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I'm going with the homer pick, Coldspring wins this one. This may be the easiest non-district game they have this year!

Nothing is ever easy for Coldspring when dealing with Cleveland! Even going to Walmart can be difficult. I'm interested to see how they deal with Rosenburg. 4-1 preseason would be an excellent start to this season.

I'm going with the homer pick, Coldspring wins this one. This may be the easiest non-district game they have this year!

100% correct. As I have stated before on this board, none of the politicians care about us. They are only out for themselves!
With that being said, wether or not Perry was justified in what he did, this D.A. Should have stepped down or been removed from office. How could her office ever prosecute anyone for a crime involving DWI if she was still there? Just like the rest of us, she is not above the law!

I just can't believe the stupid things that repeatedly are being said by the top Democrats lately. Between Biden, Pelosi, Reed, Hillary, and Obama, it seems like every time they go on television and make a statement it is politically stupid and comes back to bite them in the butt. The Republicans are worthless, but at least they seem to run their statements by someone with a brain before they make the comment. The Democrats need to fire some speech writers and advisors!

100% correct. As I have stated before on this board, none of the politicians care about us. They are only out for themselves!
With that being said, wether or not Perry was justified in what he did, this D.A. Should have stepped down or been removed from office. How could her office ever prosecute anyone for a crime involving DWI if she was still there? Just like the rest of us, she is not above the law!

100% correct. As I have stated before on this board, none of the politicians care about us. They are only out for themselves!
With that being said, wether or not Perry was justified in what he did, this D.A. Should have stepped down or been removed from office. How could her office ever prosecute anyone for a crime involving DWI if she was still there? Just like the rest of us, she is not above the law!

I just can't believe the stupid things that repeatedly are being said by the top Democrats lately. Between Biden, Pelosi, Reed, Hillary, and Obama, it seems like every time they go on television and make a statement it is politically stupid and comes back to bite them in the butt. The Republicans are worthless, but at least they seem to run their statements by someone with a brain before they make the comment. The Democrats need to fire some speech writers and advisors!

This is why we have investigations and trials! No one knows all the circumstances of what happened or the background of all the individuals involved. The protesters don't know, the governor doesn't know, the police chief doesn't know, the tweeters don't know, and the news channels don't know! Everyone immediately takes a side and then just like politics they won't listen to anything that doesn't agree with their side. The Ferguson police don't need to do the investigation. It should be handled by an outside source, but should be thorough and factual not based on the time limit of a group of protesters or used as a political statement by either side. It should go through the legal process and in the end a judge and jury should decide what happened and if it was justified for the officer to shoot or not!
I am sure there are thousands of things we do not know about the officer, the young man that was shot, or the events of that night.

I don't know if that is the same guy in the video as the witness that was with him when he was shot, but Brown is handing things to him in the store video as he is grabbing things from the counter. Looks to me like he was a part of the theft and probably would not be counted as a reliable witness.

What difference does it makes if he wrongfully killed a college student or a guy with a criminal record both sides are guilty of trying to paint a picture of a guy they dont know....only thing that matters was if the officer was in the wrong or not. Lets stop picking sides until we get more information.

This is why we have investigations and trials! No one knows all the circumstances of what happened or the background of all the individuals involved. The protesters don't know, the governor doesn't know, the police chief doesn't know, the tweeters don't know, and the news channels don't know! Everyone immediately takes a side and then just like politics they won't listen to anything that doesn't agree with their side. The Ferguson police don't need to do the investigation. It should be handled by an outside source, but should be thorough and factual not based on the time limit of a group of protesters or used as a political statement by either side. It should go through the legal process and in the end a judge and jury should decide what happened and if it was justified for the officer to shoot or not!
I am sure there are thousands of things we do not know about the officer, the young man that was shot, or the events of that night.

This is why we have investigations and trials! No one knows all the circumstances of what happened or the background of all the individuals involved. The protesters don't know, the governor doesn't know, the police chief doesn't know, the tweeters don't know, and the news channels don't know! Everyone immediately takes a side and then just like politics they won't listen to anything that doesn't agree with their side. The Ferguson police don't need to do the investigation. It should be handled by an outside source, but should be thorough and factual not based on the time limit of a group of protesters or used as a political statement by either side. It should go through the legal process and in the end a judge and jury should decide what happened and if it was justified for the officer to shoot or not!
I am sure there are thousands of things we do not know about the officer, the young man that was shot, or the events of that night.

I think it's the perfect picture of a "college bound" kid with a bright future....
 
And that is the problem.....The media and certain people are trying to make this kid in to a saint, when in fact, he was probably a normal stupid teenager.  As TVC stated, the picture means nothing and has nothing to do with what happened......but when the media paints that perfect picture, photo's like this don't help the image.....

Wow!! As a nation have we become this stupid? I know we don't pay attention in history class or get taught any real history, but surely people can remember what was said and done in the last 6 years.

I haven't seen it, and don't really want to. I prefer watching the video of the bombs we are dropping on them!

