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@theone86 said:
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what kind of system allows a democratically elected government to be shut down, while members of that government still get paid...in a country where the normal people can not access services and so on. Who devised this system and is there need for a revamp?

It's the elected ones who decided it was best this way. Apparently to chicken to face the consequences. But they are willing to sacrifice those beneath them. Speaks volumes, doesn't it?

I mean the senatorial system that is in place in the US was a result of the American revolution and is in dire need of a revamp, much like the Parliamentary system in the UK. However, our system does not have a complete government stand still and is almost impossible for that to occur. Has there been much talk about it in the US, I mean changing the current system, not copying a parliamentary system that is?

There are tons of proposals. A few off the top of my head (some of which I support and some of which I don't):

  1. Getting rid of the senate filibuster
  2. Getting rid of the electoral college
  3. Term limits for all politicians
  4. Term limits for no politicians
  5. Instant runoff voting
  6. Multimember disctricts
  7. Nonpartisan redisctricting committees
  8. Universal mail-in voting
  9. Universal voter registration
  10. Suffrage for felons

For better or for worse, every time these arguments come up they get derailed. Some wonk suggests it in an article, it starts making the rounds, and the think-tanks, lobbyists, pundits, and politicians who stand to lose from it drown it in noise. If people can't be arsed to pay attention to who's sitting on the Supreme Court or what a filibuster is then how do you expect them to pay attention to a nuanced discussion of congressional procedures? And that's not even to mention that most of these would take a Constitutional convention in order to implement.

Ah filibustering, we don't really have much of a concept of it, I'm not sure if it happens in Parliament but it certainly isn't at a scale to hold up proceedings. Why is something like that allowed to proceed? Can't a simple law be brought in to limit how much someone is allowed to say, or rather, for how long?

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@Planeforger said:

@soul_starter: Small cartridges make sense for handheld devices, certainly moreso than discs. For reference, Sony also uses cartridges for the Vita.

Switch isn't a handheld.

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I forgot the Switch used cartridges lol they gotta change it, they really do.

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@mattbbpl said:

@soul_starter: "Anyway, all of that is straw man, let's stick to the topic at hand shall we? The article raises the issue, that if a doctor or nurse has a moral or religious objection to carrying out a particular procedure, they should be allowed to pass it onto someone who doesn't. "

That is not the case. It is a blanket protection assertion which includes the ability to objecting to a wide range of actions, including providing services to objectionable people (at least until such instances are challenged in courts and precedences are set).

I dunno the in depth aspects of the law, so I don't know if what you say is true. Regardless, very few, a percent of a percent, would not give medical help to someone in need. Unless you're part of the medical set up, you have no idea how much of a life style is it, rather than just an ordinary job.

Anyway, like I said, it comes down to the UN human rights regulations. If you're opposed to this, then you are opposed to international law.

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problem with online gaming on PC

I hadnt played PC mp for quite a while till last year, and even though hackers had been an issue years earlier, I was unprepared for how bad things. One example was playing Titanfall 2 and some guy wall ran, jumped onto one of the titans, shot down at it and killed multiple team members. How is that possible? lol

It really has become a cesspit, unless you set up a server with a group of people you know but that is too much hassle and requires a group of gamer friends.

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@soul_starter: so would you be ok with busineses putting "no Christians allowed" signs on their windows?

No, because that is the opposite of religious freedom, in fact, it is religious inhibition, by not allowing someone from one particular faith from accessing a building.

Anyway, all of that is straw man, let's stick to the topic at hand shall we? The article raises the issue, that if a doctor or nurse has a moral or religious objection to carrying out a particular procedure, they should be allowed to pass it onto someone who doesn't. Abortion is an example that may be given. That does not mean the patient can not undergo an abortion. So what is the problem here? No one is being inhibited and all rights are being looked after.

Plus, it is being made into a massive deal, when in fact it would only affect a tiny proportion of medical employees. I'm a medical doctor btw, although in the UK we don't have such rights but many doctors, from religious backgrounds or not, would have no problem in carrying out certain procedures, as is the case in the US from personal experience. The small percentage that may not want to, will not be large enough to affect patients wanting abortions and so on.

This is a classic example of atheists creating a storm in a tea cup, under the assumption of providing more rights, while trying to impede the rights of others.

@mattbbpl - this is a reply to you as well

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@horgen said:
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what kind of system allows a democratically elected government to be shut down, while members of that government still get paid...in a country where the normal people can not access services and so on. Who devised this system and is there need for a revamp?

It's the elected ones who decided it was best this way. Apparently to chicken to face the consequences. But they are willing to sacrifice those beneath them. Speaks volumes, doesn't it?

I mean the senatorial system that is in place in the US was a result of the American revolution and is in dire need of a revamp, much like the Parliamentary system in the UK. However, our system does not have a complete government stand still and is almost impossible for that to occur. Has there been much talk about it in the US, I mean changing the current system, not copying a parliamentary system that is?

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@mattbbpl: Why is that a problem for you? Religious freedom is a basic human right guaranteed under the universal declaration of human rights.

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what kind of system allows a democratically elected government to be shut down, while members of that government still get paid...in a country where the normal people can not access services and so on. Who devised this system and is there need for a revamp?

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Gotta be BF2 right? I mean, even forgetting all the micro transactions and loot boxes and all that bollocks which is bad enough but the game itself. Characters move like geriatrics, the turning circle is worse than Resi 5, none of the weapons have any oomph and the space combat...oh the boring, shoddy, slow, linear space combat.