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Salverda

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12 years ago @ http://www.belfasttele... - Early human footprints... · 0 replies · +3 points

Perhaps a better result from this discovery would be to suppose that the time when "Britain was linked by land to continental Europe" and the days when Britain was full of "bison, mammoth and hippo" was actually a bit more recent than 800,000 years ago.

12 years ago @ http://www.belfasttele... - Star ends Oxfam tie ov... · 0 replies · -2 points

Good for her! She is as courageous and principled as she is beautiful. I hope that hers will be an example that is followed by others. The integration of Israel and Palestine is a much better goal than is the constant attempt to push each other out of the land. As a "supporter of economic co-operation and social interaction between a democratic Israel and Palestine" she has my blessing, and no doubt also that of THE ALMIGHY's as well. Those "pro-Palestinian" activists are not acting in Palestine's best interest, they are acting on selfish reasoning, doing what they think will best garner donations from outside, Arabic, Israel hating, Islamic, concerns.

16 years ago @ Big Government - ACORN, the Working Fam... · 1 reply · +4 points

(cont.) We mere mortals can't compete against powerful artificial beings, (invisible, intangible, immortal entities, that have been unconstitutionally granted more powerful speech than any human, but actually exist only in contemplation of the law) for the favors of our own elected representatives.

These “things” are trying to pass laws that induce you to serve them. (Sorry to bring up idolatry, but this practice clearly violates the first commandment as well as the first amendment.)

Our legislators are supposed to represent "we the people" not some subset of the people who seek to make laws against the rest of us and are allowed (by those being thus bribed) to pay bigger bribes than we can.

It’s time our representatives in Congress, (they swear by the constitution,) upheld an individuals constitutional right to free speech! Anyone who continues to accept the bigger bribes (donations) that lobby groups can offer should be un-elected forthwith.

16 years ago @ Big Government - ACORN, the Working Fam... · 0 replies · +4 points


You’ve heard it said, "Outlawing political contributions from lobbyists denies free speech." However, in truth, "allowing it denies free speech." The constitution guarantees free speech to individual persons only, not to groups. Even a petition requires signatures of individuals who agree with it. A charter and a membership list is not a constitutionally authorized substitute for a petition.

Groups, organizations, associations, industries, corporations, etc. are not individual living persons. A non-human, legal entity can’t really claim that its free speech is being denied. Each member of a group already merits free speech as an individual. The groups themselves warrant no free speech, they are merely a concept or an idea; it’s not even possible for these “things” to speak!

Free speakers are invented out of nothing and granted the ability to make huge political donations. Obviously, this farce greatly dilutes the true free speech that is uttered by actual humans. Our (the only real) free speech is practically worthless by comparison.

16 years ago @ Big Government - Is it Always Better to... · 0 replies · +1 points

Passing the Health care bill would be a disaster. We need to eliminate all unneeded third party parasites on the doctor/patient relationship. If we allow the government to join the parasites they will be biggest leech of them all! We certainly do not want everyone to be "insured." Either by private or by government means. We don't need to fund either the ins. industry or the government with our health care dollar. We need to spend that dollar on health only. We need to cut out the middle men and get our health care cheaper!

16 years ago @ Big Government - Is it Always Better to... · 5 replies · +3 points

Healthcare and Insurance are two completely different things. Healthcare is what you may need if you get sick or injured, insurance is not needed by anyone it its merely some kind of a payment scheme. People who buy health insurance are greedily hoping to receive their healthcare cheaper than, and at the expense of, those who remain uninsured. People would not have purchased insurance unless they thought that they were getting some kind of a deal. So don't tell me that the uninsured are the freeloaders. Uninsured sick people, even though they receive no insurance, will be billed for a whole slue of insurance related services that they did not receive! You frivolously use healthcare for a runny nose and "who cares" how much it costs because you're covered, but you could care less how your actions are affecting others. I won't be showing up at a emergency room unless there is an actual emergency, and even then I'll have to pay the "who cares" pricing demanded by your insurance company! Why should I have to pay for the salary of the medical coder, the claims adjuster, the insurance training of receptionists, etc.