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- Is there currently any sane, intellectual leadership in the Republican party? If so, who?
- Dems lose the House in November. Who's to blame?
- Understanding Political Philosophy - Progressives vs Conservatives vs Independents
- Pharmacy and Religion
- Terri Schiavo + 5 years
- The health care bill creates a tax, and therefore is Constitutional - right?
- Is North Korea starting a war?
- Will the HCR law help the uninsured?
- Is there any benefit of shipping IT jobs to India?
- Once Agains the Pessimists Are Wrong [Iraq elections]
- This Thread: Sanctuary from Healthcare Debate.[Gen'l Fiscal views of Right & Left]
- U.S. Senate: When will Enough be enough?
- Will the Republicans obstruct the Russian treaty?
- The Straight Dope on the "Cloward-Piven Strategy"
- Why have Republicans shifted so far to the right?
- Time for Obama to use recess appointments?
- What is the historical endgame for a spiral of political extremism?
- Obama sticks thumb in GOP's eye with 15 recess appointments
- Is giving a small middle-aged woman an aluminum baseball bat for self defense a good idea?
- Supreme Court will invalidate health care legislation because it violates states rights
- What would a free market in health care look like?
- What would happen if the US started withdrawing support from Israel?
- Fatty foods are addictive?
- The Influence and Ethics of Advertising
- The Federal Reserve system & "fiat money" vs. the gold standard
- What's with the conservative media peddling all this gold lately?
- Will the decline of print media lead to less litter and garbage?
- Can You Force People to Be "Green"?
- Court rules breast cancer gene patents invalid. What does this mean for GM foods?
- What if a full body burka was adopted by a large US minority?
- Energy Production in the U.S. is not a problem
- Obama to open up offshore drilling!
- Jesus clothes after the Resurrection
- Is Westboro Baptist Church guilty of perjury?
- Does anyone doubt every drop of oil left in the ground is going to burned sooner or later?
- False equivalences: RL vs. SDMB
- Is 'liberal' the new 'nigger'?
- Are Americans becoming ... wussies?
- Let's suppose a Republican had said this [Rep. Hank Johnson's Guam gaffe]
- "Do or Do not: There is no Try..."
- Georgia Bill requires "English Only" Driver's Tests: Thoughts?
- Mr Steele. Is this real? [Michael Steele on reaching out to moderate Republicans]
- How much of our deficit is "Obama's deficit"?
- Ars Technica's lesson about content
- Can a corporation take away my rights?
- Would this work as an alternative to the usual primary system?
- Hmm,probably not the smartest idea...[Pope's preacher compares abuse row to anti-Semitism]
- How is a well regulated militia necessary to the security of a free state?
- How should atheists and agnostics view each other?
- Is comparing universal health care to having a military a fair assessment?
- Modest Healthcare Proposal
- Is "Legalzoom.com" Practicing Law?
- Let me try this again... [Has technology surpassed our humanity & was the Pacific war about racism?]
- Do we want too much...happiness?
- N. Korea forces now "no match" for S. Korea?
- Must We Quarter Soldiers?
- The Tea Party: Beliefs vs. goals vs. tactics...
- Gas and Taxes
- Why Do Rich People "Go Slumming"?
- Which countries are more Libertarian , and is that good or bad?
- Degrees of atheism and other such stuff
- What is the GWB legacy among Republicans/conservatives?
- Could the native Americans have stopped the settling of America??
- Jefferson Davis as a war president
- Let's admit it already: Justice Stevens is retiring this year
- Was Jesus' resurrection theologically necessary?
- US military WikiLeaks video release
- Are school lunches a problem? If so, what can we do to fix it?
- Why are elected officials above the "people"?
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Good? Bad? Indifferent?
- BritDopers (and nosy foreigners) - The general election 2010
- Cain feared retribution for murdering his brother. Whom did he fear, exactly?
- Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 (Introduced in Senate)
- Will Federalism make a reappearance?
- Obama won't nuke those w/o nukes (except NK and Iran)
- Why does the Catholic Church still receive federal funding?
- Slam Dunk Argument Against An Omnimax God?
- Very young children committing suicide - is it possible?
- Why don't we just build more prisons?
- Situation in South Africa (Malema and Terre'blanche aftermath)
- Lekatt's Thread: The *only* place to find out about Lekatt's beliefs!
