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i saw the preview of that at the movie theater. my girlfriend was like WE GOT TO SEE THAT! but she also said that to every other movie that was previewed.
she wants to make my all-seeing eyes disappear"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003
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I'm going to see it.A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.
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I found it mildly amusing that, in the United States of America, where everyone is equal, some are more equal than others.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
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Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
But because the Liberals did well in a few big cities in Ontario (and got a few seats in the East), the Liberals got to form the next government. How is that democratic considering the majority of the country (not people-wise) voted for a different party?
As it is, most Americans live in ten states. It is technically possible for 26% of the voters to decide the President, even against 74% voting for the other guy. If the ten states, for example, voted 100% for candidate A, and the other forty voted 51% for candidate B, despite an overwhelming majority for candidate A, B would win. That ain't right, but it's theoretically possible.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...
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What's funny is that 75% of Americans live in urban areas.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...
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Originally posted by Ming
I think the EC has long outlived it's real purpose. This lose the state by one vote crap and get nothing for it is just stupid. It is also another way to keep third party candidates out of the way.
BTW, I understand that the people of Colorado are voting on an "constitutional amendment" to the Colorado state constitution to proportionally allocate their electoral votes according to the popular vote. While I think Colorado can legally do this, I think the only way it can do it is by vote of the State Legislature, as the people of Colorado have no direct say in how electors are to vote according to the US constitution.http://tools.wikimedia.de/~gmaxwell/jorbis/JOrbisPlayer.php?path=John+Williams+The+Imperial+M arch+from+The+Empire+Strikes+Back.ogg&wiki=en
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Personally I'd like the EC to return to its original function and not have the electors tied to the vote of the state. However I don't really see how California is disenfranchised as you people so hysterically put it compared to Mississippi as an example considering the fact that CA has a hell of a lot more electors than MS.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
So the majority of people got to decide and not the majority of land? Wow, what a concept! In case you hadn't heard, democracy means rule of the people. If most of the people live in Californian and New York (which they don't), then those to states should have the majority of the say. That's the whole point of majority rule.
As it is, most Americans live in ten states. It is technically possible for 26% of the voters to decide the President, even against 74% voting for the other guy. If the ten states, for example, voted 100% for candidate A, and the other forty voted 51% for candidate B, despite an overwhelming majority for candidate A, B would win. That ain't right, but it's theoretically possible.Last edited by Ned; October 17, 2004, 11:34.http://tools.wikimedia.de/~gmaxwell/jorbis/JOrbisPlayer.php?path=John+Williams+The+Imperial+M arch+from+The+Empire+Strikes+Back.ogg&wiki=en
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
So the majority of people got to decide and not the majority of land? Wow, what a concept! In case you hadn't heard, democracy means rule of the people. If most of the people live in Californian and New York (which they don't), then those to states should have the majority of the say. That's the whole point of majority rule.
As it is, most Americans live in ten states. It is technically possible for 26% of the voters to decide the President, even against 74% voting for the other guy. If the ten states, for example, voted 100% for candidate A, and the other forty voted 51% for candidate B, despite an overwhelming majority for candidate A, B would win. That ain't right, but it's theoretically possible."I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003
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