Everything posted by Wrath of Dagon
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Global Implications of the Ukraine Crisis
- Global Implications of the Ukraine Crisis
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Age of Decadence
Lots of content added : http://www.irontowerstudio.com/forum/index.php/topic,4031.0.html Also pretty screenshots. Warning : Many spoilers.
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Anni Dewani Murder
I remember there was a similar case in US may be a decade ago, may be more. Except in that case I think the husband did it himself, then claimed they were attacked by criminals.
- Global Implications of the Ukraine Crisis
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Global Implications of the Ukraine Crisis
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What are you playing now
Got "Pigsie's Perfect 10" DLC for "Enslaved". Pretty fun so far, gameplay is quite different from the main game. Also "Red Thunder".
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What are you playing now
OK, I see how that could work. Too bad I overwrote my save before I thought better, so I can't try it now. But thanks.
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What are you playing now
I had cannon, I did kill 2/3 of them, but got swamped by the last third. May be the last update they jacked up the number or composition of enemies in that battle, things don't seem to work as well since then, or may be it's something I did, like not completing one of the quests and failing some others. The last battle I lost the first time, then won on retry, so it wasn't too bad.
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What are you playing now
So Expedition Conquistador just handed me my ass. Anyone beat the ?
- Global Implications of the Ukraine Crisis
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Obama Impeachment
It's illegal right now, that's the point. You can try to change the law, but you can't ignore the law. But yes, I'm against legalization. Now they're promoting pot all over the place, and American kids are plenty dumb enough already.
- Ukraine Redux
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Obama Impeachment
What drug dealer money are you referring to? I missed that one. Unless you're referring to the administration's decision to not enforce various laws that prohibit banks from dealing with any marijuana seller on legal marijuana stores in the states that have made marijuana legal. The federal government really doesn't constitutionally have the power to do that anyways (though they've certainly been doing it for awhile now). Yes, that one. May be they don't have the constitutional authority, but the Supreme Court says they do. And is Obama a states' rights guy now? When is he abolishing the FDA?
- Ukraine Redux
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Obama Impeachment
Can I just ask, what has Obama actually used executive orders to do that's outside his mandate as president? I'm serious, because as far as I can tell, you've all gone nuts because he said that he will try to govern without congress because Congress won't get it's head out of it's collective ass. I never mentioned executive orders, you did. For one thing, he delayed or changed Obamacare something like 35 times without getting Congressional authorization. My favorite though is when he told banks to go ahead and take drug dealer money, even though that's totally illegal under Federal law.
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Obama Impeachment
Lots of Democrats really are communists, not all, but the far left wing. Also @Calax, executive orders are OK if they are orders to the government, but unlawful if they're used to change laws. That's the issue here, Obama is ruling by decree, not by law. Edit: Speaking of Republican candidates, here's an interesting article : http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/rand-paul-america-hates-liberterians-104858.html#.UzDxtcJOV9B I disagree though, Paul can win. The reason is the amazing human ability to hold 2 contradictory opinions at once.
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Obama Impeachment
First these laws are not Federal, second things like hanging for rustling have probably already been ruled unconstitutional. It's true laws can become obsolete if the prosecutors don't charge anybody for a long enough time, because then defendant can claim selective prosecution. But you still can't legally announce you'll simply ignore the law. And the laws Obama is ignoring are quite current and relevant, and he's simply overruling them for his own ideological and political reasons. And yes, a ruler who's not bound by law is a tyrant, that's pretty much the definition. Huh? How can they block a law? Appointments for the organizations that would carry out the laws. The Consumer Protection Bureau was set up in the aftermath of 2008's collapse but most of it's provisions were neutered or not implemented as congress systematically defunded it and refused to allow appointment of it's director, thus they aren't allowing the law to be enforced. Hell the entire schtick about Obamacare is a perfect example, IT IS LAW, and has been declared constitutional, and yet there have been constant fights by the congress and governors to ignore or circumvent the law in the same way Obama has decided to go around a congress that (almost literally) does nothing. Congress has that power though, the law said it wouldn't be in effect until Congress confirms someone, so they simply refused to confirm, which is their Constitutional power, and the Constitution trumps any other law. Same with funding, they are never under obligation to fund anything that hasn't already been funded, another Constitutional power. It's perfectly legitimate to fight a law by any legal means, but not if you're the one charged with enforcing it. The governors have not ignored Obamacare, they acted strictly legally with discretion given to them by the law and the courts, so either you're not well informed here or purposely misleading. Obama does not have the right to go around Congress, only Congress has the power to change or repeal laws.
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Obama Impeachment
HA! No. After all, we have laws on the books that technically an unmarried couple cannot check into a hotel as married for a 1 bed situation, and that you can be hanged for stealing cows, and that if you're found between double beds with a member of the opposite sex, you're liable to be tossed in prison. And you're telling me that if a president doesn't enforce these laws he's automatically a tyrant? First these laws are not Federal, second things like hanging for rustling have probably already been ruled unconstitutional. It's true laws can become obsolete if the prosecutors don't charge anybody for a long enough time, because then defendant can claim selective prosecution. But you still can't legally announce you'll simply ignore the law. And the laws Obama is ignoring are quite current and relevant, and he's simply overruling them for his own ideological and political reasons. And yes, a ruler who's not bound by law is a tyrant, that's pretty much the definition. Huh? How can they block a law? With that type of criteria, good luck finding any Presidents that don't meet your definition of a tyrant. Sure, let's just accept it. Why do we need to be a nation of laws anyway?
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Venezuela
Looks like a Soviet store got a shipment of bananas : https://twitter.com/jamesbr34259200/status/443528526445019136/photo/1
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Support the Ban Bossy campaign
Ban bossy : http://www.cafepress.com/cp/moredetails.aspx?showBleed=false&ProductNo=1270136409&colorNo=1&pr=F
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Obama Impeachment
Once a President blatantly refuses to follow or enforce the law, he's no longer a President, he's a dictator and a tyrant. Edit : Congress is trying to give themselves standing to sue when the President refuses to follow the law Congress passed and a President signed. Nothing sinister in that. Right now a President can get away with ignoring laws because in many cases no one has standing to sue, since you can't sue as a taxpayer or a citizen. Even if someone has standing, it takes years to work through the courts, meanwhile the damage is done. Thus in many cases the only remedy for a lawless President is impeachment, which is usually not practical.