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Topic: Oh No, The New Awesome Primary Thread
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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herebedragons writes: These politicians get elected for a four year term and spend only 1 year of that actually working (if you can actually call what they do "working") They spend the other three years preparing for the next election cycle.
In Canadian history there was a considerable amount of emphasis on the importance of "responsible government" - i.e. if Parliament loses confidence in the Prime Minister and Cabinet, they can boot him out. Unfortunately, there's a movement afoot now to set that aside and emulate your inferior system.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 13 of 1639 (750780)
02-22-2015 1:18 PM
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Reply to: Message 12 by Taq
02-20-2015 1:48 PM
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Taq writes: You could elect a President independently of Parliament, but still make it possible to have a vote of no confidence through the Parliament.
That's what I advocate - replacing the appointed Governor-General (and the monarchy) with an elected President.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 97 of 1639 (757608)
05-11-2015 12:56 PM
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Reply to: Message 95 by NoNukes
05-10-2015 2:16 AM
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Re: Huckabee Discovers Group He Hasn't Offended Yet, Offends Them
NoNukes writes: I doubt it ever occurred to Huck to think of something from the fifties as anything but something great to be emulated.
Maybe he never saw The Searchers (1956).
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Re: Things Rand Paul Doesn't Know
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I’m a physician. That means you have a right to come to my house and conscript me. It means you believe in slavery. It means that you’re going to enslave not only me, but the janitor at my hospital, the person who cleans my office, the assistants who work in my office, the nurses.
This could also be cross-posted to the Right to Refuse Service thread.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 128 of 1639 (759442)
06-11-2015 12:29 PM
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Reply to: Message 125 by 1.61803
06-10-2015 5:28 PM
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Re: amphibious
~1.6 writes: "I want to simulate your erroneous zones."
Simulated Erogenous Xones. There's an app for that.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 180 of 1639 (760407)
06-21-2015 2:34 PM
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Reply to: Message 169 by mikechell
06-19-2015 2:30 PM
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Re: accusations and reality
mikechell writes: After 7 years with the worst president in history ...
Your credibility just went to zero.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 206 of 1639 (763524)
07-26-2015 2:25 PM
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Reply to: Message 203 by marc9000
07-26-2015 11:55 AM
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Re: Donald Trump is a Democratic plot to make GOP look stupid
marc9000 writes: Which meant a lot of Democrats voted for him. Were they wrong?
People often realize voted for the wrong candidate. That's why candidates don't automatically get re-elected.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Re: Things Rick Perry Doesn't Know
Dr Adequate writes: ... Rick Perry explained "this is not a one-shot pony".
Arming the ponies is only the first step. Next we give them the vote. Then they bring in the donkeys.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 324 of 1639 (770587)
10-08-2015 12:28 PM
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Reply to: Message 322 by Diomedes
10-08-2015 9:50 AM
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Re: Ben Carson could be 'real' black president
Diomedes writes: You can't spell 'Twitter' without 'twit'.
And as Trump and Murdoch both prove, you can be smart enough to make a pile of money but still be an idiot in other areas.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Re: Things Mike Huckabee Doesn't Know
Good. Now we don't have to crush it for you. 
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Re: Things Mike Huckabee Doesn't Know
Tanypteryx writes: Am I correct in thinking that "political correctness" is trying to be polite so people won't think you are an asshole?
It's so people won't find out you're an asshole. But assholes usually reveal themselves anyway (there's a pleasant picture) by whining about political correctness.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 348 of 1639 (771376)
10-25-2015 2:17 PM
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Reply to: Message 346 by Faith
10-25-2015 12:33 AM
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Faith writes: "My" doctrine used to be the foundation of this nation, it was the reason for our great success and prosperity and benevolence toward the rest of the world. It was in fact the inspiration for the liberties you now claim and impute to other sources while imputing their loss to me and my doctrines.
Christianity is not about liberty. On the contrary, it's about duty; it's about curtailing one's own liberty for the common good. The liberties embraced by your founding fathers were intended to let people decide for themselves how to fulfil their duty.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 351 of 1639 (771384)
10-25-2015 3:57 PM
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Reply to: Message 350 by Faith
10-25-2015 3:44 PM
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Faith writes: Christianity is against whatever binds the conscience.
That's what I said. The liberty that Galatians mentions does not give you an excuse to bad-mouth the people who don't live by your version of "God's laws".
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 372 of 1639 (771470)
10-26-2015 11:43 AM
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Reply to: Message 352 by Faith
10-25-2015 5:09 PM
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Faith writes: The liberal laws that were based on His Law have now been turned against Him.
On the contrary, our "liberal" laws are more in tune with the spirit of the commandments as opposed to your cherry-picking of the letter of the commandments. For example, fair treatment of gay people is in the spirit of loving they neighbour as thyself. You, on the other hand, obsess against gay people while ignoring the other "abominations" such as eating shellfish.
Faith writes: ... it will end in the complete dissolution of the nation, its possession by foreigners or destruction by natural disaster or other methods.
 Canada has always welcomed refugees from the US - loyalists, escaped slaves, war resisters. We'll be here for you when your God isn't.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 438 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 374 of 1639 (771476)
10-26-2015 12:03 PM
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Reply to: Message 373 by Faith
10-26-2015 11:57 AM
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Faith writes: So I personally will depend on my God for my safety in the midst of the chaos.
Remember the joke about the lady and the flood? God told her, "I sent a policeman, I sent a boat, I sent a helicopter...." If God sends you a Democrat, seize the opportunity.
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