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  1. Ok don't laugh but I've gotten too fat to wear any of the nice blouses and skirts that I own to my oath ceremony which is this Thursday afternoon. I do have nice pants, shoes and sweaters however as far as the sweater issue goes it will be in the 60s where I live. Am I now going to be forced to go out and purchase a larger skirt and blouse to wear to this ceremony? :blink:
    You can wear anything you want. They can't deny you for not wearing fancy clothes. Jeans and a t-shirt is fine. It's all I am planning to wear.
  2. He does not live in India.

    He lives in whatever state he lives in.

    He should file for divorce in that state.

    It sounds as if he has been abandoned by his "wife" and should so indicate in his petition for divorce. If I were here, I would go ahead and mention the attempted blackmail as well - as sort of a preemptive defense against whatever bullshit may come along.

    Once his state grants his dirvoce, he is divorced as far as the U.S. is concerned. What India thinks really doesn't matter, unless he wants to get married in India again.

  3. I've had it!I have been seperated from my love going on 2 years now and I refuse to wait any longer. At the end of this month(OCT.) my address will be Medellin Colombia! I will stay in Colombia until the immigration paperwork for my wife is finished!
    Thanks for the news flash.
  4. Had the residents kept loaded and ready-to-use firearms at the ready and shot at the intruders, we might have had a much better outcome.

    I'm for certain kinds of socialism - like issuing handguns to all residents and providing the training in how to use them.

  5. I don't really get the idea of trying to convert the U.S. to socialism. If you want socialism, just move to Europe. They've been doing it a lot longer and are much better at it than we are, and it's part of the culture. Seems like just moving over there is the easier route if that's what you're looking for in a society.

  6. How exactly does it work up there, do people often get elected with less than 50% of the vote.With 5 or 6 candidates, seems like it would be mighty difficult to get a majority vote, or maybe they have a run-off?
    You don't have to have more than 50% of the popular vote. You generally just need to have the most votes. However, the votes that matter are the ones in the electoral college - that's where the winning candidate must have a majority. If there is a need for a "run off" election, it happens in the electoral college, not with the popular vote. The popular vote really doesn't matter very much. It's possible to have won the popular vote, but not win enough votes in the electoral college, so that the "less popular" candidate can win. This has happened four times - most recently in the 2000 election.

    Read here:

    http://www.america.gov/st/elections08-engl...o0.8026239.html

  7. Love has nothing to do with it. If you can be so cold as to not want to get to know or love a human being created by you and another person that you chose to lay down with, well that's one thing. But not to live up to your responsibilities because of that lack of 'heart' is wrong...any way you try to spell it out for us.
    uh...ok

    According to you, because a custodial parent actually takes the responsibility of their actions and cares for this child (not an "it" btw) that they lay down to create, then they should be the only one financially responsible? That makes no sense.
    It makes perfect sense. Why pay for something for which one is receiving no benefit? THAT makes no sense.

    Just because a woman has a uterus does not make her any more responsible for a child that was conceived by both of you.
    No, but taking custody of what comes out of it does.

    Anyway, rather than continuing to hijack this thread with more nonsense, I just want to wish you, and your beautiful child, the very best.
    And which child would that be??
  8. The "modern decathalon" includes the following events:

    • 100 meters
    • Long Jump
    • Shot Put
    • High Jump
    • 400 meters
    • 110 meter hurdles
    • Discus
    • Pole Vault
    • Javelin
    • 1500 meters
    None of these are really relevant to modern man - unless he lives in the hood. So, I would like to replace them with new events. So far I have:

    • Poker (No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em)
    • Billiards (straight pool)
    • Darts
    • Dominoes
    • Bowling
    • Monopoly
    I need four more events, along the lines of what I have already. Now accepting nominations (:
  9. Jimmy Carter is a Democrat. He served as president from 1977-1981.
    Why yes! And whom do you think the OP was referring to when he mentioned the 1976 election? Duh!!

    Gee, I gave you the hint, sparky, and you took off running with it. Duh! You must be so proud!

    huh?

    We should try Canada's approach to multiple parties. They have 6 major parties, 4 of which have a major say-so. Imagine the working together of different ideas that might accomplish. People tend to start changing their vote when nothing gets done, so I'm sure they'd be more eager to do something at least.
    Multiple parties in government is hardly unique to Canada (:
  10. Conservatives have done a good job at brainwashing people.

    I come to this conclusion because here in the U.S., their policies are as outlined:

    Moral policies: Backfired in their face.

    Fiscal policies: Backfired in their face.

    Economic policies: Backfired in their face.

    Foreign policies: Backfired in their face.

    OK, so let's hear your review of the democrat policies (:

    Simple. People are well into the illusion of a two party system
    It's not an illusion. As long as sensible people continue to refuse to vote 3rd party, it's what we're stuck with.

    Republicans know they instantly get near 50% of the votes each time. Keep the issues divisive, making gay marriage and "terrorism" the focus, act religious, morally superior, and voila, you have an easy vote coming your way.
    I agree. But to be fair, the democrats have the same strategy, they just use different issues.

    As I know you are aware, the democrats are no better than the republicans. But if they manage to actually lose this election - then my god - they may as well disband the party.

  11. What an appropriate response. I also like how you edited your response to clarify, since yeah--it was unclear.
    Actually, I was still in the process of finalizing my post when you posted. I didn't see your post until afterward.

    But no worries--resulting to insults was a totally legitimate response.
    What insults?
  12. Jimmy Carter is a Democrat. He served as president from 1977-1981.
    Why yes! And whom do you think the OP was referring to when he mentioned the 1976 election? Duh!!
    That makes no sense. The OP said only one Democrat has been elected since 1976, and that was Bill Clinton. Since 1976, two Democrats have been elected: Jimmy Carter (in the year in question) and Clinton. If he was trying to exclude Carter, he should have said since 1980.
    It is more than crystal clear to anyone with an IQ greater than that of Bush, that the OP was indicating that one only democrat has been elected as president since the election of Carter in 1976.
    That's clear as mud.
    Well, if one has their head in the ###, I can see how things might be clear as mud.
  13. Jimmy Carter is a Democrat. He served as president from 1977-1981.
    Why yes! And whom do you think the OP was referring to when he mentioned the 1976 election? Duh!!
    That makes no sense. The OP said only one Democrat has been elected since 1976, and that was Bill Clinton. Since 1976, two Democrats have been elected: Jimmy Carter (in the year in question) and Clinton. If he was trying to exclude Carter, he should have said since 1980.
    It is more than crystal clear to anyone with an IQ greater than that of Bush, that the OP was indicating that one only democrat has been elected as president since the election of Carter in 1976.

    The election of Carter occured IN 1976, not SINCE 1976.

  14. mainland europe has the schengen agreement where there is no border control between certain eu member states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden) it works just fine. imagine that.
    Mexico isn't in Europe. That's why it works.
    However, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia *are* in Europe. And so is border control between the EU and those countries.
    That's true. Don't want all that euroscum entering into Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.
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