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| | | (...) Excuse me? In many cases it was forcibly resolved by the Federal Government. (...) As was demonstrated in 2000, the will of a majority of the people is not necessarily reflected in the election process. (...) You misunderstand--brokers (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) Who is comprised of people just like you and me. There is nothing magical about the Federal Government compared to any other group of concerned people. I would also point out that the government didn't do very much to stop the abuse until (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) Allow me to repeat this yet again. The percentage of votes that Gore supposedly won the nation wide popular vote by was less than the percentage of votes bush won in Florida by. Both numbers are well within the margin of error. However the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | Mike: A lot of us believe the election was rigged in Florida by thousands of votes months before the election took place. (URL) am no friend to Gore or to his psycho wife Tipper -- I just want to know that we had an honest election, and we did not. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) for their actions but probably won't. (...) For the record, I voted for Bush Jr. simply because I felt he was the least unquaified at the time. Gore just plain scared me, whereas Bush simply came off as stupid. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) Ah, who knows? I think it bears far greater investigation but our press is asleep at the wheel. I can't even watch CNN anymore, and is Fox is a bloody joke. There's still some hard-hitting stuff on the web, but you have to dig a little -- (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) I wonder how well that would really work, or do you mean I should have my own generator for the winter months when solar is unlikely to provide the power I need. I think electric plants are far more efficient than a generator could be (and of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | (...) Good modern photovoltaics pay for themselves in ~13 years and last ~20 years. Because they're modular, you can scale your installation easily to provide far in excess of the power you need. Or am I misunderstanding your meaning? (...) You just (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Pelton wheels, photovoltaics, hydro, biomas and marine current [not the "war"] —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) Not in Scotland; here photovoltaics & wind power are predictably unpredictable. We are taking a centralised broad-spectrum approach to renewables: hydro, biomas, wind and marine current power. Right now about 10% of our power needs come from (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) Right, but that's just a recount of the accepted votes, and it doesn't factor in the irregularities in ballot format, the use of obsolete machines in democrat-friendly districts, the unlawful removal of legal voters from the voting registries, (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) In each case I advocated shooting someone they either would have or did cause physical harm or were violating basic freedoms. Disagreeing with someone (...) Politicians only went to washington when there was actually something that needed (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) Care to finish that thought? But even without the finish I can take issue with your point. You're advocating the preemptive murder of people whom you perceive to violate your basic freedoms, am I right? Doesn't that sound a trifle insane to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | (...) I can vouch for the disparagement of solar power in CA where there is bill either under consideration or that has been passed that allows PG&E to "tax" an individual's non-use of the utility when that individual is using alternative energy (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) Wow, that *is* pretty lame. By that logic, they could charge dead people for their non-use of food, air, and water. Dave! (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) Estate taxes? =) -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Zing! Good one! JOHN (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | (...) fire? (...) is not grounds for shooting them. (How did that happen?) (...) a (...) there (...) You misunderstand due to me not being more clear in that post. She was attacked by 7 different people. After the first 4 she bought a gun which was (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) Before someone points out my error, I should have describe the woman's actions as "second degree murder" rather than "third degree murder." I'm reluctant to address the specifics of your story in case further details should be revealed as we (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | (...) Indeed, whole countries have been invaded [allegedly] on that basis. :-\ Scott A (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ouch! Down goes Fraser! He'll be reeling after that hit! Dave K (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | (...) I have to say, I could not agree more with this point. Searching for legal loopholes to justify highly questionable in/actions is a major annoyance to me. The UK's use of cluster bombs in Iraq [anti-personnel bombs in all but name] is an (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) attacked (...) registered (...) be (...) Oh trust me, if I could find a link I would post it. It was in the local paper about 2 or 3 years ago. I can not claim to remember everything and if you want to analyze it I don't blame you one bit. I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) The most damning part of this tale isn't given; was the woman sentenced or acquitted? (...) I appreciate your candor and your understanding of my skepticism. I still have trouble believing that the case could have been gagged or swept under (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This... —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) or (...) she (...) neccessary (...) I don't remember for sure but I don't think she was acquitted. (...) It has happened before. You won't find this in any paper... I know a women who's 70something year old neigbor was sentenced to 25 years in (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Stand your ground (ie., go ahead and shoot) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) What had been a primarily theoretical debate for Mike and me has turned into policy in the great state of Florida: (URL) the kicker--now you can shoot someone in the street just because you *feel* threatened! So when that apparently middle (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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