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Thomas Gnauck January 29th, 2004 03:08 PM

Tell your senators to defeat the Bush-Cheney energy bill
 


Tell your senators to defeat the Bush-Cheney energy bill

President Bush and his Senate allies have vowed to pass their pro-polluter
energy bill into law over the next few weeks. If they succeed, this
shameless package of corporate welfare will cost us $50 billion over the
next decade and prolong our dangerous reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear
power. That's why it is so important for you to contact your own senators
right away and tell them to block this attack on our pocketbooks, our
environment, and our health.

Put your fingers to work:

http://www.savebiogems.org/takeaction.asp?src=RR0401

it takes 2 seconds to fill out

you never know, it might actually change some views.



fish on

t.





Chas Wade January 30th, 2004 12:46 AM

Tell your senators to defeat the Bush-Cheney energy bill
 
"Thomas Gnauck" wrote:
If they succeed, this
shameless package of corporate welfare will cost us $50 billion over
the
next decade and prolong our dangerous reliance on fossil fuels and
nuclear
power.


If we're supposed to give up on fossil fuels and nuclear power, what is
it you suggest we use to meet the growing energy demands? Should we
cut down and burn out forests? Maybe we should go back to hunting
whales?

I haven't studied the bill in question enough to have an opinion as to
whether it's good or bad, but I can see that this note is not well
thought out.

Chas
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Chas Wade January 30th, 2004 12:52 AM

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Just for grins I checked out the referenced web site.

Unremarkably, it starts with the paragraph posted here to the group.
There is no explanation there as to what is in the bill, and no link to
any site that tells what is in the bill.

Useless spam

Chas
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Warren January 30th, 2004 05:38 AM

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net wrote...
Just for grins I checked out the referenced web site.

Unremarkably, it starts with the paragraph posted here to the group.
There is no explanation there as to what is in the bill, and no link to
any site that tells what is in the bill.

Useless spam


Ahhhhh, a Muskenberry! ;-)
--
Warren
(use troutbum_mt (at) yahoo to reply via email)
For Conclave Info:
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Chas Wade January 30th, 2004 06:58 AM

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Warren wrote:

Ahhhhh, a Muskenberry! ;-)
--


Great term Warren, I'll remember it. Since I've been in the habit of
kill filing muskie's new addresses as soon as he posts sometj=hing, I
might have missed this from long ago.

Chas
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Warren January 30th, 2004 07:38 AM

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net wrote...
Great term Warren, I'll remember it. Since I've been in the habit of
kill filing muskie's new addresses as soon as he posts sometj=hing, I
might have missed this from long ago.


Actually, I see very little of Ken and none of Muskie no matter what
name he uses. I created these rules with my news reader so that any
posts that are cross posted to more than two groups are ignored and
threads with OT in the subject that have Forty as the author are
marked as ignored. Works freaking great. Thankfully Ken is kind
enough to put OT in his subject line so I don't have to plonk him
completely. With these two rules and one person in the "Bozo Bin,"
ROFF has become much more enjoyable for me. Your really should check
out MicroPlanet Gravity. It's free and has some pretty damn good
features and rule making capabilities.
--
Warren
(use troutbum_mt (at) yahoo to reply via email)
For Conclave Info:
http://www.geocities.com/troutbum_mt...nConclave.html

Herman Nijland January 30th, 2004 10:32 AM

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Warren wrote:
snip
Your really should check
out MicroPlanet Gravity. It's free and has some pretty damn good
features and rule making capabilities.


Did you know that Gravity is still maintained, despite the fact that
Microplanet stopped supporting it? Look at http://gravity.tbates.org/
for some fresh updates.

--
Cheers, Herman


Wolfgang January 30th, 2004 12:56 PM

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"Warren" wrote in message
...
net wrote...
Great term Warren, I'll remember it. Since I've been in the habit

of
kill filing muskie's new addresses as soon as he posts

sometj=hing, I
might have missed this from long ago.


