"Let's stomp on Constitutional Amendments" thread

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06/15/2013 12:20:13 PM · #326

"I never said I want to be alone.
I said I want to be let alone."
-Greta Garbo

docpjv

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06/15/2013 01:24:49 PM · #327

Originally posted by Mike:

Even if you came up with the perfect system. I highly doubt the current lawmakers would adopt it.

Revolution would be in order, and with that statement I just got put on the NSA watchlist.

Mike, Forgive me if I sound a little off-color; but I bet even Jesus would admit that REFORMATION does not work, but we all know if you want results, at a cost, go for a REVOLUTION. The nature of the broken man, sorry educated man, is just not so willing to fight for what is theirs anymore. After all, you are just losing your ultimate freedom, the freedom of privacy.

jmritz

Fujifilm X30

Custom Made Pinhole

06/16/2013 12:37:13 AM · #328

Should read this.

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

06/16/2013 01:09:39 AM · #329

Originally posted by AT&T End User License Agreement / Privacy Statement:

You acknowledge that AT&T, its affiliates, and its third party vendors may collect, use, and analyze data and information generated by Your installation and use of the Application including, but not limited to, device type, installed applications, Your Location Information as well as the service set identifier (SSID), MAC address, and performance of Wi-Fi networks You use. This data will be used to better understand consumer Wi-Fi usage patterns, network performance, and locations. AT&T will not disclose any personally identifiable information about You to any third-parties.

...

Our privacy commitments are fundamental to the way we do business every day. These apply to everyone who has a relationship with AT&T â�� including customers (wireless, Internet, digital TV, and telephone) and Web site visitors.

We will protect your privacy and keep your personal information safe. We use powerful encryption and other security safeguards to protect customer data.
We will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any purpose. Period.
We will fully disclose our privacy policy in plain language, and make our policy easily accessible to you.
We will notify you of revisions to our privacy policy, in advance. No surprises.
You have choices about how AT&T uses your information for marketing purposes. Customers are in control.
We're listening. You can send us questions or feedback on our privacy policy.

This reads better if Benny Hill is playing in the background.

Message edited by author 2013-06-16 01:10:09.

FourPointX

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/16/2013 09:35:41 AM · #330

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by AT&T End User License Agreement / Privacy Statement:

We're listening.

this ironically is the nsa slogan

06/16/2013 06:33:08 PM · #331

Originally posted by FourPointX:

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by AT&T End User License Agreement / Privacy Statement:

We're listening.

this ironically is the nsa slogan

Really... I thought it was/is 'Information Security Begins With You!'

Ray

Message edited by author 2013-06-16 18:34:20.

Erastus

06/18/2013 01:38:19 AM · #332

Originally posted by RayEthier:

Really... I thought it was/is 'Information Security Begins With You!'

Ray

NSA Mission Statement (quoted directly from their .gov site)

"The Mission Never Sleeps
The mission of the National Security Agency (NSA) and its military component, the Central
Security Service (CSS), is focused on saving lives, defending vital networks, and exploiting
the foreign communications of adversaries."

I'm sure they have many mission statements and arm badges to go with them, that are not for public
consumption. An interesting organization. For me the IRS scandal is much more important than all the NSA
problems. The NSA won't be running ObamaCare. I believe the public should seek the elimination of personal income taxes for people making less than 10 million US pegged yearly to inflation. Replace it with a VAT with generous exemptions to keep the working poor from being caught up in regressive tax like a VAT. Most of the IRS employees could then seek more meaningful employment in the Government or private sector. Tax prepares could concentrate on wealthy people and business. The huge amount of time saved by taxpayers could be used in the pursuit of happiness. :)

I did find theseRay: //www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/40755.jpg
//www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/40756.jpg

At the very bottom is NSA in very small letters.

Message edited by author 2013-06-18 01:47:44.

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09/27/2013 04:12:51 PM · #333

What's up with this? ;-)

Kelli

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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

09/27/2013 05:58:49 PM · #334

Originally posted by GeneralE:

What's up with this? ;-)

There are 100 senators in congress. Obviously, it's a typo. The actual vote was 55-44.

eta: And also obviously, someone failed to vote.

Message edited by author 2013-09-27 17:59:16.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

09/27/2013 06:10:33 PM · #335

Originally posted by Kelli:

Obviously, it's a typo.

I know â�� that's why I posted it. I had to give it a snarky caption though â�� as a semi-professional proofreader I love to find typos in high places ... :-)

Cory

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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

09/27/2013 06:19:42 PM · #336

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Kelli:
Obviously, it's a typo.

I know â�� that's why I posted it. I had to give it a snarky caption though â�� as a semi-professional proofreader I love to find typos in high places ... :-)

Not much of a challenge these days. :(

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

09/27/2013 06:24:53 PM · #337

Originally posted by Cory:

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Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Kelli:
Obviously, it's a typo.

