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Why Taxes Don't Matter Much Anymore »

• Exactly. Things that can't go on forever.....don't.

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• to me, this government has violated so many of its own rules that it's completely illegitimate.

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Reinventing the Evil Empire »

• Definitely rampant in both parties. We're in a bad place when the so-called "opposition" says absolutely nothing about ending our imperialist foreign policy - military ...

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• no doubt about it!
  
  seems like most everyone in d.c. needs to go too...

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VIDEO: Imperial Storm Troopers in action »

• Free speech, protest, rights? Nah. Unimportant these days. We need more crackdowns, right???

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Judicial Independence: Zero Accountability »

• Yes, stacking is a dangerous threat - a threat that FDR quite famously used in the 1930's.
  
  Basically, a president can threaten to ...

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• right. without some kind of accountability - and impeachment doesn't do the trick - people in power tend to expand their power, and abuse any ...

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• Personally, I think the federal courts are totally out of control. We are a country that's ruled by 9 black-robed deities, and not the plain ...

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• I thought this was another good piece of the article:
  
  "It is past time for we the sovereign people to take responsibility for our ...

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Unsubstantiated, Racist, Character Attacks; Propeller’s Front Page »

• Excellent - then all you'll need to do is make sure that there's no "mccain's a nazi", or "obama's a marxist" articles in the family ...

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• Hey N2N - a good point.
  
  I do believe that what you're referring to is all the more reason to ignore those kinds of ...

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• Yes, someone ask me.....

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• or, is it project ignore?

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• James: Glad you provided some perspective on that. I am happy that Propeller is not playing the role of censor - because then we'd be ...

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• What people, I believe, need to understand is quite simple. An article reaches the home page of propeller based, not on what each of us ...

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The Evil Empire Revisited »

• David, thanks again for your perspective.
  
  I'm sure there's plenty who disagree, but there's also plenty who do see the US as an evil ...

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Ambivalence of War »

• no doubt about it, spade. All through history, the people have been whipped up into a frenzy - to give their lives in service to ...

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• The right plan, in the short term, is the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq. Now. Not when the violence "subsides." Not when ...

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"Stalinist" McCain, GOP try to block Barr from ballot »

• a match made in heaven.....

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Give me Liberty: I want my country back! »

• David, you always have a way with words! I, on the other hand, tend to agree with just about everything in the article.
  
  

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Want Poverty, Oppression and War? Vote Republican! »

• I do believe it's true - but as unpopular as many may take it, I believe it's also true of the democrats.
  
  but, that's ...

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One At A Time Please! »

• Sunday! nah, I want.....wednesday AM......from 2-6am, that is.
  
  Deal?

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• Tom:
  
  Thanks for the follow up. I appreciate your perspective on this - and hope that you'll lean towards the category solution rather than ...

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• Eagle Eye - that's just what I'm getting at in comments above as well. I wouldn't recommend restricting WHO has an article on the front ...

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• AG:
  
  I agree - I rarely go back to "day old" stories myself. But, as far as a business model, it makes sense for ...

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• sure, to a point, but I think it's something that could be developed much further than a simple blog post.

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• Fedquip, I agree that the best stories will find their way to the front.
  
  The algorithm is there to mathematically determine what those ...

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• Some great points Ameliog!
  
  "Hot Stories of the past week" could be a great idea. Or, the last few days....They could set it up ...

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• Jovial:
  
  I do think that the goal that Tom and the rest of the propeller team has here is good - the goal of ...

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• Tim:
  
  Some interesting comments. I too, enjoy the recommendations that we had at the top.
  
  But, the essential question is this - is ...

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• David, I agree. Increasing memership and improving the algorithm rather than trying to limit stories, is a far better method.
  
  I'm quite disappointed in ...

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• Eh. I'll be one to dissent on this one. Personally, I thought the algorithm that had been developed here had some very positive ideas. But, ...

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Blockades and Sanctions: Acts of War »

• Just to add, another interesting article (and a little more in depth) on the topic of the Constitution and war powers:
  
  http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/08/21/understanding-the-constitution-the-executive-branch-and-war-powers/

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• David, I appreciate your perspective, even though I tend to agree more (but not fully) with the author's position.
  
  Personally, I believe that ...

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Two-Cent Pennies: a Window on Inflation »

• seems to me that some of the biggest empires in history collapsed because their currencies were debased....

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What happens when we borrow trillions to pay interest? »

• possibly. seems to me that they're intentionally driving our economy to the brink....

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Nancy Pelosi, the Author's Tour and Impeachment »

• Seems to me that Nancy's got plenty - doing what she does in the face of all this popular opposition. what a criminal.....

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