Actually, I see very little of Ken and none of Muskie no matter what
name he uses. I created these rules with my news reader so that any
posts that are cross posted to more than two groups are ignored and
threads with OT in the subject that have Forty as the author are
marked as ignored. Works freaking great. Thankfully Ken is kind
enough to put OT in his subject line so I don't have to plonk him
completely. With these two rules and one person in the "Bozo Bin,"
ROFF has become much more enjoyable for me. Your really should

check
out MicroPlanet Gravity. It's free and has some pretty damn good
features and rule making capabilities.


Peekaboo, I see you! :)

Wolfgang
who remains unconvinced that keeping your eyes tightly closed while
eating boogers is an effective method for convincing a room full of
observers that you don't eat boogers.



gary January 30th, 2004 03:04 PM

Tell your senators to defeat the Bush-Cheney energy bill
 
Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.
"Thomas Gnauck" wrote in message
...


Tell your senators to defeat the Bush-Cheney energy bill

President Bush and his Senate allies have vowed to pass their pro-polluter
energy bill into law over the next few weeks. If they succeed, this
shameless package of corporate welfare will cost us $50 billion over the
next decade and prolong our dangerous reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear
power. That's why it is so important for you to contact your own senators
right away and tell them to block this attack on our pocketbooks, our
environment, and our health.

Put your fingers to work:

http://www.savebiogems.org/takeaction.asp?src=RR0401

it takes 2 seconds to fill out

you never know, it might actually change some views.



fish on

t.







JR January 30th, 2004 03:54 PM

Tell your senators to defeat the Bush-Cheney energy bill
 
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.



Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.

JR

Ken Fortenberry January 30th, 2004 04:05 PM

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JR wrote:
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.


Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.


Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more racist
scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from under their
rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth of the American
psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their hate-filled ignorance.

--
Ken Fortenberry


Tim J. January 30th, 2004 04:12 PM

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"Wolfgang" wrote...
"Warren" wrote...
net wrote...
Great term Warren, I'll remember it. Since I've been in the habit

of
kill filing muskie's new addresses as soon as he posts

sometj=hing, I
might have missed this from long ago.


Actually, I see very little of Ken and none of Muskie no matter what
name he uses. I created these rules with my news reader so that any
posts that are cross posted to more than two groups are ignored and
threads with OT in the subject that have Forty as the author are
marked as ignored. Works freaking great. Thankfully Ken is kind
enough to put OT in his subject line so I don't have to plonk him
completely. With these two rules and one person in the "Bozo Bin,"
ROFF has become much more enjoyable for me. Your really should

check
out MicroPlanet Gravity. It's free and has some pretty damn good
features and rule making capabilities.


Peekaboo, I see you! :)

Wolfgang
who remains unconvinced that keeping your eyes tightly closed while
eating boogers is an effective method for convincing a room full of
observers that you don't eat boogers.


I really don't have anything to add, but I thought Warren should read this.
:)))
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj



bones January 30th, 2004 04:45 PM

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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:05:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

JR wrote:
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.


Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.


Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more racist
scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from under their
rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth of the American
psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their hate-filled ignorance.



how is asking for immgration reform racist?

Scott Seidman January 30th, 2004 04:53 PM

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bones wrote in news:2e2l10ll45ul0tc3m0d957hf0thsu2ti12@
4ax.com:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:05:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

JR wrote:
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.

Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.


Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more racist
scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from under their
rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth of the American
psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their hate-filled ignorance.



how is asking for immgration reform racist?


Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it to
natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.

The more problems a person tends to blame on "them", the more questionable
the motivation

Scott

rw January 30th, 2004 05:10 PM

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Scott Seidman wrote:
bones wrote in news:2e2l10ll45ul0tc3m0d957hf0thsu2ti12@
4ax.com:

Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it to
natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.


It's a natural and appropriate link. Natural resource use is directly
related to population growth. Immigration (legal and illegal) is the
major source of population growth in the US.

