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I can't help but to feel sorry for all the people who will have to go without drugs for a week or two. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Coffee. Okay, it's not an adequate substitute, but it's similar in a lot of ways. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

In order of preference for me: Trackpad Trackball Mouse I hate being stuck at a desktop without having my trackpad, but a trackball is a close second. It's just too far from the keyboard, so it slows down my work flow. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No. A blade grinder does not grind to consistently sized particles. No matter how long you grind (within reason), you will still end up with some big coffee bean chunks, and some powdered bits. The powdered bits can potentially clog the metal filters of coffee presses, while the big chunks of beans offer too little surface area for the amount coffee goodness in the bean, thus wasting coffee. This isn't as important when using paper filters, since the pores of the filter are much smaller. I received a coffee press for Christmas, and have thus far found preground coffee preferable to electric blade grinders. I am looking for a burr grinder, though, since freshly ground coffee is generally better. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That certainly is a creative way to interpret it. Maybe we should look at it a bit more closely. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Enumeration: The listing of things one by one. Construed: interpreted a particular way Deny: Refuse to admit the truth or existence of (something) Disparage: regard or represent as being of little worth That leaves us with: The listing of certain rights, one by one, shall not be interpreted in a particular way in order to refuse the existence of, or represent as being of little worth, other rights retained by the people. Notice that there is no mention of the states in the Amendment 9. Of course, the Constitution originally allowed for the states to each determine the manner in which it's citizens could vote and which citizens could not, only specifying that each state must provide its citizens with a republican form of government. (Article. I. § 4, Article. IV § 4). Consequently, one might think that the Constitution didn't really provide for which citizens could vote. That would, however, be incorrect. Amendment 14 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This appears to prohibit the states from abridging the right to vote. However, Amendment 15 part 1. addresses the issue more clearly and directly. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. So Amendment 15 clearly prohibits states from denying voting rights based on previous servitude. According to Black's Law Dictionary: Involuntary servitude: The condition of one forced to labor – for pay or not – for another by coercion or imprisonment. Finally, Amendment 24 part 1. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. This Amendment ensures that citizens need not pay any special taxes in order to vote, including charging felons a franchise tax in order to reinstate their voting rights. It appears that voting rights of felons are, in fact, protected by the Constitution, after all. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Have you read the Bill Of Right lately? Perhaps you should. Pay particular attention to Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. I do. Do you? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm not the one claiming that the VPC is selling guns. Until someone shows evidence of that, there's nothing to debate. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Most people have never tasted wild game that has been cleanly killed (a slow death adversely affects flavor, supposedly) *and* properly cleaned *and* properly processed. Heck, most people have probably never tasted elk at all. Have you ever heard anyone talk about how wild animals taste "gamey?" It's because one of the above three things was screwed up on the part of the hunter or meat processor. Human settlements (cities) create the unnatural imbalance by driving out natural predators. Hunters help bring that balance back. I'm originally from Missouri, a state where a lot of people (successfully) hunt deer every year, with a combined harvest of about 300,000 deer annually. Right now the state conservation department estimates that the whitetail deer population is larger than it has *ever* been. Unmanaged hunting *can* be detrimental to wildlife populations. However, with careful management, hunting can be quite beneficial. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yeah, but the scene looked pretty well staged. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I can't help but to visualize high velocity human cannonballs. I wonder if representatives or senators inflict the most damage downrange. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If there's evidence that they are selling guns, then there would be a substantive point. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Cleanly killed, and properly cleaned and processed venison/elk tastes far better than even the best meats I can get in a grocery store. I don't eat meat with every meal, or even every day, but I don't believe there is anything wrong with eating meat in moderation. And, as Amazon pointed out, hunters play an important role in maintaining healthy wildlife populations. I'm thankful for the ones that have, from time to time, stocked my freezer with a tastier, healthier source of protein. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I believe the point of law is that the attacker is no longer armed once their gun is taken away. I can understand both sides of the argument, and don't have an easy answer. I'm definitely in agreement here, except I'm not ambivalent about dealing. I don't think it should be a felony, either. I could actually come up with a pretty long list of things which I believe should not be felonies (or crimes at all), that are. I could also come up with a pretty long list of things which are legal (by lack of statute or enforcement) that should be felonious. Part of why I don't support disenfranchising felons is because I don't believe our current laws are (even close to being) entirely consistent with what is ethically right or wrong. