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Response to: france Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

I think that the "France Bans The Word Email!" thread is full of views on France, and any should be moved into that thread and not posted in a new one.

Response to: Prototype Abortion Rant Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 11:48 AM, Ted_Easton wrote: That's terrific Judge. Mind if I send a copy to chick.com?

Do you know how many tens of thousands of error messages I had to face to get here? Anyway, if you're serious about this, by all means do it. But do me a massive favor and touch up some of the points you've brought up, since NG does not give me the ability to do so.

Response to: Prototype Abortion Rant Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 03:05 PM, Slizor wrote: A few points
And what was the other thing.....umm. Oh yeah, you rely on Supreme Court rulings as to prove a point. Being a law doesn't make something moral.

True, but the fact that it's a law makes it legal. But I like your reviews, Slizor, and I'll change it accordingly.

Response to: Bush hates your freedom Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

John Ashcroft doesn't like your freedoms. On a related note, am I the only one scared to death of Dick Cheney? He looks like he's going to launch nuclear weapons at any given moment.

Response to: - The Regulars Lounge Thread - Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

Here comes Judge with images from the other side. The pictures of dead Odai and Qusay Hussein.

Caution: If you're a wuss and never seen a Schwarzenegger movie, this may offend.

http://ogrish.com/index2.php?view=1&id=233

Response to: softdrugs legal or not? Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

I've not let the "accident" with my friend bias me. However, I simply can not sit here and say that drugs like cocaine, marijuana, meth, peyote, or even the recently legalized in Europe alcohol Absinthe, serve some beneficial purpose to our society. I can say on both a moral and legal ground that I personally have never seen the purpose of such drugs in my own life. I can not speak for those who use Peyote as a religous tool, because I will just use the honor system and assume they aren't peddling it to others. I can simply say that, as an individual, I have seen no need to risk potential mental or physical harm over a substance that I felt I have never really "needed" in any sense of the word.

I can understand how some are so aggressively pushing for the legalization of Marijuana. However, there have simply not been enough long-term tests, both faulting the government for limiting the ability to test and the users for creating the necessity to test, to prove that Marijuana works either way. However, in the short term anyway, it's shown that Marijuana harms the body. The other problem with this is that some of the people, some, pushing for the legalization of Marijuana, are also making outlandish claims such as legalizing ecstacy and LSD. I don't care what people say about LSD being able to take you to a higher plane of thought -- it burns your brain to hell.

Response to: What to do for Homeless? Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 11:25 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
At 7/24/03 10:39 AM, Ted_Easton wrote: First, what is currently being done across the world for them, and which method is best? How can we improve upon it? Change it? What is the ideal solution to homelessness (a viable one, please).
Well, i like the rehab method. Most homeless pople are on drugs, and they need to get off thembefore they can hold down a job. They then need an education, and get to work and help the economy.

Now I think that's a huge generalization to say that most homeless people are on drugs. I don't think drugs would be as much of a problem as hygeine and medical care that they would need before gaining job training and entering the working class. Are there any actual figures on how prevalent the drug problem is among the homeless community? I figure that'd be a pretty hard one to poll.

Response to: - The Regulars Lounge Thread - Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 11:26 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
At 7/24/03 11:17 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: Grr...he just wanted to be JudgeMeHarshX.
AmericanBADASS needs a weeks banning, for that comment in the topic to do with Young Girls in South Africa being Raped.

Ironically enough, it was about the subject of ignorance. Now, everyone get to my abortion rant and poke holes in it so I can make it more solid when it comes time to actually put this up for whatever I plan to do with it.

Prototype Abortion Rant Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

I have been moved by recent discussions, events, Supreme Court rulings, and other such discussions on the subject of a woman's right to abort a fetus within her body. I have been moved enough to spend some time in front of this computer penning down my views on it, which will no doubt garner hate and the usual Christian coalition of ToD members to gnaw at my ankles with bitter rebuttals. Allow me to begin:

Abortion is legal as it stands right now in the United States of America. This was decided by the case of Roe v. Wade, a case that has sat as a landmark for civil liberties and individual rights for decades. As some would later argue, partial birth abortion, or the act of removing a very developed fetus halfway out of the mother and using a vacuum rod to remove the brain and crush the skull, is illegal. However, again Pro-Life lobbyists were proven wrong in Stenberg v. Carhart, which declared that Partial Birth Abortions are legal forms of abortions, and can or can not be performed at the consent of the abortionist at hand. This is where the Christian coalition, Pat Robertson and his army, get very, very upset. They say, many times they say, "Abortion is a sin against God, who should be the only man with power enough to take life away. This raises two points within me:

I. It's quite sexist, Pat Robertson, to assume that god is a man. I remove myself from this debate as, being atheist, I see no point in discussing the sex or sexuality, if any, of god, whom I refer to with lowercase typing because of my faith, or lack of.
II. However compelling the debate may be that aborting a fetus is a sin against god, it holds no water on the political scene. By law there is to be a separation between the Church and the State or Federal Government. This means that however against god it may be, unless factual, solid evidence can be brought forth to prove some other reason why abortion should be illegal, it shall remain legal under 30 years, more or less, of Supreme Court jurisdiction.

