General Political Discussions

rayb · rayb

Roper made the claim that the best administrations in America were those that didn't create as many laws... or some such nonsense. I want him to back that up. So I'm starting this thread. I want to know firstly... 1. What were the "best" presidential administrations? 2. What made...

Mahonri · Mahonri

We get to meet Mitt. Should be fun.

Dyany · Dyany

This is something that I've been thinking about for a while, and it may be totally obvious or irrelevant to you guys, but someone posted on my blog that we needed more girly stuff in Bountiful, so here I am. =) Anyway, my observation is this: there have been a number of governments in the last 200 year...

rayb · rayb

http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=852a9f4d1e031110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f5f411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD

salesortonscom · salesortonscom

That all Gore's a funny guy. Just check out the quote from his speach to congress: "The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, 'Well, I read a science fiction novel that tells me it’s not a problem,'...

arbilad · arbilad

What do you guys think of school districts selling advertising on school buses? Several school districts in Colorado are doing it. I think one charges $600 a month. There had been a proposal in that district to charge the kids a fee to ride the bus, but that was quickly shot down.

Cocobeem · Cocobeem

I'm sorry if this is totally redundant. I haven't been here that long, so that's my excuse.

As for the presidential election coming up, would you be willing to vote for someone even if you feel your vote is "wasted"? Some people think Ross Perot running gave Clinton...

arbilad · arbilad

A comment of Ray's on another thread got me thinking. He mentioned that your best chance for getting your opinions codified into law is to vote for one of the major parties. That got me thinking - in most cases I don't want my opinions codified into law. In most cases I want there to be fewer laws....

rayb · rayb

Over the course of known and recorded human history, how rare is freedom? What nations had it, and for how long and to what scale? What were the limitations of that freedom within those realms? I think the Romans had a form of freedom, as long as they were conquering their neighbors, but there were huge p...

zealia · zealia

I support the Church's position on issues of abortion and SSA. As I reflect on my experiences at my local public University in Nebraska, I can see how agendas of special interest group are apart of the educational experience. I am all for tolerence. I am against having alternate levels of life...

Cat Herder · Cat Herder

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258512,00.html

Oh, grow up Billary... If there is a vast right-wing conspiracy, there is a universal lef-wing conspiracy.

rayb · rayb

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003621500_webfraud17m.html?syndication=rss

fear of shiz · fear of shiz

http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2007/03/the_gospel_of_john_yoko_the_or.php

Roper · Roper

I know it's still early, but why hasn't the Libertarian Party fielded any decent candidates? The political philosophy of the LP most closely matches my own (with a few exceptions), but come on, does the LP even take their own candidates seriously? Steve Kubby has pretty much built his campa...

arbilad · arbilad

Not too long ago I was listening to Michael Reagan on the radio lamenting that everyone is moving their primary to February. He said that since his father, in the 1976 election, was able to make a good showing in one state he was then able to get better funding to campaign more strongly in the other states...

Cat Herder · Cat Herder

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070309/D8NODQ4G0.html

arbilad · arbilad

On the way in to work this morning I heard something interesting on talk radio. They were talking about an editorial in a local newspaper, the Coloradoan, about local businesses contributing to local elections. The editorial equated it to "buying elections". But the same editorial wri...

Mahonri · Mahonri

make that post that will take you over 1000.

arbilad · arbilad

I did my taxes early this year, but it didn't help, because it's taken me more than a month to get my return (according to the IRS website, I should get it Friday). This seems like a good time of year to bring up this discussion. What do you feel about taxes? Are we taxed too much? Too little? Is an in...

Cat Herder · Cat Herder

I guess this means he is officially "official" in being a candidate now, whereas for the past year or more he has only been officially an unofficial consideration.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070213/D8N8TMNG1.html

arbilad · arbilad

What do you think of the government funding the space program? Do you just support minor league stuff like a space station and satellites, or do you think we should be returning to the moon and later to Mars? Although I'm a fan of small government, I think that, at least initially, it's benefic...

rayb · rayb

With the highlighting of the flaws in the Romney campaign, it has led me to wonder. Do mormons really want a representative government in this age of wickedness? Or would they rather (throw away their vote) have a moral dictator? --Ray

arbilad · arbilad

I heard something on the radio recently which bothered me, and illustrates one of the reasons why I left the Republican party. The talk show host is active in the republican party, is a prominent Young Republican, etc. He was bemoaning our poor republican leadership in the state house and senate. He w...

fear of shiz · fear of shiz

There is a school of thought among some online political commentators that it would be a good thing for the Dems to win in 2008, because then the War on Terror would become a bipartisan war, and the Democrats would have to start getting serious about it. I am not sure I agree with this, but if the Dems had t...

fear of shiz · fear of shiz

Down in the Humor section

Cat made a comment about how the dogma of the "evangelicals" would not be much different than the indoctrination of the madrassas of the radical Muslims. I have had this thought before--that many of the "evangelical Christians" that I run in...

