http://www.firesociety.com FireSociety Forums - Culture Fires - Other Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:06:38 GMT admin@firesociety.com FireSociety 60 http://www.firesociety.com/images/home/mainlogo.gif http://www.firesociety.com http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26141/Random-topics...Let-s-talk-/?src=103 As requested....this thread is listed as "random topics" as many of us tend to go off topic on other threads-we are only human . We can use this thread to explore, document and discuss our country. jcoles often has informative posts with "no place to call home" so I hereby dedicate this thread to him. Rules for this thread? Be kind to each other....treat each other with respect as if you were sitting together having a nice cup of coffee or an adult beverage and chatting about the "state of our country", it's rich, RELEVANT history, and ideas for improvement. Let's try not to turn this into a "candidate" thread! This will be an experiment, so bear with me- let's have some fun, great conversation and exchange of ideas. I love all of you people here at FS...we don't always agree- but we do represent a cross-section or "sampling" of our population here in America and I respect each and every one of you. Why don't we start off by talking about our country in its infancy and work our way up to present day?   Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:53:05 GMT (CM) BiotechBabe http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26141/Random-topics...Let-s-talk-/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27211/Poll-Do-you-support-expanded-drilling-of-oil-in-the-U.S.-to-help-combat-the-high-price-of-gasoline-/?src=103         GOPUSA Poll Do you support expanded drilling of oil in the U.S. to help combat the high price of gasoline? Yes No Not sure View Results Note: You must have cookies enabled to participate in GOPUSA online polls. http://recaptcha.net/popuphelp/','','... false;">Verify Code Below             Type the two words: Type the eight numbers: Incorrect. Try again.         Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:06:33 GMT (CM) theSuperPatriot http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27211/Poll-Do-you-support-expanded-drilling-of-oil-in-the-U.S.-to-help-combat-the-high-price-of-gasoline-/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27201/H.R.-5872--Boy-Scouts-of-America-Centennial-Commemorative-Coin-Act-/?src=103 Congress is allowed to pass Bills for only 2 Commemorative Coins per year.   this coin is slated to be minted if approved for the 2010 year celebration of the BSA Centennial Year   http://scouting.org/100years/100years/ http://www.scouting.org/ The House passed their version of the bill. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.... even though the bill passed the house notice that some voted Nay while others did not even cast a vote at all!! you may want to contact your rep if he or she was one who voted nay or no vote at all and ask their reasoning.. it now sits on the Senate Banking committee here is a brief rundown of the bills history   http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery...   So what I am asking is for us to contact the banking committee over this 4th july holiday so that this bill can move foward after the holiday break and be sent to the senate floor for a full vote.....   http://banking.senate.gov/public/   keep an eye on this bill and as it comes close to arriving  on the senate floor contact your senators to let them know to support this bill http://www.senate.gov/     Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:25:19 GMT Paul White http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27201/H.R.-5872--Boy-Scouts-of-America-Centennial-Commemorative-Coin-Act-/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27166/White-House-Affirms-Lieberman-s-Attack-Warning/?src=103 White House Affirms Lieberman’s Attack Warning Tuesday, July 1, 2008 1:50 PM By:  Rick Pedraza     In response to Sen. Joe Lieberman’s warning Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the United States will likely face a terrorist attack in 2009, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino agreed Monday, saying, “I think Senator Lieberman, unfortunately, could be right.” Perino says Lieberman’s warning that terrorists could test the new president with an attack next year might just hold true. The spokeswomen for the Bush Administration agrees with Lieberman’s assessment that extremists determined to attack the U.S. will likely exploit the situation of a newly elected president assuming office. “The only reason I say that is because we know that there are people who are very dangerous who are trying to attack us every day," Perino says in an official White House press briefing transcript provided Monday and released through Associated Press. Lieberman, the four-term Independent Party senator from Connecticut, supports presidential candidate John McCain, R-Ariz., in the upcoming November election and feels McCain will be better prepared than presidential rival Barack Obama, D-Ill., to handle on early attack on U.S. soil. “Our enemies will test the new president early [in ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:29:31 GMT (CM) theSuperPatriot http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27166/White-House-Affirms-Lieberman-s-Attack-Warning/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27085/Did-you-know-that--quot-hispanics-quot--discovered-Florida--/?src=103   http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2008/06/proposed_licens.php     But on further review.....  Try John Cabot and his son In 1497        http://www.broward.org/library/bienes/lii14004.