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Re: these muslims

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: these muslims
Date 2015-04-14 08:45 -0700
Message-ID <D1528431.4A24E%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <mbjdi3.gkj2@rooftop.invalid> <D15162CC.4A137%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <hgbf83.jgr@rooftop.invalid> <D151691E.4A140%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <riugm7.jg92@rooftop.invalid>

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On 4/14/15, 12:22 AM, in article riugm7.jg92@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
<owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:

> Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>> On 4/13/15, 12:33 PM, in article hgbf83.jgr@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
>> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>>>> The actions taken by Reagan and George H.W. Bush bear more resemblance to
>>>>> Obama’s. But they came in response to an immigration overhaul approved
>>>>> by Congress, as opposed to Obama’s reaction to congressional inaction.
>>>>> </quote>
>>>>> 
>>>> It is true Obama has had to deal with a congress more unwilling to do its
>>>> job than past presidents. Fair enough.
>>> 
>>> What is that supposed to even mean?  Congress "doing its job" according
>>> to Democrats means keeping up with the Joneses as to enacted legisation
>>> count.  Stop and think about that for a minute.  Why should the number
>>> of laws passed be a measure of anything other than increased government
>>> intrusion in our lives?
> 
>> Because not all laws are about intrusion.
> 
> Do you think that there will ever come a time when we have enough laws
> and don't need any more?

Once conditions stop changing? Once we stop learning? Not sure.

>>> We've got more federal laws on the books already than can ever be enforced,
>>> outside of a selective, partisan targeting. But to Democrats it would seem
>>> that a high legisation count is a sign of a Congress that is doing good
>>> work.
> 
>> They are hired to legislate. They failed to do so. They shut the government
>> down from their inaction and bickering.
> 
> They are hired to be the body that enacts legislation when legislation is
> needed.  That is not to say that the number of laws per month they pass
> should be the measure of their success.

Correct... but they should do their jobs. And they refuse.

> I personally would rather they
> sit there all year and drink coffee and shoot the breeze with each other
> than pass unneeded laws just to be passing laws.

I do not think anyone is asking them to do that.


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these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-04 18:12 +0000
  Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-04 15:28 -0400
    Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-04 21:15 +0000
      Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-04 17:59 -0400
        Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-04 23:18 +0000
        Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> - 2015-04-05 13:40 -0500
          Re: Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-05 18:46 -0400
            Re: Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> - 2015-04-05 22:15 -0500
              Re: Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-06 10:50 -0400
            Re: Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> - 2015-04-05 22:20 -0500
              Buh-bye Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-06 08:11 -0400
                Re: Buh-bye Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> - 2015-04-06 07:28 -0500
                Re: Buh-bye Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-06 08:43 -0400
                Re: Buh-bye Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-06 08:41 -0400
                Re: Buh-bye chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-06 07:59 -0500
                Re: Buh-bye DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-06 10:55 -0400
                Re: Buh-bye William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-04-06 22:25 +0100
      Re: these muslims Marti van Lin <ml2mst@nospam.indvalid> - 2015-04-12 13:32 +0200
    Re: these muslims Marti van Lin <ml2mst@nospam.indvalid> - 2015-04-12 13:23 +0200
      Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-12 11:31 -0400
        Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-12 10:41 -0700
          Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-12 18:56 +0000
            Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-12 15:49 -0400
      Re: these muslims Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-12 13:18 -0400
        Re: these muslims JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-13 09:23 -0500
  Re: these muslims John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-04-04 15:26 -0700
    Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-04 23:33 +0000
      Re: these muslims DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-04 20:48 -0400
        Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-05 14:31 +0000
          Re: these muslims Charlie Croyden <charlescroyden3@gmail.com> - 2015-04-05 07:50 -0700
      Re: these muslims "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-04-05 08:34 -0400
        Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-05 14:11 +0000
        Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-05 12:18 -0600
          Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-05 20:03 +0000
  Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> - 2015-04-05 13:28 -0500
  Radical Muslims, Nazis, KKK are Social Conservatives Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> - 2015-04-05 14:08 -0500
  Re: these muslims Marti van Lin <ml2mst@nospam.indvalid> - 2015-04-12 13:12 +0200
    Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-12 11:29 -0400
      Re: these muslims DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-12 12:54 -0400
        Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-12 15:39 -0400
    Re: these muslims Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-12 13:18 -0400
      Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-12 17:38 +0000
      Re: these muslims ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-04-12 17:48 +0000
        Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-12 18:23 +0000
        Re: these muslims Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-12 16:25 -0400
          Little Beaver Chris Ahlstrom Is Still A Kid. He Likes To Wipe Pee Pees While Reading Mad Magazine. Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-04-12 16:33 -0400
          Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-12 20:51 +0000
        Re: these muslims JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-13 09:19 -0500
      Re: these muslims chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-13 09:22 -0500
    Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-12 10:33 -0700
      Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-12 18:51 +0000
        Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-12 11:55 -0700
          Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-12 19:06 +0000
          Re: these muslims Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-04-12 15:10 -0400
            Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-12 15:59 -0400
              Re: these muslims Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-04-12 16:20 -0400
                Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-12 20:44 -0400
            Re: these muslims JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-13 09:20 -0500
    Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-12 13:09 -0600
    Re: these muslims JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-13 09:18 -0500
      Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-13 12:45 -0400
      Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-13 17:17 +0000
        Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-13 13:23 -0400
      Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-13 12:22 -0600
        Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 11:27 -0700
          Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-13 18:57 +0000
            Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 12:09 -0700
              Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-13 20:35 -0600
                Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 19:51 -0700
                Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 21:03 -0700
                Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 21:04 -0700
            Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 12:10 -0700
              Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-13 19:33 +0000
                Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 12:37 -0700
                Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 13:11 -0700
                Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-14 07:22 +0000
                Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-14 08:45 -0700
                Re: these muslims Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 13:08 -0700
          Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-13 13:04 -0600
            Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 12:08 -0700
              Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-13 20:32 -0600
                Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 19:54 -0700
                Re: these muslims owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-14 07:41 +0000
                Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-14 08:44 -0700
        Re: these muslims Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-13 17:49 -0400
          Re: these muslims GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-13 20:28 -0600
            Re: these muslims Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-13 19:50 -0700

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