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- Well-written by Finrod
- That's what I'm saying, in a way... by stixxxnstones
- I'm worried about him too... by jeannieology
- what comparison of Prince Charles' struggle with an empty head can be made? (nt) by JLenardDetroit
- To be expected by bcmoney82
- Climate change data dumped - Time to dump Browner by izoneguy
- Ooops - missed that you had that in your list by bs
- And, the Climategate liars threw out the original data by bs
- Can I actually say that? -nt by E Pluribus Unum
- If I admit that I love kicking Charlie Crist around by E Pluribus Unum
- I don't believe by montanan
- folks in Denial out of Liberal Laziness is one thing... by JLenardDetroit
- The photo was not photoshopped by proudmarinemom
- This Tina...Is she fat? Does she sing...like a Viking? by blooch
- That is too funny mom...nt by JadedByPolitics
- Good point...there is pleanty of stronger ammo in the can...but it's still good ammo nt by AceInTX
- Right on! nt by mschmitt
- A big pair trumps Kings in this case by VizBiz
- Prince Charles actually did compare AGW to the Holocaust by katesmith
- One chap in England is seeking prosecutions of the UEA "scientists" by ColdWarrior
- To acknowledge the emails is to admit defeat. by Old_Crow
- because it takes both sides for this Tango by JLenardDetroit
- "We Don't Care... It's No Big Deal..." by tsquare
- I hope you will send this info to Rep. Issa by ColdWarrior
- One sided opinion by 1stRichard
- Well, I find the characterization very offensive. by mbecker908
- You would'nt belive by papagee
- So wesley1, never owned your own business, huh? nt by mbecker908
- In the Army by jimnden
- Now I'm worried about him. :( nt by mom2oneson
- MLK-NT by ladyimpactohio
- don't insult escorts Jaded by mom2oneson
- This rail line reeks of boondoggle by RedBeard
- Where is the "disrespect"? by ladyimpactohio
- rgeorgedunn- I am happy for the Hondurans by Scope
- ugh, that was to be "PRIVATE sector" of course (nt) by JLenardDetroit
- putting/keeping something in the Public Sector is always best over Govt. by JLenardDetroit
- On second thought... by Erick Brockway
- There is going to be a special session in Florida for High Speed Rail by muckraker
- Doesn't matter; remember, the grievance would have been by Achance
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How Can Obama Lead American When He Clearly Hates America
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What's more sickening than bringing assault charges against the Seals?
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- Yes, not around lately. by Moe Lane
- Oh, Be Still My Heart!!!! by mbecker908
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- Lord Monckton is a brilliant man and he is RIGHT... by JadedByPolitics
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- Can the alleged scientists at East Anglia be sued? Calling on the lawyers at this site. by Insight
- An Appeal for Help from Fellow RedState Posters and Readers by muckraker
- L.A. Times Attempts to Hatchet Nuclear Power; Eats Own Foot Instead by juumanistra
- Obama To Grandstand In Copenhagen – More Bovine Flatulence. by Skip MacLure
- Behind approval of the ACORN Contracts by ashland_avenue
- If this country can go boldly forward with it's plan for nuclear power, why can't the US do the same? by izoneguy
- How Can Obama Lead American When He Clearly Hates America by Ken_Taylor
- LF Chapter 7: The Liberal Racist. by andyd
- Eagle Scout Update: After Getting Caught 'Purple Handed,' SEIU's PR SNAFU Shames Union Bosses Into Volunteerism by LaborUnionReport
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- Pundits and Demagogues by jack_lemoine
- Louisiana: Roemer's Ideas A Step In Right Direction by MacAoidh
- Socialisms Scary Face by TeamNRV
- A Plan of Action by stixxxnstones
- A community organizer to be proud of by ashland_avenue
- An Open letter to Resident Obama from Tina re:Global Warming by $peciallist
- Why I Love My Government (Not) by johnstoirvin
- Preventing the Need to Provide Care by veronicaestrada
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- COST OF AN EGO: Bloomberg Spent $102 Million to Win 3rd Term ($183 per vote) by barrypopik
- A Rationale for Not Signing the Manhattan Declaration by CincoSolas_del_Bronx
- "How DARE you come to DC & do this in MY town!" by ladyimpactohio
- Will Unions' Billion Dollars Buy Exemption from Obama's Crackdown on Lobbyists? by LaborUnionReport
- What's more sickening than bringing assault charges against the Seals? by Erick Brockway
- BloggyBayou's Take on the Current State of The Florida Senate Race by muckraker
- Memo to Pres. Obama: Why not give your Nobel Prize to Ms. Ebardi? by ashland_avenue
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Anyone know if this is unconstitutional
kansasconservative Monday, December 22nd at 11:31AM EST (link)A guy that made an ethics complaint against a state senator is in trouble with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission for talking about that ethics complaint with the press.
If he had NOT made the ethics complaint, he would have been able to talk to the press: http://www.kansasprogress.com/blog.php?action=viewEntry&entryUID=1980
I hope it’s not constitutional.
