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suspenseful @suspenseful (40192) • Canada 6 Aug 08

Is it because they are afraid a little child will find a loaded gun and kill his brother or sister? Is it because they are afraid that a disturbed person may turn the gun on himself and commit suicide? Is it because they are...

gun control

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tennesseejed Gun control is one of those things that could be argued until the end of time. The problem is both sides are right to some degree. I absolutely should have the right to protect my home and that right extends to the responsible ownership of one or many...

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clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5490) • United States 7 Aug 08

Currently in the USA, convicted felons who serve time behind bars also forfeit their right to vote in elections. Lots of politicians would like to see theserights restored to ex-felons, claiming that it disproportionately targets...

felons

forfeit their right to vote

prison sentence

restore voting rights

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tennesseejed This is a tough question because there are so many factors involved. I don't feel that a blanket law to reinstate all felons voting rights is feasible. Loosing your voting rights is a huge deterrent to committing a felony. That is essentially taking away your...

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clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5490) • United States 7 Aug 08

There are books and campaign materials describing presidential candidate Barack Obama as the new John Kennedy. Do you think this is a fair comparison, or should John McCain adopt the famous line, 'I knew John Kennedy, and...

presidential election

voters

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tennesseejed Words like presumptuous come to mind. I feel this an impossible comparison. Times are different, people are different, everything is different. Of course Bill Clinton was described in the same manner. I think because Kennedy was shot to death he has been...

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tennesseejed @tennesseejed (16) • United States 6 Aug 08

Common sense is something that the American people have. It really is. Sometimes it doesn't seem that way. We make a lot of rash decisions that end up being really poor choices but usually in the end common sense prevails. It took...

horror stories

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tennesseejed Well I realize that I will get a lot of BS about what I write. I get it all the time and to be honest I love it. It's empowering to know that I get it and so many others don't. I would rather loose the empowerment if it meant the blind could see but that just...

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gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 6 Aug 08

Just because a white person is not going to vote for Obama does not make them a racist. This racist charge came from the same group back during the amnesty debate. So let me get this straight you cannot oppose illegal immigration...

immigration

racism

secretary of state

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tennesseejed Well thats right it is just my opinion but thats kinda the point. We all have different opinions. If we didn't any discussion would be boring as hell. But to touch on what you said let me point out that John McCain was in the military and was a POW this does...

6 Aug 08

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 6 Aug 08

To some in Washington your money is only useful when it is to build something with their name on it, but that is about to change. Thankfully Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), offered an amendment that would prohibit the use of...

airport terminal

congress

remodeling

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tennesseejed I would have to do a lot more research on this bill in order to say if it is good or bad. On the surface it makes perfect sense. It also seems like a lot of the things in the list are programs or locations for the betterment of the general public. I think...

6 Aug 08

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tennesseejed @tennesseejed (16) • United States 6 Aug 08

I do a lot of reading and the one thing I have discovered from reading message boards, blogs, etc... is that most peoples ideals don't fall under either a Republican or Democrat category. I find more often than not that most...

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tennesseejed I personally do tend to lean more to the left but I will vote for any candidate the offers me an intelligent platform that I agree with. I think people vote the same way their grandparents did. The thing they don't understand is that the parties have flipped...

6 Aug 08

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 6 Aug 08

Just because a white person is not going to vote for Obama does not make them a racist. This racist charge came from the same group back during the amnesty debate. So let me get this straight you cannot oppose illegal immigration...

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tennesseejed I agree with you completely. The black white thing is really staring to get my blood boiling. Not voting for Obama does mean that you are either not voting (shame shame) or you are voting for John McCain. Voting for John McCain doesn't make you a racist by...

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michelled @michelled (326) • United States 5 Aug 08

i HAVE a 14 teen year old daughter and my question is do you think there is a diffrence between are generation , and there's relating to respect. I mean i always respected my parrents, and i see that today kids tend to push a...

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tennesseejed 14 years old is a trying time not just for you but for the 14 year old as well. You had respect for your parents because they demanded it of you. You need to demand the same from your child. I realize of course that society doesn't allow for you to actually...

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tennesseejed @tennesseejed (16) • United States 6 Aug 08

I do a lot of reading and the one thing I have discovered from reading message boards, blogs, etc... is that most peoples ideals don't fall under either a Republican or Democrat category. I find more often than not that most...

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rodney850 @rodney850 (2145) • United States 5 Aug 08

Barack Obama has touted hmself as a community organizer, a lawyer, a state senator and finally a US senator! On examination of his real accomplishments they are mediocre at best and most are downright non-events! Why then do the...

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tennesseejed Lets first touch on the idea that the primary was stolen from Clinton. The horrible leftist liberal democrats don't practice the deceptive illegal politics that we have seen in recent years. Obama won the votes required to win the primary that is why he is...

6 Aug 08

tennesseejed @tennesseejed (16) • United States 6 Aug 08

Common sense is something that the American people have. It really is. Sometimes it doesn't seem that way. We make a lot of rash decisions that end up being really poor choices but usually in the end common sense prevails. It took...

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anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 6 Aug 08

That's right, their oil-fueled surplus may reach $80 billion but WE'RE still paying for their reconstruction. Weren't we promised "cheap gas" due to this war?...

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tennesseejed The little guy never gets a dime back. Get that idea out of your head. However, with reports of 80 billion in revenue from a product that we consume the majority of I see changes coming down the line. Every Iraqi has health coverage and some form of government...

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Lakota12 @Lakota12 (42600) • United States 5 Aug 08

I have wrote in here about all kind of ways to find oil here nad that we should start drilling and drilling now! and stop being spoofed by what has been said for yearss that hasnt worked and put us where we are with depending on...

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tennesseejed Let me start off by saying I agree we have to start producing oil in this country RIGHT NOW! However we do not need to lease more land to the oil companies. The oil companies have oil fields that they have drilled and capped. The oil companies have land that...

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rodney850 @rodney850 (2145) • United States 5 Aug 08

Barack Obama has touted hmself as a community organizer, a lawyer, a state senator and finally a US senator! On examination of his real accomplishments they are mediocre at best and most are downright non-events! Why then do the...

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tennesseejed There is no doubt Obama does not have the professional/political background or or as much experience in the two as his opponent. There is no argument about that. Consider a few things before you jump to conclusions about the value of experience. First of all...

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