I know â�� that's why I posted it. I had to give it a snarky caption though â�� as a semi-professional proofreader I love to find typos in high places ... :-)

Not much of a challenge these days. :(

It may actually be easier now that everybody relies on spell-check software ... ;-)

Judith Polakoff

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

09/28/2013 08:48:18 AM · #338

Originally posted by Kelli:

Originally posted by GeneralE:
What's up with this? ;-)

There are 100 senators in congress. Obviously, it's a typo. The actual vote was 55-44.

eta: And also obviously, someone failed to vote.

I believe the vote was actually 54-44; two Republicans did not vote.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

09/28/2013 09:23:27 AM · #339

They need to go ahead and defund the un-afordable healthcare act. It is too expensive for the nation. We need to make cuts not increase costs. Also we do not need to raise the debt ceiling until MAJOR cuts are made.

eta: After de-funding it we need to repeal it. Hopefully it hasnt done too much damage

Message edited by author 2013-09-28 09:24:40.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

09/28/2013 09:49:54 AM · #340

Originally posted by cowboy221977:

republicans-know-obamacare-will-work

You should read this cowboy, and take off the blinders...

"The lies are about to be exposed. And the Republicans are terrified of what the country will think when the veil of mendacity is torn away."

Bear_Music

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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/28/2013 10:27:32 AM · #341

Originally posted by Kelli:

That's a fantastically sensible article...

09/28/2013 11:39:54 AM · #342

Originally posted by cowboy221977:

They need to go ahead and defund the un-afordable healthcare act. It is too expensive for the nation. We need to make cuts not increase costs. Also we do not need to raise the debt ceiling until MAJOR cuts are made.

eta: After de-funding it we need to repeal it. Hopefully it hasnt done too much damage

It might prove interesting to see just what damage is incurred if both parties stand their ground. I would imagine that things like mortgages, loan interest and a few others would soar through the roof.

As for Obamacare, how has anyone managed to state for a fact that it is un-affordable... does anyone have empirical evidence to support this argument.

Regarding this statement: "Also we do not need to raise the debt ceiling until MAJOR cuts are made" I would suggest that even minor cuts to the military would achieve this, as would cutting out a lot of the "pork barrelling" that seems so prevalent in the USA.

Let's face facts

Cowboy221977, the brand of politicians in the USA are no different than those in other countries in that they serve their own interests and those of the lobbyist, and the general population is kept in the dark, fed bullshit and left to fend for themselves... as if we were a collective of mushrooms. :O)

Ray

Message edited by author 2013-09-28 11:57:05.

09/28/2013 11:57:58 AM · #343

I believe in getting rid of the pork as well..

back on obamacare
if this law is soooo great and affordable, why is it that Congress has opted out, or how about the unions, or how about companies either slashing hours or laying people off or how about doctors that own their own practices having to sell to larger hospitals or retire. I have watched my priemiums go up as well as my deductible triple. If I need to use my insurance I wont be able to afford to pay my deductible. So I ask again why is this law geat.

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09/28/2013 12:27:56 PM · #344

Originally posted by cowboy221977:

We need to make cuts not increase costs. Also we do not need to raise the debt ceiling until MAJOR cuts are made.

09/28/2013 12:30:19 PM · #345

I am also for a working welfare system.

09/28/2013 12:36:36 PM · #346

09/28/2013 01:01:33 PM · #347

Originally posted by cowboy221977:

I believe in getting rid of the pork as well..

back on obamacare
if this law is soooo great and affordable, why is it that Congress has opted out,

...probably for the same reason that they don't take the bus to work.

Ray

09/28/2013 01:06:59 PM · #348

Originally posted by cowboy221977:

I am also for a working welfare system.

...and would you reserve that treatment for the poor unemployed stiffs in America or would you also include those companies living off of corporate welfare and leaching of of the taxpayers?

Ray

Message edited by author 2013-09-28 13:07:17.

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09/28/2013 01:23:33 PM · #349

Originally posted by cowboy221977:

I am also for a working welfare system.

And yet the ultimate goal of corporations is to maximize shareholder profit by "increasing productivity" which is to make the same money with fewer employees. Maybe if the people with the money ("job creators") were to create jobs which paid more than welfare we could do something about it.

Someone working full-time for the Federal minimum wage would gross (not take-home) $290/week or $1247/month -- in the Bay area, the average rent for a studio apartment runs pretty much a little bit more than that ($1276.36)*, so as long as a person (with no kids) doesn't have to eat, drink, use the toilet, make a phone call or turn on the lights and heat the place, and can somehow teleport themselves to work without using a car or the bus, I guess they'd be all set.

Of course, out here the legislature here has taken some note of the problem, and within another two years the State-mandate MW will be all the way up to a whopping $10/hour ($1720/month), despite the protests of the "business community" ... what kind of society is it where you can work full-time and still be in poverty, while the person you work for makes seven or eight figures?

* I averaged the average rent for a studio in the 22 communities listed here: Where can you afford to live in the Bay Area