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| (...) Consider also that only your first appeal to a higher court is a matter of right, all subsequent appeals must be granted certiorari. That means to reach the Supreme Court you have to have something that the courts are even willing to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Newsbits
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| Being an avid X-Men reader for nearly twenty years now, I feel that I am at least somewhat qualified to speak on this. First off this guys assertion that this is an anti-Bush movie is stretching so much that even Mr. Fantastic would have trouble (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Are we doing the right thing?
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| (...) Depends. I try to draw relevance to the here and now, elements of the present-day psyche or political order, whenever possible. (...) You're telling a story, kind of like Grandpa's family lore. It's just on a national--or world--scale. When it (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Legos role in Anti-terrorism
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| (...) Well, Fredrik, technically speaking debates go in .off-topic.debate. Joseph made a statement which many of us wouldn't have thought to be political in nature upon first viewing it. Your reply made me review it again. I'm not certain whether or (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The big lie
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| (...) Me too. This is a very valid concern, and it's true for more than just this particular instance. So you should support mechanisms that are likely to reduce the probability of corners being cut and oppose mechanisms that are likely to increase (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Anyone else think this is a bad idea?
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| (...) breaking down the proposition now: (...) "We should be aware of the advantage that modern liberal democracy derived from the spoils of empire..." (...) "followed by the past sixty years of broad based consumption..." (...) "that now means (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: La belle province
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| Where to begin... (...) K, let's start here--Every elected PM in my lifetime (and most PM's before that) came from *one* province--guess which one. Political oppression? Where? (...) You consider yourselves 'speaking for Quebec' and at the same time (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Who are we to judge?
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| (...) Those two statements are really quite different, and I see the whole as the beginnings of a convoluted argument intended to illicit precisely the sort of arguments I would mount against it. The first part of the argument is related to one's (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Vote against/for...
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| (...) Let's keep it in perspective; there has been no "removal of any reference" to the Towers. Last night on Spin City I saw a clear shot of them, and the syndicated Simpsons recently showed the episode in which the family treks to NYC and Homer (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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| (...) Please keep in mind what I keep stating - I do not consider myself an "activist" nor am I anyone with any strong political convictions (or understanding - I'm an American after all). So, I do not operate on some Jainistic principle whereby I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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| (...) Do you have any back-up for that ad hominem assessment, or are you just angry? In fact, he's quite insightful and an acknowledged political satirist. For one example of his punditry, I refer you to chapter 30 of his book. Further, if you want (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Swearing?
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| (...) I am working on a definition of art that enlightens through beauty. Obscene "art" which tries to offend or elicit certain thoughts I would say is a form of political speech. I am trying to distinguish the two. (...) Exactly. When art is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Thank the NRA for Prez Dubya..
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| (...) But wait! Y'all have guns so go overthrow the gov't! Isn't that *the* reason why y'all have guns in your house? To stop political folk from running your little country into the ground? Well git goin'! Dave K -antidisestablishmentarianism at (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | What has to be the worst in mug shots...
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| I know that when the police come "a knockin'" that most folks don't have enuf time to "pretty themselves up"... But this guy... (URL) that has to be the worst pic ever... And what's with that shirt? ;) Few things... Not to be completely facetious (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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