The more problems a person tends to blame on "them", the more questionable
the motivation


My opinion, FWIW, is that our population (meaning the US, in this case)
is large enough. In fact, it's too large already. If that makes me a
racist in anyone's opinion, **** them.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Ken Fortenberry January 30th, 2004 05:21 PM

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bones wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:05:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:


JR wrote:

gary wrote [sic]:


Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.

Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.


Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more racist
scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from under their
rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth of the American
psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their hate-filled ignorance.




how is asking for immgration reform racist?


"Immigration Reform" on the face of it, is no more racist than
"State's Rights" but both are codewords for a racist agenda and
I don't make a distinction between those who espouse a racist
agenda and racists.

When you conflate "Immigration Reform" with overpopulation, you're
a racist. Period, end of paragraph.

There's gonna be a hell of fight in the Sierra Club over this.
If you're a member of the Sierra Club, and not a racist or a
misguided fool pursuing a racist agenda, please, PLEASE vote
in the April elections.

--
Ken Fortenberry


bones January 30th, 2004 05:30 PM

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On 30 Jan 2004 16:53:54 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

bones wrote in news:2e2l10ll45ul0tc3m0d957hf0thsu2ti12@
4ax.com:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:05:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

JR wrote:
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.

Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.

Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more racist
scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from under their
rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth of the American
psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their hate-filled ignorance.



how is asking for immgration reform racist?


Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it to
natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.

The more problems a person tends to blame on "them", the more questionable
the motivation

Scott



Of what "race" are "them"?

bones January 30th, 2004 05:33 PM

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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:10:24 -0700, rw
wrote:


It's a natural and appropriate link. Natural resource use is directly
related to population growth. Immigration (legal and illegal) is the
major source of population growth in the US.



The third rail for the Sierra Club......

Scott Seidman January 30th, 2004 05:39 PM

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bones wrote in
:

On 30 Jan 2004 16:53:54 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

bones wrote in news:2e2l10ll45ul0tc3m0d957hf0thsu2ti12@
4ax.com:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:05:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

JR wrote:
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and
demand immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.

Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that
troglodyte racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick
their noses, defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural
resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.

Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more
racist scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from
under their rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth
of the American psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their
hate-filled ignorance.


how is asking for immgration reform racist?


Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it
to natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.

The more problems a person tends to blame on "them", the more
questionable the motivation

Scott



Of what "race" are "them"?


Pick your favorite. It makes little difference, so long as "them" is not
"us". It's just too easy to pass the buck, and blame your situation on
others.

Scott

Scott Seidman January 30th, 2004 05:40 PM

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rw wrote in
:

Scott Seidman wrote:
bones wrote in news:2e2l10ll45ul0tc3m0d957hf0thsu2ti12@
4ax.com:

Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it
to natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.


It's a natural and appropriate link. Natural resource use is directly
related to population growth. Immigration (legal and illegal) is the
major source of population growth in the US.

The more problems a person tends to blame on "them", the more
questionable the motivation


My opinion, FWIW, is that our population (meaning the US, in this
case) is large enough. In fact, it's too large already. If that makes
me a racist in anyone's opinion, **** them.


Census bureau estimates show that the natural increase (births-deaths)
exceeds the net migration by more than 50%, at least between 2000 and 2001.
Immigration is certainly a major player, but not --the-- major player.
Given the current birth rates, the US tops the list of developed nations at
2.1 births per woman.

In addition, I'm not sure that Natural resource use is directly related to
population growth in the US in this global economy. Think about how much
of our forests get exported. You might be able to better link natural
resource use and world population, but it might not make that much of a
difference where the people are actually located. I might be able to float
the argument that its the rich people and corporations in the world that
use much of the resources, and that poor illegals contribute more to food
production than food and resource consumption.

I think population growth is a problem as well. I have no kids. How many
do you have?

