Waiting for Fitzgerald

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I strongly agree with many of these, strongly disagree on others, and there are some that I agree in part and disagree in part.

What does the board have against using a little white space between the paragraphs to make it easier to read?

What about number 19? The one that was disallowed.

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I strongly agree with many of these, strongly disagree on others, and there are some that I agree in part and disagree in part.

What does the board have against using a little white space between the paragraphs to make it easier to read?

Being a lawyer you are probably against sixteen and eighteen.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Spanky
Down below is the principles of the political organization I am involved in. However, I wanted to ad as number nineteen:

"if it is not chocolate it is not dessert".

But the board did not approve the inclusion of number nineteen. I think this is an important political issue that needs to be addressed.

Principles.

[full disclosure] I didn't read the other ones [/full disclosure] but I agree that the above should be included. I think it is an immutable universal moral principle.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Spanky
I think caucasians should be referred to as pink skins and black americans should be referred to mocha americans. It is a little more accurate. In addition, African American could mean someone with North African heritage (an Arab or bedouin), so it really does not help identify the cultural upbringing.

Could I be a swarthy American? A Dashingly Swarthy Preternaturally Youthful American?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Spanky
What about number 19? The one that was disallowed.

I can think of many fine desserts that are not chocolate.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Could I be a swarthy American? A Dashingly Swarthy Preternaturally Youthful American?

Pallid-ist Fuck.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Spanky
Being a lawyer you are probably against sixteen and eighteen.

You are correct, for reasons that have been discussed here ad nauseum*. I wouldn't mind cutting down on the Bill Lerachs of this world, but I don't think your assertions in 18 are supported by the evidence.


*Unnecessary use of Latin just to show that I'm a lawyer.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Spanky
Down below is the principles of the political organization I am involved in. However, I wanted to ad as number nineteen:

"if it is not chocolate it is not dessert".

But the board did not approve the inclusion of number nineteen. I think this is an important political issue that needs to be addressed.

A friend of mine strongly believes that if it contains fruit, it's not a dessert (unjustly, in my opinion, eliminating many pies). Maybe your organization would be willing to sign off on that one?

[nononono]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Could I be a swarthy American? A Dashingly Swarthy Preternaturally Youthful American?

You are swarthy? This changes my whole perspective.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Spanky
What about number 19? The one that was disallowed.

Probably too republican. It would be out of place on that list.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Spanky
I think caucasians should be referred to as pink skins

I prefer to be called flesh colored.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Spanky
Being a lawyer you are probably against sixteen and eighteen.

Some of them it's hard to be against absent a little more description. The one about infrastructure sounds great until you realize it describes most of the communist bloc until they ran out of money.

On 16, I don't think coerced confessions are a mere technicality. I've already agreed more or less with you on the exclusionary rule.

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

Originally posted by Spanky
Down below is the principles of the political organization I am involved in. However, I wanted to ad as number nineteen:

"if it is not chocolate it is not dessert".

But the board did not approve the inclusion of number nineteen. I think this is an important political issue that needs to be addressed.

Principles.

1. An individual's reproductive system is none of the government's business. Those who oppose abortion should not use the government to deny others access to safe abortions. Reducing abortions in this country is best achieved by reducing unwanted pregnancies, not by making it illegal (which will simply change the location of abortions from the hospital to the back alley).
2. Government should not prevent contraceptive distribution, nor prevent teaching adolescents the causes of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. These efforts, along with encouraging abstinence among our teenagers, are the best ways to reduce unwanted pregnancies, and therefore, abortions.
3. In our society there should be a strict separation of church and state. Current efforts to prohibit abortion, and virtually end birth control, are thinly disguised efforts by certain religions groups to impose their religious beliefs on others.
4. It is imperative our government establish the framework to preserve our Earth for future generations. This goal is compatible with a growing capitalist economy and it is our duty to make it happen.
5. Education should be a top government priority. The government should pursue strict standards in education, including student testing and effective teacher evaluation. The educational curriculum should focus on the core academic disciplines of reading, writing and arithmetic. There should be no social promotion for students, incompetent teachers should be dismissed, and competent teachers should receive a decent and fair salary.
6. Discrimination is wrong. No person should be denied the American dream on the basis of race, gender, creed, national origin, income level, or sexual orientation. Further, quotas and preferences are fundamentally in conflict with this belief.
7. The government should keep taxes as low as possible.
8. The government should not interfere in the economic activity of its citizens unless absolutely necessary. There should be absolutely no subsidies or price controls of any kind as the government should be a catalyst for wealth creation not wealth re-distribution.
9. The government should exercise a strict fiscal policy of balanced budgets and a monetary policy focused on low inflation and a sound dollar.
10. The federal government should continually and persistently pursue international treaties that promote free markets and human rights throughout the world.
11. The government should focus on maintaining and expanding our county’s infrastructure, as this is one of the best ways the government can contribute to economic growth.
12. The federal government should spend a sufficient amount of money on defense so we can insure the security of our nation and keep all our commitments to all our allies. The federal government should focus its resources on the construction of a missile defense system because the first priority of any nation should be the protection of its citizens.
13. The government should also protect its citizens from internal threats, by stopping the vast proliferation of assault weapons and other firearms. This position does not conflict with the second amendment and it enables us to enjoy our personal freedom to pursue happiness without fear.
14. The medical sector of our economy should not be socialized and only medical doctors (not bureaucrats, insurance company representatives or non-medical HMO personnel) should determine which sort of treatment is best for their patients.
15. All law enforcement organizations should be well funded and supported by the community. The government's priority should be community policing and victims’ rights. Our laws should provide for a life sentence for those who commit three violent felonies or sex offenses.
16. Valid and probative evidence should not be excluded from a criminal trial based on technicalities. The exclusionary rule is not in the U.S. Constitution, and the courts should stop pretending it is.
17. Treatment as opposed to incarceration is the best way to deal with all drug possession offenders.
18. The proliferation of lawsuits in this country has damaged our economy and benefits trial lawyers at the expense of the rest of community. Steps should be taken to insure that frivolous and groundless lawsuits are dismissed from our courts and all cases should be diverted to mediation and/or arbitration rather than proceeding directly to trial.

Isn't this the same list you posted last week (or the week before), when you were bored and wanted some action here? NTTAWWT, of course.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by nononono
You are swarthy? This changes my whole perspective.

Like Antonio Banderas, for example. In a man-skirt. and white dinner jacket. with hurrishave smooth legs. and painted toes (although Banderas does paint his toes).

[Spanky]

Yes - but I had not brought up the chocolate issue.