- God and hindsight bias
- Is there any point to the U.S. having nuclear weapons?
- A simple way to reduce the federal budget deficit.
- The Christian Right and Democracy
- Australian Minister suggests new migrants should "Go Bush"
- Articles of Secession
- Would the human race die out if we only "did it" like the bible says you're supposed to?
- How Do You See The Afghan War Ending?
- How important is character?
- Would Sarah Palin have overshadowed a McCain presidency?
- Will the map or flag of the USA ever change again?
- Obama cancels Moon project
- What proof is there that Wal-Mart forces small businesses to close up shop?
- When in human history should a reasonable person have known slavery was evil?
- A Brief History of The United States.
- Should you retain voting rights if you live in a foreign country?
- Pelosi: "we have to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it" context?
- Was Bush a figurehead for Cheney?
- Your score for the Obama-Palin nuclear debate
- Most "radical" U.S. President
- The Plumpy'nut Patent Debate
- Charity and Solutions
- What do you think of the 200 page Health Care Bill?
- Sarah Palin's Intelligence Level
- OMG ~1/10th of Polish leadership wiped out in plane crash
- The US NG/PROPANE/E85 Vehicle and GSHP Energy Policy and Economic Recovery Plan
- Hainan Island April 2001 Redux
- Why does Europe have better/more exciting/imaginative festivals?
- Civil war in Kirghizist-. . . Kyrgyz-. . . Elbonia?
- VA Gov. wants a literacy test for voting rights [for ex-felons ed. title]
- 9/11 conspiracy theories
- Neo Confederates and Revisionist Civil War History
- Language revival of Shinnecock or Unkechaug (Odds of)
- Fork Hillary 6: The Supreme Unforking
- Nuclear arms summit and certain nuclear-able countries
- Plasma gasification - pros, cons, limitations? Discussion wanted.
- What is the difference between traditional Republicans and Tea Partiers?
- There's no such thing as unconditional love.
- US ranks only eighth in the world in "Economic Freedom"
- Aircraft Carriers soon to be obsolete
- "Healthy, Happy, and Hot" - Planned Parenthood Opposes Mandatory HIV Disclosure Before Sex
- Climate engineering
- Would this stop suicide bombers?
- Fighting nuclear proliferation, long term, while it keeps getting easier.
- Correlating Smoking Bans with Hospitalization
- The REAL truth about 9/11
- Most Tea Party Supporters Say Their Taxes Are Fair
- Sensitivity to Ads: Burger King Edition
- Is humanity really going to go through a "Technological Singularity"?
- Birther U.S. Army officer to be court-martialed
- Are we going to have a strong financial reform law?
- What Do You Think of This Tea Party Video?
- Should a 13 year old be climbing Everest?
- Is there anything at all wrong with fractional-reserve banking?
- Can the dollar hyperinflate and lose its value
- Help Me Debunk This E-mail About Congress, Please
- Are Men and Women Equal in Today's Society? No C-Words Please.
- Christian Evolutionists. When did man acquire a soul ?
- Bishop Convicted of Holocaust Denial
- Federal judge rules National Day of Prayer to be unconstitutional
- The political discourse could drop to new lows this year
- Why I dont vote Republican
- what many creationists think of science and the public education system
- Some fair questions for Mitt Romney about Mormonism
- 1st steps toward Minority Report?!
- Corporal punishment in schools
- Perceived Racial Bias in Public Assistance
- Are There benefits to a Declining Population?
- Who are the front runners for the next Pope?
- Is this an accurate portrayal of the Boston Tea Party?
- Stem Cell medical technology. Is this even possible? Scam?
- Advocating censorship in the name of rights is an oxymoron.
- Were 1880's America a "libertarian golden age" for the country?
- Are Western Relief Organizations Scams?
- Spirit Airlines right to charge for carry-on luggage and Sen Schumer (D-NY) is a loon
- DC vote
- "Radical Unschoolers" - Is this irresponsible parenting or simply ahead of the curve?
- Would Jesus be a Liberal or a Conservative?
- Dope on FL senate election
- Why do Americans have such a major issue with swear-words?
- Is ""I'm sorry that I offended you" a real apology?
- What if Iceland were destroyed?
- Why do so many parents still believe sugar makes children hyperactive?
- "If an ad makes you remember the product, it has succeeded" - really?
