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So by that statement, if I were to list 25 articles by some author written for the NRA... YOU will admit that that is indicative of an area of expertise for that author? You would disagree with the statement that he/she had bias? Being listed on the Web site of F.I.C.A.P. does not imply that an article/study was written for F.I.C.A.P. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Which makes them different from you how? . And do you see me telling women or any one how to dress? It's funny how people will defend scum buckets like this when they have never had the ext ream pleasure of actually having to have lived in a country ruled by such assholes. I don't recall defending him. Perhaps you can show me where I did so. I merely pointed out that your solution is just as bad as (perhaps even worse than) the problem you think you would be solving. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Which makes them different from you how? It sounds like you just have a different view you wish to impose, but you're perfectly happy to use violence to see it imposed. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

But you're a sucker for an hourglass? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Count me as one that doesn't see the humor. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Eighth month of the Roman calendar (SEPTember being the seventh)? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You'll also notice that they are signed by the Treasurer of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury, but not the Fed Chairman. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Apparently you simply don't understand the correlation if you don't see the relevance. The comparison is the more analogous to the current war than any you've mentioned. It has nothing to do with whether or not we are in a Cold War or whether the war is being fought conventionally. Like the Soviets, we were drawn in to an unwinnable war of attrition. We can be intelligent and learn from their mistake, or we can continue throwing away lives, limbs, and treasure. Personally, I'd prefer we make the intelligent decision and recognize that this is not a war that can be won militarily. Of course, if the purpose of your discussion was not to actually discuss all relevant viewpoints … Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I think you are confused about what constitutes coining money. That is done by the Department of the Treasury, not the Federal Reserve Banks. You haven't provided any support for your assertion that the Federal Reserve Bank is unconstitutional. Your claim is based on the false belief that the Federal Reserve Banks coin money, which is not the case, as a little research would quickly reveal. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

TheMint is , The Federal Reserve Bank is not. Three quarters correct. The Federal Reserve System is a hybrid public/private entity. Still, it is the Department of the Treasury that coins money and prints currency, not the Federal Reserve Bank, so I'm not seeing support for your argument that the Federal Reserve Bank is unconstitutional. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Where do you see that Congress is "subcontracting out the coining of money?" Is the US Department of the Treasury not a US government entity? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes. From Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power … To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; … And To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Are you suggesting that the Federal Reserve was not established by Congress? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Sure, for any dumb-ass vets who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, Congress is empowered by the Constitution to coin money. It's pretty simple. Yes, in Article I, Section 8, Congress is given that authority. That doesn't explain how the Federal Reserve Bank is unconstitutional. Please, enlighten us dumb-ass vets with your infinite wisdom. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Would you care to enlighten us regarding how the Federal Reserve Bank is unconstitutional, for the benefit of us vets who just aren't smart enough to get it? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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I think I see where you are coming from, but not sure I really agree. If you mean that we need to focus on the civilian side and work to remove the attraction to extremism, then I agree. If you mean that we should pull all troops and other support and try to go after AQ with a law enforcement stance, then I heartily disagree. What are you proposing? I'm not proposing anything at this time. I'm simply stating that getting us to fight a war of attrition in Afghanistan was/is al Qaeda's strategy to achieve their goals w/r/t to the US. We enabled mujahideen to use that strategy against the Soviet Union, and now they're using it against us. If we could go back to 2001, the best course of action would be to treat the matter as an international police issue, using (at most) special operations forces (e.g. Army Special Forces, Navy SEAL's, etc.). Unfortunately, al Qaeda is much larger and widespread today. Finding a successful strategy will be much more difficult. However, sending in more troops is not the answer. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I didn't read his post as a claim that everyone who skydives is smarter than average. I interpreted it as hypothesis that most (i.e. more than half) of skydivers would be able to score over 100 on a properly administered IQ test. (Please correct me if that isn't a reasonably accurate interpretation of your post, kelpdiver.) It seems like a reasonable hypothesis. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Well below average in my younger years. Perhaps I've improved, relatively speaking, as I've gotten older and have become content driving at lower speeds. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That doesn't matter, considering the strategy being utilized against us. The strategy is to get us tied up in a war of attrition in Afghanistan. That strategy is working out pretty well for our enemy (i.e. our Frankenstein) right now. The war against al Qaeda isn't and hasn't been one that can be won militarily. Trying to fight it in such a manner is foolhardy, a waste of time, money, and lives. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Strongly disagree. The local population does NOT view us in the same light as the Soviets. They may start to if we don't reduce civilian casualties and put an Afghan faace on the conflict, but they don'tr at this point. I will grant you that it isn't exactly the same. No two wars are ever exactly the same. However, al Qaeda is using the same strategy against the US that previous mujahideen groups used successfully, or at least were perceived to have been used successfully, against the Soviet Union. Their motivations are similar now as then, even if not identical. Fair enough. I was simply pointing out that Rangers are not the same as Special Forces, even if some soldiers are both. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You are not compelled to stay in the current system and continue to pay taxes. You do so voluntarily. Correct. That is exactly the system the United States has now. People can stay and pay their share, or they can leave and not be subject to taxation from the US government. It's their choice to make. Some people seem to want their cake and to eat it, too. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Not to get off topic here, but how is that different than our current system? In our current system, when was the last time you were charged a user fee to report a crime? How often are crime victims charged court costs associated with the prosecution of the accused? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's a very socialist way of looking at it.

I don't think one can equate equal treatment under law to equal benefit from the law. If you have an endowment it does. Anyway, the point of responsible accounting is to maintain expenditures within the limits of the endowed income stream, not to create new revenue. So, in that case, when the funds run out for the year, the justice system shuts down for the year? How do you think that will work out? You also need to consider that the investments of the endowment are not guaranteed to make a minimum return every year without being externally guaranteed (something that competent accounting cannot provide). Who guarantees the revenue when the returns are insufficient? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!