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Who Died and Made YOU God?
Jun 26, 2008 - 02:06 pmLet’s forget the moral question about capital punishment for just a moment.
(Can’t wait to see how THAT goes over).
On this, the occasion of Virginia’s 100th execution via the death penalty, let’s explore just how EFFECTIVE it is as a deterrent to crime.
Of course, since there is no way to statistically figure how many times a crime MIGHT have been committed under these or any other circumstances, still, there are some things we can look at to give us an idea of how death-as-
punishment is working.
Posted by Jody Lee Illegal Immigration - Sense and Nonsense
Mar 12, 2008 - 10:03 pmSince no reasonable solution to the problem of illegal immigration appears forthcoming on the national level (unless our elected reps suddenly inexplicably get wise and give Heath Shuler’s proposal the go-ahead), it falls to the states to do something.
And in Tennessee, they actually might.
Do something, I mean.
Go figure.
Tornado of Ignorance Sweeps Homes Away?
Mar 06, 2008 - 01:03 amFor Dorothy, it was a tornado that swept her house away. For many new homeowners, it is the recent trend toward subprime loans and adjustable-rate mortgages.
I hate to see anyone lose their home. Tornados, though, are an act of nature. The financial contracts entered into by eager homeowners are not. They were a choice. For some, as it turns out, a bad choice.
So here comes Big Brother – whoops, make that Big Government – to lend them a hand.
Gender Issue
Dec 03, 2007 - 04:12 pmSingle gender education – are boys and girls really better students when they are separated? Can teachers really better teach their students when the classroom is made up of one gender or another instead of both?
Are You A Filter Felon?
Sep 28, 2007 - 05:09 pmYou are if you live on the Tennessee side of town and buy your cigarettes over the line in Virginia. Shame on you, willing to break the law just to save a few bucks.
