My heroes would have.to include my brother Tom who showed me what being a man truly was. His humor always shined even when he was facing death. He showed me how love should be unconditional and encouraged me to think for myself. He provided me a prospective that was different from that of a Child raised by Jehovah's witnesses. He.led by example. I miss him dearly.
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Who are your heroes in life??
by karter insomeone you looked up to some who did something amazing?.
i live in new zealand and 1 of mine is sir edmound hillary,a great yet humble man.. he and tenzing norgay were the 1st to reach the top of mt everest.it went to the grave with both of them who put there foot on top 1st,neather of them reviled that.. he did alot for the sherpa's of napal making sure they were payed well for their work as well as setting up schools there.. he came to my school and gave a speech then walked around the play ground talking to us children,his phone number was in the phone book and he would talk to anyone that rang him partially children doing a project on everest.. the british tryed to say that mallory and irvine may have made it to the top of everest years before,hillarys reply.....they may have but i made it down again.. karter..
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Burt Reynolds - Dead at Age 82 - Rest in Peace
by flipper inhadn't seen a thread started on this so i thought i'd start a tribute thread to one of the great actors / entertainers over the years we've enjoyed watching.
he had a wicked, dry sense of humor, especially on the johnny carson show, great acting in deliverance, so if anybody would like to share stories, you tube snippets of talk show appearances, or pieces from movies- feel free to do so !
rest in peace burt, you brought us some really cool entertainment, thanks for the memories.
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I think he was a 70s icon that I will never forget
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Debates
by MeanMrMustard insimon,.
i heard you are working on a new forum.
based on your recent discussion with @recovering, what do you think about debate threads?
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The issues Simon mentioned earlier are less likely to happen
They have tools to combat vote fixing . Some use AI to rank arguments.and to aid in moderating.A
they also have metric tools so that the debate is not just an agree disagree ranking.
A moderated debate forum has rules and the moderators are unbiased so that debates tend to be more civil
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tommy Robinson --update
by zeb inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
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If you wish to see the site there are a many . You choose the site there are many I am willing to debate you on any of them. Below are a couple .
Your right let's take this debate elsewhere. A moderated debate forum of your choosing would be excellent place. Since I am giving you the choice of sites and not limiting them you should have no objection to the format.
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tommy Robinson --update
by zeb inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
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Here is another Supreme court case that extends some constitutional rights to noncitizens.
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
“Petitioners are aliens designated as enemy combatants and detained at the United States Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.” “Petitioners present a question not resolved by our earlier cases relating to the detention of aliens at Guantanamo: whether they have the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus”. “We hold these petitioners do have the habeas corpus privilege.” [3 – Page 9] “We hold that Art. I, §9, cl. 2, of the Constitution has full effect at Guantanamo Bay.” [3 – Page 49] “[F]or the first time, this Court holds there is […] constitutional habeas jurisdiction over aliens imprisoned by the military outside an area of de jure national sovereignty”. [3 – Pages 79-80]It looks like the constitution is applying to noncitizens outside of American borders. It is interesting to note that these individuals where not even attempting to immigrate. This makes The case for non citizens having constitutional rights even stronger. The SCOTUS is a credible authority on American law
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tommy Robinson --update
by zeb inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
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Lol you keep changing what you say you believe in. Previously you claimed that non citizens had no rights under the constitution . You now claim that they have some rights .
I think that deep down you know your argument is flawed. It is interesting that you continue to debate here. If you are so confident of your position ,why not debate me on the moderated debate site.
The precedent setting cases that I cited are from the U.S. Supreme court. Yes precedent can be overturned ,but since the supreme court set the precedent it would require the SCOTUS to overturn it. Until then that is the current law of the land.
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"One drop of poison in a glass of water"
by stuckinarut2 intime to revive this well known, and often used jw illustration!.
"if you are in desperate need of a drink of water, and the glass in front of you is 99% clean, but contains just 1% poison, would you drink it??".
how often we heard this trotted out from the platform.. recently though, i have heard many examples of still-in jws sharing their observations about things that don't seem quite right with the current activities, direction and culture of the organization.
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Half banana you are spot on . Depends on what the poison is.and it's concentration. A drop of Sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) is toxic if you drink it in 100% concentration. Howerever, if you add a bit to a gallon of contaminated water it makes it safe to drink.
Perhaps.allowing that drop of critical thinking skills would allow for a more balanced religion.
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A Walk in the Moonlight
by compound complex ina walk in the moonlight will do me good.
i shall understand inner turmoil in a new light, that proffered by the softly suffused illumination della bella luna.
the black shadow of the walking dead, cast upon a meandering path by the gracious moon, will be my companion.. treading my way slowly, reverentially, to the frosty view above that patiently awaits me, i stop dead at land's end.
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An what beautiful prose. It is reminiscent of Robert Frost.
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tommy Robinson --update
by zeb inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
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Precedent has been set as far as the constitution applying to non citizens. Law in the United States is codified by constitution and by the legislation branch of government. Courts interpret these laws and set precedent. Our legal system in the U.S. relies on precedent to judge similar cases before them. I have provided precedent setting cases with regards the constitution, and its application to non citizens.
I don't believe that illegal immigrants should have the same rights or that it's settled law yet (with supreme court ruling on that specific point)
It really does not matter what you believe .
In the modern legal system, the term precedent refers to a rule, or principle of law, that has been established by a previous ruling by a court of higher authority, such as an appeals court, or a supreme court. Courts in the U.S. legal system place a high value on making judgements based on consistent rules in similar cases. In such a system, cases based on similar facts have a fair and predictable outcome. To explore this concept, consider the following precedent definition
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tommy Robinson --update
by zeb inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
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Exactly humbled. That is the law.