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Off-topic Random Thoughts Thread
Phantom909 replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in Off Topic Lounge
why is it an over reaction. ive never ever, nor would i ever say i hate this country. since he is an ultra liberal who is a big supporter of obama, and obama has said he wants to "fundamentally chamge America' You dont fundamentally change anything you love, you might tweek it to make it better, you only fundamentally change what you dont like or hate, so therefore it is not an over reaction joe -
LIRR And MNRR Random Thoughts Thread
Phantom909 replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in MTA Railroads
how much of the couple of billion dollars you have for this joe -
Random Thoughts Thread - Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)
Phantom909 replied to User's topic in Nassau Inter-County Express
well maybe if the great charlene obernaur would do her thing at jobs with justice, and get you a job so you could afford the lirr, but then why would she, you do her bidding for her for the sham libru bitching about any little thing that goes wrong joe -
Off-topic Random Thoughts Thread
Phantom909 replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in Off Topic Lounge
thanksgiving is always the 4th thursday in november joe -
Off-topic Random Thoughts Thread
Phantom909 replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in Off Topic Lounge
well if all the people who said they were moving out of the country if bush won, we wouldnt have obama today, which in my opinion would be perfect. now for the secession movement, there is nothing in the constitution that allows or forbids secession. now when the south seceded prior to the civil war, they used the part of the declaraton of independence that says "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and to institute new government." Lincoln did not agree with that, he used a part of the Articles of confederation which said 'articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the states of new hampshire, massachusetts-bay, Rhode island and Providence plantations,connecticuit, New york, New jersey,pennsylvania, Delaware, maryland,, virginia, North carolina, South Carolina and Georgia" Now in the 1869 Supreme Court Decision in Texas v White, which was about Texas selling US Government Bonds that they held, during the civil war, texas sold them, In the majority opinion by chief Justice Solomon Chase, who was Secretary of the Treasury in the Lincoln administration, chase used Lincoln`s interpretation of the constitution saying that the phrase "to form a more perfect union" meant what the Articles of Confederation said by calling the union perpetual. he wrote that since texas entered a perpetual union, the secession was unconstitutional so therefore they were still a part of the Union, during the Civil War so any decision by Texas, excluding civil cases like marraiges, civil matters,, etc were null and void. Many constitutional scholars are troubled by the decision because while texas used a part of a document that s an official government document (The Declaration) Chase used a part of a document that is not an official document (The articles) and took a liberal interpretation of the phrase "a more perfect union" That said, in 1870, President Grant signed an act that re-admitted Texas to the Union. so we have 2 branches of the federal government contradicting each other. Now In my opinion, states that have secession movements, that use territory that was either purchased or annexed by the United States cant secede because the land was part of the United states already before that state entered the union. Texas on the other hand is different. Texas was an independent country from 1836-1845 before they voluntarilly joined the union. Therefore the Texas secession movement claims that since Texas joined voluntarilly, they can leave voluntarilly. it will be interesting to see what happens. joe -
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Phantom909 replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in Off Topic Lounge
agreed, but thats the way so called journalism works today. they sit on their high horses everyday and pick out who to take down and who to prop up everyday. its summed up perfectlly in a line from the movie "The Natural" when the reporter max mercy (played by robert duvall) when he said to roy hobbs (played by robert redford) "It doesnt matter, whether youre a hero or a goat today, youre gonna make me a great story tomorrow" joe -
Random Thoughts Thread - Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)
Phantom909 replied to User's topic in Nassau Inter-County Express
here ya go http://suffolktransithistory.angelfire.com/retired-buses.html joe -
Random Thoughts Thread - Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)
Phantom909 replied to User's topic in Nassau Inter-County Express
ill donate too without bringing it up. i just wish the ones who complain can come up with a feasible plan. joe -
Random Thoughts Thread - Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)
Phantom909 replied to User's topic in Nassau Inter-County Express
Nassau County is $310,000,000 in debt, where would the money be coming from? Joe -
Random Thoughts Thread - Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)
Phantom909 replied to User's topic in Nassau Inter-County Express
define "F*cking ridiculous amount' Joe -
my last sentence is a simple one, as you have seen, trainmaster5 and i have had a spirited debate, mostly about FDR, we both have bought up the same points, which we both learned in new york city high schools, even though we disagree on FDT`s legacy, i respect his views because he processed his opinions, like i did mine, with all the facts that were given to us, my point was, if you werent taught all the facts, like we were, then basically you werent taught, you were indoctrinated into what the education system wants you to know, that sir is a crime. joe
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thats my whole point, kids today arent taught about our history, thats a crime in my opinion, if the kids dont know all history and just taught snippets, they arent equipped to make their own judgements. thats the way education and big government like it joe