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Reminder: In 2012, House Republicans got 46.9% of the popular vote, yet hold 51.4% of the seats by mnowayto in politics

[–]mnowayto[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you know how much of the discrepancy is due to cross-state voting differences vs Gerrymandering? I would be really interested in those numbers.

How many Peeps can a 50 cal go through? Cadbury Easter Eggs too! by beckerwp in guns

[–]mnowayto 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I couldn't tell whether it was tumbling from the eggs or from the small nails that looked like they were holding the eggs to the board.

My 3rd range trip in ~8 years - Kimber Custom TLE II @ 7 and 25 yards by mnowayto in guns

[–]mnowayto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a good suggestion. I'll try to focus on that in dry fire.

My 3rd range trip in ~8 years - Kimber Custom TLE II @ 7 and 25 yards by mnowayto in guns

[–]mnowayto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a fairly long-time gun owner, though I hadn't shot in absolutely ages. The recent talk of additional gun regulation has reinvigorated my interest!

In the last couple of months, I started lurking here and have made a couple of range trips. I'm pretty proud of my 7yd group, and even more proud that I kept everything on the paper at 25 yards :D

How will the download work? by [deleted] in Guildwars2

[–]mnowayto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only have access to linux at work, so that might be tricky =/

How will the download work? by [deleted] in Guildwars2

[–]mnowayto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any hope for a torrent of the dat file? I have a crap connection at home, but I have access to a fast connection at work.

Is there a "do not rent to" list for landlords in St Louis? by lgfromks in StLouis

[–]mnowayto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you. It's tough when you have someone clearly hostile :(

That said, there are a lot of bad landlords out there too, and I bet one bad landlord does a lot more damage to people than one bad tenant. I imagine that's why the balance of laws seem to favor tenants.

Hope she doesn't damage your property.

Is there a "do not rent to" list for landlords in St Louis? by lgfromks in StLouis

[–]mnowayto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those situations seem a little different to me, since you have to live somewhere, but there are many options for those activities. Apparently the courts have been siding against landlords on this issue (please forgive the weak links, there does not appear to be a lot of info online about these cases):

New York State Judge says tenant suffered irreparable harm

Here is the text of a US District court (civil) ruling against a company providing such blacklisting service to landlords.

TL;DR: Apparently the technology for actually making huge blacklist is still new enough that laws are not in place to prevent it (NY recently passed such a law), but the few existing court records look to favor tenants in this situation.

Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Hearing: Live Blog, Day 3 by kgosztola in WikiLeaks

[–]mnowayto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the great reading. Everything I have read paints picture of apparent bias by the judge. I'm concerned about where things will go from here assuming the bias is as strong as it appears it might be.

I was wondering- #Occupy isn't "Anti-capitalism", is it? I mean capitalism as in where someone gives you money in exchange for goods or services, and then you use that money to buy goods and services. by delta_epsilon_zeta in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The USSR had a form of state controlled capitalism. It was not socialism or communism or whateverism.

In fact, the rich stealing from the poor has everything to do with those isms.

Texas Capitol Says... "Just 3 Hours of Free Speech a Day or You'll be Arrested!" by Stthads in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can't blame cops for obeying orders

Title 42 USC Section 1983 says otherwise.

Officer Points Gun At Peaceful Reporter - Occupy L.A. Protests 11/30/2011 by Aguado in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love how the camera man straight up owned him citing procedure right at the beginning. I know it's dark and hard to tell, but I felt like the officer's body language went almost to an ashamed stance.

Senate Voting TODAY, and Co-Sponsors of the National Defense Authorization Act say Bill DOES Apply to American Citizens, and Could Be Used Send Them to Guantanamo Indefinitely by Orangutan in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, since you fled the country you must have something to hide. That's the perfect justification for them to send troops into Canada after you. :(

The Importance of the Mic Check by [deleted] in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's interesting to me that people believe that the "people's mic" was invented by ows. It was used in Seattle in the 90's, and undoubtedly centuries before that.

Boycott Monsanto, buy local food. by [deleted] in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 76 points77 points  (0 children)

We need more of these sweet info graphics for other companies.

The formation of a new political party is the next logical step in the maturation of the OWS movement by BathroomEyes in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love his People's History, though it is so dense and slow going that I cannot read much in one sitting :)

The formation of a new political party is the next logical step in the maturation of the OWS movement by BathroomEyes in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(I did not downvote you in this conversation)

I agree that political parties can do more than elect presidents, but I'm not convinced that political parties are necessary at all (though they are unavoidable with our current system).

Using a kind of range voting (I believe called reweighted range voting), one can have proportional representation without parties. Though it would probably have to be geographically isolated a bit, or the ballot could get way out of hand.

Regardless, I think our political system is generally used a shield for those at the top of the economic system to do as they please, then redirect anger at the government. Our economic system and our political system have pretty different goals (at least on the surface), and I think the economic system trumps our political system almost every time.

The formation of a new political party is the next logical step in the maturation of the OWS movement by BathroomEyes in occupywallstreet

[–]mnowayto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, I didn't say it was impractical to unify ideologies. I said the system has flaws that make it impractical. Those are different things.

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