News from http://www.kansasprogress.com.
The Constitution is not a suicide pact.
birdmojo Monday, December 22nd at 11:32AM EST (link)Think of the big picture.
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. –Voltaire
Huh?
kansasconservative Monday, December 22nd at 11:33AM EST (link)Huh?
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He usually doesn't make sense
Neil Stevens Monday, December 22nd at 11:35AM EST (link)The regulars say huh? to him all the time. Best not to argue with him because he’ll usually just get bitterly sarcastic with you.
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Unless I miss my guess...
birdmojo Monday, December 22nd at 12:03PM EST (link)Starting in a few months, the Democrats will have the House, the Senate, and the White House. They will most likely pass as many pieces of legislation as Bush did between 2002 and 2006 and Obama will likely use his veto pen as many times as Bush did in that timeframe.
I imagine that you will begin to appreciate bitter sarcasm much, much more in the coming months.
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. –Voltaire
In recent years...
birdmojo Monday, December 22nd at 12:00PM EST (link)Whenever any criticism had come up against some extra power the Executive Branch was grabbing for itself (or, earlier, when the Republicans held the House and Senate and the Executive and Legislative Branches were both engaged in overreach), a handful of people made comments that made some minor appeal to the Constitution.
My reply to your post mirrored the posts given in response to those criticisms.
I was wondering if pointing out that the Constitution was not a suicide pact worked as a counter-argument to any question regarding any power-grab on the part of the government.
Looks like it does.
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. –Voltaire
That is a common provision in Ethics Acts.
Achance Monday, December 22nd at 12:17PM EST (link)Ethics complaints are a fun toy. The complaint against a political figure makes screaming headlines on the front pages and is the lead story on the six pm news. The dismissal or rejection of the complaint comes six months later and is reported on page 84 in six point type if at all. So, it is fairly common that if you file a formal Ethics Act complaint, you the person you complained about, and the investigation agency are all gagged until the agency produces a finding.
We don’t have this provision in our Ethics Act, so it remains a favorite toy of unions, interest groups, political opponents, and general malcontents.
In Vino Veritas
Thanks, AChance
kansasconservative Monday, December 22nd at 12:29PM EST (link)Thanks for the input. It’s a little reassuring to hear that it’s more common, but I still need to be convinced that it’s fair/constitutional.
Actually, I’m curious to know our state laws to see if the legislature explicitly gave the commission the authority to do this.
Compounding the issue in Kansas is that the entire process is decided behind closed doors. An elected official actually NEVER finds out who the accuser is (regardless of the eventual decision) or why the commissioners voted the way they did — that doesn’t seem right, either; granted, the ethics commission in Kansas cannot put people in jail, but they can levy hefty fines.
It all seems weird enough that it wouldn’t pass constitutional muster, but I could be wrong.
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A distinction people quite regularly make...
birdmojo Monday, December 22nd at 2:00PM EST (link)Is that a thing can be unethical, immoral, and downright wicked and, somehow, still be Constitutional.
Moreover, a thing can be good, right, decent, and everyone agrees that it is necessary for the survival of the country (indeed, the human race!) as we know it and still be Unconstitutional.
In the former cases, people explain that surely the fathers didn’t intend freedom to this extent.
In the latter cases, people ask whether the Constitution is a suicide pact.
When enough of these cases happen, people generally stop reading the Constitution altogether. A great many exceptionally interesting things start happening after that.
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. –Voltaire
I noticed that comments are enabled for RedHot posts.
NightTwister Monday, December 22nd at 11:32AM EST (link)Will that continue in RS4?
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It was an oversight
Neil Stevens Monday, December 22nd at 11:33AM EST (link)It won’t continue indefinitely.
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I kinda liked it, but understand why not too.
NightTwister Monday, December 22nd at 11:36AM EST (link)Maybe comment length could be limited?
No matter what you give us Neil, we’re always going to want more.
Thanks for all you do.
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and with that
AceInTX Monday, December 22nd at 3:00PM EST (link)I look forward to the fix on the Recommended List!
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So do I :-) (nt)
Neil Stevens Monday, December 22nd at 4:35PM EST (link)Want to run for conservatives? Give.
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Joe_Schmo Tuesday, December 23rd at 5:04PM EST (link)Merry Christmas, Neil!
Thanks, you too (nt)
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GA electorial vote
RottDawg Monday, December 22nd at 11:37AM EST (link)Has anyone else heard anthing about the GA electorial voters plan to stink things up concerning PE Obama’s failure to produce a Birth Certificate? My understanding is that they can with the help of one house and one senate member force the issue?
Man is not free unless government is limited.
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That'd be fun to watch
Neil Stevens Monday, December 22nd at 11:50AM EST (link)They don’t need the help of a House member and a Senator in order to refuse to vote for him on the grounds that his qualifications are unproven, though.
