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Ladies, I have to confess that I'm pro-sexy beast. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Do you REALLY wanna open that can of worms again??

I declare Steve Goad the winner of this debate.

No, you're correct. I was wrong! See below I was watching the Today show and they kept going on and on about this huge difference in the oppositional votes. Later, I saw on FNC that the results were much closer, so I looked online. Apparently, Today was breaking down the vote demographically and blacks were the group that accounted for the 80% stat. So, yeah, I'm a dumbass. But Today shares some of the blame. I don't even like that show....my wife watches it. I did have a little trouble believing that stat.....80% was messing with my head.

It's not so much a matter of "nice Americans should share with their less fortunate neighbors", as much as it's a matter of "we have limited resources". As Americans, we are very fortunate. However, even we Americans don't have unlimited stuff. I've seen some of your posts, so I know you're concerned with the plight of poor Americans. We need to get our own house in order before we throw the doors wide open to all comers. How many illegal immigrants do you think our economy can support right now? 3 million? 10 million? 30 million? And I won't even go into national security issues with having porous borders. Bottom line, I'm not trying to be heartless...I know that the majority of illegals just want a better life. But I'm not willing to sacrifice my country to give them that. Better for everybody that we shut the borders up tight, and allow legal immigration.

Smart alek. :eek:

Yeah, that does seem to be a "powder room gone wild" kind of thing, eh? lol

AKA, democracy....kidding....I actually find the whole process quite interesting. On the radical ends of the spectrum are anarchy and judicial activism. Somewhere in between those two points is the opportunity for average citizens to vote for what they want their state to be. I know I keep harping on this, but for prop 8 to be defeated in such a resounding manner tells me that the majority of Californians would vote down such a measure no matter what approach to changing the state constitution was used. 80%? I might expect that in Texas, but not Cali...

Fanny, I've been plagued by my inability to "find the button" ever since my wedding night. Damn you for exposing my secret!! :smile2:

And it was voted down by a resounding 80%....wow.....I didn't see that coming. When I think of California, I don't picture a bastion of conservatism.

Welcome Pepper. There are a lot of resources here to help you make an informed decision.

Strength and Courage, SweetP!! You can do it!

Hey, Bill. Great to have you here, man.

Hey there Britt. Welcome.....C'mon in and pull up a chair! There is a ton of information to look through on here. If you don't knowvery much about the band and are looking to research it, I'd suggest you start with the FAQ's. If you kinda know the basics of the band, then pick a forum that looks to be the most appropriate for your specific question. Good luck on your journey, and keep us all posted on how it's going!!

And now I have a compliment from Donna "framed" in my very own quotebox! Next time I say something stupid, I'm gonna break this out, Donna.

I reassemble it too!

Yeah, it's not big business that will suffer from increased tax. They'll just pass that cost along to the consumer. It's smaller businesses that might get hit pretty hard by a tax increase.

I don't know if you have the clearance to be given that info... edited to add that Mac was right. The little "button" to go to first unread post in each thread is magnificient. Bravo, Alex....well done.

Of course it's insane! But I don't want the fed poking their nose in. Just think, if you had said that 8 years ago, you'd have a George Bush government making laws for, not just a state that needs correcting, but for all states. And I know how you feel about Bush. It's easy to fall into the trap of "my candidate is now president....He'll make fed laws that make sense". But remember, eventually, a candidate that you dislike may inherit that same power. Better to leave it to the states, and the people that live within that state. I personally feel like you and Law-ra do. That law is stupid. If enough people made a fuss to amend the constitution and replace it, the state would. If people don't care enough, well.....at least you personally don't have to live there.

Lulu, I don't mind if you mock the office of moderator....but please, give the title of "fluoride dope" its due respect.

And even some male ones. *licks fingertip, smooths down eyebrow*

Ok, ok....I'll admit I was trying to thing of a moderately-priced nation-wide eatery chain. Guess I should have said "Olive Garden". But hey, I did momentarily distract the angry mob to put down their torches and pitchforks. Damned angry mobs......Sometimes you ladies scare me.

Arkie, I can't find any probs.

Quite offensive and antiquated notion! You see, today's pimps prefer to use encouraging words and coupons to Sizzler to motivate their employees. Also, meth works pretty good.

Wow....that's one of the few times I've heard anybody say that! It might sound good, Nancy, but what if the federal government ruled in a way that you didn't like? Then you'd be all "Man it sucks to live here. I'd rather be in Canada". If the fed left more issues for individual states to decide, then at least you could decide to live in a state that had the same political / social beliefs as you. It's almost like political capitalism.