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Touché. For the record, I don't believe *either* side of the gun control issue properly interprets the 2nd amendment. My interpretation† (which doesn't count for a damn thing, since I'm not a Justice on the SCOTUS) is not inconsistent with what I have said in this thread. †I once started a thread on this particular topic. If you are interested in reading it, I'm confident a search could locate it. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Tell us: Do you think all US citizens should be able to speak English? Do you agree that gays/lesbians should be able to marry one another as they see fit, and receive the same legal benefits from those marriages as heterosexual married couples receive? Do you think atheists should stop trying to keep Christianity (or any other religion) completely separate from government? Did you ever post on DZ.com any comments reflecting an opinion that you thought Cindy Sheehan should stop protesting the war in Iraq? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I suppose it depends on how you define false/improper conviction. By the letter of the law, he did, in fact, commit second degree murder. Do I believe he acted out of self defense? Yes. Still, I also agree that generally, one the threat is neutralized via disarming, further aggression is not warranted. Incidentally, there are a lot of people that have felony drug related convictions. Drug use is typically a victimless crime, yet it is one that produces *a lot* of convicted felons. Smoking a joint (or doing a line, popping a pill, etc.) is not unethical, and from a health standpoint, is often a better, safer choice than smoking a cigarette or drinking beer, despite its legal status. I understand the reasoning behind disenfranchising felons. However, I consider it, like capital punishment, inconsistent with the values we claim to promote in the US. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There are many, many bad decision makers that are allowed to vote in every election. In fact, very, very few people have never, at one time or another, been guilty of being a being a bad decision maker. We don't, nor should we, revoke their voting privileges. Nor should we revoke voting privileges of felons. We want released convicts to readjust to life outside of prison after their release, rather than commit more crimes, but for society's part, we take steps to further alienate them. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Let's see. One of them had a gun pulled on him, and the next thing he remembered was standing over that person, who was dead at that point, with the gun now in his hands. Legally, it was no longer self-defense once he took the gun away. It was second degree murder, so he did time. I don't see the breach of ethics there. Fight or flight mode kicked in, with fight being dominant. I take him at his word that he made no conscious decision to shoot anyone. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The Declaration of Independence was to declare the independence of a nation. The Constitution deals only with the government of that nation. The DOI is just as applicable under the Constitution as it was under the Articles of Confederation. When Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address, his count of "four score and seven years ago" went back not to just the ratification of the Constitution, but to the Declaration of Independence. I seem to recall reading that the post Civil War SCOTUS used the concept that the nation of the United States transcended the nation-state of the United States to retroactively justify the use of force, etc. against the states that seceded. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Sorry, I'm not naming names. Some are well respected in this sport (deservedly so), and it is not widely known that they spent quite a lot of time in prison. Others would be completely unknown to most everybody in the sport, so there would be no point. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Rights are inalienable. Privileges can be revoked. Either way, I think disallowing voting privileges to convicted felons is incongruous with living in a democracy/representative republic. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Those are pretty broad statements. Some of the most ethical people I know are convicted felons. Some of the most unethical people I know have squeaky clean records with the law. Being a felon does not imply being a bad decision maker any more than having a clean record implies one makes good decisions. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, there are. That doesn't mean the consequences are logical or just, just that they exist. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

First, rights are inherent; they are not given. Soldiers (when properly led) protect borders. Protestors, whether they be pro-war, anti-war, pro-FSM, or supporting most any other political position, are the ones that protect and ensure continued free speech, by exercising such rights. Did the military do anything to protect Americans from the erosions of freedom that came with the PATRIOT acts? Did the military stand against the Executive branch when warrantless wiretapping and secret prisons were acknowledged? When free speech rights for students were eroded by the "Bonghits for Jesus" decision passed down by SCOTUS, did the military do anything about it? The military arguably plays an important role in our society, but protecting rights is not a part of that role. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Why shouldn't felons have a right to vote? They are subject to the laws passed and enforced by government servants. Do you approve of "taxation without representation?" Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!