Which leads me to another point: murder. I have heard many variations on the same argument, that abortion is murder. However since Roe v. Wade decided that abortion was legal, it also, in turn, decided that a fetus, not being a living human being in its own right, is denied basic human rights. This means that, until birth (which is a Partial Birth Abortion topic I will discuss soon), that fetus is just a life-form living off of the mother, in the womb, with no rights of its own, as decided by the United States government. Now, having established that the fetus is not entitled to human rights, it is well within the mother's rights to grind the fetus up and put it on top of a meatloaf. Granted, this is extreme, but very non-receptive religious people prone to messaging me in the middle of the night need drastic measures.

Partial Birth Abortion has twice gone through Congress as a resolution, and twice been vetoed by former President William Jefferson Clinton. Granted, Bill Clinton, as I am, was a liberal Democrat that ran on the platform of civil liberties for all. He pioneered the fact that the United States government should have no control over the body of a woman, and should not force that woman to act as life support for the church. At this point, normally, I would discuss the validity of an abortion in the case of rape, but since it has already been discussed that abortion is legal and the mother has the ability to abort the child even if no rape has been committed, that point is moot.

There was a girl I spoke to once, hardly 16 years old, which, more or less, is what I am. She told me two things: one was that rape is the fault of the woman, the second is that we should not be allowed abortions because dogs and cats are not allowed abortions. This struck me as the most idiotic thing I have ever heard. Granting human rights to dogs would free up granting human rights to anything, which in a sense means that a human male could marry a canine female. But not if it was a canine male, because the United States government still has issues recognizing same-sex marriage, although it is the same principle as abortion, as legal.

So I end quickly, as I am anxious to see what views I get, with a simple statement. From 1938 to 1945, Nazist Germany, the Dachau Concentration Camp specifically, forced artificially insemenated women and women that were victims of rape to carry their children to term against their will, effectively giving civil liberties an execution, which is also what was in store for mother and child once the infant reached a certain age. If we abolish the right of a woman to control the functions of her body, we have destroyed the civil liberties this nation is built on, and the grounds that the Bill of Rights and Constitution had been laid upon. We must always move forward with democracy and freedom of choice, even if, at times, we disagree. That is the price of democracy.

(Note: This is strictly a first-draft, and I'd like it to be picked and poked at by everyone who has an opinion on the subject so I can make it more professional, correct, up-to-date, and truthful)

Response to: laws that make you say wtf Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 10:08 AM, D2KVirus wrote:
At 7/24/03 10:02 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote:
A photo of Jonathan King (preferably with the rainbow afro) would've done the job better. See?

Do forgive me, but I'm not familiar? Allow me to go research this.

Response to: What to do for Homeless? Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

We've recently been attempting, in the United States at least, and Indiana specifically, to reach out to the homeless and see if we can find them some job training and things of the like through...ah, the name of the mission eludes me for the moment. However, as was said in the other thread, some homeless people, given the chance to work, would decline. This was the major problem in my Prototype Homeless Plan I was running over for Mock Congress. Yep, I'm one of those nerds. ANYWAY, the situation is complicated because, recently, a lot of jobs have been laid off, and I honestly believe that some of the people out on the street would rather be there than suffer through the long lines to get checks from unemployment.

It just comes down to the fact that you can lead a Ted to a goat, but you can't make him love it.

Response to: The George Bush Show 3 controversy Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

Ah ah ah, in the words of Lewis Black, it staggers the mind.

Response to: Guns and their uses... Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 10:05 AM, AmericanBADASS wrote:
At 7/24/03 10:00 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: He's just going down the list, making himself look like a fool in every single category humanly possible.
Holy shit, are you that lame that you have no sense of humor? you need to get a life, what do you do sit on newgrounds all day? over 2,000 posts. your the fool. Probly a fat little fuck that thinks he knows what he's talking about.

Speaking of which, we're all going to celebrate my 2,000 posts by...getting rid of people like this. And no, even though you can't read it, I'm not a fat little fuck. I've actually worked myself down to quite decent looking if I do say so myself. Mwaha.

Response to: - The Regulars Lounge Thread - Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

Thanks, Ted, for cleaning up on that AmericanBADASS person. Heh, he sent me a few AIM threats, but it's just one of those fools you have to deal with, you know? Man, I wish I'd have been able to ban him after that. Grr...he just wanted to be JudgeMeHarshX.

