Why GA is Dying

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:56:46 GMT, "Ken Finney"
wrote:
There was a step in the middle. Originally, you had to be a landowner.
Then many (most? all?) places changed the requirement to a poll tax, then
the Civil Rights Act outlawed poll taxes.

If someone doesn't own property, why should they have a say in how the
country is run? Yeah, it might "disenfranchise" those inner city
warren inhabitants in the northeast, but I don't believe that would
necessarily be a *bad* thing...

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:56:46 GMT, "Ken Finney"
wrote:
There was a step in the middle. Originally, you had
to be a landowner. Then many (most? all?) places
changed the requirement to a poll tax, then the Civil
Rights Act outlawed poll taxes.

If someone doesn't own property, why should they have a
say in how the country is run? Yeah, it might "disenfranchise"
those inner city warren inhabitants in the northeast, but I
don't believe that would necessarily be a *bad* thing...

Property ownership doesn't convey any type of civic responsibility. If we
are going to fantasize I would prefer a voting system similar to what
Heinlien proposed in Starship Troopers. In that society anyone could vote
if they performed a period of service in the military. After their tour of
duty then they were full citizens. I would bring back the Civilian
Conservation Corp and provide that as another option for providing a period
of service to your country in lieu of the military.

Tom Conner wrote:
"Grumman-581" wrote in message
snipI would bring back the Civilian
Conservation Corp and provide that as another option for providing a period
of service to your country in lieu of the military.

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

"Emily" wrote in message
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Tom Conner wrote:
"Grumman-581" wrote in message
snipI would bring back the Civilian
Conservation Corp and provide that as another option for
providing a period of service to your country in lieu of
the military.

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Nobody said anything about mandatory military duty.

"Emily" wrote

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Do you kiss you mother with that mouth?

Sheesh. Really lady-like. Turns me on, so.

Not.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Emily" wrote

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Do you kiss you mother with that mouth?

Sheesh. Really lady-like. Turns me on, so.

Not.
--
Jim in NC

Jim,

You're taking a pretty good leap of faith that "Emily" is even a female...

This is Usenet after all.

Jay B
(Don't you know who I think I am...?!?)

"Jay Beckman" wrote

You're taking a pretty good leap of faith that "Emily" is even a female...

This is Usenet after all.

Chuckle. Yeah, that's true.

I was about to think that Emilie is really another one of Lynne's names.
She has said she has been around for a while.

It does not matter, now. I already had my finger hovering over the plonk
button. I was tired of what seemed to be a willingness to argue, just for
the sake of argument. The foul mouth kicked me over the edge.

You know, I've been a construction worker for many years. I can cuss with
the best of them. Foul language does not really offend me.

What offends me is people that do not know, and respect,t the proper place
to use a little more discretion in the words they choose to use, and not
use.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote:
"Jay Beckman" wrote

You're taking a pretty good leap of faith that "Emily" is even a
female...

This is Usenet after all.

Since the gender of the person making an argument is not relevant to its
validity, this amounts to an ad hominem.

It does not matter, now. I already had my finger hovering over the
I was tired of what seemed to be a willingness to
argue, just for the sake of argument.

Since not all of Emily's posts have been argumentative, I think you're
seeing something that isn't there. I've been reading Usenet since 1988 and
I hate to say this, since you may vehemently disagree, but Emily appears to
be no more argumentative than you. And IMHO neither of you seem to qualify
for that special group of genuinely argumentative Usenetters.

The foul mouth kicked me over the edge.

Then unless you've plonked Skywise and Matt Barrow, I think you're engaging
in a case of special pleading. Consider this sampling found via Google's
archives:

"I act like this because I DON'T WANT OT ****ING DIE BECAUSE OF SOME ****
HEAD THAT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE." -- Skywise

"Grow the **** up, America!!" -- Matt Barrow

"I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that." -- Emily

All seem to be using language to make their feelings known. I see nothing
wrong with that per se. She wrote "**** that," not "**** you." In my very
humble opinion that's mild compared to what Matt and Skywise have written.
YMMV.

Morgans wrote:
"Jay Beckman" wrote

What offends me is people that do not know, and respect,t the proper place
to use a little more discretion in the words they choose to use, and not
use.

Oh, so he doesn't like the fact that I used a swear word in connection
with the military? Whatever.

Jay Beckman wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Emily" wrote
Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.
Do you kiss you mother with that mouth?

Sheesh. Really lady-like. Turns me on, so.

Not.

Thankfully, I don't need to turn you on.