As far as Obama is concerned, he can't win in this situation. No matter what he does he will be chastised by one side or the other, so he needs to just step up and take control and act to help the people that are being tortured, murdered, and raped by these lowlife scum. Wipe them out and send a message. Don't try to be political! Don't try to negotiate with them, and don't turn this into a war! Use our overwhelming military power to crush them in one fell swoop and be done! No warning, no negotiating, just get it done.

As far as Obama is concerned, he can't win in this situation. No matter what he does he will be chastised by one side or the other, so he needs to just step up and take control and act to help the people that are being tortured, murdered, and raped by these lowlife scum. Wipe them out and send a message. Don't try to be political! Don't try to negotiate with them, and don't turn this into a war! Use our overwhelming military power to crush them in one fell swoop and be done! No warning, no negotiating, just get it done.

This question is the very reason that our country is in the political turmoil and economic mess it is in! You are 100% right about republicans. Yet, I would argue Democrats have the exact same problem. They just want to control different things than the republicans.
Both groups think they are the only ones who are smart enough to tell other people what to do and how to do it.

I think hoops and bama have about covered the gay marriage and abortion part of this in a way that I agree with and can't add much to. As far as prostitution, according to my understanding of my religion is wrong, but similar to gay marriage, it is not my place to judge what other people do. As long as both parties are legally consenting, and the prostitute is not victimized by a pimp or some other entity that is controlling him/her then I think it should not be illegal, and also should not be regulated by the government other than for sex slaves or children being forced into it.
Drugs should be legalized, but should not be an excuse or immunity to prosecution for other crimes. If you are high and commit a crime, then you cannot claim you were not in control because of the drug use. Just like smoking tobacco, everyone knows what the risks are with using a currently illegal drug. If you make that choice, then you are responsible for what happens after. Get addicted and lose your job, sucks for you. Overdose and die, sure hate to hear it. It is time for people to be responsible for themselves and make their own decisions. We just have to be prepared for the consequences that come with those decisions.

I think hoops and bama have about covered the gay marriage and abortion part of this in a way that I agree with and can't add much to. As far as prostitution, according to my understanding of my religion is wrong, but similar to gay marriage, it is not my place to judge what other people do. As long as both parties are legally consenting, and the prostitute is not victimized by a pimp or some other entity that is controlling him/her then I think it should not be illegal, and also should not be regulated by the government other than for sex slaves or children being forced into it.
Drugs should be legalized, but should not be an excuse or immunity to prosecution for other crimes. If you are high and commit a crime, then you cannot claim you were not in control because of the drug use. Just like smoking tobacco, everyone knows what the risks are with using a currently illegal drug. If you make that choice, then you are responsible for what happens after. Get addicted and lose your job, sucks for you. Overdose and die, sure hate to hear it. It is time for people to be responsible for themselves and make their own decisions. We just have to be prepared for the consequences that come with those decisions.

At the core of what is at issue here is historical Christian beliefs versus secular beliefs.  Christians believe the best way to live is based on Judeo-Christian ethics as laid out in the bible.  Consequently, our laws and regulations were set up along those beliefs.  The rapidly radical secularization of this country over the last 40+ years has put those laws and regulations at odds with a growing and restless populace in this country.  What we have is a significant clash of belief systems.  So, I believe that same sex sexual relations, as clearly outlined in the Judeo-Christian bible, is offensive to God.  Many of you think it is just fine and dandy, and maybe the superior sexual practice.  As a Christian, I believe that you should not practice that just as I would believe you shouldn't commit heterosexual adultery, or you should not steal, lie, murder etc.  If you do not rub it in my face and keep what you do in your bedroom to yourself, I will almost assuredly keep my opinion to myself.  If you ask me, I will tell you how I believe and why.   

Couldn't agree more.  On the polygamy issue as well (assuming it doesn't involve the FLDS types who use underage girls like currency - which I am confident you would obviously take issue with too).  I have the exact same basis for my belief as well.  Separation of church and state and religious freedom.  Some of the self-proclaimed constitutionalists on this site forget that little nugget of the very founding of our country. 

That's where I was going to go with the abortion issue depending on the answer to the question.
 
As for gay marriage, I believe marriage is a religious institution at its core, and thus can't be redefined by a government entity. It wasn't instituted by government, it was instituted by religion and then the government basically tried to take it over. The first time it ever became a government issue was when the king of England decided he wanted a divorce, and even then, he split the churches to be able to do it. A couple of centuries later, several states, Alabama being one of them, only started issuing marriage licenses as a way of regulating the institution to prevent interracial marriage, and many others only instituted marriage licenses for tax purposes.On that note, in this state, marriage licenses weren't even issued until the 1960s; both of my sets of grandparents received marriage certificates from the Methodist church, not marriage licenses from the county.
 
My thoughts are that there never should have been any marriage licenses. Leave marriage to the churches to sort out. Some of them, undoubtedly, will be willing to confer the institution of marriage on same-sex couples, and some won't. At the end of the day, however, it's up to he individual churches, thus preserving religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
 
And no, for those who are wondering, I don't have anything against polygamy, either.

Gay marriage yes. Abortion is a different matter because it at least arguably (and IMO) involves a "victim." Individual liberties end when you infringe upon another's.