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Brenda Connolly
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05-26-2009 16:23
From: Kaimi Kyomoon Well the way the system works now the judiciary branch of government is there to stop the voters from willy nilly making the constitution irrelevant. I tend to think one of the biggest advantages to this is that it makes it harder for politicians to trade on fear and ignorance by scapegoating some minority group of the population. Or forcing through a fringe minority or their pet special interest on the majority? Personally, I'm one who feels the judiciary hss been overreaching it's authority in recent years in shaping the law as opposed to just carrying it out anyway. Too much adjudicating from the bench for my taste. Care should be taken to ensure issues aren't put to vote capriciously, but once they are put to public referendum, the results should stand as voted. We can't be looking to overturn an election just because we don't like the outcome. One need just look at the idiocy in the Al Franken/Norm Coleman race in Minnesota. The election keeps getting bated back and forth like a shuttlecock, every time a decision is made, the loser rechallenges.
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-26-2009 16:24
From: Warder Revestel Yay I've returned after Memorial Day.
The "Bay City" project thing is going good.
Watch for updates on my blog... and continue the SL patterns in the future and beyond.
edit: good take to the above poster *waves to Warder* Welcome back; hope you had a good weekend.  Glad the Bay City project is going well. |
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-26-2009 16:27
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Damien1 Thorne
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05-26-2009 16:29
From: Kaimi Kyomoon I hope that if the special interest group is people with African ancestry who want to vote *nothing* will protect the the the opposing desires of a majority of white bigots, no matter how average they may be.
If the special interest group is tobacco companies who want to make obscene profits from mass misery then I hope someone will realize that actually harming others for money isn't one of the basic rights upon which our country was founded. That has nothing to do with what I am talking about. The courts have little checks and balances and it is needed for them as much as the legislative and executive branches. When they fail in the eyes of the people, then there is no choice but to decide their own future. And I voted against the same proposition that was passed here in Arizona. But it was primarily due to having an aversion to changing the constitution.
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05-26-2009 16:29
mmmmmm... that looks delicious, Mo! (rummages in the freezer for some non-dairy, low fat ice cream to go with that) 
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spike Hydraconis
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05-26-2009 16:31
From: Maureen Boccaccio Anyone for some pie? oooooohhhh I like Pie!!!!!
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05-26-2009 16:31
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05-26-2009 16:53
Wow!! I didn't even notice! whoohooo!! So..so... what did I win?? huh? huh?
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05-26-2009 16:54
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Oryx Tempel
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05-26-2009 18:02
@ Eli: Wowsers, way to go with the quick snap! Did you talk to him, or just stand bashfully next to him?  @ Maureen: Yum, thanks! There's this place on the road to Mt Rainier called Copper Creek restaurant, and they make AMAZING blackberry pie. Like, oh. my. god. blackberry pie. |
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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05-26-2009 18:43
From: Damien1 Thorne That has nothing to do with what I am talking about. The courts have little checks and balances and it is needed for them as much as the legislative and executive branches. When they fail in the eyes of the people, then there is no choice but to decide their own future.
And I voted against the same proposition that was passed here in Arizona. But it was primarily due to having an aversion to changing the constitution. I think I agree with you if you're saying that the supreme court shouldn't have the power to make unconstitutional things legal... I'm sorry if I'm not understanding you properly. I think it's only the legislative branch that has the power to change the constitution... And if the electorate don't like it they can elect new representatives to change it back I guess. edited to add: But our real problem out here is that a majority of voters evidently think gay people shouldn't have equal rights with everyone else. The court ruling was predictable. I guess the next step is to try to educate/persuade more voters and get it back on the ballot again.
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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05-26-2009 18:48
From: Maureen Boccaccio Anyone for some pie? Yes please!
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Weston Graves
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05-26-2009 19:19
From: Eli Schlegal Oh just a picture of me hanging out with some guy named Phillip...
He and M showed up at a Max Kleene concert. I quickly got in place for some pictures. Thank god I was wearing a tie... hehe. Delicate question. Do you guys think Phillip - umm, likes his avatar? There. I said it. I guess it's iconic, a part of history. |
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Elora Lunasea
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05-26-2009 19:33
From: Oryx Tempel@ Maureen: Yum, thanks! There's this place on the road to Mt Rainier called Copper Creek restaurant, and they make AMAZING blackberry pie. Like, oh. my. god. blackberry pie. :)[/QUOTE
MMMM blackberries! I made babyback ribs with blackberry sauce last week in the crock pot - kind of my own concoction. The blackberries were on sale, 3 pints for $10 which is dirt cheap here. Tasted them first to make sure they were ok, not too seedy and sweet enough and OMG, those ribs were amazing. Ghosty said they tasted like meat candy lol.
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Amaranthim Talon
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05-26-2009 19:45
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-26-2009 20:06
From: Elora Lunasea From: Oryx Tempel @ Maureen: Yum, thanks! There's this place on the road to Mt Rainier called Copper Creek restaurant, and they make AMAZING blackberry pie. Like, oh. my. god. blackberry pie. MMMM blackberries! I made babyback ribs with blackberry sauce last week in the crock pot - kind of my own concoction. The blackberries were on sale, 3 pints for $10 which is dirt cheap here. Tasted them first to make sure they were ok, not too seedy and sweet enough and OMG, those ribs were amazing. Ghosty said they tasted like meat candy lol. I love blackberries!! Oooh, blackberry pie - yum yum yum. and ooooh...blackberry sauce on ribs???? *faints* yummmmmmmmm |
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-26-2009 20:07
From: Weston Graves Delicate question. Do you guys think Phillip - umm, likes his avatar?
There. I said it.
I guess it's iconic, a part of history. LOL, Weston...I wondered about that the other day! |
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-26-2009 20:07
Amara, I like how your pics that you're posting are already framed! |
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Warder Revestel
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05-26-2009 21:17
From: Maureen Boccaccio *waves to Warder* Welcome back; hope you had a good weekend. Glad the Bay City project is going well. Glad to hear from all of you. It's going to change the way we residents think about Second Life's expansion ability. This is only a start to what I have planned before 2014. edit: omg? 70,000 posts and counting... come on! let's get to 100,000
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Warder Revestel
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05-26-2009 21:19
Aww... man I'm missing more of the times once again at Shiraz hope to hear from everyone someday on the forums! Edit: I found Lexxi's Flickr photostream, hence you received a contact invite from me! I love your takes and hope to see more in the coming future and the thread continues to expand!
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-26-2009 21:21
lookie!! 3Ring sent me some jammies! She sent along the long version:  And the short:   Thank you again, 3Ring! *hug* |
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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05-26-2009 21:49
From: Weston Graves Delicate question. Do you guys think Phillip - umm, likes his avatar?
There. I said it.
I guess it's iconic, a part of history. He hasn't changed it for a long time...
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05-26-2009 21:51
From: Maureen Boccaccio lookie!! 3Ring sent me some jammies! She sent along the long version: And the short: Thank you again, 3Ring! *hug* What darling pj's, what a darling room, what a darling Maureen.
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05-26-2009 22:51
From: Kaimi Kyomoon What darling pj's, what a darling room, what a darling Maureen. What Kaimi said!
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Amaranthim Talon
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05-26-2009 23:11
thansk Mo- sometimes I get inspired othe rtime s I am lazy. And with that.. sweet dreams Threadland... Winken, Blinken and Nod are waiting to take me away...
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