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17th - The concerns that drove the struggle to free the Senate from the control of corrupt state legislatures pale in comparison to what we have today, with huge sums of money being openly given to Senate candidates (mostly incumbents) by lobbyists and activists. In this regard, the 17th Amendment is an abject failure. It can hardly be the case that the amendment strengthened the resistance of the Senate against the advances of special interests. Additionally, state legislators are (in theory) more beholden to the voice of their constituents than are Senators picked by direct election. 26th - Lifespans, educational years, and time spent dependent on parents' money have increased, and probably will continue to. Consequently, it makes little sense to allow 18 year olds to vote their immature and inexperienced consciences into law. I can get behind this.

Thing is, Columbia is one of the top 5 law schools in the nation. A lot of them will be making six figures a week after they graduate and already have those jobs lined up for them. Those who graduate without any Biglaw job lined up are !@#$ed. haha

The gas tax thread got me thinking: if you had a say in the matter (haha), what changes (amendments) would you want to make to the Constitution? I'm sure we've had topics like this before but I don't feel like necro-posting. Why is it important to make such amendments? Mine are more "out with the old" than "in with the new." -Repeal the 17th Amendment -Repeal the 26th Amendment (and the relevant portions of Public Law 91-285) -Institute a national referendum for big decisions involving war, immigration, and taxation The last one is tricky, and truthfully I wouldn't know how to begin implementing it (or what constitutes a "big decision), but in my perfect world this brings an end to our fearless leaders' utopian transnationalism and brings about the comeuppance that open-borders traitors so richly deserve (with apologies to our hardcore libertarian friends [haha not really]). Besides, it can't be any worse than a national election to choose a president who uses executive order like Slick Willy uses interns. Right? Right? Hey, a guy can dream.

Are you talking about food volume or calories? Because in your earlier post you said one can eat more calories on a good diet, implying that if it's "good" food it doesn't matter if you eat more than you burn.

They're "Cleveland 10's" to my friends and me.

That link is garbled up for some reason, 26. Try this: http://media.denverbroncos.com/images/9008/Flipcards/141207_flipcard_Buf.pdf

Obesity is pretty simple in most cases. Calories in > calories burned If you want to lose weight, it's also pretty simple. Calories in < calories burned No excuses. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/

So...it's a union? BOOM THREAD DERAIL IMMINENT

Actual question that I haven't found an answer to: is the SLPOA a government entity? I thought it was more like a benevolent association, which operates separate from the police and not as agents of the government. Edit: I guess Darin answered my question. The answer is no.

It's IN My Blood

Your faux outrage is cute, but not grounded in reality. They're not demanding anything, at least not with any potency. They made a request to the employers of a group of men who made a very public demonstration while at their workplace. The employers did what they felt was best and denied the request. Cops didn't ride up in there and demand apologies or blood offering at gunpoint. They made a request. They, as an organization which has the avenues and the opportunities to express the organization's views in accordance with their own first amendment rights, made a request. Let's review: their organization has First Amendment rights. The players paid by the Rams, for all intents and purposes, do not have First Amendment rights while they are on the clock for their employer. So a group with collective free speech rights asked an employer with free speech rights to discipline their employees who used speech when they do not have free speech rights. The request was denied. Outrage averted (unless you're Greg or a race baiter or some sort of leftist who thinks that police are the greatest evil of our time [look, I can be dramatic too!]). You want it to be about free speech, so framed everything here around free speech. The only people without free speech rights in this whole mess are the players involved, so I'm still not sure why you're so butt-hurt. P.S. If you've been around these parts and paying any sort of attention over the past four or five years, you'd know exactly what I think about police, police states, militarization of police forces, etc. Regardless of how little you know about them, my thoughts on the subject have no bearing on what I think about your arguments, which are silly.

Just like the individual Rams have free speech rights when they're off the clock. Just about all of our 1st Amendment rights are left at the door when we punch that clock. It has nothing to do with freedom of speech. That you keep saying that it does baffles me.

Can you still hook up a Gamecube controller? Back when I played Smash Bros a lot that's what you had to do. That was the original Wii though.

They asked, the Rams said no. What's your issue with it?

The Rams would have been well within their rights to discipline these players if they so chose. Athletes have the right to protest anything they want...on their own time.

Serious answer: I don't think Tom C. would ever go to the Jets, and I don't think the Giants would ever hire Rex Ryan as long as he's within 100 miles of a microphone.

Personally, I enjoy my gruff "yerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr." I sound like a post-pubescent Timmy from South Park. Perfect for a football game.

Because it's true. But they're our d-bags.

And humans love it. Anyplace they can find to root their identity in, and then find others who root their identity similarly and hang out.

This. As long as people continue to trumpet the "equal groups" lines there will always be people showing up to contend that the groups are not equal or that every group should have their own continent or whatever.

Not for more than one night. She's got that unmistakeable thousand-rooster stare. Check it:

Timely bump. Lost a client to liver cancer this morning. She was 37. Friend's dad was recently diagnosed with stage IV bile duct cancer. Survival rate is something like 2%. Cancer sucks.

Stranger things have happened. How many points did they score against the Rams? Though you're right, the idea of the game turning into 18 vs. 18 is a terrifying thought.

Play action, Orton hits Frank Summers, after he releases from a block, who deliberately runs toward the middle of the field to truck the hell out of lil' Donte. Summers pulls out a tailor's tape to show the crowd that his biceps and lil' Donte's neck have the same circumference. Double bird, stunner, stunner, stunner. Crowd goes wild.

If they're different sizes, they can't possibly all be yours.