Valhalla · Valhalla

With regards to illegals, how do you all feel about them and being in the church for callings and temple recommends, missions, etc? In the temple recommend interview we are asked are we honest in all our dealings? Can you answer that correctly when in fact being there is illegal, and most likely are be...

rayb · rayb

Currently I believe our nation suffers from delusions when it comes to free speech rights and who should get them, by allowing big drug companies direct to consumer advertising they have destroyed the industry of drug research where it is not readily marketable (perhaps because such a drug may be us...

Pt314 · Pt314

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254362,00.html I have seen this same article in some other places too. Now, why does this have any significance. Are we judged by what our ancestors have done? Now what reason would the Associated Press publish something like this...

Cat Herder · Cat Herder

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/02/11/texas_meatpacking_town_nearly_emptied_by_immigration_raid/Texas meatpacking town nearly emptied by immigration raid The situation described here and how it got to the point it did, in my mind is classic example of turning a b...

rayb · rayb

What do you think about the idea of putting low income, median income and high income housing all in together mixed up? --Ray

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	The Better Presidential Administrations (Preview) Roper made the claim that the best administrations in America were those that didn't create as many laws... or some such nonsense. I want him to back that up. So I'm starting this thread. I want to know firstly... 1. What were the "best" presidential administrations? 2. What made...	rayb	13	319	Mar 26, 2007 by fear of shiz
	On the 13th.... (Preview) We get to meet Mitt. Should be fun.	Mahonri	16	493	Mar 25, 2007 by mirkwood
	Legal v. Societal effects on behaviour (Preview) This is something that I've been thinking about for a while, and it may be totally obvious or irrelevant to you guys, but someone posted on my blog that we needed more girly stuff in Bountiful, so here I am. =) Anyway, my observation is this: there have been a number of governments in the last 200 year...	Dyany	9	295	Mar 24, 2007 by Cat Herder
	LDS church rules... (Preview) http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=852a9f4d1e031110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f5f411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD	rayb	1	262	Mar 24, 2007 by Cocobeem
	Al Gore in front of Congress on Global Warming (Preview) That all Gore's a funny guy. Just check out the quote from his speach to congress: "The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, 'Well, I read a science fiction novel that tells me it’s not a problem,'...	salesortonscom	10	307	Mar 24, 2007 by Euphrasie
	Advertising on school buses (Preview) What do you guys think of school districts selling advertising on school buses? Several school districts in Colorado are doing it. I think one charges $600 a month. There had been a proposal in that district to charge the kids a fee to ride the bus, but that was quickly shot down.	arbilad	4	269	Mar 22, 2007 by Cat Herder
	How We Vote (Preview) I'm sorry if this is totally redundant. I haven't been here that long, so that's my excuse. As for the presidential election coming up, would you be willing to vote for someone even if you feel your vote is "wasted"? Some people think Ross Perot running gave Clinton...	Cocobeem	20	332	Mar 21, 2007 by Cocobeem
	More laws or fewer laws? (Preview) A comment of Ray's on another thread got me thinking. He mentioned that your best chance for getting your opinions codified into law is to vote for one of the major parties. That got me thinking - in most cases I don't want my opinions codified into law. In most cases I want there to be fewer laws....	arbilad	32	420	Mar 21, 2007 by salesortonscom
	How Rare is Freedom? (Preview) Over the course of known and recorded human history, how rare is freedom? What nations had it, and for how long and to what scale? What were the limitations of that freedom within those realms? I think the Romans had a form of freedom, as long as they were conquering their neighbors, but there were huge p...	rayb	2	251	Mar 21, 2007 by fear of shiz
	My University Experience (Preview) I support the Church's position on issues of abortion and SSA. As I reflect on my experiences at my local public University in Nebraska, I can see how agendas of special interest group are apart of the educational experience. I am all for tolerence. I am against having alternate levels of life...	zealia	10	266	Mar 20, 2007 by Roper
	Clinton: Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Is Real (Preview) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258512,00.html Oh, grow up Billary... If there is a vast right-wing conspiracy, there is a universal lef-wing conspiracy.	Cat Herder	27	607	Mar 19, 2007 by Euphrasie
	More Vote fraud in WA. State (Preview) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003621500_webfraud17m.html?syndication=rss	rayb	5	217	Mar 19, 2007 by Cat Herder
	John Lennon was the Anti-Christ (Preview) http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2007/03/the_gospel_of_john_yoko_the_or.php	fear of shiz	2	248	Mar 19, 2007 by salesortonscom
	LP prez candidates (Preview) I know it's still early, but why hasn't the Libertarian Party fielded any decent candidates? The political philosophy of the LP most closely matches my own (with a few exceptions), but come on, does the LP even take their own candidates seriously? Steve Kubby has pretty much built his campa...	Roper	5	260	Mar 18, 2007 by Mahonri
