Posts by jelly

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should 16 year olds be allowed to vote ?

by heathen in

i was reading the news and discovered an article about 16 yr. olds who are fighting for their right to vote .

i had to think that if you are old enough to work and pay taxes you had the right to vote otherwise it's taxation without representation .

anyone have any thoughts on this .

jelly

I dont believe the average 16 year old has the maturity to understand politics. I think they would just be a group of uninformed voters and we have enough of those already.

Terry

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Bowling for Columbine

by drwtsn32 in

i just watched this documentary tonight and enjoyed it.

it's amazing to me the number of gun-related murders in the us... over 11,000 in one year.

i don't remember the exact figure, but canada, japan, and germany combined had less than 500 gun-related murders.

jelly

FunkyD.

You miss my point. MM takes him self seriously, I dont. I dont think other people should either. Even though he probably believes his films are documentaries, they are nothing but fiction.

I think Jasons comments are spot on. It amazes me how people can be shown how everything Moore tapes is a twisted lie yet they still think he has some valid point. I think some people dont care about the argument they just want a serious of excuses to justify their beliefs. Basically, facts are not relevant all some people want is justifications for the preconcivied ideas.

Terry

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In Your Opinion: Who Was The Greatest Person That Ever Lived?

by minimus in

jw
friends

my answer: jesus christ.....yours??

?

jelly

George Washington.

Terry

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FLORIDA MAN BEATS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION GETS SUED FOR LEGAL FEES

by Yerusalyim in

the retired marine that took on the home owners association for the right to fly his american flag won the case against them and earned the right to fly his flag.

however...he was then sued by the home owners association to be forced to pay their legal fees.

stupid...he's appealling.

jelly

If displaying the flag is a type of free speech how could the HOA attempt to restrict it. Would not the HOA be attempting to supersede the Constitution? You know for a contract to be legal it can not violat existing law. It makes me wonder how 'legal' HOAs are.

Maybe the marine should have hung a NAMBLA banner under the flag so the ACLU would defend him.

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Bowling for Columbine

by drwtsn32 in

i just watched this documentary tonight and enjoyed it.

it's amazing to me the number of gun-related murders in the us... over 11,000 in one year.

i don't remember the exact figure, but canada, japan, and germany combined had less than 500 gun-related murders.

jelly

Phantom Stranger,

If your time line is correct, and I assume it is, then Moore gets an out for attacking Chuck. It still does not excuse all of Moors lies though. He did do some fancy editing in order to make Heston appear is a seperate context that what was reality.

Terry

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