From: krw on
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:28:03 -0700, invalid(a)invalid.invalid wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:22:35 -0700, Jim Thompson
><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com/Snicker> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:03:31 -0800, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Jim Thompson wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:20:32 -0800, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>>> Federal law trumps state law, and most certainly county regs. So, there.
>>>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>>
>>>> ONLY if not Constitutionally forbidden from infringing State's rights.
>>
>>You need to read up. There are _specific_ things SUPPOSED to be left
>>to state's rights.
>>
>>Unfortunately the Constitution has basically become a worthless
>>document :-(
>>
>>Until the next great war. Then "progressives" may be shot on sight...
>>I can hardly wait ;-)
>>
>>(That must be the reason for today's hostility toward me posted
>>here... they know I'm eventually going to get them. What galls them
>>is that they know it'll be legal ;-)
>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Highly doubtful assertion. Case in point: California has rather loose
>>>regs in terms of "medicinal" pot use but the feds don't. There have
>>>regularly been raids here and the local authorities could do nothing
>>>about that. Now I can't recall reading anything about pot in the
>>>constitution ;-)
>>>
>>>As for your question in the other post, amendment 1, quote "Congress
>>>shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
>>>prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
>>>speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
>>>assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
>>>
>>>Freedom of speech means that the listeners also may not be unduly
>>>restricted from hearing such speech. The constitution is not meant to be
>>>a book the size of the tax code, that's why there are federal laws,
>>>regs, codes and so on that (should) take care of the details :-)
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>--
>
>THIS POSTING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ELECTRONICS
>WHERE ARE THE THOUGHT POLICE WHEN YOU NEED THEM?

Washington D.C., but they're hardly needed.
From: Joerg on
Jim Thompson wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:03:31 -0800, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> Jim Thompson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:20:32 -0800, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>> Federal law trumps state law, and most certainly county regs. So, there.
>>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> ONLY if not Constitutionally forbidden from infringing State's rights.
>
> You need to read up. There are _specific_ things SUPPOSED to be left
> to state's rights.
>
> Unfortunately the Constitution has basically become a worthless
> document :-(
>

I doubt that a federal court would let states get away with
second-guessing an agency the size of the FCC.

[...]

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From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on


Jim Thompson wrote:

>
> Unfortunately the Constitution has basically become a worthless
> document :-(
>
> Until the next great war. Then "progressives" may be shot on sight...
> I can hardly wait ;-)
>
> (That must be the reason for today's hostility toward me posted
> here... they know I'm eventually going to get them. What galls them
> is that they know it'll be legal ;-)
>>Freedom of speech means that the listeners also may not be unduly
>>restricted from hearing such speech. The constitution is not meant to be
>>a book the size of the tax code, that's why there are federal laws,
>>regs, codes and so on that (should) take care of the details :-)
>
>
> ...Jim Thompson


BTW, democrates (!) sentenced to death Socrates for being politically
incorrect.

VLV
From: Michael A. Terrell on

invalid(a)invalid.invalid wrote:
>
> THIS POSTING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ELECTRONICS
> WHERE ARE THE THOUGHT POLICE WHEN YOU NEED THEM?


Don't worry. They'll show up if you ever have a thought.


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From: Michael A. Terrell on

invalid(a)invalid.invalid wrote:
>
> THIS POSTING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ELECTRONICS
> WHERE ARE THE THOUGHT POLICE WHEN YOU NEED THEM?


Where is your brain when you need it?


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