Nice (offtopic to that list) discussion over on the NewtonTalk mailing list.... :) ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :25Kliters anthrax, 38K liters botulinum toxin, 500 tons of /|\ \|/ :sarin, mustard and VX gas, mobile bio-weapons labs, nukular /\|/\ <--*-->:weapons.. Reasons for war on Iraq - GWB 2003-01-28 speech. \/|\/ /|\ :Found to date: 0. Cost of war: $800,000,000,000 USD. \|/ + v + : The look on Sadam's face - priceless! --------_sunder_@_sunder_._net_------- http://www.sunder.net ------------ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:56:52 -0500 From: Chip Matteson <chip@moonlightphoto.net> To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net Subject: Re: [NTLK] OT: Dictatorial Powers We nearly got that in Texas last month when the Republicans tried to Jerrymander out the Democrats. The Democrats actually had to go to Oklahoma to squash the quorum on redistricting. The Republican Governor, Rick Perry, sent the Texas Rangers to bring them back. Texas Rangers do not have jursdiciton in OK. It was also reported that Tom Delay, US house Republican, used the special powers granted to fight terrorism to get the Democrats out of Oklahoma. Land of the free! On 6/19/03 1:33 PM, "Johannes Spielhagen" <gottjott@gmx.de> wrote:

Am Donnerstag, 19.06.03 um 11:33 Uhr schrieb eric engle:

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What would you say to a constitutional amendment to give the president dictatorial powers? http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/6007732.htm

This is a real cool thing. We had such a thing in Germany only a few years ago (around 1933-1945) as well ("Notstandsverordnungen") and after that the whole country was not in the state (pun not intended) you would desire to find it. And funny, nobody liked us anymore.

Johannes

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