Recent content by veiva

Icing On Da Cake http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Published/161468.P.pdf You're welcome.

I don't necessarily believe either of those things. I believe the Democratic Party, if its candidate wins--especially by a margin--will, in essence, continue to remain the same for all intents and purposes. The same goes for the Republican Party. If the Democratic Party loses, it will realize...

Aldaron How is public opinion having no effect on government policy a separate issue from voting being meaningless? How can a vote be meaningful if the policies of the country never reflect the policies of the voters? You did say you don't believe a vote is ever meaningless, unless 'a vote'...

Again, have you actually read any of Thoreau's works? Even just Walden or Civil Disobedience? Thoreau believed voting useless; that's a bulk of Civil Disobedience. I agree in most part--voting alone is pointless, action is not, voting with action is good. Essentially, if you have a set of...

I find it ridiculous to make a claim and expect the other party to essentially find the evidence themselves. A single ruling (Citizen's United) was not a satisfactory example when there have been a great many. My question was specifically how Obama and Clinton's choices resulted in favorable...

Bughouse Obama, Bush Jr, Clinton, and Bush Sr appointed two justices each. Surely the two Republican presidents appointed conservative judges that would have the same effect as the conservative judges that would be appointed by Trump, or perhaps better put the Republicans, and the Democrats...

You didn't address my concern about the justices. You have to go back to the 1800s to find a president that didn't appoint more than one justice, unless I overlooked one... Thoreau words it better than me: My vote will not be wasted. I will vote against the current governor. I will vote...

Wasn't your post about those who supported Bernie should vote for Clinton? Or did I read it wrong? Regarding the Supreme Court: it appears every president appoints from '1-3' justices. Why is this time any different?

The Democratic Party is not my party. It will never be my party. I will abstain from casting a vote for the president and only cast a vote for the various local offices. Maybe Pat McCrory and Richard Burr, among others, will have to find other careers, maybe not.

Robert Alfons has a point. By American standards, Obama is left, Bush Jr is right, Clinton is left, Bush Sr is right, Reagan is right, etc. However, wealth concentration by the less-than-1% has risen, money has increased its influence in politics, worker protections have diminished...

In such a case, the students would have agreed, by attending the college and living in dorms and whatever else, to limit the acceptable range of speech when applicable--e.g., a contract. In the same manner that I would not tolerate abusive behavior in my home, the college is by no means...

I viewed Mike Pence's voting record/stances and it appears he is a disgusting human being. Why are ultra-conservative GOP caricatures so common? In a nutshell, he's very, very much against women/minority/LGBT rights, freedom of speech, privacy, important social programs, environmental...

Per your example, Snowden and Manning obtained information about ethically unsavory or illegal activities committed by the government. They brought these issues to the public's attention. Snowden, for example, was able to provide substantial evidence of the mass surveillance apparatus of the NSA...

I don't understand how anyone can reasonably assert Clinton and Sanders are similar. Clinton has more in common with the last decades of presidents and Trump and the former Republican candidates than she does with Sanders. The policies that enable the wealthiest to perpetually increase their...