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That would be correct.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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How many people have been tried for Treason in the history of the states?

I know Aaron Burr was. Was Jane Fonda tried? Anyone else? I know we define treason very loosely after the British defined it so broadly and nailed the colonies with it.
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There are lots of people tried for treason... Aaron Burr, Benedict Arnold, the Rosenbergs, this other CIA spy recently (can't think of his name), and a bunch more. Jane Fonda was never tried for treason because she never committed treason in the legal sense. She spoke out against the war and was very active in pro-Vietnam relations which is not treason. It's not like she sold nuclear secrets or similar. She was just called a traitor by vets across the U.S.

Unless I'm wrong. Someone please correct me if I am. This is the extent of my knowledge regarding Jane Fonda and "treason".
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Jane Fonda obstructed US weaponry in Vietnam preventing soldiers from firing on the enemy... but you're right. I think she got away with it with the distinction between preventing harm from the enemy and actively aiding the enemy or something.

I went on Google and about 30 people have been tried for treason. It said that no one had ever been executed by the federal courts for Treason, though, and I know the Rosenbergs were executed. Were they tried at a state court? My US history got all fuzzy when I graduated.
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Don't ask me. I'm pretty clueless on everything between the Revolution and the Civil War, and between the Civl War and WWI, and between WWII and 1987.

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Here's a quick catch up course:

1. The earth did not crash into the sun.
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Yeah. But it will unless we stop driving cars, shut down all our factories, and leave our Airconditioners off for the rest of our existences.

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I heard something about horse farts contributing to global warming before the invention of the auto.

I'm sure they aren't as destructive as cars.
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Wow. That is just sad. Do these people really think that Bush's reelection was something that needs to be apologized for? Hello! We Kept JOHN F KERRY out of the whitehouse. I think the world should be thanking us.

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Amen, Chaltab, Amen.
Which is the more foolish, the fool (the OT) or the fool who follows (the PT)?

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Wow. That is just sad. Do these people really think that Bush's reelection was something that needs to be apologized for? Hello! We Kept JOHN F KERRY out of the whitehouse. I think the world should be thanking us.
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Wow. November 2004 may well by the best month in history. Bush got re-elected, We're taking Falujjha, Yassir Arafat is dying, Jak3, Halo2, Rachet and Clank UYA, GTA;San Andreas,Metroid Prime II, The Nintendo DS, my brohter's Birthday, and Thanksgiving. All in the same month. Wow. Wow again.


Ugh.


Oh yes little Ali Ismail Abbas happily liberated from his limbs and family thanks you for re-electing "The War President".

I'm sure his parents and sister would want to thank you too, except they're dead.
"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Goering.

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Goebbels.

"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - Orwell.
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I'm going to download that, and make the sign say something entertaining with Paintshop.

Like free Bantha-burgers here....

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Considering our President and his administration will not acknowledge that global warming exists, or is an issue whatsoever, I think we need to apologize - not only to the rest of the world, but how about we write letters to our kids, and their kids, saying sorry for fucking the earth up, good luck with it.

Or perhaps we should just wish them luck getting off this rock before it destroys the human race.
"You don't own space, so stop actin' like you do."
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There isn't really much we can do about Global Warming unless we can put out the sun.

Do you want Bush to put out the sun? didn't think so.

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It's hard to separate climate cycles from "global warming." Obviously there was some global warming at the end of the ice age. Right now the Atlantic is heating up, causing more storms. But it was this warm before, and then cooled down. We haven't been mapping climate long enough to even begin to understand what the earth can withstand and what it does naturally.

That said, there are things humans are doing that are raising the temperature. That combined with with the subtle warming looks awfully dangerous. But be aware that there are scientists on both sides of the debate. I really don't know how worried I should be; I'm not defending or attacking "global warming" theory.

Unfortunately the Pres is a single person. You have to take the good with the bad (although I know many people only see bad right now). I do support Bush, but I oppose his environmental policy. I wish I could take someone else's environmental policy and Bush's position on other policies, but I can't.
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Ice displaces more volume than water because ice is less dense. Therefore, if the ice caps were to melt, the seas would retract, not flood.

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Lots of Ice is over land. It would flow into the sea.
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It still wouldn't wash away New York. It is just liberal alarmism trying to make government restrictions of business larger.

People who really care about the environment fight toxic waste, plant trees, and invent catalytic converters. They don't lobby for bigger government.

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I believe if all the ice melted the oceans would rise about a foot. So yes, no tidal waves over New York. But it would be enough to completely change the weather systems and make earth uninhabitable.

Call me what you like, but if it's not in the book of revelation, I'm not too worried about it ending that way. I think this planet will out survive us.
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