Re: Technique

2006-01-19 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:08 AM Subject: Re: Technique Let's go over them again, starting with torture which, besides being against numerous state, local and federal laws

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2006-01-19 Thread Doug Pensinger
Al Gore says it better than I ever could. Please take the time to read this rather lengthy speach. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Text_of_Gore_speech_0116.html or http://tinyurl.com/8hxjv There have of course been other periods in American history when the Executive Branch claimed new

Re: Technique

2006-01-18 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Re: Technique Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs

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2006-01-18 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:32 AM Wednesday 1/18/2006, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Re: Technique Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From

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2006-01-18 Thread Nick Arnett
On 1/17/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The alternative to the Constitution being supreme would have to be some kind of coup. From what I've seen and heard, the officer corp of the US is dedicated to the Constitution. Colen Powell is probably one of the best heads of the Joint

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2006-01-18 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Technique Are you saying that as long as they stop short of overthrowing the government by force, then they're respecting

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2006-01-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dan Minette wrote: Bush is arguing for a strong executive interpretation of the Constitution. But, when the Supreme Court rules against him, as it did today, The Oregon assisted suicide decision? I've

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2006-01-18 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: Indeed, even if/when they rule against Bush on some of his interpretations of executive authority under the Constitution, the whole process is inherently constitutional. Checks and balances doesn't mean that one branch acts with constraintÂ…but that the other branches of government

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2006-01-17 Thread Deborah Harrell
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I don't think the people on this list are all that misled (as compared to the population in general). IMO it is single issue politics that has gotten us in the situation we are in, and it plays on both sides. This follow the leader game is

Re: Technique

2006-01-17 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:21 AM Subject: Re: Technique Is there any evidence that politicos sub-universally have the kind of respect for the Constitution that you

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2006-01-17 Thread Andrew Paul
Dan Minette Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 1:03 PM snip Given that, it's unlikely for a politician to say the Constitution is just a piece of paper. It's much more likely that they would say that's not what it means even if it is clear to everyone else that's what it means.

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2006-01-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:21 AM Subject: Re: Technique Bush is arguing for a strong executive interpretation of the Constitution. But, when

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2006-01-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:44 PM Tuesday 1/17/2006, Robert Seeberger wrote: I've been ill today and have not watched or read news today. Similarly here. xponent Recurring Infection Maru How long for you? Mine was 24 years at Thanksgiving. Getting Rather Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired Maru

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2006-01-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:44 PM Tuesday 1/17/2006, Robert Seeberger wrote: I've been ill today and have not watched or read news today. Similarly here. xponent Recurring Infection Maru How long for you? Mine was 24 years at Thanksgiving. Two weeks at the most. 10 days of one

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2006-01-17 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:17 PM Subject: RE: Technique Given that, it's unlikely for a politician to say the Constitution is just a piece of paper. It's much more likely

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2006-01-17 Thread Andrew Paul
From: Dan Minette Given that, it's unlikely for a politician to say the Constitution is just a piece of paper. It's much more likely that they would say that's not what it means even if it is clear to everyone else that's what it means. Dan, I find your optimism and faith

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2006-01-16 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Technique William T Goodall wrote: On 14 Jan 2006, at 3:01 am, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message

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2006-01-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
Maru wrote: On 1/13/06, Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I think you can make a good argument that the terrorists have won ~something~. They have caused us to volunteer to give up some freedom and convenience. If *I* have to be searched to travel from Houston to Memphis or

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2006-01-15 Thread Dan Minette
Doug wrote: What is it that I've filtered out, Dan? You wrote a huge post that would take me an hour or more to research and reply to, but you haven't mentioned _one thing_ that would lead anyone to believe that it is uncharacteristic of the president to utter the words its just a goddanmed piece

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2006-01-15 Thread William T Goodall
On 14 Jan 2006, at 3:01 am, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Technique I was going to make one more point here. From what I read here

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2006-01-15 Thread Robert Seeberger
William T Goodall wrote: On 14 Jan 2006, at 3:01 am, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Technique I was going to make one more point

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2006-01-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: My personal argument is that his administration does not represent a virtually unparallel attack on our Constitutional liberties. Rather, like other presidents before him, he has over-reacted and overstated the Constitutional authority of the executive. I differ with him on a

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2006-01-14 Thread Robert Seeberger
Doug Pensinger wrote: Dan wrote: My personal argument is that his administration does not represent a virtually unparallel attack on our Constitutional liberties. Rather, like other presidents before him, he has over-reacted and overstated the Constitutional authority of the executive.

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2006-01-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: Is there any evidence that politicos sub-universally have the kind of respect for the Constitution that you are implying? For all we know they all wipe their asses with it, step on it, and flush it down the toilet while laughing maniacally. (Re: Abuses of the Koran at Gitmo) I

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2006-01-14 Thread Robert Seeberger
Doug Pensinger wrote: Robert wrote: Is there any evidence that politicos sub-universally have the kind of respect for the Constitution that you are implying? For all we know they all wipe their asses with it, step on it, and flush it down the toilet while laughing maniacally. (Re: Abuses

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2006-01-14 Thread Maru Dubshinki
On 1/13/06, Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I think you can make a good argument that the terrorists have won ~something~. They have caused us to volunteer to give up some freedom and convenience. If *I* have to be searched to travel from Houston to Memphis or Atlanta, then we

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2006-01-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:05 PM Subject: Re: Technique Dan wrote: If you accept what he writes as fact about Bush, would you also accept accusations about Clinton

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2006-01-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:59 PM Subject: Re: Technique I think that, in order to make a good comparison, one would have to make a reasonable assessment of the internal risks

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2006-01-13 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:59 PM Subject: Re: Technique My personal argument is that his administration does not represent a virtually unparallel attack on our Constitutional

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2006-01-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Technique - Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com

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2006-01-13 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Technique I was going to make one more point here. From what I read here, there seems to be a viewpoint that the risk posed

Re: Technique

2006-01-11 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:16 PM Subject: Re: Technique Both the Times and the Post spouted Bush propaganda prior to the invasion and buried contradictory stories

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2006-01-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: If you accept what he writes as fact about Bush, would you also accept accusations about Clinton as fact? It depends on weather or not what he writes is consistent with what we already know about the person. Thus if he were to write that Bush said something to the effect that

Re: Technique

2006-01-07 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan Wrote: After thinking about it overnight, I arrived at the conclusion that we have fundamentally different understandings of technique. Let me give an example. You quoted a website that stated that Bush called the Constitution just a piece of paper. The website owner stated that he