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Report from that Mecca for business development, Los Angeles
Dave_in_Fla Monday, December 22nd at 11:52AM EST (link)A friend of mine has been trying to open a fast food resaurant in Los Angeles for the last month. It looks like they might finally be able to open in January. First they failed the fire inspection over some very trivial detail, that was fixed in 10 minutes. However, it takes another week to get the inspectors to return.
This week the problem is with the bathroom. Apparently, if you serve beer in Los Angeles, you must have a urinal. He is now delayed again, because the comfort of beer drinking men is much more important to LA than getting new businesses open during a down economy. And yes, his employees are sitting there unemployed while a uninal is installed.
“If they were merely incompetent, then at least SOME of their actions would have been to the benefit of the country.” - Joe McCarthy
Your friend needs to get better at bribing
Achance Monday, December 22nd at 11:56AM EST (link)inspectors. There’s going to be a lot of that around the Country in the next few years.
In Vino Veritas
He is a pie in the sky liberal
Dave_in_Fla Monday, December 22nd at 12:11PM EST (link)I’m sure it never occured to him. Everyone works out of the goodness of their hearts, dontchaknow?
“If they were merely incompetent, then at least SOME of their actions would have been to the benefit of the country.” - Joe McCarthy
Is this ok in an Open Thread???
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Just fine for an open thread (nt)
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Pretty nice offer
RottDawg Monday, December 22nd at 3:29PM EST (link)if ya need something like that!
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Another Blagojavich Scandal?
John_Wayne Monday, December 22nd at 7:41PM EST (link)My wife and I were watching Fox News yesterday between 5-6 PM. She was in one room and I was in another. Both of us were very amused and a bit shocked when we heard Gregg Jarrett say (this is verbatim to the best of our recollection):
“…Gov. Blagojavich has been rubbing his taint on people around him…”
Now I guess this can be taken a couple of ways. I know the word taint has been thrown around a lot lately in dealing with Blago, but could this be a new scandal that will make Larry Craig look like an alter boy? Did anyone else hear what we heard? We had a big laugh!!
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What's the frequency.
redneck_hippie Monday, December 22nd at 9:41PM EST (link)Is that A. i. T. and BG5 going at it again?
“We must not lose our faculty to dare, especially in dark days.” - Churchill in March, 1942.
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Is The RS 'Search' Function Gone Right Now?
IJB Monday, December 22nd at 11:28PM EST (link)Or is this one of those things where it’s right in front of my face and I’m not seeing it?…
No it's gone. Thank lefty attackers (nt)
Neil Stevens Monday, December 22nd at 11:39PM EST (link)Want to run for conservatives? Give.
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Is There a Way To Make 'Search' Available to Only Those Logged In?
IJB Tuesday, December 23rd at 11:49AM EST (link)I’m guessing that wouldn’t solve the problem, but it might make it harder to abuse it?
Wouldn't help at all
Neil Stevens Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:22PM EST (link)Registration is cheap and easy after all.
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Are you saying we get what we pay for? -nt-
NightTwister Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:28PM EST (link)Get Connected in Colorado.
Well That Gets To The "Waiting Period" Issue...
IJB Tuesday, December 23rd at 1:16PM EST (link)…Which I, incidentally, am in favor of (i.e. a “cooling off period” after people register, but before which they are allowed to post and gain other privileges, etc.), but I gather you guys aren’t down with that idea.
We've had a 24 hour waiting period for posting since election day (nt)
Neil Stevens Tuesday, December 23rd at 1:24PM EST (link)Want to run for conservatives? Give.
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I noticed something was up...good work
$peciallist Tuesday, December 23rd at 2:16PM EST (link)Kook Kount has been WAY down….
You can use Google
bs Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:24AM EST (link)by using “site:www.redstate.com” as part of your search argument. it won’t be 100% current, but it’s not bad.
Decorum is fo’ suckas
Yep, I've taken to doing that
E Pluribus Unum Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:28AM EST (link)works good enough for me.
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Thanks, lefty attackers.
Diogenes314 Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:48AM EST (link)So what happened?
Also I noticed that a diary was recently updated and reposted. What is the protocol on doing that (my first one is going to look rather timely if the Dems manage to steal Minnesota). Plus what’s up with ‘copyright violation’ when posting articles from other sites? I was under the impression that it was acceptable as long as the link was provided.
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Answers
Neil Stevens Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:56AM EST (link)1. It was Abused.
2. Don’t do it. Edit, don’t repost.
3. Copyright doesn’t have a ‘provide a link’ exception. Fair use doesn’t allow the reproduction of entire works like that on our site.
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We would rather not wind up...
bs Tuesday, December 23rd at 11:13AM EST (link)like HuffPo did
Decorum is fo’ suckas
This new version is far more superior than the former.
Rod_Patrick Tuesday, December 23rd at 12:27PM EST (link)You have one happy camper here, Neil.
Hats off to Neil and others
woodsman Tuesday, December 23rd at 1:31PM EST (link)who worked on this latest version of the site. This has been working very well.
Merry Christmas to all. (even the PC crowd who get get mad when I say this to them
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