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I am a member of the Libertarian Party and hope to assist the nation in rejecting the two party system that holds us back from improving our society and enables corrupt politicians to disregard our Constitution to do whatever they can convince the people

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Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men?: 18 of 37

As much as I believe in gender equality I have seen that affirmative action has served no purpose in creating any kind of equality. If companies were required to pay both genders equally it would not actually create the kind of fairness that would be intended. Rather it would tie the hands of employers who wanted to use rais...
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) The US Congress should increase membership to better represent the people.: 1 of 2

In 1910 it was decided that there was no need for the House of Representatives to continue to grow with the United States, which is why they froze the number of Representatives at 435. At which time the each congressman represented an average of 211,000 people. According to the 2000 census the average has now increased to 60...
Entertainment > TV News & Commentary American Idol Season 7 contestants: Brooke White: 1 of 2

I just watched Brooke sing Every breath you take on tonight's episode. I would have to say it is one of the best renditions of that song I have ever heard. I have to say that if I had heard a recording of it and wasn't watching I would know it was Brooke. The reason I am saying that is because the only reason I am watching A...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Book review: 100 people who are screwing up America (And Al Franken is #37), by Bernard Goldberg: 1 of 1

I was told to revise this article because it was "too opinionated" but most of the opinions in here are quoted from the author of the book I'm reviewing. It's a very strongly opinionated book. I used the word jerks to replace another word I don't normally use anyway which the moderators found offensive. That's about the only...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Arguments for Senator John McCain to resign: 1 of 1

There are many reasons why I voted against John Sidney McCain in reelection for Senator in 2004. Now that he is running for President he gives us still more reasons. One is pointed out by Russell Pearce a Republican from Mesa who serves in the Arizona state Senate. Pearce has called for McCain's resignation because he isn't ...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Reflections: 'One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist' as a false statement: 3 of 5

The statement isn't false because it is merely a statement of people's perceptions, much like One man's trash is another man's treasure. The meaning of the statement is that Many terrorists at least view themselves as freedom fighters and those that support them often view them the same way, alternately freedom fighters are ...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia Should Japan apologize for victimizing Chinese and Korean "comfort women" in World War II?: 3 of 5

I have been reading about Prime Minister Abe of Japan refusing to acknowledge that his country's military had any fault in the matter and the women who know that they did because they were there, demand he apologize. I don't quite understand how him apologizing is going to erase over fifty years of tormented memories of what...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections US elections 2008: Al Gore and the burden of history: 7 of 11

Of all the elections I've seen in my lifetime I have yet to see a loser more ridiculous in their behavior after the election than Al Gore, although John Kerry came close. The political pundits have done their best to rewrite history but my memory isn't so short that I would forget what actually happened a mere seven years ag...
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Should college campuses be gun-free zones?: 8 of 12

Should people with a Concealed Weapons Permit be allowed to use it to carry a gun on a University campus? I think this makes a better title but then I suppose that would be a more specific debate. If that was the title my vote would be yes. Arizona is considering a new law, in the wake of recent University shootings, which r...
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Harry Potter: Was Dumbledore's death a conspiracy: 4 of 6

In response to Angela Wright's article the reason Voldemort keeps coming back from the dead is because he has all those horcruxes. There is reason to believe he has seven. So far at least wo have been used, one of which, the diary, was destroyed. Two others were destroyed since then. Based on the way it is written it doesn't...