Why America makes me angry sometimes

[marshlander]

Im only 14, and im smarter than most people. No, Obama is not greater than Jesus. No, its not fair that my dad gets a 20% pay cut so unemployed people can have it. Its like i get an A. Bob over here fails. Well, the principal gives us both a C. Neither of us go to college

Good job you're smarter than most of us. It sounds like you might need it if you ever decide you want to work out who's lying to you.

Good luck, kk95

[sox-and-the-city]

Im only 14, and im smarter than most people.

And modest, too

I jest, i jest.

[boxerdc]

Im only 14, and im smarter than most people. No, Obama is not greater than Jesus. No, its not fair that my dad gets a 20% pay cut so unemployed people can have it. Its like i get an A. Bob over here fails. Well, the principal gives us both a C. Neither of us go to college

And 14 year old... WTF does this have to do with anything that's been discussed here? If you're smarter than most people, I would think that you'd bother to actually read a thread and post a reply that was pertinent rather than some silly "fox-speak"..

[kotorkid95]

No, i dont have time to read 8 pages of posts. Im just saying people need to pay more attention. Im not saying Obama sucks, im just saying hes not "all that". And thats why America makes me angry. See? It ties into the topic

[Rychard the Lionheart]

Originally Posted by kotorkid95
Im only 14, and im smarter than most people. No, Obama is not greater than Jesus. No, its not fair that my dad gets a 20% pay cut so unemployed people can have it. Its like i get an A. Bob over here fails. Well, the principal gives us both a C. Neither of us go to college

Where does your dad work to get a 20% pay cut? Are we talking about him paying more tax which the government can use the extra cash to pay out more benefits so at least the people who have been made umemployed by the reccession can live. At 14 you are still at school and your parents are feeding and clothing you, also you are living rent free and getting pocket money to spend on yourself. When you get older and have to fend for yourself, you will see life in the real world a lot different.

No, i dont have time to read 8 pages of posts.

Try to read the 8 pages on this thread it will improve your education and make you understand what the thread has been about. Your comment regarding Obama as being not the favourite of everyone is right, some love him other hate him. He is a supporter of the gay community, he says but if congress or the senate will not support him then he is screwed, he can not change the laws of the USA without them.

[kotorkid95]

Aw crap, you're kind of right. Hes a correctional officer at a prison, on the verge of getting fired. Who needs him when they are laying off people, not hiring. And i'll be fine, i went through almost every scenario for a while. I know what car to buy, where to live, what i'll be (theres a high demand for them=guaranteed job), what classes to take, etc. But enough about me, lets talk about America.

[marshlander]

Meanwhile, back at the discussion

Ecrasez l'infame

Wish I was clever enough to write like that

[Rychard the Lionheart]

Hill Republicans join fight against D.C. gay marriage.

Article taken from the Washington Post website today.

By Tim Craig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 7, 2010

Republican congressional leaders have joined local activists in a court fight to allow voters to decide whether same-sex marriage should be legal in the District, underscoring the continued uncertainty surrounding the issue.

Same-sex marriage supporters and opponents faced off in D.C. Superior Court for a hearing Wednesday on whether the city should be required to allow a ballot initiative that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman.

Thirty-nine GOP legislators, including 37 members of the House and two senators, James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), have filed an amicus brief supporting a public vote on the issue. The House members include Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.).

The filing asserts that the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics exceeded its authority by ruling twice that a public vote would discriminate against gay men and lesbians.

The court challenge comes as the Democrat-controlled Congress begins to consider whether to allow D.C. Council legislation legalizing same-sex marriage to become law. The measure has been signed by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D).

"As members of the District's ultimate legislative body, amici are concerned about the extent of the District's delegated legislative authority, the preservation of Congress's constitutional authority, and the interpretation of home rule," the brief states.
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Same-sex marriage supporters and some D.C. Republicans expressed outrage over the federal lawmakers' decision to become involved in the court challenge.

Sultan Shakir, a regional field director for the Human Rights Campaign, noted that many House Republicans have long argued against giving District residents full voting rights in Congress.

"It is ironic that nearly all of the 39 representatives and senators that signed the brief have done everything in their power before to deny voting rights to D.C. residents," Shakir said. "I don't know if they have had a sudden change of heart on D.C. voting rights or, more likely, they are just playing politics and once again meddling in home rule."

A spokesman for Cantor did not return calls seeking comment.

The court brief was filed even though several D.C. GOP leaders, including local party Chairman Robert J. Kabel, had asked national Republicans to stay out of the controversy.

"The Republican Party I am a member of is dedicated to allowing local rule and respecting the thoughts of individuals," said Kristopher J. Baumann, a local GOP activist who is also active in the Fraternal Order of Police. "I find it ironic they would come out squarely against the wishes of the local party."

Paul Craney, executive director of the D.C. Republican committee, declined to comment.

Same-sex marriage opponents, however, said their rights are the ones being violated.

In two rulings since June, the election board has said a referendum cannot be held because the 1977 Human Rights Act protects gays and other minority groups from discrimination.

But Bishop Harry Jackson, pastor of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, and other opponents note that the provision of the law in question was crafted in 1977, long before same-sex marriage was an issue.

Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3), a constitutional law professor at George Washington University, said she thinks same-sex marriage opponents could prevail in court.

"I certainly don't think it's a frivolous claim," said Cheh, one of 11 council members who voted to legalize same-sex marriage. "I would hope, obviously, it doesn't come out that way . . . but in these kinds of things, there is always an opportunity for people to make arguments."

Another fence to jump folks.

[fredv3b]

Rychard,

Let us be thankful that they are not trying to Congress to veto the law, or, more likely, that they think that such an attempt would fail.

[Rychard the Lionheart]

Current United States Senators

There are 58 Democrats, 40 Repulicans and 2 independents in the Senate as of September 25, 2009.

The religous make up is as follows;

27 Roman Catholics
14 Presbytians
13 Jewish
9 Baptists
9 Methodists
5 LDS (both UTAH Senators are)
6 Episcopalians
4 Lutherans
13 Others

One Senator is not saying and not one atheist in the bunch. :frown: