Ok this is a continuaion of the discussion that grew out of the thread about President Bush's Speech to the Nation that got closed down. The conversation had grown into a great disucssion of politics and hostory and up till now had been well respectful by both sides of the aisle. Lets start it again and this time since I am starting it I can promise I wont have it shut down as the threads creator just because I dont like how its going. A couple ground rules though:
-Be extra respectful of other posters, it's forum rule and in a thread such as this even more neccesary. rhetorical statements to make a point are ok but do not attack other posters, however political leaders on both sides of the coin are fair game.
-No irrational attacks or irrational support. Do not just say "I love president bush and everything he does, I would do anything for him no matter what he does and I want to have his love children" do not say "I hate bush, he sucks." state your feelings but then say why specifically, otherwise its pointless to post.
-When possible have links to reliable sources to back up assertations you make.
Other than that its fair game, and this doesnt just have to be US politics, I hope our international friends join in and voice their opinions about ours and their politics, it would be a great way to learn more about the politics and political process in other countries.
The debate doesnt have to have a specific main point to stick too, i like to let the debate evolve and move on its own so lets just see how things progress.
Lets start off with something that was in the news today: the USA PATRIOT Act was passed for a 6 months extension today pending a vote to try and make it permanent. What do folks think of the Act? Good? Bad? Constitutional? Unconstitutional?
-Be extra respectful of other posters, it's forum rule and in a thread such as this even more neccesary. rhetorical statements to make a point are ok but do not attack other posters, however political leaders on both sides of the coin are fair game.
-No irrational attacks or irrational support. Do not just say "I love president bush and everything he does, I would do anything for him no matter what he does and I want to have his love children" do not say "I hate bush, he sucks." state your feelings but then say why specifically, otherwise its pointless to post.
-When possible have links to reliable sources to back up assertations you make.
Other than that its fair game, and this doesnt just have to be US politics, I hope our international friends join in and voice their opinions about ours and their politics, it would be a great way to learn more about the politics and political process in other countries.
The debate doesnt have to have a specific main point to stick too, i like to let the debate evolve and move on its own so lets just see how things progress.
Lets start off with something that was in the news today: the USA PATRIOT Act was passed for a 6 months extension today pending a vote to try and make it permanent. What do folks think of the Act? Good? Bad? Constitutional? Unconstitutional?
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