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Solid points. It's worth pointing out though that even after all possible debt Rudd will have undertaken at the end of this is factored in, I believe we still have the lowest debt level as a percentage of GDP of all OECD countries. Debt that will have been paid off before Rudd leaves office...

The Logitechs Uncle posted are your best bet. I'd go for 5.1 personally. I have them. Don't have a 3 port sound card so I use two double adapters. lololol

Gaol is also a deterrent. If zealots think they'll get an easy ride from Western authorities than they're more likely to commit terror acts.

That's correct. Tech companies take it to heart. Apparently Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Yahoo are neat places to work. On the other hand I read one study showing that employees generally responded to punishment by working harder, but responded to rewards by slacking off somewhat. Interesting...

Well said. I'm personally not against a Bill of Rights, because I realise it wouldn't need to follow the American model. I'm just not convinced we need one. Not least of all because of the way the HC has operated throughout Australian history.

Re: Would you join a poltical party I dunno. The term 'essay' implies you would be writing something insightful, intelligent or interesting, when in fact your posts so far have displayed none of these qualities.

So democracy is shit when people you disagree with get elected? :rolleyes:

I'm a pretty obvious secular humanist.

Re: Would you join a poltical party The Greens are at about 10 to 30% on all levels of government. I mean regardless of your thoughts on the Greens I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the two-party system to falter soon. Certainly in the Senate. And the Nationals seem to be cutting...

Apparently. :(

Re: Would you join a poltical party You seem a bit deluded. This isn't America.

Re: Would you join a poltical party I figure I've got far more chance getting marijuana decriminalised by voting Greens. Especially since the Greens actually gain more political representation every election, whereas any hemp party would just shine brightly for a few years then fade into...

So these days threads on necrophilia are serious business but a thread discussing the causes of Somali piracy is "light and off-beat"? Laughable. :rolleyes:

I lost my poor meatballs when somebody sneezed... achoo. Belly-flop on a pizza!

I hope this DOES damage relations with China. I hope that China pulls back, forcing Australia to shift priorities to other booming developing countries like Indonesia, Brazil, India. America is a liberal democracy. I don't care if they're our biggest trade partner. China is an authoritiarian...

I think that we should err on the side of being too liberal and give them a vote. They're not a large voting bloc and they have extremely poor political will and representation, so I don't think they could pose a political threat even if they wanted to.

Oh, that posted had nothing to do with you.

Thanks for that Mr. Social Darwinist.

So the rule of law should be co-opted to pander to mass-murderers because they're dying of cancer? "Hey guy, I know you're a brutal serial killer and all, but since you're dying of pancreatic cancer, we'll just let you go free." Yeah, real nice. :rolleyes: