Well- Yelnoc and I will be speaking on issues particularly relevant to labor and our positions on gay rights and drugs may have been of interest to some left wing voters but you didn't see me calling a timeout when you were pushing Labor to endorse...

Odd that you were all in favor of the Labor party jumping the gun and endorsing but to each his own!

When the time comes- Mr. Chairman- I'd love the chance to address the Bloc...I'm sure that will be closer to the election

A masterpiece!

You have kids?

Nay- I'm voting with the intention to propose an amendment to Polnut's budget

Could be at a bar... could be getting intimate with my lady... could be using my Netflix...
Who am I kidding- I have nothing to do!

Pragmatic

Thank you very much- TJ!

Horrible...except in this case

Ron Paul after being asked by reporter why he is still running for President

Endorsed

And you think this is a bad thing? If some one provides some one else with a "bomb" and the second person attempts to blow up a bridge- is that person NOT a terrorist? And is it not better to have them attempt terror by using fakes which can't hurt a soul then to just wait and see them try the real deal?

Well, I guess technically there is nothing all that wrong with the CIA giving explosives to people and telling them to use them and then arresting them. However, is it not kind of a waste of the CIA's time?

It is a method to identify terrorists in a manner which does not risk the safety of the public... let's say these anarchists went to a different black market arms dealer who wasn't undercover FBI and were able to purchase genuine explosives...people would have likely been killed
As it was- no one was ever in any danger

The Whig platform now includes a line that God gave us the Earth to protect and for future generations to inherit...I voted for that clause and I am proud to act on it here by supporting this bill

I think this is a very well-done review that I see no problems with other then the following...
Ben and I were going to be working on a bill to treat Gaza Strip and West Bank as separate entities for the purpose of this review but if Ben doesn't object- an amendment here may be just fine

I just want to point out we are stuck here debating an amendment about the names of fake airports to a bill about muffins...

Your point being?

My point being this what Tweed and others are discussing- this is the kind of crap that makes this whole thing pointless... I'm not trying to bash you- Alfred- but I'm saying we need to move away from these kinds of bills

1) The CIA gave them a bunch of explosives, taught them how to use them and then arrested them. Thus the CIA can celebrate "catching terrorists."

^This^

And you think this is a bad thing? If some one provides some one else with a "bomb" and the second person attempts to blow up a bridge- is that person NOT a terrorist? And is it not better to have them attempt terror by using fakes which can't hurt a soul then to just wait and see them try the real deal?

King- my bed is one of the few things I splurge on...I think I made a topic about that a while back. If you spend 1/3 of your life in bed- might as well make it as comfy as possible...another third I spend on my La-Z-Boy so I splurged on a new one when I moved

I just want to point out we are stuck here debating an amendment about the names of fake airports to a bill about muffins...

Hahaha ZuWo...

SJoyceFLA and Pingvin- I believe the regions must have power on both issues...an issue we debated shortly after the formation of Right to Life Caucus was that the best hope is to make regional change happen...we recognize that it would be impossible to issue social policy from the capital- Yelnoc is the founder of a party based upon regional autonomy and that is a concept we both support

Happy birthday!

I guess these people want to ruin the credibility of the best role model to come along in sports in a generation...

Ben/Duke

From my time in the Homeowners Association I can tell you- the more petty the office, the more brutal the politics...

Go for it Vosem- and good luck!

Clarence/Yelnoc on Social Issues

Abortion
We are pro-life.  Abortion affects not only the mother, but the unborn life.  Yelnoc and I- and others who are pro-life- believe life begins at conception, and believe it is unethical to terminate an innocent life.  We of course support exceptions for rape, incest, and saving the life of the mother.  I founded the Right to Life Caucus to promote this cause and will not compromise it in my campaign.

Gay Rights
We are strongly in favor of gay rights. This may surprise some people and it is a position that has taken me a lifetime to arrive at.  We believe that being gay is not a choice; it is a trait some one is born with. We support the rights of homosexuals to marry and all legal agreements along with it. We also support the rights of gays to adopt children.  I personally would rather see a child in a home with a loving gay couple then an unsuitable man and woman...or aborted.

Drug Policy
Let's face it, a hit off a joint isn't worse for anyone than the glass of whiskey on the table next to my computer or the Swisher Sweets I used to smoke at work. There is no reason for marijuana to be illegal.  Ultimately, people are responsible for their actions. It should not be legal to drive or operate heavy machinery while under the influence of drugs; so long as taking drugs affects only the user- we are fine, but it must not affect the rest of society.

Yes- I agree