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Hello,

I'm William Clark II. I also go by Bill,Billy and am known as Straightedgebill. (I didn't give myself that name it just kinda stuck over the years.)
I moved "Down South" from Ohio last year, it is awesome to go out in shorts and have your windows open

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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should the Electoral College be abolished?: 9 of 32
The Electoral College is obsolete, to say the least, for when this Great Country was founded, it was recognized by the founding fathers that they did not have all the answers, they were doing the best they could, with what they had, and so made it a point to make the Constitution amendable so as to have a government that doe... More..
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving The saving crisis: A generation of Americans who can't save money: 13 of 44
We are a debtor society,for decades America held onto the value's of saving during good times,to help out during the bad, with the credit card being used for emergencies like, the hot water tank going out, or the car breaking down. Somewhere along the line wanting and needing became blurred, and the credit card became our cu... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Have 'Animal Rights' gone too far?: 16 of 50
To answer the question of whether animal rights have gone too far, you need not do much searching for the answer, just go to any animal liberation web page and see for yourself what some of them believe. You will find that many want to give animals the same rights as people. This shows no regard for the sanctity of human lif... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs Are virtual relationships taking precedence over real life relationships?: 13 of 39
Now that the Internet is almost as big of a necessity to owning a computer, as television is to cable, virtual world is taking the place of much of human interaction. The use of such devices as Blackberry means that human interaction is at your fingertips, no need to leave your chair,room or even shave. This has widespread r... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Successes of the Roman army: 1 of 3
The biggest success of the army was the ironic twist that through war it civilized and brought a modicum of enlightenment to otherwise backwards people. When the Roman army took over a region, they brought with them the means of what we now consider civilization. The architects to build there fortifications,housing and bath ... More..
Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) What's a good drink recipe?: 1 of 3
Ive included two good drinks actually, one for cold winter days and another much simpler one for those hot day's, please try both they're awesome. My Germen Brethren "Fraulein" Taught me this one, it was the first thing she ever prepared for me,along with fresh baked bread, during a very cold winter night at our high schools... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Should Social Security benefits be abolished?: 22 of 60
While there is a geat deal of talk of the Social Security program being abolished,this artcle will explain why this cannot/will not happen. As well as show how we have come to such an impass. Social Security has it's beginning in 1935, and was set up as a net for the aged, who otherwise would have been living an impoverished... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Has Paris Hilton found God?: 20 of 51
I have cleared my previous article, and after thinking about it, I regret even writing anything on this issue. I have no right whatsoever to determine whether someone has found God. I have spent my life dedicated to clearing the roadblocks of Christian hypocrisy,and judgment of others, as I have felt the sting of undue judgm... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Should America pay restitution to the descendants of slaves?: 57 of 131
The idea of restitution while noble, is flawed from the core of it's being. The definition of restitution is -The act of restoring to it's rightful owner something that has been taken away. The rightful people who did deserve restitution have all passed on generations ago, and there ancestors are have been rightfully redeeme... More..
Personal Finance > Real Estate Evaluating multifamily homes as investments: 1 of 1
Buying a multi family home, is a great way to go when considering a rental investment, it can bring in a large amount of money, from a centralized location, and upkeep is easier if you have 4-20 units in the same area, as oppose to all over the city or county. A multi family home can be anything from a duplex house, where yo... More..