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    Why do most analysts think the federal prop 8 case is "guaranteed" to go to...

    ...the court of appeals? I thought appealing a case further is supposed to be a "last resort." How can they be so certain that it will go to the court of appeals and the court of appeals will agree to review it?
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    What's the difference between the conditions in jail and the conditions in prison?

    I know the difference as far as jail is less than a year where prison is long term......... but how do the conditions inside jails compare to the conditions inside prisons?
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    Do you agree that increasing the amount of time kids spend in school would be...

    ...counter-productive? 1st of all: It would cost a fortune. In this time of budget crisis, that is completely absurd. but even if it was affordable: It's still counter-productive. If kids work work work with little to no free time; then the time they spend in school would be LESS...
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    Does the Department of Justice have any impact on a court's decision?

    If either the state or federal Department of Justice gets involved in a case making arguments for either side...........does their opinion even matter in a court of law? Wouldn't the courts just judge the case by its content regardless of what the Department of Justice thinks?
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    Can a military law be challenged in federal court in any circuit?or does it...

    ...have to be the armedforces circuit? If you believe a military policy is unconstitutional......... can you challenge that in your home state's federal district court on the grounds that it's a federal law? or do you have to go to the armed forces district court in washington d.c.?
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    Will the Department of Justice's decision to defend DOMA have any impact on the

    court's decision? You'd think the courts will judge the case by its content, not by who's arguing it, right? I mean........Obama's Deparment of Justice used very offensive and pathedic arguemnts in their brief: comparing homosexuality to incest and crap like that..........such arguments...
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    Why does the US Complain so much about 9/11?

    omg that sounds really cruel. your value of money over lives.
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    Politics - fun survey time?

    1. Which went better; the stimulus bill or the health care bill? 2. Who's your favorite senator? 3. On airplanes, should fat people have to buy two seats? 4. How would you feel if Nancy Pelosi became a Republican? 5. Joe Biden > Chris Dodd, agreed? 6. How do you feel about Linda McMahon running...
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    Politics - fun survey time?

    1. Which went better; the stimulus bill or the health care bill? 2. Who's your favorite senator? 3. On airplanes, should fat people have to buy two seats? 4. How would you feel if Nancy Pelosi became a Republican? 5. Joe Biden > Chris Dodd, agreed? 6. How do you feel about Linda McMahon running...
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    How come lawyers always argue that..............?

    a ban on gay marriage is discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation............ but not on the basis of gender? A man and a woman do NOT have the same rights. Can a man marry a woman? YES Can a woman marry a woman? NO Thus, discrimination on the basis of GENDER. How come...
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    I hear Fox News saying Edwards will be charged and convicted of something......?

    Charged with what? adultery is not a crime. adultery is legal.
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    9th circuit court of appeals covers nine states.........?

    The 9th circuit court of appeals covers nine states............. California, Alaska, Arizona, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii, Oregon If the 9th circuit court of appeals rules California's prop 8 is unconstitutional............ Does that mean gay marriage becomes legal in all nine...
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    Why do gays view being banned from the military as a "bad" thing?

    Being in the military is a rough life. Getting up at 5am doing push ups. risking your safety in combat. Why do they want in the military anyway? Back when there was a draft.........people could get out of the military by claiming they're gay. Claiming that they are gay would save...
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