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St. Louis Bob said:
-fish- said:
Tchula said:
The democratic republic isn't working. It's time for a new form of government. Of the people, by the people, and for the people has turned into of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers (and big business).
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you should probably go to law school
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There's a reason none of the Founding Father's were lawyers, guy.
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Until you said this, I didn't know that 35 out of 55 delegates to the constitutional convention were lawyers. I'm amazed they were able to accomplish anything.
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Of course they were. The rest of us were too busy doing meaningful #### like fighting a war and keeping the country provisioned to worry about spending a few months in Philadelphia wearing powdered wigs and knee socks editing a document by committee. The final product was vague enough that we've spent the last couple centuries agruing about what it means to the point that disagreements occasionally erupt in violence. Sounds just like lawyer work to me. They were probably billing by the hour the whole time, too.

 
bentley said:
-fish- said:
St. Louis Bob said:
-fish- said:
Tchula said:
The democratic republic isn't working. It's time for a new form of government. Of the people, by the people, and for the people has turned into of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers (and big business).
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you should probably go to law school
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There's a reason none of the Founding Father's were lawyers, guy.
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Until you said this, I didn't know that 35 out of 55 delegates to the constitutional convention were lawyers. I'm amazed they were able to accomplish anything.
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Of course they were. The rest of us were too busy doing meaningful #### like fighting a war and keeping the country provisioned to worry about spending a few months in Philadelphia wearing powdered wigs and knee socks editing a document by committee. The final product was vague enough that we've spent the last couple centuries agruing about what it means to the point that disagreements occasionally erupt in violence. Sounds just like lawyer work to me. They were probably billing by the hour the whole time, too.
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I just billed a client for reading that.

 
bentley said:
-fish- said:
St. Louis Bob said:
-fish- said:
Tchula said:
The democratic republic isn't working. It's time for a new form of government. Of the people, by the people, and for the people has turned into of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers (and big business).
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you should probably go to law school
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There's a reason none of the Founding Father's were lawyers, guy.
Click to expand...
Until you said this, I didn't know that 35 out of 55 delegates to the constitutional convention were lawyers. I'm amazed they were able to accomplish anything.
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Of course they were. The rest of us were too busy doing meaningful #### like fighting a war and keeping the country provisioned to worry about spending a few months in Philadelphia wearing powdered wigs and knee socks editing a document by committee. The final product was vague enough that we've spent the last couple centuries agruing about what it means to the point that disagreements occasionally erupt in violence. Sounds just like lawyer work to me. They were probably billing by the hour the whole time, too.
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:lmao:

 
TobiasFunke said:
NCCommish said:
tdoss said:
Saw Spike Lee talking about how he's against the gentrification effort in NYC. Cited Washington D.C. as an example of what could happen. Said D.C. used to be called "Chocolate City".

Yea Spike? D.C. also used to be called "Murder Capital".

How can you win? You've got people complaining about the slums...so you make an effort to clean them up and you're accused of racism because you're pricing out the blacks.
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Gentrification is tough. On one hand you want to improve areas and make them nice. On the other hand how do you keep from turning them into wealthy, primarily white, enclaves that very few can afford to live in? Torn on this one.
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I can see how gentrification might be a problem in that respect if you're talking about areas that are primarily apartment buildings, but a lot of the current gentrification in DC is in areas that are primarily rowhouses and townhouses. The families that have owned those places for years are now getting filthy stinking rich- either by selling or, if they prefer, simply by staying put and watching their homes double in value. There's no loser in that scenario.
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Flip what Lee is saying...I can't imagine the uproar if a white celebrity were to tell black folks to stay the hell out of white neighborhoods and to get the F' out. The guy is purely racist and should be traipsed out in the public eye and raked over the coals for this tirade.
 
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tdoss said:
TobiasFunke said:
NCCommish said:
tdoss said:
Saw Spike Lee talking about how he's against the gentrification effort in NYC. Cited Washington D.C. as an example of what could happen. Said D.C. used to be called "Chocolate City".

Yea Spike? D.C. also used to be called "Murder Capital".

