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Imran, you really think the US is still a functioning democracy?
Gnight, Georgeboy.
Gnight, Georgeboy.
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“Now we declare… that the law-making power or the first and real effective source of law is the people or the body of citizens or the prevailing part of the people according to its election or its will expressed in general convention by vote, commanding or deciding that something be done or omitted in regard to human civil acts under penalty or temporal punishment….” (Marsilius of Padua, „Defensor Pacis“, AD 1324) -
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but you seem to be stagnant in your trolling. 2/10“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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I don't know, Imran, in most functioning democracies the guy who gets the most votes becomes president."The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
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""deceit" (I'm sure someone else can invent a better one)"
Bliar!!
"I work in IT so I'd be buggered without a computer" - Words of wisdom from Provost Harrison
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Originally posted by elijah
""deceit" (I'm sure someone else can invent a better one)"
Bliar!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!Only feebs vote.Comment
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Imran: If I were taking you more seriously, I might be trolling you. I am not. As for your grading attempt - aren't they teaching you any new tricks at law school?
Victor: Two german quotes in the sig - excellent!“Now we declare… that the law-making power or the first and real effective source of law is the people or the body of citizens or the prevailing part of the people according to its election or its will expressed in general convention by vote, commanding or deciding that something be done or omitted in regard to human civil acts under penalty or temporal punishment….” (Marsilius of Padua, „Defensor Pacis“, AD 1324)Comment
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OOOH, you want a law school grade!
1.100 / 4.300
If you are not trolling then you're an idiot or an anti-American, but I don't think you are an idiot.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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in most functioning democracies the guy who gets the most votes becomes president.
Yeah, and so it did in the US. In Electoral College votes, Bush won.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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For what?Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
OOOH, you want a law school grade!
Anti-americanism, the new word for realism. As you should be aware from being called an antisemite - pretty much the same thing.“Now we declare… that the law-making power or the first and real effective source of law is the people or the body of citizens or the prevailing part of the people according to its election or its will expressed in general convention by vote, commanding or deciding that something be done or omitted in regard to human civil acts under penalty or temporal punishment….” (Marsilius of Padua, „Defensor Pacis“, AD 1324)Comment
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Irman, if you call Bush winning the presidency democracy you need some mental help, as long as the US has the Electoral college and a senate not based on population we are not a true Democratic Republic.
About Blair, New Labour = Neoconsevative.
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Not really, most Arabs while generally not liking Saddam, were generally opposed to the war to a greater degree.Originally posted by Kirnwaffen
We view him for what he is. Saddam Hussein is viewed with wide contempt in all circles, Arab world included. Why? Because his decisions have caused his people to suffer and his country to fall.
Au contrare, they use much greater historical, legal and moral bases for their arguments than I ever could. I stick to philosophy... safer ground
Your friends base their view of America strictly on the basis of the Anti-American sentiment that has been instilled in them since they were children.
You have a lame human president or an alien from some distant world who happens to be capable of doing the job better (from their point of view). Most people would vote for the human. I'm not saying it is rational, but given the choice, most Arabs would choose an Arab leader. Its a cultural/religious brotherhood type connection. Just because we disagree with it is no reason not to respect it.
I mean, honestly, who has ever been considered a good leader simply because they share a single trait with those that they lead?
No matter how much it screams common sense to us, our own world views of what is right and wrong etc, are still subjective. It is my opinion that we hold back, realising that objectively, it is silly to impose ones on subjective judgement on another equally valid subjective. Objectively, to each, his own!
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Insert generic "US is not a democracy but a Republic" comment.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
in most functioning democracies the guy who gets the most votes becomes president.
Yeah, and so it did in the US. In Electoral College votes, Bush won.
You can't even run proper elections, although in the case of Bush, the Chicago and Florida fraud should cancel each other out.“Now we declare… that the law-making power or the first and real effective source of law is the people or the body of citizens or the prevailing part of the people according to its election or its will expressed in general convention by vote, commanding or deciding that something be done or omitted in regard to human civil acts under penalty or temporal punishment….” (Marsilius of Padua, „Defensor Pacis“, AD 1324)Comment
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Irman, if you call Bush winning the presidency democracy you need some mental help, as long as the US has the Electoral college and a senate not based on population we are not a true Democratic Republic.
You are nuts. What the Hell do you think Democratic REPUBLIC means?! Bush won the election democratically under the Electoral College framework, which is, btw, based on the popular vote of each state. It seems pretty damn democratic to me.
As does the Senate. You have two representatives per state. People in the state get to vote on the Senators.
Your argument is as retarded as people saying ONE governor per state isn't democratic because some states have more people
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I dunno, should I call Proportional Representation undemocratic because you vote for the party, not the person?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Jeb Bush f*cked with the election results in MiamiOriginally posted by HershOstropoler
Insert generic "US is not a democracy but a Republic" comment.
You can't even run proper elections, although in the case of Bush, the Chicago and Florida fraud should cancel each other out.Comment
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Says the guy in the state where Democrats gave out cigarettes to homeless people to get them to vote. Love the irony!
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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