Ga Dawg
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Re: Such a waste of time
said by Brianv5  :I guess that whole terrisom thing is over now. Nobody is unemployed. Food is abundant everywhere. Nothing else to do but make laws! It is the legislatures job to make laws. It is NOT their job to make sure people have jobs or food. |
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nixen
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| said by Ga Dawg :said by Brianv5 :I guess that whole terrisom thing is over now. Nobody is unemployed. Food is abundant everywhere. Nothing else to do but make laws! It is the legislatures job to make laws. It is NOT their job to make sure people have jobs or food. It is the legislature's job to make laws that are in the best interests of the electorate. Not sure how making it more difficult to provide technology to the electorate benefits the electorate.
And, sorry, but the electorate is composed of the people that vote the legislators into office, not the lobbyists that line legislators' pockets.
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footballdude
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said by Ga Dawg :It is the legislatures job to make laws. It is NOT their job to make sure people have jobs or food. In a perfect world you may be correct. In this world, the legislature's jobs are to get reelected. It makes sense that they use their influence to help those who help them. |
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Ga Dawg
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Marietta, GA
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said by nixen :said by Ga Dawg :said by Brianv5 :I guess that whole terrisom thing is over now. Nobody is unemployed. Food is abundant everywhere. Nothing else to do but make laws! It is the legislatures job to make laws. It is NOT their job to make sure people have jobs or food. It is the legislature's job to make laws that are in the best interests of the electorate. Not sure how making it more difficult to provide technology to the electorate benefits the electorate. And, sorry, but the electorate is composed of the people that vote the legislators into office, not the lobbyists that line legislators' pockets. -tom When did I say that making it more difficult to provide technology to the electorate was a benefit to the electorate? And on that note, when did I say that the electorate was composed of lobbyists?
Perhaps you should re-read what I wrote. I was commenting on some fool lamenting the fact that the legislature is making laws while there are people without jobs and food. I simply stated that it is not the legislarures job to provide those things. |
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fiberguy
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Ok, I am going to stab this one..
Let me start with, I HATE LOBYISTS!!
But, a reality check... aren't lobyists tax payors too? Yes they represent businesses as well, but aren't the people that have interest in business ALSO tax payors AND electorate too?
You guys do realize that lobyists ARE part of the process don't you? Not all lobyists pay off politicians. A Lobyist is a mouth piece for a "group of people" and that group can also be an citizen group. The lobyist is just the mouth piece sent to congress to get the voice heard.
Limiting the scope on who can and can't say what to whom is actually NOT the way out founding fathers intended our government to run. If you want the common good for all people represented at all time, then may I suggest communism?
EVERYONE CAN HAVE THIER VOICE HEARD and be represented... FORM A GROUP and organize... sit back as one voice and fall into the croud of too many to be heard.
I DO have a question, do you guys really think this will pass? I am not going to give this one a second wink. I think it's nothing more than a law maker trying to get some advertising and air time for a popularity or image boost.
For the record, didn't cable tv get it start by a small group forming their own delivery system? Yup!
So, why would government try to ban the same thing in round two? Also, ban community WiFi? Give me a break.. this piece of legislation is nothing more than "if you aren't a big guy, don't try to start your own ISP because we say no. It will never make it past a judge as legal anyway.
Ask youreslf, where are these Community WiFi people supposed to get their connection to the internet from anyway? AND if they do, and offer a service, aren't they then a business, ie: competition?
This legislation is plain, flat, simple, STUPID and a waste of time. Again, a publicity booster for the idgit sponsoring it. |
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nixen
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said by Ga Dawg :said by nixen :said by Ga Dawg :said by Brianv5 :I guess that whole terrisom thing is over now. Nobody is unemployed. Food is abundant everywhere. Nothing else to do but make laws! It is the legislatures job to make laws. It is NOT their job to make sure people have jobs or food. It is the legislature's job to make laws that are in the best interests of the electorate. Not sure how making it more difficult to provide technology to the electorate benefits the electorate. And, sorry, but the electorate is composed of the people that vote the legislators into office, not the lobbyists that line legislators' pockets. -tom When did I say that making it more difficult to provide technology to the electorate was a benefit to the electorate? And on that note, when did I say that the electorate was composed of lobbyists? Perhaps you should re-read what I wrote. I was commenting on some fool lamenting the fact that the legislature is making laws while there are people without jobs and food. I simply stated that it is not the legislarures job to provide those things. You said that "it is the legislatures job to make laws". You did not qualify it to say that it was their job to make good laws or laws that were good for the electorate. You simply left it at "just make laws". That implies that, in your view, by simply causing paper with rules and regulations on them to be printed, they have properly discharged their duties.
-tom
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guitarzan
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said by Ga Dawg :said by Brianv5 :I guess that whole terrisom thing is over now. Nobody is unemployed. Food is abundant everywhere. Nothing else to do but make laws! It is the legislatures job to make laws. It is NOT their job to make sure people have jobs or food. Then why was Clinton and now Bush,up on their soapboxes
during national televised speaches.Speaking of creating new jobs for America,American's if it's NOT their job? Some how that just does not jive,now with what your saying. |
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bbreports8
join:2005-06-16
Suwanee, GA | Would someone with some actual knowledge enlighten me!
I didn't realize that Clinton and Bush function(ed) in the Legislative Branch. |
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