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:57:08 GMT peanut1958 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/27085/Did-you-know-that--quot-hispanics-quot--discovered-Florida--/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26944/Mandatory-In-Car-Breathalyzers-Coming-/?src=103 Mandatory In-Car Breathalyzers Coming? June 23rd, 2008 Posted in DUI/DWI By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist http://www.motorists.org/blog/duidwi/mandatory-in-car-breathalyzers-coming/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:56:36 GMT MelClay http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26944/Mandatory-In-Car-Breathalyzers-Coming-/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26900/Embracing-PC-and-diversity-got-us-here./?src=103 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmC3IevZiik Obama: America is 'no longer Christian' Democrat says nation also for Muslims, nonbeliever   I don't believe many have been able to piece this huge very well planned puzzle into place.   We are definitely right on schedule with the CFR's plan. While the communist taught diversity...stupidity swallowed it.  Graduates of public schools today could not begin to tell you about what once were the requirements to become a citizen of the U.S..  The majority of our educational institutions are hardcore socialist indoctrination centers complete with courses in how great and good socialism is and how bad Christianity is.  The churches have failed Americans as much as our government.     There are examples of this everywhere.   There are some who believe it is wrong and not Christian to fight drug dealers who are coming to America to sell their poison to our children.  Using a false concept of Christianity , they have convinced themselves that America should not stop those same drug dealers and Marxist invaders, who rape a few babies and old women and kill tens of thousands.  I say without hesitation that those who believe this have no idea what the Bible states regarding fences and evil-doers.  These people ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:04:28 GMT beyondangry http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26900/Embracing-PC-and-diversity-got-us-here./?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26839/A-sledgehammer-instead-of-a-gavel/?src=103 Don Feder - Syndicated Columnist - 6/20/2008 7:00:00 AM var addthis_pub = 'onenewsnow';   In the long, dreary annals of judicial idiocy, perhaps the stupidest words ever uttered by a black-robed booby were contained in the recent California Supreme Court decision mandating homosexual marriage.     Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Ronald M. George declared: "In light of these circumstances, we conclude that retention of the traditional definition of marriage (a man and a woman) does not constitute a state interest sufficiently compelling, under the strict scrutiny equal protection standard, to justify withholding that status from same-sex couples."   Anyone with half a brain (which automatically excludes most of the judiciary) wouldn't mess with an institution on whose future the survival of humanity depends.   Curiously, George is saying the government of California lacks any compelling interest in maintaining the integrity of an institution that developed over thousands of years, sanctified by faith and tradition.   The family is society's fundamental, irreplaceable unit. It's the incubator of character -- where children are taught manners, economy, loyalty, faith and love. Anyone with half a brain (which automatically excludes most of the judiciary) wouldn't mess with an institution on whose future ... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:46:23 GMT kmcheng http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26839/A-sledgehammer-instead-of-a-gavel/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26815/If-I-were-a-terrorist/?src=103 If I were a Terrorist. Get wise old grandpa's take on the matter. Go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1EXKLVgEx0 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:36:12 GMT MelClay http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26815/If-I-were-a-terrorist/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26718/Words-of-Wisdom-from-Ann/?src=103   Justice Kennedy: American Idle by Ann Coulter Posted: 06/18/2008 After reading Justice Anthony Kennedy's recent majority opinion in Boumediene v. Bush, I feel like I need to install a "1984"-style Big Brother camera in my home so Justice Kennedy can keep an eye on everything I do. Until last week, the law had been that there were some places in the world where American courts had no jurisdiction. For example, U.S. courts had no jurisdiction over non-citizens who have never set foot in the United States. But now, even aliens get special constitutional privileges merely for being caught on a battlefield trying to kill Americans. I think I prefer Canada's system of giving preference to non-citizens who have skills and assets. If Justice Kennedy can review the procedures for detaining enemy combatants trying to kill Americans in the middle of a war, no place is safe. It's only a matter of time before the Supreme Court steps in to overrule Randy, Paula and Simon. In the court's earlier attempts to stick its nose into such military operations as the detainment of enemy combatants at Guantanamo, the court dangled the possibility that it would eventually let go. In its 2006 ... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:36:31 GMT (CM) theSuperPatriot http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/26718/Words-of-Wisdom-from-Ann/?src=103