tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post4522522686946647831..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Spontaneous CombustionJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-87083201401657271902008-12-10T21:01:00.000-10:002008-12-10T21:01:00.000-10:00"Wasnt the Magma Carta the document establishing w..."Wasnt the Magma Carta the document establishing worship to Pele?"<BR/><BR/>--- oh nice one!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88185068882219103642008-12-10T11:31:00.000-10:002008-12-10T11:31:00.000-10:00Wasnt the Magma Carta the document establishing wo...Wasnt the Magma Carta the document establishing worship to Pele?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-66537680835943624772008-12-08T22:35:00.000-10:002008-12-08T22:35:00.000-10:00"Nunya, the only one's impressed with your referen..."Nunya, the only one's impressed with your references are the ignorant you seek to manipulate"<BR/><BR/>-- well i dont think its that so much (manipulation), rather just that she does not know very muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-3890143805264972192008-12-08T21:15:00.000-10:002008-12-08T21:15:00.000-10:00Nunya, the only one's impressed with your referenc...Nunya, the only one's impressed with your references are the ignorant you seek to manipulateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-7648493185316982882008-12-07T23:43:00.000-10:002008-12-07T23:43:00.000-10:00"magma carta" ....ha, i meant "magna" of coursebut..."magma carta" ....ha, i meant "magna" of course<BR/><BR/>but im still dying to hear more about the "intl law" argumentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-27642031837312925602008-12-07T22:18:00.000-10:002008-12-07T22:18:00.000-10:00Sorry but nobodyʻs going to read the book FOR you....<I>Sorry but nobodyʻs going to read the book FOR you. You have to do that by yourself</I><BR/><BR/>That's the weakest thing I ever heard. Sorry, but nobody's going to make your arguments for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-24923018319403988332008-12-07T18:17:00.000-10:002008-12-07T18:17:00.000-10:00Like I said: "Your answer was provided. Maybe you ...Like I said: "Your answer was provided. Maybe you just canʻt see it."<BR/><BR/>Sorry but nobodyʻs going to read the book FOR you. You have to do that by yourself and it takes a little longer than googling for insta answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49427695248628788402008-12-06T09:23:00.000-10:002008-12-06T09:23:00.000-10:00"Um, Emer De Vattel's The Law of Nations was publi..."Um, Emer De Vattel's The Law of Nations was published in 1758.<BR/><BR/>When you say that the US is subject to international law, could you maybe at least give us a source that exists AFTER the US is formed?"<BR/><BR/>- ok, that was pretty funny. my compliments<BR/><BR/>"Your answer was provided.<BR/>Maybe you just canʻt see it."<BR/><BR/>- hey, everybody has their areas where they know a thing or two. id suggest not broaching this topic again. if that is the best citation, sorry...it is not binding in the least. but it is certainly an influential work, upon which many subsequent agreements were based. does it provide a "cause of action?" nope. could it be rightfully used in a footnote in a legal brief? sure (heck even cites to the magma carta pop up here and there...but if you cite the magma carta as your primary basis for relief/recovery in some fed court, you should expect some snickering - and a dismissal of your case)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90557727139878418062008-12-05T22:07:00.000-10:002008-12-05T22:07:00.000-10:00Your answer was provided. Maybe you just canʻt see...Your answer was provided. <BR/>Maybe you just canʻt see it.awolgovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839526260230337689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-42128802440536345372008-12-05T21:16:00.000-10:002008-12-05T21:16:00.000-10:00Um, Emer De Vattel's The Law of Nations was publis...Um, Emer De Vattel's The Law of Nations was published in 1758.<BR/><BR/>When you say that the US is subject to international law, could you maybe at least give us a source that exists AFTER the US is formed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39285509516758285212008-12-05T20:47:00.000-10:002008-12-05T20:47:00.000-10:00Maybe this will help clear up any misconceptions o...Maybe this will help clear up any misconceptions of international law.<BR/><BR/>The Law of Nations, <BR/>Applied to the Conduct and to the Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns.<BR/><BR/>Emer De Vattelawolgovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839526260230337689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-10903775670864957992008-12-05T09:06:00.000-10:002008-12-05T09:06:00.000-10:00That's correct. Submission to international law i...That's correct. Submission to international law is totally voluntary for any country. Even if the pres and congress signed up, they could not submit to specific cases with no real sanctions applied...not to "big countries" anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21496147117370256222008-12-05T03:29:00.000-10:002008-12-05T03:29:00.000-10:00"And international law in this case is powerless."..."And international law in this case is powerless."<BR/><BR/>December 3, 2008 10:09 AM<BR/><BR/>Where do you get your info from?"<BR/><BR/>..ok, not my post, but let me posit an answer: the information comes from the fact that for an "international law" (however vaguely defined at the moment) to have power, or authority, or legitimacy in the US two (2) things need to happen: it needs to be signed of on by the president and congress. if those two (2) things do not happen, then it is not binding law in any US state. so sure, one can say "hey, we should adopt this and that 'international law'" but if it has not been signed off on by those two (2) groups then it pretty much has no effectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39687174211808157732008-12-05T00:24:00.000-10:002008-12-05T00:24:00.000-10:00I got it from the history of the USA bending to an...I got it from the history of the USA bending to any international decision or recommendation contrary to what the USA wants to do.