Wulfie's Wurld
An island of questions in a sea of confusion.Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Speaking of dead foreign languages, why is our legal system couched in Latin? If we can doff the powdered wigs of the 18th century, shouldn't we be able to doff a language that hasn't been alive since the days of the ancient Romans?
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Why does the Constitution need interpreting? Is it in some archaic, dead or foreign language? Or is it the pork-filled, rider-backed legislation the bozos in Congress and the states that need the interpretation?
Monday, November 28, 2005
Do we want our judges to be political, or impartial? If someone appoints a political judge, are they doing the land a disservice? Is it possible for a judge to separate their political beliefs from the job? Do we want that?
Monday, November 21, 2005
I'll only be posting here once this week. Plenty of older questions to respond to or *gasp* attempt to answer. For now, here's a silly one.
Is it okay to shout "Fire!" in a sparsely attended theater? An empty one? How about yelling "Shark!" on a crowded beach? Whatever you do, don't greet your friend Jack at the airport.
Is it okay to shout "Fire!" in a sparsely attended theater? An empty one? How about yelling "Shark!" on a crowded beach? Whatever you do, don't greet your friend Jack at the airport.
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Should a country go to war if not all the people want to? Should a majority rule in this case? What kind of majority? 51%? 2/3? Overwhelming? What about pulling out of a war? Should the leaders of that country follow the majority? Or can they act independently of the will of the people?
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
This may seem a stereotype, but why is it that all racists are that way because of some religious belief? Why is it that beneath the white sheets of the South, one will find Baptists and Evangelicals? Or behind the swastikas, a belief in the occult? Or behind jihads, fundamentalistic Islam? Does religion have an "acceptable" dark side?
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Do we believe that people CAN "pay their debt to society?" If someone does their time, are the ledger books even? What about sexual predators? When they've "done their time," have they? Why such a controversy about where they settle? Or do we need to revisit our sentencing?
Monday, November 14, 2005
Is freedom really such a good thing? Doesn't that concept include in it the freedom to be stupid, the freedom to be wrong, the freedom to make poor choices, not to mention the freedom to spill hot coffee in our laps? Worst of all, doesn't it include the freedom for others to be different than we are and the freedom for them to disagree with our holy opinions?
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Why is it that Democrats flip-flop but Republicans only waffle? With all the waffles and flapjacks, do we have too much breakfast food in politics? And what's with all the pork in the legislation? Could this be the reason Americans are considered obese?
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Why do we elect whom we do? Is it because of their beliefs? How they appear on television? Which church they go to? Because someone tells us and we're too lazy to think for ourselves? If we've studied the issues and the candidates, why do they disappoint us?
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Who has the "right" to complain about elected officials? Everybody, because this is a free country? Nobody, because we need to show support? Those who voted for them? Those who voted against them? Has Mr. Pot met Mr. Kettle?
Monday, November 07, 2005
If filibusters and other odd rules are so bad, why does Congress keep them around? Why do both parties use them?
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Why is it that the liberal pundits say that the media is controlled and in lock-step with the conservatives, and the conservatives say the media has a liberal slant? Isn't it true that both can't be right, but both CAN be wrong?
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
What is it with liberal talk show hosts? Why does everything seem to be a joke with them, yet they speak so intensely that the joke doesn't seem funny? Why do they maintain that everyone else is either a moron or a Nazi?
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
What is it with conservative talk show hosts? Why is it that they always appear ready to bust a jugular in a passionate frenzy? Why is it they speak at three decibels above the pain threshold? Why do they maintain that everyone else is their enemy?
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