You act like increasing the cost of litigation is a bad thing.

I took a class like that in college but it was about drinking. Drink more then ever now.

Sad that you didn't know about Trial by Written Declaration.

Thanks for trolling. http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/no-pulse-how-doctors-reinvented-human-heart?page=3

The LVAD doesn't give you a pulse. It uses archimedes screws. However, usually it just assists your heart. In some cases though the patients heart dies off and this is the only thing keeping them alive at which point they lose their pulse.

Brings a whole new meaning to the "Stranger".

That's not really the point of biometrics. You should technically still use a password. Its something you know, something you have, something you are. The biometric passes the third test but a secure facility would still require the other two. In addition biometric can't be given out. Passwords tend to make the rounds. Of course the most common use of biometrics are in timeclocks to make sure the person is actually present at work.

Its always caused problems when you patent life. It doesn't take a person of higher then average intellect to see why. If the life is not sterile then it is very easy for the life to grown children on its own. When that happens then the patent protects the patent owner but against who? Life? Shall they sue life for finding a way? Its absurd... and evil.

If you think about it, most types of rice came from the same gene pool to begin with so it should be pretty safe to re-unite segments of that gene pool. When you start introducing foreign DNA you do two things. First you achieve something that was not possible before through a mechanism you might not even understand and which can be safe or could be dangerous. Secondly, you potentially promote the use of more pesticides.

The problem with GMO's has always been primarily with the idea that you can patent life. We need to fix that problem and FAST. All the old patents should be invalidated and no compensation should be made since it was immoral to do in the first place.

The other problem is with safety. I think many GMO foods have proven to be safe but new ones are made every day. For that very reason I still support labeling GMO and allowing informed people to make their own decisions.

So you trust them a lot or you are a weakling? I don't get it.

Your liberal bias is clouding your logic. Merit based pay makes sense in all jobs. The only problem is making sure the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are all completely under control of the teacher.

Exactly. Take a divisive issue like Gun control. Just because your initial sample of 100 people decided that they thought allowing reciprocity for concealed carry permit owners was a bad idea doesn't mean that the issue lacks public support.