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catatonic
06-15-2005, 10:02 PM
I've got my rootbeer float that I didn't pay for and I'm celebrating two great victories.

1. We saved the Republic from destroying the effectiveness of it's government. The Filibuster compromise. Because of this, we preserved what our founding fathers intended and kept ourselves from George Washington's greatest fear. We didn't essentially lose the Senate to becoming like the House. The Senate's purpose is to act like a cooler for government, cooling down the superhot action of the rest of government. It should be used to keep one party from getting too much power. Now because of the compromise we've preserved the Republic. And extraordinary circumstances for filibustering another nominee are not so bad. Looking up extraordinary in the dictionary, it's about the same as unusual.

2. We averted War with Iran. John Bolton hasn't gone through. It's the fourth week since he was last up on the Senate floor. George Bush refuses to turn over incriminating documents about him, so the Senate won't stop blocking his nomination, so the Republicans won't seem to bring him up.

John Bolton would twist arms at the UN and in the intelligence community, same as with the war in Iraq, to produce evidence that doesn't exist for war with Iran. He has it in him.

So we avoided war with the second largest producer of natural gas and preserved our freedom from tyranny. Worth this rootbeer float IMO!

catatonic
06-15-2005, 10:06 PM
But lest we get complacent, Republicans such as at hannity.com are very ideologically driven and will stop at nothing to win all they can, so hopefully be sure and visit sites like hannity.com or better yet more moderate sites and talk to people, so we can have more victories in the future.

racer5.0stang
06-16-2005, 08:03 AM
Your lack of faith is disturbing, Young Skywalker.

Soon, you will turn to the Dark Side.

catatonic
06-16-2005, 10:00 AM
Boy have I got the scripture for you racer -

1 a (http://scriptures.lds.org/isa/10/1a#1a)WOE• unto them that decree bunrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

2 To turn aside the needy from a (http://scriptures.lds.org/isa/10/2a#2a)judgment•, and to take away the right from the bpoor• of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

It goes on about this for a number of verses.

racer5.0stang
06-17-2005, 01:18 PM
Boy have I got the scripture for you racer -

1 a (http://scriptures.lds.org/isa/10/1a#1a)WOE• unto them that decree bunrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

2 To turn aside the needy from a (http://scriptures.lds.org/isa/10/2a#2a)judgment•, and to take away the right from the bpoor• of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

It goes on about this for a number of verses.

So, I guess it would be safe to assume that you have never seen any of the Star War movies.

But in reference to your verses, what in the world do they pertain to?

catatonic
06-17-2005, 06:32 PM
OK you were joking about Star Wars. Sorry I'm braindead... I thought you meant it.

The verses pertain to passing laws that are harsh for the poor... we're not supposed to do that. I don't judge who might be doing that but to me it seems very relevant for our day, especially with many Americans struggling to put bread on the table. A lot of religious people think it only matters whether Americans help through charity, but this verse shows that passing laws to help the poor is also quite relevant.

Now on John Bolton, they may bring him up again soon but I think Democrats are pretty wise to block him and I don't think there's going to be a backlash.