Scott

bones January 30th, 2004 05:47 PM

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On 30 Jan 2004 17:39:21 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

bones wrote in
:

On 30 Jan 2004 16:53:54 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

bones wrote in news:2e2l10ll45ul0tc3m0d957hf0thsu2ti12@
4ax.com:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:05:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

JR wrote:
gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and
demand immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.

Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that
troglodyte racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick
their noses, defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural
resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.

Wouldn't it be pretty to think so, but I'm afraid there are more
racist scum like gary than you'd imagine. They don't crawl out from
under their rocks very often, but still they lie buried in the filth
of the American psyche festering and oozing in the pus of their
hate-filled ignorance.


how is asking for immgration reform racist?

Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it
to natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.

The more problems a person tends to blame on "them", the more
questionable the motivation

Scott



Of what "race" are "them"?


Pick your favorite. It makes little difference, so long as "them" is not
"us". It's just too easy to pass the buck, and blame your situation on
others.

Scott


OK........ all illegal immagrants... how is that racist ?

JR January 30th, 2004 05:53 PM

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rw wrote:

Scott Seidman wrote:

Asking for immigration reform is not, in itself, racists. Linking it to
natural resource use, though, is an interesting link.


It's a natural and appropriate link. Natural resource use is directly
related to population growth. Immigration (legal and illegal) is the
major source of population growth in the US.


Waste and selfishness are directly related to natural resource use too,
and immigration is not the only source (or even the only "major" source)
of population growth.

What's not racist is: "Don't like pressure on natural resources?
Combating ignorance, waste, corporate greed, government policies that
discourage conservation, and population growth is the answer."

"Don't like pressure on natural resources? Write and demand immigration
reform!" is code, pure and simple. It means exactly the same thing as:

"Don't like crowded classrooms? Demand immigration reform!"

"Don't like people using government services but not paying their
taxes? Demand immigration reform!"

"Don't like crime and drugs? Demand immigration reform!"

It's disingenuous BS spewn by those racists who haven't got the balls to
speak what's really on their minds.

JR

steve sullivan January 30th, 2004 05:58 PM

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In article , JR wrote:

gary wrote [sic]:

Don't like the pressure on our natural resourse? Then write and demand
immigratiion reform. Not Bushes either.



Thanks, Gary, but I've already written and demanded that troglodyte
racist ****heads not be allowed to fish, hunt, pick their noses,
defecate, or breathe anywhere near any of our natural resources.

I figure that should leave LOTS of room for the rest of us.


Please explain how immigration reform is racist? If you are from mexico
and have a green card and are working legally, great. If you are from
England and working illegally, you should be sent back to England. I
never understand how Mexican oranizations are for illegal immigrants to
flagrantly disregard the law.

Do you see people against Mexican's who have legally followed the law
and have a green card working here? I havent. It all about those who
break the law.

--
"Those that would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither liberty nor
security." T. Jefferson
"Those who are ready to sacrifice freedom for security
ultimately will lose both" - Abraham Lincoln

JR January 30th, 2004 06:19 PM

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steve sullivan wrote:

Do you see people against Mexican's who have legally followed the law
and have a green card working here? I havent. It all about those who
break the law.


Friend, if you believe there aren't millions of people "against"
Mexicans with legal green cards, and even against legal immigrants who
are now U.S. citizens, then your grasp on reality is as shaky as your
understanding of the use of the apostrophe.

JR

rw January 30th, 2004 06:30 PM

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Scott Seidman wrote:

Census bureau estimates show that the natural increase (births-deaths)
exceeds the net migration by more than 50%, at least between 2000 and 2001.
Immigration is certainly a major player, but not --the-- major player.
Given the current birth rates, the US tops the list of developed nations at
2.1 births per woman.


U.S. fertility is slightly less than replacement level and has not
exceeded replacement level since 1972. In fact, immigration is BY FAR
the most important factor in US population growth.

