How about you go actually read the order, read up on what executive orders are, and then get back to us?Originally Posted by Cheezymadman
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How about you go actually read the order, read up on what executive orders are, and then get back to us?
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How about you come down from that cross, take off your tinfoil hat, and stop searching for black helicopters?
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Right. How about you go read the damn order, and tell me exactly where I'm wrong about what it says?
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I chuckled.
Bye!
That sounded funny.
Last edited by Lethe°; 22nd-July-2007 at 15:34.
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No, seriously, how about you quit trying to stroke your e-penis and look at this objectively for a moment? You're honestly not worried in the slightest that anyone even suspected of plotting violent acts (which is wonderfully vague in itself) can immediately have everything taken away from them without so much as a hint of proof? Come on, think about it a little. There's no definition given of what you need to be doing in order to be considered a 'threat'. So, in terms of potential power granted, this isn't really too far away from being a legal dictatorship: anyone who those in power deem as being a threat can effectively be declared an enemy and ruined, with no need for any evidence whatsoever.
I'm not saying that the US government will use this act for its potentially more nefarious applications if it's passed. And I hate stupid conspiracy theories as much as the next person; I'm not trying to suggest that if this act is passed, the US will immediately collapse into tyranny. But I think we ought to have learned by now that acts like this just shouldn't be passed. The potential for abuse is just far too great. I normally shy away from topics like this, but even I can see that this is just an absolutely awful, and potentially extremely dangerous, proposition.
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I chuckled.
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No, Melody (whoever you are, and how you have mod after only being here a few month is beyond me, but whatever), I'm not worried about that. You know why?
Because I'm not some activist dumbass that spouts off at the mouth about "bringing down the machine" or "stopping the war mongers" or some propagandist bullshit like that.
I'm not for the war (not particularly against it, either), but I'm not about to go to a rally and scream for impeachment.
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I'm sure this won't pass through congress anyways. That's what checks and balances are supposed to be for.
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Okay? Who's that?
Yes, I get it, Melody and Harmony. Still doesn't explain who either is.
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Oh lord. Melody IS Harmony. Melody is now Harmony's permanent account.
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Why the change?
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Elin.
They're both Elin.
EDIT- April Fools prank. Cyber made some comment about how he'd have liked to use his alternate for the prank but didn't, then Harmony made Melody and posted.
And he's been using Mel ever since.
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