jack-nicholson

When it comes to Language we Americans are in no position to demand or expect anything, seeing as how we can barely even speak what we call "English". It's Football, get over yourself.

While browsing through my roommates collective library I came upon "Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes , American Government and Politics Today 2007-2008 Edition" A common textbook which she appropriated from her former high school, and in reading I came upon these passages. "Clearly, a representative democracy relies on a politically informed and active citizenry to elect leaders. Yet the United States has a notoriously low rate of voter turnout in elections when compared to other Western democracies. Low voter turnout translates into elected officials who merely represent the interests of the majority of those citizens who actually cast a ballot... Consider the election of George W. Bush in 2004. In that election, Bush garnered roughly 51 percent of the total popular vote. When voter turnout is considered however, Bush was elected by only 27.6 percent of the voting age population." A very basic question from a very basic textbook, yet the question is relevant, and even more so now that the United States latest Presidential Election is around the corner. So, do you agree or disagree that every American be required to cast a ballot? Should they also be well informed on issues in order to vote? Or, what can be done to reverse this trend of low voter turnout?

I want to go to there...

This would easily make the cut at the Tate

That kinda makes sense, a lot of people don't like TOS, which I get, but it's still a classic in my book. And you're right, the first 3 seasons of TNG is a little wacky, the uniforms look WAY too tight, Troi is wearing a weird cheerleader outfit half the time, and Wesley is at his most annoying. I never really watched Enterprise that much so I can't say, but yeah this rule is insane. It literally holds true for the first 4 series!

A pack of Marb 27's a week.

You're really gonna choose VOY over TOS or TNG? That's ridiculous. I enjoy DS9 the most, I like the story arcs, even though later in the seasons it got a little silly.

I assume it was at the Rose Quarter which is basically the largest concert hall we have. Does this person live in a cave? Has she never been to a stadium sized concert before? . It's called ear protection? Earplugs plain and simple. I don't even attend basement shows without earplugs.

Whattup Dhamp it's me Wammer.

Eugene Debs ran for president from his prison cell in 1920 and garnered about 3.5% of the votes. If he can do that, then any citizen no matter their status has the right to vote. If anything it might actually help with rehabilitation. If a prisoner feels that he is still a member of the voting public and fulfilling his Social Contract, I think it would go a long way to giving them hope. Too many prisoners are disenfranchised and forgotten as it is and this little bit of civic duty could give birth to civic pride.

Let's get this straight, the communities outside of Portland, aka the metropolitan area, are weird and full of white trash. This goes for Beaverton as well.

Yo Adam is that dumb wiki of yours still around? I need to do my research.

I have driven through Boring so many times when heading East it's ridiculous. And it's a very quick ride in and out of town.

I creep on the down low now and then.

Do you not recognize the voice? It's Frontline, a U.S. series on PBS.