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Roman, you magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!

Are you at all happy with the current state of the TNP Judicial System? Are you happy with months long trials that end not so much with a bang, but with a whimper? Are you happy with people using the court to settle personal feuds? Are you happy with Justices that promise you a change from...

This "neutral" blocker has a very definite problem. It is slanted towards one side of the debate. It allows for protections to doctors who have moral objections to euthanasia but doesn't extend those same kinds of protections to those who wish to acquire such help. If it'd left that kind of...

That's a very very common defense in real life as well. I think successful civil cases will be, and should be rare. The bar should be extremely high, since we have to use criminal penalties to deal with it.

I also support the revision. I was frankly a little flabbergasted that the flawed version passed(and I was the first to question just how this would be executed). I'm glad to see someone got on the ball and drafted a fix.

The changes that have been made were excellent, and in line with what I've been suggesting, so I support this wholeheartedly.

Excellent!

I never did get a definitive reason for why I was banned actually. Might as well bring that up again.

My arguments made you more likely to support this repeal and replace? I'm arguing against it. Apparently very poorly?

I can't think of anyone who has standing in this case. Except me(and even then only maybe), and I'm not asking for a review. I think, if you feel strongly enough about this, you ought to close what you see as a loophole. Other than that, I'm already here, and contributing substantively... I...

I'm actually pretty happy with that change. That said, I imagine it's still alright for us to post opinions?

I'll quote myself form the other thread:

As I said earlier, just calm down. There's a vote in the makings for this, and once it concludes you can either rage as much as you'd like(elsewhere) or not. Up to you, but it's doing you little good now.

There's a whole process devoted to this. There will be a vote and discussion on your rejection. Patience!

Haha. I wonder, how many forums do you think we're going to have this argument on? ;) Let's forget about the term "consensual" by the by. A war can be declared unilaterally without consent by the other side(we'll call it a declaration of hostilities for ease of definition), but the mere act of...

Section 5 is basically ensuring the creation of a WA Army. I can't truck with that. We use resolutions to stop human rights abuses, not guns.

The irony is that Barack Obama actually does have pretty good comedic timing.

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Completely unobjectionable. I like this newest draft as a foundation for civil law, and if that's the direction we'd like to go, I'd support this as that foundation.

The whole objectivity philosophy is seriously flawed. It's just a complicated way of saying "I'm selfish and you should be too". "John Galt" is the antithesis of altruism and an entirely two dimensional character in book that is otherwise quite boring if not for the central conceit that only...

You're equivocating death threats or shouting fire in a crowded theater with slander libel and defamation. First, we have to extricate the two, as they are not in any substantive way related. Using the US as an example: Death threats and shouting fire in a crowded theater carry criminal...

How would this be structured on ballots? Would there be an option to vote for one of the candidates, OR reopen nominations, or would there be an option to reopen nominations as well as voting for a candidate? In the first case, the inclusion of a option like that will lead to more frequent...

Abstain.

Abstain.

Perhaps this is just my own perspective, but I revel in being accused of terrible things. That said, if we accept the rest of your premise, we're just trading one freedom(expression) for another(freedom from wrongful persecution). There's no virtue to that exchange, and I'd offer that...

Now I know I'm new here, but I can't truck with the concept of civil offenses in a government like this. People should be able to resolve disputes without having to involve the courts. The more litigious a culture becomes, the more previously understood and protected free speech becomes...

I, the leader of The North Pacific nation of Dueling Cardsharps, pledge loyalty to The North Pacific, obedience to her laws, and responsible action as a member of her society. I pledge to only register one nation to vote in The North Pacific. I pledge that no nation under my control will wage...

On my old blog when I played EVE, I used to pepper the thing with fiction. Figure I can do the same here as well. I wrote a few very brief short stories about the zombie event, which I posted to the zombie forums but I have no doubt they'll sink to the very bottom sooner rather than later. I had...

In the Morning Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (The King James Version) So I'm not a religious person. In fact, one could say I'm the exact opposite of religious. They use the word "atheist" but I've never been a fan of that word...

Indeed. I still remember my first telescope when I was 10. I had been asking for it forever, but my parents were poor and I didn't think I'd ever get one. Then one Christmas there it was. I didn't get any other presents that year(except for some clothes), but that telescope saw a lot of use.