ;-) -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think Breathed is going to feature Opus. I dunno if it's going to be a remade 'Bloom County' or 'Outland' or something completely new, but supposedly Opus will be in it. Dave K (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And I mentioned that in other countries, an armed citizenry is needed in order for them to make it to the end of a day. Are you saying that America is on par with Afghanistan? That you face the same problems? (...) Cites please. Show me at (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ya, but so can cleaning up after worms and virii! These days, running directly connected to the internet without some sort of firewall between you and the rest of the world is not good, in my view. I was running that way for a while and was (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yay! Is our favorite penguin going to be part of this, or is this a totally new creation? Bruce (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A cynic might even claim that the only reason the civil rights movement progressed was that a white minister was killed... See: (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) However, fighter jets and ICBMs don't "hold" territory. Just look at what's going on in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine for examples of what an "armed" citizenry might be able to do to resist oppressors. (...) Right now the situation is not (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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