	Michael Reagan on the Primary System (Preview) Not too long ago I was listening to Michael Reagan on the radio lamenting that everyone is moving their primary to February. He said that since his father, in the 1976 election, was able to make a good showing in one state he was then able to get better funding to campaign more strongly in the other states...	arbilad	3	234	Mar 16, 2007 by rayb
	Gingrich Had Affair During Clinton Probe (Preview) http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070309/D8NODQ4G0.html	Cat Herder	6	311	Mar 12, 2007 by salesortonscom
	"Grass Roots" campaigning (Preview) On the way in to work this morning I heard something interesting on talk radio. They were talking about an editorial in a local newspaper, the Coloradoan, about local businesses contributing to local elections. The editorial equated it to "buying elections". But the same editorial wri...	arbilad	3	238	Mar 12, 2007 by salesortonscom
	Arbi.... just go ahead and get it over with.... (Preview) make that post that will take you over 1000.	Mahonri	4	306	Mar 8, 2007 by salesortonscom
	Taxes (Preview) I did my taxes early this year, but it didn't help, because it's taken me more than a month to get my return (according to the IRS website, I should get it Friday). This seems like a good time of year to bring up this discussion. What do you feel about taxes? Are we taxed too much? Too little? Is an in...	arbilad	14	314	Mar 7, 2007 by Euphrasie
	Romney Joins 2008 Presidential Race ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I guess this means he is officially "official" in being a candidate now, whereas for the past year or more he has only been officially an unofficial consideration. http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070213/D8N8TMNG1.html	Cat Herder	72	956	Mar 7, 2007 by fear of shiz
	Space Program (Preview) What do you think of the government funding the space program? Do you just support minor league stuff like a space station and satellites, or do you think we should be returning to the moon and later to Mars? Although I'm a fan of small government, I think that, at least initially, it's benefic...	arbilad	10	265	Mar 7, 2007 by rayb
	The Political Process (Preview) With the highlighting of the flaws in the Romney campaign, it has led me to wonder. Do mormons really want a representative government in this age of wickedness? Or would they rather (throw away their vote) have a moral dictator? --Ray	rayb	8	287	Mar 7, 2007 by salesortonscom
	Republican Leadership (Preview) I heard something on the radio recently which bothered me, and illustrates one of the reasons why I left the Republican party. The talk show host is active in the republican party, is a prominent Young Republican, etc. He was bemoaning our poor republican leadership in the state house and senate. He w...	arbilad	5	243	Mar 6, 2007 by Mahonri
	If you knew the Democrats would win.... (Preview) There is a school of thought among some online political commentators that it would be a good thing for the Dems to win in 2008, because then the War on Terror would become a bipartisan war, and the Democrats would have to start getting serious about it. I am not sure I agree with this, but if the Dems had t...	fear of shiz	10	359	Mar 6, 2007 by Euphrasie
	The Death of Reason (Preview) Down in the Humor section Cat made a comment about how the dogma of the "evangelicals" would not be much different than the indoctrination of the madrassas of the radical Muslims. I have had this thought before--that many of the "evangelical Christians" that I run in...	fear of shiz	24	568	Mar 6, 2007 by salesortonscom
	Illegals and the Church ( 1 2 ) (Preview) With regards to illegals, how do you all feel about them and being in the church for callings and temple recommends, missions, etc? In the temple recommend interview we are asked are we honest in all our dealings? Can you answer that correctly when in fact being there is illegal, and most likely are be...	Valhalla	55	842	Mar 1, 2007 by arbilad
	Free Speech for $$$ (Preview) Currently I believe our nation suffers from delusions when it comes to free speech rights and who should get them, by allowing big drug companies direct to consumer advertising they have destroyed the industry of drug research where it is not readily marketable (perhaps because such a drug may be us...	rayb	19	337	Mar 1, 2007 by rayb
	Media Says "Mitt Romney has ancestors that are polygamists!" (Preview) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254362,00.html I have seen this same article in some other places too. Now, why does this have any significance. Are we judged by what our ancestors have done? Now what reason would the Associated Press publish something like this...	Pt314	20	562	Mar 1, 2007 by Cat Herder
	Should we cry for you, Cactus Texas? (Preview) http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/02/11/texas_meatpacking_town_nearly_emptied_by_immigration_raid/Texas meatpacking town nearly emptied by immigration raid The situation described here and how it got to the point it did, in my mind is classic example of turning a b...	Cat Herder	45	587	Feb 28, 2007 by Euphrasie
	Not in MY Neighborhood!!! (Preview) What do you think about the idea of putting low income, median income and high income housing all in together mixed up? --Ray	rayb	27	383	Feb 28, 2007 by Roper
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