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| Mayor Begs Schwarzenegger Not to Break Ties |
| 2005-12-21 |
| The mayor of Graz gets a lesson in cause & effect, and a bonus encounter with the Law of Unintended Consequences. Hasta la vista, Burghermeister. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #15 If there is truly a groundswell of support in Graz for Tookie Williams, they could very simply rename the stadium to commemorate his death. I am personally against the death penalty in most cases, but I find Tookie worship akin to the insanity of the zealots in The World According to Garp who cut their own tongues out. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-12-21 19:48 |
| #14 GRAZ : My association vit you has been termunated... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-12-21 19:34 |
| #13 As a safeguard against plutocracy it's therefore meaningless, and I don't think that anyone's afraid for the safety of USA's independence either. Posted by: Aris Katsaris|| 2005-12-21 17:50 ||Comments Top|| They're other reasons not having to do with wealth or industry. |
| Posted by: Leon Clavin 2005-12-21 19:00 |
| #12 But happily, he could only *win* the presidency if people actually voted for him. Welllllll.... |
| Posted by: Die bold and the beautiful 2005-12-21 17:57 |
| #11 And, remember, George Soros could also run for president if we changed the constitution. But happily, he could only *win* the presidency if people actually voted for him. Ain't democracy nice? That passage only made sense in the days of America's independence, when one could fear rich foreigners arriving to buy votes and buy themselves a new country, without any actual connection to it -- or even newly arrived English aristos subverting its young independence. Nowadays however there are as many (or more) rich people inside America as outside it. As a safeguard against plutocracy it's therefore meaningless, and I don't think that anyone's afraid for the safety of USA's independence either. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2005-12-21 17:50 |
| #10 And, remember, George Soros could also run for president if we changed the constitution. Be VERRRY careful what you wish for. |
| Posted by: Unavimp Whainter8073 2005-12-21 16:15 |
| #9 On the other hand, that's one of the few things in the constitution that's a bad idea.... Restricting who can hold office on an accident of birth. Michael Moore was born in the US. Does that mean he's a better choice for president than.... well, damn near anybody not born here? |
| Posted by: Grorong Gliper3542 2005-12-21 16:11 |
| #8 But if we could get an amendment, we could run Madeline Albright for Pres. She'd know what to do. |
| Posted by: KBK 2005-12-21 14:58 |
| #7 No way to change the law. You would have to change the constitution. I like Schwarzenegger a lot. I would fight such an admendment tooth and nail. Changing the constitution for an expediency is a really bad idea. My 2 cents |
| Posted by: kelly 2005-12-21 14:51 |
| #6 Actually, if only we got to see just what he told Schwarzenegger; I think it's like the last guy quoted in the article, "just politicians (read: my opposition) dragging your name through the dirt"... |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2005-12-21 13:50 |
| #5 How can we change the laws so this guy can follow "W" into the White House? Too early to say whether he's a keeper. He needs more seasoning. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-21 10:57 |
| #4 How can we change the laws so this guy can follow "W" into the White House? I think Maria would make a swell First Lady. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-12-21 10:23 |
| #3 I think what torked them off was Arnold told them to take his name off before they could strip it off the stadium. It took all the fun out of it. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2005-12-21 09:44 |
| #2 Might be a good time to renounce his Austrian citizenship too. |
| Posted by: Buckminster Spemble1220 2005-12-21 09:37 |
| #1 Seems Tourism is a big muscle to flex! Hasta-La Vista, Baby!! |
| Posted by: smn 2005-12-21 02:35 |