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By the way, I'm not sure what the Canadian definition of a felony is, but here the Supreme Court has said that any crime punishable by a maximum over a year is a felony, regardless of what the prosecution is asking for.

Just guns. The rule is, for example, if you rob somebody with a knife, it's whatever the sentence for armed robbery is. If you use a gun, it's that plus five years, often with no parole on the five years.

One way or another, that's true everywhere. If it's not explicitly written into the law, anything with a gun becomes aggravated assault or assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies.

No, that's a five-year add-on to the base sentence for the violent felony. Most violent felonies are already in the 10-20 year range. Armed robbery, 10 years or whatever the state law says. Use a gun, add 5 without parole.

Yeah, most states have a five-year add-on for using a gun in a crime. Boy, that sure did the trick!

He knows. He's dodging again.

OK, thank you for that round-up of retard.

I like your idea, though. No, seriously. It sounds stupid at first reading, but think about it. . . maybe some kind of national "vote of no confidence?" Structure it so. . . maybe periodically, or upon some trigger, the VOTERS could have a national referendum to kick out the President/PM? As...

We MUST do something to stop the inhuman travesty of texting while having/performing abortions! Interestingly, the Supreme Court is also about to drop a case challenging the New York state law on when and under what circumstances one can carry a gun. If they continue their right-wing rampage...

Have the airlines asked for a bump in "fuel surcharge," like they did when gas hit four bucks a gallon a few years back? Then never gave up when it dropped back to two bucks a gallon, and lower?

Well, you didn't get it from all the obvious statements that indicated it, so I wasn't sure even the direct statement would get through the thick bone into the shit. You're a spectacularly obtuse specimen; all need, fear, and stupidity.

You finally figured out I'm American, didja? Good for you. Go to the head of the special class!

Ah, OK. You know what I meant, but I'll put this in small words for you. You. . . know. . . it. . . doesn't. . . matter. . . how. . . many. . . vote. . . against. . . if. . . the. . . vote. . . is. . . split. You love having True Dope as PM, because all you want to do is bitch and whine.

Turns out that even in these, the declining days of America, it takes just a bit more than shitting on the floor to overthrow the Constitution.

"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war." --Julius Caesar Who's good dog of war!

All quite correct. I especially like the flat RATE. Our American folly is that we set the Federal gas tax at 18 1/2 cents per gallon back in the wayback, and it's still 18 1/2 cents per gallon, now that 18 1/2 cents is actually worth. . . maybe four cents.

And if they hadn't split their votes among the PCs, the NPDs, the M-O-U-S-Es, the Bloc Quebecois, the Bloc Myblockandthenextblock, the Greens, the Blues, the Reds, the Redblacks, and the Oilers, he wouldn't be in. Guess what? Y'all have a multi-party system. I know this comes as a great shock...

Do we have to choose?

And more cowbell.

Yep, because apparently refineries can be built and operated for free. The theory is that all the movement of crude oil and refined products around the world is the cheapest way to do it. In actual practice, building refineries, pipelines, shipping terminals, etc. tends to lock you in to the...