OT: Soviet Re-Birth

[Fyron]

bearclaw said:
"We don't have NEARLY the level of proud Canadians as you have proud Americans."

I dunno... "patriotism" has transformed into a cudgel wielded by wanna-be autocrats to bash everyone else into complying with their anti-constitutional leanings these days. If you don't immediately support such measures, you're patriotism is immediately called into question, and you may even be called a terrorist or terrorist-sympathizer... We are living in the McCarthian 1950s again, sadly. The tactics have become more subtle and sophisticated, but its disgusting nonetheless.

mrscrogg said:
"I think that's wrong - after FDR it was written into law that president can only serve 2 elected full terms , but can still serve more if he/she got into thru illness , assasination originally"

But only if they serve less than 2 years of the remaining term due to death of the elected president. Otherwise it counts as a full term.

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

'If you're against us, you're evil' is a common tactic in debates to avoid actual debate.

For example, there was a recent article in the Vancouver Province newspaper warning of potential terrorism at the upcoming Vancouver olympic games - Due to 17 incidences this year - egg-throwing, graffiti and similar (To the best of my memory).

Or, right back to the Romans, 'Barbarian'.