This web site presents what I think is a fair and responsible overview
of the problem:

http://www.susps.org/overview/immigration.html


In addition, I'm not sure that Natural resource use is directly related to
population growth in the US in this global economy. Think about how much
of our forests get exported. You might be able to better link natural
resource use and world population, but it might not make that much of a
difference where the people are actually located. I might be able to float
the argument that its the rich people and corporations in the world that
use much of the resources, and that poor illegals contribute more to food
production than food and resource consumption.


Just because I'm concerned about population growth in the US, that
doesn't mean I think that world-wide population growth isn't a problem.

I think population growth is a problem as well. I have no kids. How many
do you have?


I have two children. Does that make me less qualified than you to have
an opinion?

Clearly, immigration is a hot-button issue. Some racists use
"immigration reform" as a code word for a racist agenda. That doesn't
mean that everyone who is concerned about immigration policy a racist.
It seems like even the mention of immigration as a problem has become an
offense to political correctness. That sucks.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Thomas Gnauck January 30th, 2004 06:38 PM

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Wow is there nothing you guys won't bite on?

I posted the link as a little penence for driving my F250 diesel the
whopping 1.3 miles to my place of work.
like it or not everybody plays on both sides of the energy debate

I guess I can take comfort in the fact that you guys are stuck inside typing
and not out clogging a river somewhere

gone fishin'
t.



JR January 30th, 2004 07:05 PM

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rw wrote:

This web site presents what I think is a fair and responsible overview
of the problem:

http://www.susps.org/overview/immigration.html


A fair and responsible (and impartial) overview of the *situation* is
more likely to be had--and less likely to be based on skewed
"statistics"--from a group that hasn't already decided that the
situation, whatever it is, is a *problem* to be labeled (as in their
graphic on the site you posted) "Our lost future".

JR
(who nevertheless admires the fair and responsible color scheme of said
graphic)

JR January 30th, 2004 07:12 PM

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rw wrote:

I have two children. Does that make me less qualified than you to have
an opinion?


Heavens no. But like being a Californian muttering "I got mine" all the
way to the Idaho idyll, it's got a certain trout-in-the-milk quality to
it.

JR

Willi January 30th, 2004 07:13 PM

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Ken Fortenberry wrote:


"Immigration Reform" on the face of it, is no more racist than
"State's Rights" but both are codewords for a racist agenda and
I don't make a distinction between those who espouse a racist
agenda and racists.

When you conflate "Immigration Reform" with overpopulation, you're
a racist. Period, end of paragraph.



That's an illogical statement. Although racists can and do make
statements linking immigration to our population growth, it's illogical
to assume the converse - that someone linking immigration to population
growth is a racist.


Willi







Ken Fortenberry January 30th, 2004 07:18 PM

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rw wrote:
...
This web site presents what I think is a fair and responsible overview
of the problem:

http://www.susps.org/overview/immigration.html
...


Nobody within twenty miles of a clue has cited the thoroughly discredited
Paul Ehrlich for years now. Your "fair and responsible overview" is crap.
Try here instead:

http://www.overpopulation.com/

--
Ken Fortenberry


rw January 30th, 2004 07:25 PM

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JR wrote:
rw wrote:

I have two children. Does that make me less qualified than you to have
an opinion?



Heavens no. But like being a Californian muttering "I got mine" all the
way to the Idaho idyll, it's got a certain trout-in-the-milk quality to
it.


When someone resorts to ad hominem arguments and cries of "racism,"
that's a pretty good indication that they have nothing meaningful to say.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Ken Fortenberry January 30th, 2004 07:27 PM

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Willi wrote:



Ken Fortenberry wrote:


"Immigration Reform" on the face of it, is no more racist than
"State's Rights" but both are codewords for a racist agenda and
I don't make a distinction between those who espouse a racist
agenda and racists.

When you conflate "Immigration Reform" with overpopulation, you're
a racist. Period, end of paragraph.




That's an illogical statement. Although racists can and do make
statements linking immigration to our population growth, it's illogical
to assume the converse - that someone linking immigration to population
growth is a racist.


