knabe
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if everyone hates politics, why are these types of threads the most popular?
must be the need to participate in circular reasoning.
must be the need to participate in circular reasoning.
nate53 said:Zach
1. Most couples do make it into one ( christians ). I know what's in the bible and do not pick and choose what I take out of it
2. My marriage has nothing to do with the government as far as I am concerned ( so they can say whatever they want)
3. Marriage has been around a long time and it's been done every which way
4. Not sure if I do or not ( I didn't ask because it was none of my concern). Take a look around pressure to accept is everywhere from TV, newspaper, magazines, social media, government, even steer planet
5. Yes things are more equal than ever and yet not (some things have changed for the better)
6. That is the problem you put abortion of a human being as a comparison to giving a shot of lutalyse to a cow, Thank your mom for giving you a shot in this world
7. As I said some things have changed for the better and I do love my brothers even the unrelated
I think the states should decide, however does it matter what the states decide when a high court is just going overrule it?
I have not been offended, and have not intended to offend anyone, I have merely stated my stance on the issue
I have had enough of this thread - good byyyyy
XBAR- I didn't think you would be
knabe said:If you look real close, Jon Stewart just committed the same fraud he is accusing those he hates of.
But of course bigotry gets in the way of seeing that.
It proves my point that no matter how hard you try, all these arguments are circular.
Nice to see everyone's still a coward about Islam.
chambero said:There something on the order of 200 sovereign countries in the world. How many of them do you consider to have a "better" form of government than the U.S.?
Our "liberals" are in reality pretty conservative relative to the rest of the world, particularly Europe.
Mexico has a pretty weak federal government with little direct control over most folks day--to-day lives. Anybody want to trade with them?
How many true libertarian governments have their been in the history of civilization? Reckon their might be a fundamental flaw as to why nobody has tried it?
Although far from perfect, I happen to think what we have is about as good as it can get. I wish some of our best and brightest were more interested in political office, but the people in those positions arent nearly as dumb as its popular to think. Life in general and running a country is little more complicated than any extreme ideology allows for.
I happen to think my life is pretty good - thanks to my family, my religon, and my government. I won't vote for him, but Obama hasnt caused my life to suck. The fact is our government is relatively hands off and our presidents dont dramatically "move the needle" one way or the other. Something about that checks and balance system some pretty smart dudes in the 1700s created - pretty much all of whom were Christians by the way. Like it or not, the Constitution and its amendments for most of our history have their roots in biblical law.
SmithNorthside said:GET BACK TO THE SUBJECT OF THIS TOPIC HELP ME VOTE Obama OUT !!!!! <hero>
Good for you, Chambero- you're much more open minded than I mistook you for. You're just a modern LBJ <cowboy>... though you're dead wrong about our founders-chambero said:In my opinion, it is a sore mistake to make your voting decisions based on single, polarizing issues. Using gay marriage for an example, I believe it should be legally defined as man x woman for my own religous reasons. However, that has little bearing on my vote.
Idealogically, I think I fall along the lines of what used to be called a soutthern democrat - which really doesnt exist anymore, at least in the federal govt. i'm fairly conservative on moral type issues, a little more moderate on economics, etc.
Our only real problem in this country is we spend too much money. But that is us and our parents fault, not politicians. They only do what we collectively want.
If I could make one radical change, it would be to implement a national sales tax instead of our current income tax system.
GONEWEST said:X BAR Am I reading this correctly that you don't believe that recreational drug users infringe on the rights of or cause harm to others?
I also believe only actions that infringe on the rights of others can properly be termed crimes. I favor the repeal of all laws creating “crimes” without victims, such as the use of drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes. The government should be kept out of all personal matters. The question should be left to each person for their conscientious consideration.
-XBAR- said:GONEWEST said:X BAR Am I reading this correctly that you don't believe that recreational drug users infringe on the rights of or cause harm to others?
I also believe only actions that infringe on the rights of others can properly be termed crimes. I favor the repeal of all laws creating “crimes” without victims, such as the use of drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes. The government should be kept out of all personal matters. The question should be left to each person for their conscientious consideration.
Use in and of itself, NO I DON'T! Prohibition created the cartels. Individuals should be free to make choices for themselves and to accept responsibility for the consequences of the choices they make.
GONEWEST said:-XBAR- said:GONEWEST said:X BAR Am I reading this correctly that you don't believe that recreational drug users infringe on the rights of or cause harm to others?
I also believe only actions that infringe on the rights of others can properly be termed crimes. I favor the repeal of all laws creating “crimes” without victims, such as the use of drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes. The government should be kept out of all personal matters. The question should be left to each person for their conscientious consideration.
Use in and of itself, NO I DON'T! Prohibition created the cartels. Individuals should be free to make choices for themselves and to accept responsibility for the consequences of the choices they make.
And what of the consequence you or I suffer because of their use?
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvlTJrNJ5lA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Zach said:VC - you're equating apples to oranges my friend. And no I am not offended, but I won't stand by and not defend my stance on basic human rights <rock>