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Post by josephsirois on Apr 16, 2005 10:25:22 GMT -5
Divorce rates lowered by about 40% (Over 50% right now)
Dismantling of the FDA and the FTC. (Too long to explain)
National heathcare service. (Something like Canada's but a little better)
Vastly improved education system.
Overweight/Obesity to drop by 50%.
Drinking, military draft, voting, and firearms all under the same age restrictions.
Strong 4 party system, each with equal debate time and a cap on campaign funding.
Get rid of pennies, lol.
Legalize marijuana, if liquor is going to be legal so should this (no, I don't smoke)
All businesses (Especially Corporations) required to provide medical/dental insurance of no less than $10,000 to anyone who works over 35+ hours a week.
Eliminate Out-Sourcing.
Better enforcement of the ESRB (So people will shut up about young kids playing adult-oriented video games)
Having nutrition/exercise as a requried course all throughout a child's education, with no information coming from the Dairy/Meat corporations.
-More to come in time, add your ideas/comment!-
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 16, 2005 10:47:00 GMT -5
Legalize marijuana, if liquor is going to be legal so should this (no, I don't smoke). You make a good point so lets illegalize alchohol. Does it sound logical that if you have two things that society has controversy over whether or not its "bad" why make them both legal? It would be more logical to make them both illegal. Just my opinoin.
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Post by josephsirois on Apr 16, 2005 10:57:30 GMT -5
Ryan, the problem therein lies if making it illegal will make the situation better or worse. If the US made a new prohibition it would potentially be a whole lot worse it was around the first time... But it making it illegal made our society a better place, that might make me think twice about it... Though I would love to see a day where all drugs/alcohol became legal but people exercised enough personal reponsibility to either do neither or keep it to a minumum. Well, I'm off to work
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 16, 2005 11:03:17 GMT -5
The law was given for the lawless. If we were strong enough as a society to be responsible in everything we wouldnt need police at all.
The law is given to guide and protect.
Personally i dont think alcohol should be illegal. But i do think there should be more restrictions and/or limitations. And harsher punishment those who break those laws.
I agree that the drinking and gun a military law should be all the same age. If your old enough to kill someone and die for your country you shouldnt be forbidden to buy alcohol.
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Post by josephsirois on Apr 16, 2005 11:11:03 GMT -5
Damn, come to find out we agree on a lot, Ryan! Okay now I'm off to work, for real this time.
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Post by josephsirois on Apr 16, 2005 11:11:40 GMT -5
PS... Ryan if you think of a few things list them too.
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 16, 2005 12:28:49 GMT -5
I would like to see every judge that ruled against the majority of the people and against the constitution thrown in jail. ;D I like for it to be a mandotory statue of the Ten Commandments infront of every courthouse. Regardless of your religion these are the laws that american law is based on. Id like for prayer to be reinstitued in public schools. Its not mandatory for people to pray but dagumit they cant stop you from praying........oh wait they have been. Id like for the ACLU do be deported. To where? Well.... i wouldnt do that to any other existing country. Lets just feed 'em to the gators! ;D Id like mass murder to be illegal. (abortion) Id like to see all tax brackets abolished and have a specific sales tax. That way there would be no discrimination between one household and the next. I would like to see the american people stand up for what they believe. But they cant do that because in order to protest they risk losing there jobs and they can live without them. ( aint that something, keep the majority poor and they cant revolt) I know of a man that was making 5.15 and hr. He was raising a family, so he had to live in a goverment apartment where he only paid 100 dollars a month to live there. One day he got a raise to 6 or 7 dollars an hour. They government then lifted his goverment assistance. He then had to pay 600 a month for the place he was staying. Thats not really fair if you ask me. Get promoted then you get slammed. I would think the government would want you to make more money to bring in more tax for themselves. But theyd rather you be poor. unless you can beat the system. sorry, maybe that was too much
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Post by Jeremy Plaster on Apr 16, 2005 19:39:19 GMT -5
Legalization of Marijuana will probably not happen in our time. The US would be sticking their foot in their mouths if they legalized it now after the very strongly ran campaign against it.
With that said, it's absolutely absurd that there are people in prison for marijuana. im not talking to guys running kilo's either. I'm talking about people getting pulled over and having a bag in the car with them. To be locked up for something like this is insane. Anyone agreeing with that is also insane.
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Post by Christ Russakis on Apr 16, 2005 20:00:05 GMT -5
they should teach armwrestling in p.e. class at school!!!
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 16, 2005 20:31:19 GMT -5
Jeremy,
I have to agree with you for the most part on this. I think its sad that people get locked up for pot and others get praised and paid and even the government institutes facilities for the murder of unborn babies.
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Post by josephsirois on Apr 16, 2005 21:09:07 GMT -5
Standard of Living Wage at the expensive of executives within companies.
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 16, 2005 21:53:23 GMT -5
Joseph, I dont think i understood that call me dumb
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Post by josephsirois on Apr 16, 2005 22:30:52 GMT -5
Standard of Living Wage is pretty much what people should be getting paid in order to live above the poverty line. If I'm not mistaken the current SLW is $10.50 while the current minimum wage will be $6.15
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 16, 2005 22:48:58 GMT -5
oh, yeah what you said. Id say thats pretty sad. Here in louisiana min wag is 5.15
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Post by Jeremy Plaster on Apr 17, 2005 0:26:07 GMT -5
There are people serving 10- 15- 20 plus year sentences for possession with intent to distribute while only having amounts less than one ounce. Yet people who kill someone drunk driving, crimes like rape, sodomy, conspiriacy to commit murder are getting sentences of less than 3 and 5 years. or even worse..walking. Rather you're pro marijuana or against it, you would have to see the wrong in that. We finally agree on something Ryan. lol
So with all this said, I would change the laws concerning the power judges have to impose sentences.
I would do away with the patriot act asap.
I'd have Michael Jackson executed lol
And armwrestling would become the new National Past time.
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