Recent content by mdchachi

What is your neighbor doing in your kitchen first thing in the morning?!

It was a good ruling. We can't have local officials breaking the law every time they feel like it. If the laws preventing same-sex marriage are bad or illegal, then they need to be overturned. That mayor is no better than that stupid southern judge who insisted on posting the ten commandments...

Yes, exactly. Deal with the troublemakers directly rather than restricting peoples' rights. Of course I understand the logic of people who want to ban guns. No guns, no gun deaths, right? But I don't think those people have thought the whole issue through. Don't we already have pretty...

Basically, yes, it's not the same. I don't know what your CDC number includes but the number of deaths due to legally-owned firearms are a very small part of that number. Of course a few reckless gun owners have intruded on the rights of others, but not enough to warrant revoking that right...

> Why can any American possess a gun from age 18, but can't drink until 21. Is there more need for people > to possess a gun earlier than being able to drink a beer ?If not, why is the law like that in the US ? You're coming at this from a European way of thinking -- that is, it is up to the...

> As I said, I am not trying to prove anything. Just noticing a few differences. If you disagree, > then you should provide some data supporting your claims. But why single America out? Is the difference between America and France somehow greater than the difference between Australia and...

> All the "restrictions of freedom" I cited do not exist in Europe at least. Listing a few missing freedoms doesn't prove your thesis. > But I would be extremely interested if you could list of enviable freedoms I'm not the one trying to prove a point, you are. And you've done a poor job of...

Here's some more data for your research: http://www.infernosoft.com/community/machine/freest.html

Where did you go to school, jeisan? I don't recall pledging the allegiance any time after grade school. Maciamo, how is the "brainwashing" different than that found in the media and schools of any other country? Have you even lived in America? It sounds like you are being brainwashed by your...

> The father should be financially responsible and also should help to raise the child in an environment conducive to healthy > growth in all areas, and the mother should be responsible for raising the child in the same manner It's easy to say this but the question is what do you do when you...

> I don't mind whether someone is pro-life or pro-choice, as long as they have valid reasons for it that stand up to logic and reason. Glenn, you're asking a lot here. Humans rarely make decisions based on logic or reason even when they think that that is what they're doing. ;)

It depends what you mean by "celebrate more". There is a lot more preparation involved for Christmas for us. Putting up decorations, buying/wrapping presents, getting together with family members. New Years usually consists of a small party at home with some friends on New Years Eve. Also...

Interesting, thanks. Still, I wonder how this "aerosol effect" really is at home. The article says he was studying public toilets which tend to be high-pressure flushing toilets, not like the slow-moving gravity toilets we have at home.

Where did you hear this? I doubt that there would be bacteria from the toilet. It's constantly flushed and urine is a sterilizer besides.

Tradition or not, somebody needs to get the word out -- DO NOT FIRE YOUR GUNS INTO THE AIR IN A WAR ZONE.