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- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -12/+113FactCheck: Promised to repeal Patriot Act, then voted for it. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
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He accidentally the constitution. - Zincyams, on 11/10/2008, -2/+95Always good to have all of a politician's standpoints on one page, no matter what side you're on.
Bookmarked. - kaod, on 11/10/2008, -1/+48i was naive to think obama articles would decrease after the election wasn't i?
- mhmandthen, on 11/10/2008, -4/+39I like the part where he's for decriminalizing marijuana.
- mhmandthen, on 11/10/2008, -4/+26Did I mention meth in my post?
Meth is one of the most harmful drugs out there.
Weed, on the other hand, has many different medical uses, and is nowhere near as harmful as other drugs that are used on a much larger scale.
Also, source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQr9ezr8UeA - Wargala, on 11/11/2008, -11/+33Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions. (Jul 1998)
# FactCheck: Yes, Obama endorsed Illinois handgun ban. (Apr 2008)
# Respect 2nd Amendment, but local gun bans ok. (Feb 2008)
Doesn't sound like he "respects" the Second Amendment at all. - OstrakonX, on 11/10/2008, -1/+22There was a 200 billion dollar surplus when Bush took office. That's the money he used to give everyone that "rebate" everyone loved him for.
- identitymatrix, on 11/10/2008, -0/+19It was right there on that site for months. During the primaries I used it a lot to quickly gauge where the candidates stood on various issues.
- MercyPolitics, on 11/10/2008, -2/+21Did I mentioned that the site was new in my intro? No, but it is obviously new on Digg and I think it is quite helpful.
- DonWigler, on 11/11/2008, -5/+22Why is gun rights not listed under civil rights?
- inactive, on 11/11/2008, -0/+14Because the very document that is the law of the ***** land gives us the right to own them. I dont give a ***** if you dont like it, its called a RIGHT for a reason.
Why do we need a right to free speech? Most of the people using that right are annoying ***** ***** doing things like recruiting for the KKK. Lets just ban that too, since its OK to ignore other parts of the Bill of Rights as Obama sees fit. - tactics2, on 11/11/2008, -0/+14Most self-defense cases involving firearms never make it into the FBI crime statistics because a shot is never fired. Scumbags see a gun and run away. Numerous interviews have been done with prison inmates and the result is unanimous; the only thing criminals are afraid of is getting shot by potential victims.
- yazheirx, on 11/11/2008, -1/+15I just hope he leaves it as a states issue. If you want to see how banning guns reduces violence just try living in south Chicago, where hand guns (and several other gun types) are banned. Yet it fights Gary Indiana and Detroit for the murder capital of the U.S.
Guns don't make criminals and gangs. Gangs and criminals find ways to get guns. - wishninja, on 11/10/2008, -0/+14It is a very popular website that has been around for a long time. They have been featured in many national news papers and magazines. You must be new to the Internets.
- sparsely, on 11/11/2008, -0/+13Primarily because armed revolution is a people's only real defense or recourse to a government which not only fails to listen to them, represent them, and continues to squelch their liberties.
- thepeacemaker, on 11/10/2008, -12/+25Most people on digg realize that McCain/Palin ticket was the least desirable option hence the support for Obama. However the idea of digg-activism is not to get a particular person in office but rather to achieve certain goals - fiscal discipline, end of foreign adventures, etc. Quite a few of Obama's actions have been a definite source of concern.
* Talking about handing Jerusalem to Israel as if it was his father's heirloom.
* Not letting former President Carter address the democratic party convention because of Carter's criticism of Israel.
* Picking Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff - a die-hard supporter of Israel, a country roundly criticized for its violations of human rights and illegal occupation.
* Picking Sonal Shah as an adviser - an active member of an organization called VHP that is responsible for brutal massacre of thousands of Muslims and Christians (as recently as last month) in India. - dannyboy3020, on 11/11/2008, -2/+15The whole thing?
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -1/+13can't argue there.
- mikbunn, on 11/10/2008, -1/+13"Deal with street-level drug dealing as minimum-wage affair."
I know all those words, but that sentence doesn't make sense. Is he saying drug dealing is a result of a low minimum wage? - oldhick, on 11/10/2008, -0/+12Abortion is the first issue listed...
- cnot3, on 11/11/2008, -2/+13I wish I could digg you twice.
- Blamedbore, on 11/10/2008, -6/+17As a socialist, it would be awesome if Obama were a compatriot socialist, but he isn't.
It's odd, I never thought I'd be so happy over a center-right candidate being elected. - smotpoker, on 11/10/2008, -3/+14Because the *only* way to stimulate the economy is to invest in finite resources and corrupt multi-billion dollar corporations, right?
- Wargala, on 11/11/2008, -0/+9@nights
Why do you need the freedom of speech? Freedom of religion? That's right, because it's in the Constitution. I don't infringe on your rights, so you don't get to infringe on mine.
Don't want guns in the home? Fine, don't have them in YOUR home.
Besides, the Supreme Court has already rules that gun ownership is an INDIVIDUALS RIGHT! - Xfer00, on 11/11/2008, -0/+9That's not how natural human rights protected by the constitution work.
Why do you need right to free speech? I don't understand this fascination with speaking freely and without consequence, why the ***** do you need to have free speech? Clearly since I don't understand it, you shouldn't have it.
This nation was founded on the idea that every American citizen should be able to do whatever they want as long as it does not harm another person. I don't see how my possession of firearms for recreational target shooting in remote areas and at designated firing ranges harms any other person, American or otherwise, in any way what-so-ever. It's thus my natural right to practice such a hobby; remember kids, the constitution keeps the Government from stepping on our rights, it does not grant us our rights.