Response to: laws that make you say wtf Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

You sick bastard. Who could ever love a pedophile? I spit in the face of anyone who could find a pedophile respectable or good in any way. Tee-hee.

laws that make you say wtf

Response to: Guns and their uses... Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

He's just going down the list, making himself look like a fool in every single category humanly possible.

Response to: The George Bush Show 3 controversy Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 09:19 AM, AmericanBADASS wrote: Fuck that sinistercat don't ever appologize to a liberal uh um im sorry I mean a communist :) Just shoot them in the back of the head and call it a day.

There goes taking this moron seriously.

Response to: Fun Fact! Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 09:09 AM, -PZY- wrote:
At 7/24/03 08:52 AM, Slizor wrote:
It's the same in Britain. It's one of Thatcher's reforms, which was meant to promote competition.
That dosen't suprise me, as the Norwegian laws and rules is from anywhere else than Norway. Why create new ones when there is already rules and laws?

What bothers me is that it's slowly getting to be every nation allowing same-sex marriages to some extent, while the United States still holds off.

Response to: Raping children to prevent AIDS? Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 08:10 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
At 7/23/03 07:44 PM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote:
Judge, please don't say you agree with Wades 'Battele Royale' Theory.

Now you see why I don't want to be JMHX.

Of course! It'd be grand entertainment.

Response to: Shooting Hobos Made Legal Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 08:21 AM, bumcheekcity wrote: Nice post, ninja, the only problem is that some of these people don't care. If you gave them help they turn it down, all they want is enough food to get through the day and most homeless people turn to crime, usually as a way fo funding drug addictions.

We've had a problem here recently with homeless people commiting crimes that will get them put in jail for the winter months so they don't freeze to death.

Response to: - The Regulars Lounge Thread - Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 08:58 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
At 7/24/03 08:52 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: I also have to cope with the fact that my political blog is being hacked nearly daily because of the Pro-Abortion essay I put up there.
Your political blog? Where's that? More importantly, what's that?

Well, BCC, if you have AIM or MSN, drop me a message and I'll give you a link. You can still read the entry although the notes have been hacked and I'm waiting on TOD Staff to get that removed. The blog is spiffy, though.

- The Regulars Lounge Thread -

Response to: - The Regulars Lounge Thread - Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 08:55 AM, Slizor wrote: Sorry Judge, Trillian is messed up. I get message noises but no messages. Stupid Trillian.

PS: Your next post is 2000.

I keep forgetting all of my important milestones. This one will have to be #2001 or 2002. Oh well. we'll just catch it on the way to 3,000.

Response to: Saddam's sons were targets in raid Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 08:28 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
At 7/22/03 10:00 PM, 70TA wrote: Thank us for killing those fucking ass holes. Saddam is next.
Thank the Yanks for making sure 5,000 Innocent Civilians are dead too.

Nah nah nah, it's 7,000, because we're soon going to be passing Gulf War I in all aspects of the war. You know, I looked at those pictures from the first Gulf War a few years back, before Clinton's administration ended, and thought "At least we won't do that again."

Heh.

Response to: Conservatives & Liberals Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

::watches on from the wings::

Ooh, well played indeed.

Response to: - The Regulars Lounge Thread - Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 07:53 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
At 7/24/03 06:39 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: YOU DO TOO WANT TO BE TEH JMHX!! HE IS FIFEN!!!1112
Judge... You'll just have to cope with it. I don't want to be JMHX.

I also have to cope with the fact that my political blog is being hacked nearly daily because of the Pro-Abortion essay I put up there.

Response to: Guns and their uses... Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

This is bugging me to high heaven: In my last post "weren't" should be "wasn't"

Response to: Guns and their uses... Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

If Norway weren't so damn...boring they'd be in line to set a world example.

Response to: Raping children to prevent AIDS? Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

At 7/24/03 06:56 AM, misterx2000 wrote: I heard a story about this S. African man (prolly white, but not sure, anyway...) who raped a 1 year old baby girl. 1 year old. Needless to say she was badly hurt.
How can they have beliefs like this?

That depends on if he had AIDS or not. Or maybe just as an excuse (Note: there's no such thing as what I'm about to say) an excuse to rape someone and satisfy his sadistic urges.

Response to: laws that make you say wtf Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

You know, I just had to look back at the title of the thread and laugh. Laws that make you say wtf.

It's illegal to eat garlic and ride the trolley within 30 minutes of each other in Indiana. Of course, we don't have any trolleys around here, so it's pretty much a moot point.

Response to: Fun Fact! Posted July 24th, 2003 in Politics

In related news, Geneva was rated one of the most expensive places to live by TIME Magazine.