Don't change the argument. "Overpopulation" does not equal "population growth".
If all those icky brown people stay on their side of an imaginary and totally
arbitrary line, the world will be neither more nor less "overpopulated". And
anybody who tells you different is a racist.

--
Ken Fortenberry


rw January 30th, 2004 07:31 PM

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JR wrote:

rw wrote:

This web site presents what I think is a fair and responsible overview
of the problem:

http://www.susps.org/overview/immigration.html



A fair and responsible (and impartial) overview of the *situation* is
more likely to be had--and less likely to be based on skewed
"statistics"--from a group that hasn't already decided that the
situation, whatever it is, is a *problem* to be labeled (as in their
graphic on the site you posted) "Our lost future".

JR
(who nevertheless admires the fair and responsible color scheme of said
graphic)


I never said the web site was impartial. They have a position and they
are trying, responsibly IMO, to support it. What statistics that they
use are skewed? Are they "skewed" merely because they don't support your
position? A mere assertion on your part carries considerably less weight
than what appears to me to be a well researched and documented position
by the SUSPS.

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rw January 30th, 2004 07:34 PM

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Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Try here instead:

http://www.overpopulation.com/


I did. I saw absolutely nothing about immigration and its affect on US
population growth.

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Scott Seidman January 30th, 2004 07:36 PM

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rw wrote in news:401ab0fb$0$165
:

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Try here instead:

http://www.overpopulation.com/


I did. I saw absolutely nothing about immigration and its affect on US
population growth.


Then try he

http://www.ameristat.org/Content/Nav...Population_Bul
letin2/57.4_USPopulationFINAL.pdf

Willi January 30th, 2004 07:37 PM

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rw wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Try here instead:

http://www.overpopulation.com/



I did. I saw absolutely nothing about immigration and its affect on US
population growth.



This is the only statement on the site that I could find that addressed
this issue:


"The United States seems likely to maintain its middle road and continued

world dominance. Unlike Europe, the U.S. total fertility rate hovers above

2.1 and it continues to accept more immigrants than any other nation.

As a a result, the U.S. population will likely increase by another 100

million people in the 21st century."



Maybe Ken interprets that differently than I do?

Willi



Scott Seidman January 30th, 2004 07:38 PM

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rw wrote in news:401ab05f$0$165
:

A mere assertion on your part carries considerably less weight
than what appears to me to be a well researched and documented position
by the SUSPS.

--
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A graph that is almost 2/3 extrapolated data is hardly ever found in a well
researched document.

Keep in mind that if this graph actually displayed the descendants of
immigrants in red, it would be all red.

Scott

rw January 30th, 2004 08:22 PM

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Scott Seidman wrote:
rw wrote in news:401ab05f$0$165
:


A mere assertion on your part carries considerably less weight
than what appears to me to be a well researched and documented position
by the SUSPS.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.



A graph that is almost 2/3 extrapolated data is hardly ever found in a well
researched document.


Maybe you could explain how it's possible to project population growth
up to 2050 without extrapolation.

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rw January 30th, 2004 08:23 PM

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Scott Seidman wrote:

rw wrote in news:401ab0fb$0$165
:


Ken Fortenberry wrote:


Try here instead:

http://www.overpopulation.com/


I did. I saw absolutely nothing about immigration and its affect on US
population growth.



Then try he

http://www.ameristat.org/Content/Nav...Population_Bul
letin2/57.4_USPopulationFINAL.pdf


Sorry. That URL is too long. :-)

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Bob Weinberger January 30th, 2004 08:43 PM

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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
. 1.4...
rw wrote in
:

SNIP
In addition, I'm not sure that Natural resource use is directly related to
population growth in the US in this global economy. Think about how much
of our forests get exported. You might be able to better link natural
resource use and world population, but it might not make that much of a
difference where the people are actually located.

SNIP

Scott


Actually we are importing 30-40% of the wood products we use, while
exporting less than 8.25% of the wood we harvest, despite the fact that
total growth of wood in our forests exceeds our total current usage.


--
Bob Weinberger
Forest Management Consulting





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