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Originally posted by docholly
Innocent until proven guilty is one of the founding tenents of our consititution.. but ask me where i was and WHY for 78 days from April 28 until July 13, 2004. Freedom of speech should not equate with "fear of being a criminal". (PM if you really want to know)..
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I agree Freedom of Speech is what makes our country great. Innocent until proven guitly is a founding tenent, don't believe I ever said it wasn't. I simply stated that criminals have little to no fear of punishment in this country. They know that the majority of the states don't have the death penalty. My point was simply that the criminal justice system is lacking, my argument was for tougher punishment. You being in incarcerated is your business and not mine, if you were wrongly accused/imprisoned then maybe you need to fight it. (if you were that is) Look how many criminals get out with hardly any time who have committed serious crimes.
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The republican party of today is not the same party i joined in 1974 when i receive the right to vote. THAT republican party believed in less government interference, more states rights and a market based economy.
I have yet to figure out what this current party believes in other than promotion fear, hatred and pulling out a bible every single time they want to prove they are right.
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This I too can agree with you on, which is why I say I would say I am more libertarian then anything else. I don't like religion being pushed upon people but I dont think the pledge of allegiance is religious, to me its having faith and respect for your country. I don't care for people who say I will go to hell because I don't attend church. I have other beliefs I am spiritual but I do not practice religion by attending a church.
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Having lived in Manhattan during the Sharpton years, (who from NY can ever forget the Tawana Brawley inicident).. i can truly say that i'd rather have Big Al in there any day than GWB.
If i could ask GWB 1 question it would be with his 1/4 million dollar education from the best schools this country has to offer, how is it he cannot speak english any better than an immigrant who arrived penniless and had to attend night school?? |raygun|
OK i'll shut up now and go look at pussy and tit pics cuz i really need to remember to stay a-political. |rasta|
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To me I believe Clinton did more damage during his 8 years when teachers were forced more and more to supply teachers with more and more of the utensils that are needed to operate a classroom then ever before. I am not a teacher so I do not have first hand knowledge but to me it seems our children have become more ignorant when it comes to education. I don't know if it could be attributed to bad schools, bad parenting or bad government, maybe a combination of the 3. This was happening well before Bush took office, thats for sure.
Enjoy your evening.