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Trolling
Thursday January 12 2006, @03:32PM
Hi. In case you're wondering, I am on a Karma-burning mission. I am racing to the bottom. This post was the straw that broke the camel's back. I tried to respond to what I considered a snide, false accusation regarding the President and his supposed "lies." I gave 4 references to support my position, instead of just saying "you looozer!!!" And what did I get for my efforts? -1 Troll.
Now, I could have seen "Flamebait," maybe. But Troll? So, I'm just burning my bridges, enjoying the ride, and trying to be banned from
Be sure and help me out, and mod me as Troll whenever you can!
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Well then... (Score:2)
...take your ball and go home. And don't let the door hit ya.
In the comment you cited, the trollish behavior is a straw man argument. Rather than asking a question and waiting for the answer (which I will give you in a moment, and it doesn't have a thing to do with WMD's), you asked the question, stuffed words in your opposition's mouth, and then ridiculed them for "their" (your) answer.
Now, here is where he lied:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President
Re:Well then... (Score:2)
Well, that was a very thought-provoking response. Certainly hope we'll see a few more of those, once your "timeout" is over with, and thank you for taking time to respond as well.
The Constitution generally applies to the actions of the US government under its civil authority, at home. The war powers and military ones are enumerated mostly in other articles of it, and certainly do allow the military to, for example, require surrendered enemy forces to turn over their arms. (However, this is more similar to