Dude McCoy (11126) 31 SFW Posts | 59 Space Comments | Favorites | RSS Feed Registered 2009-04-09 04:01:06 Comment Karma: 10 Featured Comments: 1 Member of :

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Comment on Crazy? Ig'nint? (2009-09-25 13:22:16)
You weren't clear, which resulted in my misinterpreting your point. Thanks for carifying, my mistake :(
Comment on Grannies Protest (2009-09-25 10:47:06)
"A free market describes a market without economic intervention and regulation by government except to regulate against force or fraud." Check the last seven words of the above quote. That's what we really need.
Comment on Crazy? Ig'nint? (2009-09-25 10:36:05)
While you are spot on regarding Margaret Sanger (regardless of the social acceptance of racism at the time, that woman was a nutjob), you are misquoting Ginsburg. If you are going to quote someone you should know the context instead of parroting what you read/hear. http://mediamatters.org/mobile/research/200907130042
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-12 08:08:14)
Prop 187 was approved in 1994, overturned in 1997, and the appeals process stopped in 1999. When you said recently I assumed you meant something at least within the past decade, my mistake. It was found unconstitutional because it was a state attempt to regulate a federal power, immigration, not because it barred illegal immigrants from public services.
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-11 16:14:06)
I don't see any polls there referring to either presidential or congressional approval ratings. Please tell me you don't think preferred political affiliation is equivalent to approval. To respond more clearly, comparing congressional approval to presidential approval is inappropriate as they are different scales. Congressional approval is always lower than presidential approval. Congressional approval has been on a relatively steady decline since 9.11.2001, was at it's lowest in 2008 (tied with 1992 at 18%), increased to 31% this year and has begun a decline again. It would not surprise me to see congressional approval dip to 1992/2008 levels again, but it has not yet. Obama's current approval rating is 53%. His term average is 61%. I'll throw you a bone and agree that Obama's first term approval rating is below George W. Bush's first term approval of 76%. George W. Bush's outgoing approval rating was 21%. If you're all TL;DR, the data says you're wrong.
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-11 11:00:30)
Also, in Plyer vs. Doe (1985) the California Supreme Court ruled children of illegal immigrants are citizens of birth and are protected under the 14th Amendment, meaning that public services cannot be withheld from them per the Privileges and Immunities Clause. Public services are for citizens only. Legally the children of illegal immigrants are citizens. EMS is a tricky issue with other complications unrelated to laws governing other public services.
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-11 10:15:12)
I think (and hope, otherwise you're wrong) you're talking about access to emergency medical services, in which case it is unconstitutional for the federal government to make a law governing or restricting it because EMS is something states regulate (separation of powers and all that jazz).
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-11 10:02:14)
I don't know what polls you are reading but they aren't ones that are publicly available. Evidence?
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-11 09:58:33)
I'm actually not that fond of Obama; I just like truth, honesty, and literacy, which makes me lean away from the Republican party. It really pisses me off that out of all of the huge flaws with HR 3200 people are purposely twisting the language out of context and outright lying about its contents.
Comment on Rampage (2009-09-11 09:38:33)
Congratulations, you beat Rampage!
Comment on richard dawkins on why he\'s against religion (2009-09-10 09:32:05)
You may find http://www.cornellevolutionproject.org/ to be helpful, it was put together by Greg Graffin of Bad Religion fame.
Comment on lance armstrong on his testicles (2009-09-10 09:09:53)
That's a hilarious quote. At least he's not actually bitter about it, though. From the same interview: "I don't have anything against organized religion per se. We all need something in our lives. I personally just have not accepted that belief. But I'm one of the few."
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-10 09:02:49)
I completely agree with the sentiment but Sen. Wilson behaved improperly. If he wants to yell accusations without following up with argumentation backed by data or reason then he should be part of the British Parliament where that sort of thing is more acceptable.
Comment on Joe Wilson - Republican - South Carolina - Professional Jackass (2009-09-10 08:56:56)
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