RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-26 Thread Keith Addison
: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:10 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory You think that's right on the mark too? Yep...stealing from the rich is no more honest than stealing from the poor. I forget who said that our system of government would fail when

Fwd: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-25 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Spence wrote: This guy is right on the mark! Uh-huh... James Madison said during the constitutional convention that the main goal of the new system had to be to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-25 Thread Keith Addison
"You think that's right on the mark too?" Yep...stealing from the "rich" is no more honest than stealing from the poor. I forget who said that our system of government would fail when the voters figured out that they could vote to steal other people's property. It is

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-25 Thread GuyW
"You think that's right on the mark too?" Yep...stealing from the "rich" is no more honest than stealing from the poor. I forget who said that our system of government would fail when the voters figured out that they could vote to steal other people's property. It is

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-25 Thread Bryan Brah
-FINAL.pdf?O penElement -BRAH -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:10 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory You think that's right on the mark too? Yep...stealing from the rich

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-24 Thread Steve Spence
Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Bryan Brah" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 3:54 PM Subject: RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory What about Repr

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-24 Thread Hakan Falk
Subject: RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory What about Representative Ron Paul? -BRAH -Original Message- From: Kris Book [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 7:53 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-23 Thread Steve Spence
] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory After looking at the US American presidential Historical Election Results http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/results/restable.html I thought this reference would help. Year

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-23 Thread Greg and April
Amen. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Kris Book [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 18:53 Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory The American system could work fairly well with a few minor adjustments, like limits on campaign

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-23 Thread Bryan Brah
What about Representative Ron Paul? -BRAH -Original Message- From: Kris Book [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 7:53 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory The American system

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-23 Thread MH
yep, and it's the electoral vote that counts in this country, not the popular vote. Steve Spence My guess is most people figured that out but just in case, Steve has seconded the emotion. If anyone would like to check the results -- U.S. National Archives Records Administration

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Crabb, David
And the magic is finding a way to do it without sending good money after bad, and ending up accused of supporting a dictator or having local bullies take all the assistance, vs trying to affect some change, and be accused of sticking your nose in other peoples business. naturally, if you are

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread GuyW
The Founding Fathers hated democracy, having not only evaluated it historically (and found it flawed), but observed it in action in the French Revolution. Americans having the right to disagree with the US government has nothing to do with democracy. -Guy- You obviously don't believe in a

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Hakan Falk
Sorry Guy, by the people for the people sounds very much like the Greek, Demos = people Kratein = rule Introduced in Athen after the war against the Persers 480 BC. You might be wrong about your Founding Fathers. They might not have liked the French variant of it, but democracy YES. They

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Andrew Preston
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 04:55:33 +0900, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15656 How We Lost the Victory By Ted Rall, AlterNet April 16, 2003 NEW YORK - We wanted it to be true. It wasn't. The stirring image of Saddam's statue being

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread kirk
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:38 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Sorry Guy, by the people for the people sounds very much like the Greek, Demos = people Kratein = rule Introduced in Athen after the war against the Persers

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Hakan Falk
-Original Message- From: Hakan Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:38 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Sorry Guy, by the people for the people sounds very much like the Greek, Demos = people Kratein = rule Introduced

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread John E Hayes
Hakan Falk wrote: I do not understand why you think that parliamentary democracy has anything to do with mob rule. I have never heard such a stupid definition of democracy and never experienced it either. I have to ask you what the opposite alternative is? It is the besetting vice of

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread kirk
a time...'? No said her father they often start with 'Vote for me and...' Kirk -Original Message- From: Hakan Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 8:22 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Kirk, At 07:47 AM 4/22/2003 -0600

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Hakan Falk
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 8:22 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Kirk, At 07:47 AM 4/22/2003 -0600, you wrote: Hakan, a republic is a government based on law -- not democratic mob rule. A democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread GuyW
Sorry, Hakan - By the People... (buy the people?) was made up by Abraham Lincoln, the Father of our current unConstitutional Federalist Leviathan, it's NOT in the Declaration of Independance nor the US Constitution (nor even the Articles of Confederation) -Guy- Sorry Guy, by the people

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Hakan Falk
Dear John, I do not think that voting in a mob is a democracy, maybe you could call it an illegal democratic decision. We have seen many misuse of the democratic systems, maybe one very recent one. The thing is that we do not have anything better and with a lawful parliamentary democracy you

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Hakan Falk
Guy, OK, I give up. With so many Americans telling me that US is NOT a democracy and it is NOT democratic, I think that the experts have made their point. Why should I have to act like a proud American in this case? I am not and when I had the chance, I choose not to stay in US. Not because I

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Hakan Falk
Sorry, I slipped. Note that neither Socrates nor Plato knew about the American judge Lynch, he is a more recent democratic phenomena. Should be, Note that neither Socrates nor Plato knew about the American judge Lynch, he is a more recent republican (as in Republic, not the party) phenomena.

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Kris Book
The American system could work fairly well with a few minor adjustments, like limits on campaign spending and term limits. We must stop candidates from buying their posts and there is no place on this planet for long term politicians. They are an abomination, every one of them sells out to big

Buy the people was Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-22 Thread Appal Energy
, April 22, 2003 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Sorry, Hakan - By the People... (buy the people?) was made up by Abraham Lincoln, the Father of our current unConstitutional Federalist Leviathan, it's NOT in the Declaration of Independance nor the US Constitution (nor

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-20 Thread Alan Petrillo
Doug Foskey wrote: On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 16:10, you wrote: Dear Tom, Why do you think I am American citizen and that I live in the US. This is a very International list. Hakan Falk At 03:22 PM 4/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place to

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Hakan Falk
Dear Tom, Why do you think I am American citizen and that I live in the US. This is a very International list. Hakan Falk At 03:22 PM 4/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place to live. Where else would you prefer to live? And of course

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Appal Energy
power and punitive authority as taught by the recently ousted regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq? Surely not. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: tboonefisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread
to any country that does not allow its citizens the right to free speach.--- On Fri 04/18, tboonefisher lt; [EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; wrote: From: tboonefisher [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:22:47 -0500Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Apparently many

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Kris Book
and punitive authority as taught by the recently ousted regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq? Surely not. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: tboonefisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Kris Book
? Surely not. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: tboonefisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Hakan Falk
by the recently ousted regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq? Surely not. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: tboonefisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Kris Book
:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place to live. Where else would you prefer to live? And of course WHY don't you give up your US citizenship and move there? Tom

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Hakan Falk
not. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: tboonefisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory Apparently many posters here feel that the US

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread MH
After looking at the US American presidential Historical Election Results http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/results/restable.html I thought this reference would help. Year Candidate and Party Electoral Vote Popular Vote 2000 George W. Bush, Republican 271

RE: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Martin Klingensmith
I don't believe it's a horrible place to live. --- Martin Klingensmith infoarchive.net [archive.nnytech.net] nnytech.net -Original Message- From: tboonefisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 4:23 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] How We

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-19 Thread Doug Foskey
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 16:10, you wrote: Dear Tom, Why do you think I am American citizen and that I live in the US. This is a very International list. Hakan Falk At 03:22 PM 4/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place to live. Where

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-18 Thread tboonefisher
Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place to live. Where else would you prefer to live? And of course WHY don't you give up your US citizenship and move there? Tom Fisher Dallas,TX - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [biofuel] How We Lost the Victory

2003-04-18 Thread Keith Addison
Apparently many posters here feel that the US is a horrible place to live. Where else would you prefer to live? And of course WHY don't you give up your US citizenship and move there? Tom Fisher Dallas,TX You mean me? Well, I'll leave you to figure that out all by yourself. I find your