How can you win? You've got people complaining about the slums...so you make an effort to clean them up and you're accused of racism because you're pricing out the blacks.
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Gentrification is tough. On one hand you want to improve areas and make them nice. On the other hand how do you keep from turning them into wealthy, primarily white, enclaves that very few can afford to live in? Torn on this one.
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I can see how gentrification might be a problem in that respect if you're talking about areas that are primarily apartment buildings, but a lot of the current gentrification in DC is in areas that are primarily rowhouses and townhouses. The families that have owned those places for years are now getting filthy stinking rich- either by selling or, if they prefer, simply by staying put and watching their homes double in value. There's no loser in that scenario.
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Flip what Lee is saying...I can't imagine the uproar if a white celebrity were to tell black folks to stay the hell out of white neighborhoods and to get the F' out. The guy is purely racist and should be traipsed out in the public eye and raked over the coals for this tirade.
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Blacks can't be racist.
 
shuke said:
bentley said:
-fish- said:
St. Louis Bob said:
-fish- said:
Tchula said:
The democratic republic isn't working. It's time for a new form of government. Of the people, by the people, and for the people has turned into of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers (and big business).
Click to expand...
you should probably go to law school
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There's a reason none of the Founding Father's were lawyers, guy.
Click to expand...
Until you said this, I didn't know that 35 out of 55 delegates to the constitutional convention were lawyers. I'm amazed they were able to accomplish anything.
Click to expand...
Of course they were. The rest of us were too busy doing meaningful #### like fighting a war and keeping the country provisioned to worry about spending a few months in Philadelphia wearing powdered wigs and knee socks editing a document by committee. The final product was vague enough that we've spent the last couple centuries agruing about what it means to the point that disagreements occasionally erupt in violence. Sounds just like lawyer work to me. They were probably billing by the hour the whole time, too.
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:lmao:
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:lmao: :lmao:

 
I'll admit I haven't read the rest of this thread, so apologies if these are already posted (both marriage related).

Opinion 1:

The government should not have anything to do with marriage. The gov't could setup civil unions that grant the same legal benefits to any two (or more?) persons, but marriage itself should be the purvey of the church and the gov't has no business being involved in it.

Opinion 2:

Polygomy should be legal to any group of consenting adults that want to have the legal protections of what we currently call marriage (see opinion 1). So if opinion 1 was law, any group of people who want to enter into a civil union granting legal benefits to each other should be able to do so.

 
The tax code shouldn't incentivize "desired" behavior because it creates all kind of opportunities for corruption. I'll gladly give up my home mortgage deduction, dependent exemptions, charitable deductions, etc. if everyone else does.

 
Maelstrom said:
I'll admit I haven't read the rest of this thread, so apologies if these are already posted (both marriage related).

Opinion 1:

The government should not have anything to do with marriage. The gov't could setup civil unions that grant the same legal benefits to any two (or more?) persons, but marriage itself should be the purvey of the church and the gov't has no business being involved in it.

Opinion 2:

Polygomy should be legal to any group of consenting adults that want to have the legal protections of what we currently call marriage (see opinion 1). So if opinion 1 was law, any group of people who want to enter into a civil union granting legal benefits to each other should be able to do so.
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Why should the church get marriage? I like my marriage.

 
bentley said:
The tax code shouldn't incentivize "desired" behavior because it creates all kind of opportunities for corruption. I'll gladly give up my home mortgage deduction, dependent exemptions, charitable deductions, etc. if everyone else does.
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you first

 
Awards shows such as Grammys, Oscars, etc are awful... People who care about these shows are even more awful... People who watch the pre-shows for any awards show should be executed.

 
Wearing "Beats Audio" headphones are the new backwards baseball cap with the flat brim and tag still attached d - bag attire.

 
Neither Roy Williams or John Calapari deserves the jobs they have. Neither are great coaches and both are big time cheaters.

 
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Fennis said:
Churches should have nothing to do with marriage, it should strictly be a matter for the state.
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Henry Ford said:
Maelstrom said:
I'll admit I haven't read the rest of this thread, so apologies if these are already posted (both marriage related).

Opinion 1:

The government should not have anything to do with marriage. The gov't could setup civil unions that grant the same legal benefits to any two (or more?) persons, but marriage itself should be the purvey of the church and the gov't has no business being involved in it.

Opinion 2:

Polygomy should be legal to any group of consenting adults that want to have the legal protections of what we currently call marriage (see opinion 1). So if opinion 1 was law, any group of people who want to enter into a civil union granting legal benefits to each other should be able to do so.
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Why should the church get marriage? I like my marriage.
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The problem is with the word Marriage, I think. It has too many connotations, particularly in church/religious usage. So let them have it. Create the legal version of it, call it something different (Civil Union, for instance), and separate the Church and State as it should be.

 
belljr said:
Disney World stinks....
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Disneyland sucks too.

I have so many friends and family with season tix...and they're all grown.

Makes no sense to me...I guess I'd have to had grown up with it and it would matter to me then...not sure.

 
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