Southern_Man

You ever know an earthquake that happened while it was busy looking at tits? I rest my case. Could have the opposite effect of what was intended. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Also relevant is the term "Paddy wagon." Good to remind your Irish friends tomorrow that their patron saint was an Englishman. Old Saint Patrick's Day prayer: Lord, you know our enemies. Turn their hearts. If you will not turn their hearts, then turn their ankles, so that we shall know them by their limping. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

You sir are correct. The penalty tends to affect lower income couples while the benefit tends to be seen by those with higher incomes. A good reason to stop treating people different for tax purposes based on their relationship status. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Would you be just as willing to REMOVE non-violent felons from the no-gun list? For example, an accountant who embezzled money, served his time, and paid restitution? Well, I personally have very little sympathy for felons so I certainly don't have any big reason to allow gun rights to felons even if they are non-violent. Commit a felony and you forfeit your rights. My main point was simply that any sort of psychological or psychiatric treatment or diagnosis is a very poor indicator that a person might become violent. Psychiatrists, psychologists, even judges, have very poor predictive powers with which to deny rights to somebody. The best predictor of future violence is a history of violence. That is a far better predictor then some kind of psychological diagnosis or even commitment. This is true both for those with mental illness and for those without a diagnosed mental illness. Barring gun rights for people with violent misdemeanors would (IMHO) do more to reduce gun violence than a wholesale blanket ban on everybody who has ever received psychiatric treatment. It is also, again in my opinion, a far more reasonable basis on which to deny somebody a right (criminal=some forfeiture of rights). "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Regarding that, a citizen shouldn't be on the no-guns list as a "nutter" unless he has been so adjudicated by a court of law. If you're going to deny a constitutional right, the citizen deserves to have a fair hearing in court. This should not be done willy-nilly based upon a single report from a doctor, or a couple of accusations made by concerned citizens. If he's legitimately dangerous, then concerned DA's should be able to prove it to a judge. I work in the mental health system (posted that before). We are very bad at predicting what people have the potential to become violent. About the only reliable indicator is that people who have become violent in the past are much more likely to become violent in the future (that is true both for mentally ill persons and the population at large). I would be much more OK with expanding the list of crimes that would put you on the no-purchase list. Violent misdemeanors, for example. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

This is what this movement is really all about. First, they want to require that all gun sales go through a background check against a computer database of "prohibited persons". If your name is on that list, you don't get a gun, period. Then what the anti-gun folks will proceed to do next is to put ever-more people on that list, growing it in size over time, bigger and bigger. They'll add misdemeanors to the list, drunk drivers, tax cheats, anyone who ever suffered from depression, you name it. Pretty soon, everyone who ever did something stupid as a teenager, will be banned from gun ownership for life. No more big anti-gun laws will be required - all they'll have to do is keep expanding the variety of people on "the list" that are prohibited. And pretty soon, there won't be anyone who is NOT on the list. This movement is just to get the camel's nose inside the tent. But rest assured, they intend to have the entire camel sleeping inside. Yes, this part I understand, I just would not have put normiss and mnealtx on that side of the argument. I think maybe I'm not following exactly what the claims are. I just said that HIPPA is not a barrier to the proper functioning of the current NCIS as it is an exception to the rule. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

So you wish to lower the barrier to putting people on the NCIS list? I am confused. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

If that is the case then I am a little unclear what the original claim was about. I just saw that HIPPA would or could prevent the proper functioning of the NCIS registry. I don't think HIPPA prevents that as it is clearly an exception. If that is not what the original claim was then I am not seeing how and why HIPPA would need to be changed? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

I don't think you work very closely with HIPPA. HIPPA is really not a barrier. Individually identifiable health information” is information, including demographic data, that relates to: the individual’s past, present or future physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health care to the individual, or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual, and that identifies the individual or for which there is a reasonable basis to believe it can be used to identify the individual.13 Individually identifiable health information includes many common identifiers (e.g., name, address, birth date, Social Security Number). Looks like a pretty good barrier to me. There are clear exceptions to HIPPA. Being adjudicated incompetent or committed to a mental institution fall under those exceptions. There are cases (famously the CHO case) when somebody should have been put on the NICS checklist. This was an administrative oversight and error but was not related to HIPPA. I work with HIPPA every single day. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Your statements imply that you don't have much knowledge of Colonialism in Africa. They are just flat out factually incorrect. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

I don't think you work very closely with HIPPA. HIPPA is really not a barrier. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

The mental health system in Virginia received wholesale changes in the wake of the Cho report. Many of those changes had to do with mandatory outpatient treatment and how it is implemented and tracked. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/13/2011-03-13_state_dept_spokesman_pj_crowley_out_after_controversial_comments_on_bradley_mann.html "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

That is certainly not the law in all states. It is not in mine. It should not be. Your guest (my guest) could drink before attending the event or after leaving it without the host's knowledge. I do agree that all consumers should not be burdened with the cost of these systems on all new cars. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Awesome story!!! I guess nobody has jumped it yet??? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

One your first point, people have been saying this for hundreds of years. Maybe it is true this time or maybe there is a dynamic, rather than a static limit and something will come along that will change that limit. Messing around w/ the U.S. tax code won't do anything to affect world population growth. If we wanted to do that then increasing worldwide economic growth (particularly targeted on those with low economic advancement) is the best way. As a country gets wealthier its' population growth declines or even reverses. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

We need to keep more pirates around. They are the key to combatting global warming: http://seanbonner.com/blog/archives/001857.php "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

This may be the first poll w/ a "Boobies" option where I am not voting for boobies. Not giving them up. I am giving up brussel sprouts and liver. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

If your doctor is consistently 45 minutes or more late in seeing you then you need to find a new doctor. Let the doctor know that is why at your final appointment. I think we all understand that sometimes emergencies happen and medical emergencies take priority but when it happens at every appointment it is no longer an emergency, it is just rude and poor customer service. No need to get upset at the line staff but take your business elsewhere. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Not sure where I could scare up some lingonberries here in town to put on top of pancakes? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Good luck to you as it is a worthwhile quest. Apparently the Bonfire isn't the place to look though as some of the women are on strike.... "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

It's a small sample but the accuracy of a sample population is based on the size of the sample, not the size of the population (assuming the sampling is random). "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3916284;#3916284 "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

I love your Ale. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

I tried to get us back on topic but it seems it is better to argue about health insurance. Oh well, maybe the topic is just played out. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"