When your freedom of speech is gone, you'll be wishing I had my right to bear arms to give it back to you. - mophreo, on 11/11/2008, -1/+10"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
- Anthrax704, on 11/10/2008, -0/+9wow... it's the first issue and you miss it. Did you even open the link??
- Zippo, on 11/10/2008, -11/+19Obama seems to be an overall progressive and intelligent guy. Things bode well.
- goldylocks7621, on 11/11/2008, -1/+9Damning facts like this are nothing to the TRUE BELIEVERS. They'd say, dude whatever, what would you rather have McCain?(their standard fallback).
- geesamba, on 11/11/2008, -0/+8Technology:
# Ensure net neutrality: no corporate-tiered Internet. (Jan 2007) - inactive, on 11/10/2008, -1/+9Thanks Mercy useful information...
- harrisbradley, on 11/11/2008, -1/+9And on the flip-side Israel recognized them all over the place for 6 days back in 1967. I say 'flip-side' because it's a coin with two faces.
- jhbarr, on 11/11/2008, -3/+11How about when China gets out of Tibet, the US out of Iraq, Indonesia out of Western New Guinea, Russia out of Georgia, etc we will talk about Israel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_occu ... - jhbarr, on 11/11/2008, -0/+8He already stated he will tell the DEA to leave medical marijuana facilities alone in states where they are legal, so it is not that much further to get to federal decriminalization. What your state does is your problem.
- Zippo, on 11/10/2008, -3/+11Actually, yes, there was a surplus thanks to Clinton. Bush sunk the economy into a hole.
- Spoomeister, on 11/11/2008, -0/+7Yes-you-were, yes-you-were, yes-you-were
- madeingermany, on 11/10/2008, -2/+9Gays on the other hand welcome the republican intrusion into their life.
- inactive, on 11/11/2008, -1/+8That has been their fallback for the entire campaign.
If you mention a third-party candidate, you're immediately called an idiot because you "wasted" your vote.
They crack me up. - OstrakonX, on 11/10/2008, -1/+8I... think so.
Makes sense. Why work at Burger King for a pittance when you can make much more with really very little risk in most places selling pot. - Audiophile44, on 11/11/2008, -4/+10try to say something anti-obama on digg? HAH.
for the record, I dugg you up. - Leviathan433, on 11/11/2008, -0/+6you are an idiot
- cnot3, on 11/11/2008, -1/+7IDK why you are getting dugg down, what you are saying is true. Local gun bans subjugate the authority of the Constitution, it is the supreme law of the land and local laws cannot violate any portion of the Bill of Rights. If there were local laws abridging freedom of speech or right to free assembly, I'm sure the liberals would be up in arms... well since they have no guns I guess they wouldn't, but you get my point! The second amendment is the final and most extreme check on the federal government, and don't tell me that a rifle doesn't stand a chance against an M1 tank, a determined sniper can cause plenty of havoc, and a country full of determined riflemen can bring an end to tyranny, as we saw once before.
- antonio97b, on 11/11/2008, -2/+8 my favorite quote from the site
"Barack Obama on Drugs" - sp1b07, on 11/11/2008, -0/+6Wow...
Hopefully you will never need a gun. Hopefully we will never have to truely fight for our rights again. Hopefully no one will break into your house and rape your mom and wife. Hopefully someone who doesnt care about the law wont get an illegal gun and shoot you.
Your naive to think that our bill of rights isn't there for a reason. I guess you think our founding fathers were primitive men that lived in the old times... Guess what your not the super evolved person you think you are. Technology might not of been where it is at now, but they still dealt with the same concepts as we do... Value your rights, dont give them away. - ideasware, on 11/11/2008, -1/+7Most human beings can understand defending themselves against those who want to kill you too.
Ms. JIDF, I believe you are making two mistakes:
1) you fail to fairly account for the tough decisions Israel has to make. Israel, as a nation (with some exceptions among individuals of course) would prefer peaceful coexistence, and would sacrifice to bring this about. But when faced IN REALITY with a choice between allowing terrorists to attack them from within, or draconian and sometimes unfortunate methods to suppress the terrorists, they make the tough but correct choice to stop the terrorists. It's up to the Palestinian side to give Israel the room to accomodate them. That can only happen if they take the moral high grouund, not the low ground they currently hold fast to.
2) you allow yourself to easily adopt PC views. That's fine when decisions don't matter. But I suspect you're mature enough to realize that's just puffery in this case. I suspect you could do better. If you care about helping the Palestinians, you have to look harder and more bravely.
And btw, of course, "recognize" in this context means "give the status of equal nation in the community of nations, entitled to sovereignty and peace". It would be wise and profitable for Palestine to recognize Israel. - inactive, on 11/11/2008, -2/+7Only some people thought RP was a decent candidate.
Personally I would never vote for the guy considering his stances on the financing of scientific and medical research, and his stance on the FDA, DOE, and his "Sanctity of Life" act. - jhbarr, on 11/11/2008, -0/+5@centerblack
Fine, they have grievances. The Palestinians were also more than willing to sell land to the Jews throughout that period. The original 1948 borders were predominantly Jewish. The Israeli's won multiple wars, that they did not start, and that is how they got the current borders. Usually, the winners of a war set the terms.
But that is besides the point. It is now 60 years later. At least two generations have passed. Complaining about what the UN did in 1948 is ridiculous. - Gemfinder, on 11/10/2008, -3/+8"• Miscegenation a felony in 1960 when Obamas practiced it. (Aug 1996)"
Watch, someone's going to call him out because his (deceased) parents committed a felony 48 years ago. -
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