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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 10:37 AM) That seems obvious to me. Did it really need to go to a Federal appeals court? What had to go to court was the question regarding the firing of those deputies. In answering that question, the court(s) had to answer the question of "likes". When people point to how small the Constitution is, they fail to mention that these court ruling are as much a part of the document as what Jefferson, et. al. wrote.

For the Constitutional originalists, I wonder what the Founding Fathers had to say about "likes" and electronic communication via social media.

That was mentioned a couple times in the presentation. I was wondering what jobs it was refering to. Thanks.

Worth it.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 09:55 AM) Sorry misread that, but even better...if its just a few hundred or a thousand we're talking about, I don't get the gripe. These people shouldn't be walking the streets until properly treated, if they even can be treated. IE, get them the f*** off the streets. And in some countries, usually third world, that is what happens. Here we have legal protections that allow innocent people to walk the streets.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 09:54 AM) He didn't have to be locked up, but he should have been prevented from (legally) obtaining a firearm due to his mental condition. But the appropriate people failed to do their jobs and make that happen. So it was a failure of a system, not related to guns. Alpha, the pro gun lobby has convinced me that criminals will get guns regardless of the laws. So fixing the mental health issue would be more effective than the gun laws. How many people would he have killed with a knife? Baseball bat?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 09:50 AM) LOL, no. I think you need to read up on this guys history of mental issues. If there are hundreds of thousands of people walking the streets hearing voices in their heads, yes, lock them the f*** up, too. LOL, No. Read my post again. I didn't write hundreds OF thousands, I wrote hundreds OR thousands.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 09:36 AM) Mental illness. Aaron Alexis, Adam Lanza, James Holmes, Jared Loughner and Seung-Hui Cho are/were all mentally ill. Fixing the mental health system will go much farther in stopping these tragedies than any gun laws. Of course, the pro- and anti- gun lobbies contribute far more to political campaigns than the mental health lobbies, so politicians on both sides will continue to ignore the real problem and continue to make every tragedy as much about guns as possible since that's what rakes in the cash. Fixing the mental health system is tricky. It shouldn't come as a surprise that many of the mentally ill do not hold down jobs, and many that do are mineal jobs without health care benefits. Also, those with health care benefits find the benefits for mental health care are negligable or non existant. So we need to fund their care somehow. There are a lot of people in this country that object to paying for other people's health care.

He was walking the streets because if we locked up everyone that fit his profile we would be locking up hundreds or thousands of people who would not shoot up a workplace, or commit those crimes. Hindsight is 20/20, predicting who will, and who will not, break those laws, is not.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2013 -> 09:35 AM) Well, over the past 15 years we've seen fewer gun laws and more guns. ?? I can not think of any gun laws being repealed. IIRC at no time in the last 15 years have we had fewer gun laws than the year before. We may have seen a slow down in the rate of new gun laws, but I don't believe we have had fewer. Unless you are talking about slight shifts such as certain weapons being allowed, when they previously have been illegal. But even in that nuanced area it seems that we have continued to reduce the types of allowable weapons.

I have to check out the list feature. Currently I have work stuff mixed with sports stuff, mixed with b.s. so it becomes a giant mess. Maybe I would use it more if I could compartmentalize it a bit more.

I just left the Spanish teacher's classroom. The feast the students brought in is amazing. I love traditional Tex-Mex and Mexican cooking so this was a special treat. Enchiladas are being kept warm for lunch. I love September 16.

I use Facebook a lot, Twitter not as much and usually just when there is an event I am following. I also use Instagram, Vine, FourSquare, and a few other programs in that same genre. It helps me to stay relevent to my students.

I just watched a couple videos on youtube which showed the procedure

I am pretty close to deciding on Lasik surgery to correct my nearsightedness. Thoughts? Anyone here have the surgery done? Friends? Family? Right now my biggest worry is after writing the check for four large to still need reading glasses. The surgeon believes I will be free from contacts but I also read stats that 10% of patients still need some form of vision correction.

One of the guys at work asked if it was weird that his girlfriend grabbed her phone right afterwards and checked her messages. He heard a couple text messages come in while they were engaged. Of course we told him it was nothing to worry about, it just meant she was bored and he really sucks in bed. Isn't that what friends are for?

So are we comfortable with all the changes the government made?

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 12:31 PM) I want the fingerprint lock! I have that on my HP laptop, works nice.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 01:16 PM) Your phone?! I don't get it. I need an explanation. You might have received a text or missed a call . . .

I my Galaxy 4

I was hoping for Carl "Jurassic" Everett

I like them, but I'm one of the out of towners. Sadly, I saw this one and thought I think I'll go see a movie or something instead.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 10:46 PM) I remember because we closed the site down for a few days when it happened and had a link up to the red cross website for donations. We should do that when the team gets mathematically eliminated each season.