Because, if every bit of legislation passed in the last hundred years was put to a strict constitutional test and found to not be within the powers of congress to legislate the libertarians would win. Then again, maybe that's not a bad thing.

What does that say about your sister? And can I get her number?

So... is there a test that can be performed in the field to see if the subject has this specific gene combo? Say something you could add to a drink (or spike the bars ice supply with) that would react and turn the drink blue to identify the trait and safe the rest of us guys a few hours of effort? I suppose you could also market the test to couples thinking of an exclusive relationship.

Just thinking out loud, ignore me.

If that's what you get from what I said then any reasonable argument I might offer is lost on you.

and here I thought she resigned because the avalanche of baseless lawsuits was impacting her ability to do her job.

While I didn't read every post on this article, this is the first one I've seen that is objective. Regardless of her qualifications, an evil part of me wants her to win the nomination and Presidency, simply so I can watch the nervous breakdown of some of my liberal friends. Sometimes that same part of me will mention Bush and WMD to get them all worked up like terriers.

She's hated because the media told us we should hate her. I don't really see any other reason why she would be so hated. I don't know if she's libertarian or fiscally conservative enough for my tastes.

It's asshats like this moron who give Republicans a bad name. Most of the conservatives I know are way closer to Libertarian views on personal liberty than anything else, especially when I'm done with 'em.

You might check out UMA or wifi-calling that Tmob has on some of their handsets. I use it on my G2 and it's beautiful for voice and SMS (Not MMS).

I call about every 6 months to see if there is a faster package for my DSL line. It's still locked down to 1.5m/768k. The wireless ISP gives me 6m/1.5m. It's frustrating to not even get real DSL speeds, I guess it's one of the prices to pay for living rural outside a small town.

Good! If more people took as much interest in politics as you do, we might actually get back to "government of the people, by the people and for the people". We also might get a candidate worth voting for, instead of the collection we've had for the past 20 something years.

Only by seasoned /. ers.

Whereas when I was living in Germany, it wasn't totally uncommon to have someone sit at an empty chair at your table in a restaurant. That sort of thing would cause the manager of the restaurant to be called to have the person ejected from the premises if it happened here in the US. Different things are "rude" to different folks.

Hmmm, does your ISP have a TOS? If so, then by using that service you are agreeing to the idea that they have the right to set terms for your service, that connecting to their pipes can come with limitations. Branding it "internet access" doesn't convey any special protected rights to you, only that you can access the internet, in accordance with their terms. Your TOS probably doesn't even spell out that you will be guaranteed access to the entire internet. As long as they are providing you access to part of the internet, they have fulfilled their requirements of "internet access".

Now, that said, while I generally disagree with the Feds sticking their nose in any private business, I do agree with the idea of a free (as in speech) internet and if they do have to regulate net neutrality then so be it.

I'd go for random selection like jury duty. Those who desire power are often unfit to wield it. Could we do worse than the bunch from the last 20 years?

I think your arguments would have more impact on me if CO2 was more than 3 hundredths of a percent of our atmosphere and there were not billions to be made in the US alone on carbon credits.