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... and this should go without saying, but hasn't been said yet -- there are other ways to prevent fraud. In NY, you have to sign your name in a book and they match it against your signature from prior years (or your voter election card). No photo ID.

I think it could end up disenfranchising people who don't speak English or aren't well educated or don't know where to go to get an ID. I dont think any of those 3 things should be prerequisites to voting. And certainly not in a scenario when we have no evidence of fraud. Just my opinion. It's a slippery slope, too, as I said above. Where are you going to draw the line?

I dont know. I do know that people who are not committing fraud are being prevented from voting. Seems like an overbroad solution to a problem that we can't possibly calculate. Are we throwing out babies with bathwater? Since we don't really know, and as you pointed out, it's tough to prove, why should we err on the side of disenfranching people?

Well, like I said in my prior post, I heard on NPR today that Indiana wasn't even able to present evidence of voter fraud. So it's unclear to me that voter fraud even exists. And if it does exist, it's unclear to me that the fraud occurs on any level significant enough to impact anything. Statistically speaking, no way of counting votes is completely accurate -- even without fraud. There is always a margin of error for any number of reasons. I am not suggesting that the goal should be to allow fraud to continue because it doesn't happen that often, but I'd have an easier time weighing th

1. Tom Courtenay 2. Cherry Chapstick 3. I Heard You Looking 4. Stockholm Syndrome 5. The Crying of Lot G EDIT: 15 total songs so far, and no repeats yet...

Because some people think that folks should have the right to vote without any prerequisities. Many people don't have IDs. Whether that's because they are too poor or too lazy shouldn't matter. It's also a slippery slope to requiring people to be literate, or charging a poll tax, or requiring people to know how many reps serve in the House. How many people in this country know the answer to that question? 20%? 10%? 5%? All of those requirements (as well as the requirement of an ID) fall disproportionately on poorer segments of the population... On a side point, while Indiana's goal

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts so far... I really appreciate it. I probably shouldn't have thrown out the Amer vs Mex vs Squier analogy. I only meant that by way of comparison. What I am really trying to figure out is what are the differences between the different styles of SGs. I assume they range in quality (ie, Standard>Classic>Faded) similar to the way that the different strats range in quality and that was the reason for my comparison... But what I am trying to figure out is what makes those SGs different from each other? I can spend 600 on a Faded, 1000 on a Classic

aren't you the guy who criticizes people for posting and not adding anything to the discussion??!!! Yeah, I shouldnt have compared it to the American v Mex vs Squier. I think the SG Faded still sells for 5-600 bucks so it's clearly much better than a squier. I assume the pickups are better as you progress from Faded to Classic to Standard. What about neck width or wood or ?? I am more of an acoustic dude, so its easier for me to understand what I am paying for as I go up in value... With solid body electrics, it's harder for me... Any thoughts folks have would be great. thanks.

I'd love to hear any thoughts folks have about the pros and cons of these guitars? I assume it's the same type of stuff as American Strat vs. Mexican Strat vs. Squire Strat? Most people seem to think that the mexican strats (for your value) are the best buy in that threesome, right? I am in the market for a new axe and I have always been intrigued by the SG series...

I rocked on this all weekend and it is awesome. Thanks so much...

Apparently, I have been living under a rock. How is this??

Steve Winwood is a genius. (just ignore the 80s output)

I think much of the criticism leveled at Clinton in the aftermath of Iowa and Super Tuesday was exactly that. The inevitable Clinton machine could not close out the relatively unknown upstart junior senator from Illinois.

Overrated, in my opinion.

De La Soul is Dead is better than 3Ft High and Rising.

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great minds.

Blasphemy: I believe that when people refer to the album by its shortened name, they should refer to it as Sgt Pepper or Pepper. Not Sgt Pepper's or Pepper's.

Not true. We are smack dab in the middle of a very possible scenario where neither candidate has the necessary majority of delegates. Yes, in that scenario, Obama would be ahead of her in both pledged delegates and popular vote, but that is not what it takes for the nomination. In that scenario, the superdelegates decide and/or we have a brokered convention where everyone (delegates and superdelegates) are free agents. At least, this is how I understand it... You certainly can argue that superdelegates (or the free agents at a brokered covnention) should not go against the popular vote a

Blasphemy: I don't think rap is

If you truly believed that Obama was a candidate that (1) had peaked too early, (2) couldnt carry states like PA and OH against McCain in November, (3) would end up being painted as Kerry v2.0 in the general election, (4) was relying on a youth vote that might (or might not) be there when push comes to shove, and (5) would ultimately lose to McCain in November as a result, you'd be making the same strained arguments that she is making. Obviously you dont believe that. And maybe this just proves all over again that I am drinking the KoolAid that she is selling, but if she really and truly be

Bob Dylan invented punk rock and rap.

I called the two spots in NYC that I usually trek to for my vinyl. Neither had it. So, last night I went to the website and begrudgingly ordered it online (you know, with ground delivery, 100 years before it gets delivered, etc.) Got an email this morning that the album is on backorder and wont ship for 1-4 weeks. 1-4 weeks!!!!! This album was only released yesterday on vinyl and it's already on backorder.

New Squeeze dates just announced for anyone interested: 21st Aug 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 22nd Aug Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA 25th Aug Warner Theatre, Torrington, CT 29th Aug Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, MI 31st Aug Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL 3rd Sep Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN 9th Sep Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ 13th Sep The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA 15th Sep Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR 16th Sep The Showbox, Seattle, WA