Southern_Man

Not the education system. People quickly learn whatever system is in front of them. IF we moved towards a market based system people would learn how to participate. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Why yes, we do! I don't think any Lutherans have a sense of humor. Lutherans still serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical color for the season and think that peas in a tuna noodle hot dish add too much color. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

You just identified my parents. They never missed an opportunity to tell me I was going to hell. and here I just assumed you were mennonite "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Do they wear seatbelts now? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

sometimes the rest of the times it's odd smells, weird noises, and laser burns on the walls That sounds like what happens on the jump plane... "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Thanks for the explanation, Mark. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Can you elaborate on this? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

It's a double-edged sword. Many states have laws that prohibit electronically recording another person speaking without that person's advance permission. (That's why so many recorded phone intros always say "this call may be recorded for quality assurance", because if you don't hang up, you impliedly grant permission.) So in some states the "police example" can be claimed to be simply a matter of enforcing existing law. (It's basically the down-side to an otherwise beneficial law: what protects you and me from being bugged and wiretapped also has the secondary result of shielding police in the field from having their conduct recorded and preserved for review in the light of day.) Personally, as a matter of policy, I think that, in those states, exceptions should be expressly carved-out to allow recording of police; but I'd predict that most judges would rule that that should be done by the legislature, and not the courts. What I really think is evil are those states that have a specific law prohibiting the recording of police. That's just pure fascism, people; recognize it for what it is. I live in a one-party consent state but I agree with you on general principles. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

But they can pull the ol "Reasonable expectation of privacy" while you're in your car, which is defined as private. Of course, that won't stop them from arresting your ass for the 10lbs of Colombian bam bam in the back seat because they could see it thru your window. The police do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in YOUR car. Again, not sure it is worth it to fight such nonesense, but it is nonesense. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Grace Potter "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

I would also pay for a copy of those presentations. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

What's your number? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

There is a seminar scheduled for PIA on the 19 commandments. I don't know what the status is beyond that. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Lately weekend breakfasts have consisted of homemade blueberry pancakes (with fresh blueberries) and including some or all of eggs, fried potatoes, and bacon. Just started making the blueberry pancakes and have gotten into the groove. On weekdays things are much simpler faster. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Sounds like you have created a tremendous incentive to increase inflation. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

If it is the Northern Lite III, the manual says it came with either the "Lil Grabber" or the "Skyhook" pilot chute. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Maybe, but I wouldn't be sure. Unless you have heard the family say something. I heard a newscaster say the family believed she was well cared for but nothing specific. Dying at 87 is not a tragedy. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

There are a lot of facts not in evidence, I think. I watched briefly a little piece no the morning news. That said the woman was in an independent living facility and that the staff do not, as a matter of policy, perform CPR on anybody there. I was more surprised they did not have an AED close and convenient. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Under the privileges and immunities clause Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 citizens have the right to travel and to freely ingress and egress between the states. This right had been addressed and upheld by many supreme court cases including Corfield v. Coryell, 6 Fed. Cas. 546 (1823) and Paul v. Virginia, 75 U.S. 168 (1869). In exercising that right the citizens do not have to give up their protection against unlawful search and seizure which is what these DHS agents are doing. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

About 2/3rds of the population of the country lives within 100 miles of a border. Scary how much of our freedoms the people are willing to give up without even protesting. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

One perhaps overly optimistic hope that I have is that less people will be willing to try dangerous untested drugs such as "spice" and "bath salts" if they have legal access to marijuana. After all, one of the way those things got a foothold in the market is that they were able to be sold legally at convenience stores. They have been quite a scourge in my community. In the same way, it is possible that legal marijuana will lower the demand for other illicit drugs (but only lower not eliminate). Anyway, one possibility, probably too optimistic. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

I wouldn't, but I'm a selfish bastard. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

If you are really concerned about container weight you should check out the Racer. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Exactly, but I don't expect facts to stop people from ranting about the unfair advantages the poor are getting from the system and how we have to take rights away from them. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

The question of TANF and the ability of people with drug and alcohol problems to receive assistance has somehow gotten intertwined with this lawsuit. It seems many are not aware of the already existing provisions in the TANF programs dealing with drug and alcohol abuse. Many states already have policies on TANF recipients with felong drug convictions or substance abuse issues. Under these policies recipients typically either receive a reduced benefit or are required to participate in drug/alcohol rehab as a condition for receiving benefits. In some states they may be prohibited from receiving any benefits or may have to have a substitute payee. In addition, almost all TANF recipients have to participate in job readiness and employment activities. If somebody has substance abuse issues that prevent them from doing that then they are not getting their benefits. Here is a (somewhat dated) survey about drug and alcohol policies for TANF recipients from 2001-2002: http://www.lac.org/doc_library/lac/publications/state_of_state.pdf This particular lawsuit is whether the government can require participants in aid programs to waive their Fourth Amendment rights without any reasonable suspcion. The court correctly ruled that they could not. In this particular case the recipient was an honorably discharged veteran who was taking full time care of his child and his disabled mother. There was absolutely no probably cause to believe he had any sort of drug or alcohol problem. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"