Yes, the Senate has its own rules, like any house of lords does. Even Noam talked about them today! http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/3/noam_chomsky_on_crisis_and_hope
On Jul 3, 7:32 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't get your hopes up. Cap and trade won't pass the senate. You > heard it here first. > > dj > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Tinker<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey puppy, this is a good one! > > > "*"We cannot continue as we are or we will encounter our own > > destruction."*" > > "*"we need a new civilization model because the present one has > > reached its end and has exhausted its possibilities"*" > > > We NEED to change the 'direction' of Society. > > > peace & Love > > > On Jul 3, 10:10 am, puppy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Excerpt from The Bee and he Industrial Revolution: > > >> The hard fact is that a true reduction of emissions means a > >> reduction in consumption. This means the restricting the > >> manufacturing of consumer "want" goods, if they do not pass the > >> criteria of the "needs" rule. > > >> "Wants" are the desire to collect possessions for the egos own sake > >> and because money is available to indulge in this kind of self > >> serving. > >> "Needs" are the possession of only the things-home, food and > >> clothing- that are essential for the survival of human beings and > >> serve the needs of the world community. The world can no longer afford > >> the "wants' of the a consumer society that was created by capitalism > >> merely for profit and no other reason. > > >> Eva Morales, president of Bolivia, said. "We cannot continue as > >> we are or we will encounter our own destruction. Only recently, > >> Gorbachev observed: we need a new civilization model because the > >> present one has reached its end and has exhausted its possibilities; > >> we have to reach a consensus on new values, or in 30 or 40 years the > >> Earth may exist without us."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