<BR/><BR/>Might makes right. It may not be just, but it is the operative system of things. <BR/><BR/>I always go with what works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33702289407992864182008-12-04T17:52:00.000-10:002008-12-04T17:52:00.000-10:00"And international law in this case is powerless."..."And international law in this case is powerless."<BR/><BR/>December 3, 2008 10:09 AM<BR/><BR/>Where do you get your info from?awolgovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839526260230337689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-91459577406763605052008-12-04T11:17:00.000-10:002008-12-04T11:17:00.000-10:00cia is intlfbi is domestic (save for a couple/few ...cia is intl<BR/><BR/>fbi is domestic (save for a couple/few very new intl field offices)<BR/><BR/>-- pls shoot for accurate commentary and information, its more interesting<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>December 2, 2008 2:01 PM<BR/>December 2, 2008 10:32 PM<BR/>December 3, 2008 1:31 PM (any takers to my Q?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26973362575411818282008-12-04T10:13:00.000-10:002008-12-04T10:13:00.000-10:00Supreme Court hearing ceded lands case starting to...<I>Supreme Court hearing ceded lands case starting today...</I><BR/><BR/>No it's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-63096554581305378122008-12-04T10:03:00.000-10:002008-12-04T10:03:00.000-10:00Iʻd like to correct my last post:In no way do I th...Iʻd like to correct my last post:<BR/>In no way do I think being poor and/or white in itself warrants criticism as that was a hasty generalization; but in most instances of hate crimes, usually perpetrated by KKK mindsets, it is that class that are members and they have been manipulated by their higher ups with power and money, such as the Bush family or Hitler.<BR/><BR/>I did not mean to insinuate that race/poverty are crimes in and of themselves.awolgovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839526260230337689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-57610692178470410892008-12-04T09:52:00.000-10:002008-12-04T09:52:00.000-10:00"As long as the cultural self loathing contin..."As long as the cultural self loathing continues and the mythical noble redskin view is applied in Hawaii, to Hawaiians, I will continue to:<BR/> mock you<BR/> disorient you<BR/> oppose you in many ways<BR/> work to undermine you<BR/> inflame others against you<BR/> expose you<BR/> and loathe you in return<BR/> signed,<BR/> The ultimately privledged, very white, very settled, Resident American on American Soil."<BR/><BR/> CIA, FBI or KKK?<BR/><BR/> December 3, 2008 12:15 PM<BR/><BR/><BR/>There is no way that individual (with his 8th grade education) is CIA or FBI. I believe CIA & FBI act under orders of the administration they serve or the current foreign affairs directives. And at least they are educated and trained.<BR/><BR/>As far as him being KKK, very possible. And, in the majority of cases here or elsewhere, probably is a poorly educated, untraveled caucasian subjected to generational indoctrination. Something like Bush.<BR/><BR/>Even coming from their destitute or poor white roots, they believe that just being white is superior over a person of color, even a person of color with royal lineage. Thus the term ʻwhite supremacist. ONLY qualifications to belong to this club are skin color and hatred of other skin colors.<BR/><BR/>Supreme Court hearing ceded lands case starting today...so a lot of tension in the air and on the blogs.awolgovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839526260230337689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-44390954799759590032008-12-04T09:05:00.000-10:002008-12-04T09:05:00.000-10:00Anon. 9:39 -- You were deleted because of a person...Anon. 9:39 -- You were deleted because of a personal attack on Katy. <BR/><BR/>No personal attacks.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-35563931760964982462008-12-03T22:41:00.000-10:002008-12-03T22:41:00.000-10:00For $2000 I'll sell you a bond that says you don't...For $2000 I'll sell you a bond that says you don't have to pay your credit card bills any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30693654842598335172008-12-03T21:39:00.000-10:002008-12-03T21:39:00.000-10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-7485604795988421392008-12-03T20:14:00.000-10:002008-12-03T20:14:00.000-10:00If by cutting up and opting out means paying them ...If by cutting up and opting out means paying them off and stopping using them, I'd agree. I would not agree with simply electing not to pay outstanding debt, which is illegal.<BR/><BR/>It seems a forgotten art to live within one's means.<BR/><BR/>We use credit, but pay the bill in full every month. The cards become merely a no-cost convenience.<BR/><BR/>Since the avg card debt is over $9K, usually for non-necessary items, people are doing this harm to themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-57423145006063668702008-12-03T19:23:00.000-10:002008-12-03T19:23:00.000-10:00"Hmmm. Maybe cutting up credit cards and opting ou..."Hmmm. Maybe cutting up credit cards and opting out of the consumer frenzy will become the 21st Century's symbol of a new form of liberation..."<BR/><BR/>Yep.<BR/><BR/>Aloha, BradMauibradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759237357642699345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-61953893272282240622008-12-03T13:31:00.000-10:002008-12-03T13:31:00.000-10:00"under international law"--nafta, gatt, wto, warsa..."under international law"<BR/><BR/>--nafta, gatt, wto, warsaw convention? pls cite the binding intl law (the one a pres and cong signed off on)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com