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Cariden wrote:


I don't think that's quite it. For example, if the US prohibited gambling in all 50 states, then I think the US could prevent American Indians from running casinos.

It is really quite complicated because some treaties differ, as well tribal laws and customs. Add that to state laws which can also vary dramatically.

For example, in California, while most state laws cannot be enforced on tribal land, California liquor laws do apply and can be enforced on tribal lands. It is a rare exception to the rule.

The way things are in the good ole USA maybe we shoud give the Indands the whole country back and see if they can fix it

But those brothels are expensive and the women are not worth the price. IMHO

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I agree. Quite by odd coincidence, about four weeks ago there were a total of 8 Las Vegan's gathered in Little Havana at once. Upon hearing where we were from, another monger inquired where the closest action to the strip was.In unison we said "Tijuana'.

"I have a dream!" - Dr. MLKjr.

Emancipation for prostitutes? Nice idea. Won't never happen, no way, no how. Why?

Sex is part of the social control aresenal used by that those who dain to rule us. You telling me porn stars aren't prostitutes? Sex + Money = Prostitution, right? Phone sex workers? Lap dancers? Jack-shack masturbators? All legal, all whores.

The government knows that sex is a big thing for everyone under the age of dead. They want us to disassociate sexual pleasure from actual human contact.

Winnemucca. Hilarious. Winna-Yuck-a. Battle Mountain, Elko, Wells... God bless the I-80 Hooker Elephant Graveyard, where all old hookers go to let their careers die.

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EXACTLY AMEN
Having been a programmer for 30 years now, the H1B program has severely affected my career, both now, and in the past. Bill Gates should be strung up by his testicles. Congress approves the continuation and expansion of the program every year. Probably 600,000 or so IT people have been allowed into the US since the late nineties. I have had probably close to 100 personal acquaintances who have been adversely affected by the program. There is no shortage of American skilled IT people! The politicians are idiots, both now and in the recent past. It's one of the main reasons why I despise the US now. Hell, lets outsource every job in the US...accountants, nurses, where will it end?

By the way, I like your idea!

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How's this for an idea? We outsource the politicians and CEO's and keep the solid citizens working. Everybody in favor say,"Aye"; those opposed say, "When's the next 'fact-finding' junket/ round of bonus payments?"

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"Amen, brother"-ED

Re-read this thread and then ask yourself why so many of you have asked me (and others like me) "Why do you live in Costa Rica" (or Colombia, Nicraragua, or other country) I can not even imagine living with, and putting up with, the crap (religious do-gooders, moralists, crooked politicians, hate mongers, legalized theives, greedy merchants, me first and to hell with everyone else, and "I have a right to tell everyone else how to live as long as I can do everything I want to do". Damn, is that too harsh, or just all too often the truth Don't get me wrong; I love my country,just hate what it has become

By the way, I have been an advocate of legalized prostitution for almost 50 years (ain't gona happen )

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just counting the days till my exit, although thailand is now holding my interest... the politicians there are all honest law abiding folks.

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Worst addiction: Power.

There are too many people who presume the right to run others' lives. Unfortunately, they have guns, grenades and Gitmo to make their point and enforce their rule.

I suspect that those who among other things, continue to criminalize prostitution have very unsatisfactory sex lives. They're not having fun, and they'll be damned if others have fun.

Weed? Proven relatively harmless in comparison with other social dr*gs.

Prostitution? Once the matters of human trafficking and pimping are confronted, it truly is a "victimless crime."

Fact: Drunk driving laws have become draconian not because of a concern for public safety. In my state, DWI/DUI arrests contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars every month to State coffers.

Rules that prohibit certain religious displays in public, or conversely displays of nudity in public... rules that tell me what kind of light bulb I must buy (it's coming, ban on incandescent lighting) etc.

I will say it again.

Anti-prostitution laws have nothing to do with human dignity, public safety or even morality. They are The Man once again trying to run my show. And yours.

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Who gave this guy a 2nd dose of the coolaid?

HONEST, LAW ABIDING POLITICIANS???? IN THAILAND?????

ANYWHERE That creature was totally extinct about 2000 years ago

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While I wholeheartedly agree with Brother El Ciego's central thesis about power-grabbing by various social forces (how could I not?), I think he's conflating 2 very different social forces to make that point, We'll call one the Culture Crusaders who are now descendant as they were in the last period of economic agony the Great Depression, and the eco-warriors (alternatively the "nanny-staters") who are ascendant.
This opinion piece speaks about the moralists' virtual disappearance in times like these:
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/opinion/15rich.html
About the "eco-warriors: I believe the esteemed Brother picked a bad target in using the full or partial ban on incandescent lightbulbs in favor of Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs). The US is among the last nations to ban then, behind the UK, European Union, Australia, to name a few. Now CFLs have some issues (not appropriate for limited-use areas like closets, and they contain mercury making disposal problematic) but overall the energy savings seem to warrant the ban. Here's 2 links talking about why:
www.howstuffworks.com/question236
http://lighterfootstep.com/2008/05/How- ... with-CFLs/
www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=608

Of course you could say the hell with it and go to something even better than CFLs--that's LED lighting.

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Yes. And the light is flicker-filled and inferior to incandescent light, particularly for reading tasks.

The reason I pulled this one out (incandescent v. CFL) is that it's another example of *someone* exerting control over my life.

Say I choose to be "green" by simply reducing the number of hours I use the incandescent lamp. I will save as much energy as someone who uses CFL constantly, and I'll be "greener," because incandescent bulbs are less polluting than the mercury-tainted CFLs. In other words, I'm an adult, capable of making good choices once I've learned the facts.

You'll be interested to know that I burn very few lights. It's not a blind thing; as I have light perception, light can be comforting. Rather I have made the choices I've made regarding energy consumption based upon economics.

So you see Jazzbo, it's not really a bad comparative example. It's one thing to educate the public and then allow the free market and individuals to make choices; it's quite another thing to attempt to micromanage the behavior of others.

"I wnat freedom. That's what I want, and that's what you should want! Liberal-conservative, Democrat/Republican... they're both the same. Two sides of the same corrupt coin. Two management teams vying for CEO of Slavery Incorporated."

- Alex Jones in the independent film "Waking Life."

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