- Taxes are Theft
- It is wrong to bring guns to a protest
- Videos of dead or dying kitties and puppies are OK!
- Why do people feel the government is tyrannical?
- Disprove solipsism. Please.
- Did Noah go to Ninevah in the Belly of a Whale?
- Unions in government sector - possible to remove?
- Women earn 70 cents on the dollar?
- [The U.S. and the U.K.:] A Special Relationship?
- Question on the meaning of Life
- Did the 1798 Irish Rebellion ever have a chance?
- Sex, love, marriage, and the interaction/links between them...
- The Trouble With Tea-Baggers And Progressives.
- What is the government’s involvement in the auto industry bailout?
- Is there anything Carter could/should have done to prevent the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
- Lawyers: Would you defend Osama bin Laden?
- Now Arizona proposes letting states decide Presidential candidate eligibility
- What is more important: wealth & security or civil/political rights
- Any Current Cassandras?
- Could progressives make (some) alliance with (some) Tea Partiers?
- Too big to be nailed - what to do about that?
- Racism
- Socialists: What are your views?
- Explain to an Englishman: why is the Arizona immigration law so controversial?
- Educational Philosophies
- Where are we on the Laffer Curve?
- Michael Meyer's "The Year That Changed The World" and the US Role in the Fall of European Communism
- Anonymity of signers of petitions to add referendums to ballots
- Legality of the new Arizona Immigration Law
- Has Everything In Architecture "Been Done"?
- Just what example did the "Man On Horseback" set?
- Add another Supreme Court?
- The "Urine Test Welfare Recipients" email
- We have too many representatives!
- How does illegal immigration affect you personally?
- Progress
- Are there a lot more BS email rumors against Obama than there were against W. Bush? And if so, why?
- Two questions for you on illegal immigration
- Let's define "racism"
- Gender identity - is it even a debate at all?
- Nationalized Power
- What is a fair amount of tax for the rich to pay?
- 14CV88 banned as racially offensive
- Uh Wait -- Cal. P.D. Executes Search Warrant Over New iPhone/Gizmodo Scoop?
- Did the Wright Brothers Really Have the First Flight?
- Biblical Genealogies: Who begat them?
- Biblically sophisticated Christians: how many are there in the US?
- Oklahoma law: doctors can't be sued for hiding birth defects from parents
- Are Psychiatrists playing us? Book claims studies show psych meds much less effective than claimed
- How is a biological male feeling female different from me feeling like Napoleon?
- UK politics question: Where do the Liberal Democrats stand on the political spectrum?
- Is it possible that illegal immigrants aren't a financial drain on US citizens?
- Confederate flag neither anti-American nor racist, necessarily
- Thought Experiment: The Evil Company
- Gordon Brown "bigot" remarks
- Is Fred Phelps a Plant?
- Nobody worried about Greece/Portugal/Spain and a Euro-zone meltdown?
- What is the Evolutionary Significance of Homosexuality?
- Are Senate Hearings Mostly For Show?
- Iran Prepares for Asymetrical Warfare
- Another Puerto Rico statehood referendum?
- DC soda tax
- What if Goldman Sachs went down like Arthur Anderson?
- Limit the amount of laws?
- Bush on the Rebound
- Another look at national ID cards
- Did Jesus Exist?
- Rachel Maddow v. Dan Stein of FAIR (4-29-10)
- Scalia says atheists can't study the bible.
- Believing In God While Hating Him
- Should flavored alcoholic beverages be banned?
- Is BP Doing Enough To Clean Up The Oil Spill?
- I Want to be the First on Record to Call the 2012 Presidential Race
- Believing in God While Hating Him With A Twist
- Could the democrats losing in 2010 pay off in the long run
- Affirmed:Lenin really is the tits
- Conservative response to BP spill: unwad your panties
- Canada's Tarsands-Is The Oil Extraction Worth It?
- To what extent should we limit what we make based on what people NEED?
- Could the BP oil spill destroy ALL the world's oceans? Oh, and it'll be Obama's fault?
- Looks like we dodged a bullet (no debate here)
- Economic Reform: The Chicago Plan (?)
- Can state officials arrest violators of federal crimes?
- Hell. Why is it described as, well, hell?
- The best candidate to challenge Barack Obama in 2012 is Ron Paul
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