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Phil Sexton

If required to limit myself to one political issue I would have to say Constitutionalism. I sincerely believe that the United States of America was formed as a government devoted to the protection of our in-born fundamental rights to behave as we like and make our own decisions so long as we do not DIRECTLY negatively impact those sa...

To Promote Diversity, Schools Should Make Students Sit Together
To Promote Diversity, Schools Should Make Students Sit Together

Schools should enforce intermingling and cross-ethnic communication in order to channel the positive influences from diversity in America's public schools.

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Phil Sexton michael, bullies don't discriminate on the basis of anything but making sure that the one whom they bully isn't strong enough to respond in kind.

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Marco Rubio’s Record Will Keep GOP From Getting Latino Vote
Marco Rubio’s Record Will Keep GOP From Getting Latino Vote

Marco Rubio, the Tea Party-backed junior U.S. senator from Florida, has bigger problems than "a few dates wrong" if he's expected to deliver the Latino vote as a possible GOP VP candidate.

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Phil Sexton michael, if you seriously believe that the federal government does better on all of the attributes you mention, then you haven't been paying attention. I have been giving a great deal of attention to government at all levels, and serving in advi...

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Watch Out For Extreme Weather, Scientists Say
Watch Out For Extreme Weather, Scientists Say

A recent report by the International Panel on Climate Change predicts grave increases in extreme weather as a consequence of global warming.

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Phil Sexton Ryan, if you believe the issue to be as simple as high CO2 means global warming, then you do not understand the complexity of the processes.

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Ban On Using Cell Phones While Driving Is Uncalled For
Ban On Using Cell Phones While Driving Is Uncalled For

Cellphone bans don't make the road safer, but that isn't stopping the government from jumping on the banning bandwagon.

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Phil Sexton And, anonymous, what does this prove? Are Oregon roads safer?

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Liberal Arts Are Needed To Give Students Well-Rounded Education
Liberal Arts Are Needed To Give Students Well-Rounded Education

K-12 students should have a curriculum that focuses not only on science and math but the arts as well in order to truly succeed in the future and reach their potential.

Phil Sexton

Phil Sexton I agree that STEM is not everything. Those subjects do prepare those who are capable of absorbing the information the possibility of better paid employment. The arts should also be taught, but are more readily learned outside the school environment t...

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Defense Authorization Act Shows Obama's Awful Civil Liberties Record
Defense Authorization Act Shows Obama's Awful Civil Liberties Record

Although Obama has often offered lip service in reversing the Bush administration’s policies, his actions and policies haven't been on target.

Phil Sexton

Phil Sexton What is your source for "empower the military to detain American citizens captured on U.S. soil indefinitely and without due process"?

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Compared to the Rest of the World Americans Are All the 1%
Compared to the Rest of the World Americans Are All the 1%

From the standpoint of the rest of the world, the 99% is actually the 14%, and they share the same advantages as the 1%. The OWS protesters could use a dose of global perspective.

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Phil Sexton Jon http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=150557,00.html Are you truly ignorant, or just pleading ignorance as another excuse for writing only vague andor obtuse comments. [My apologies to other participants. Mr. Aubrey has simply exh...

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Foreign Policy's Top 100: A Picture of World Exceptionalism
Foreign Policy's Top 100: A Picture of World Exceptionalism

Conservative notions of American exceptionalism ring hollow among the community of world thinkers.

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Phil Sexton George, the only problems I see regarding being our brother's keeper is in the specific areas and actions that would be involved, as well as how much our own country and people are directly impacted. There must be trade-offs.

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Open Mic: Do You Support Huntsman's Plan To Create Jobs?
Open Mic: Do You Support Huntsman's Plan To Create Jobs?

In this Open Mic, we look at Jon Huntsman's plan to create jobs. What proposals do you agree with? Which proposals do you disagree with?

Phil Sexton

Phil Sexton The words above are presented as "a brief summary". Very brief. To the point of being unrepresentative of what Huntsman proposes. I am not a fan of Huntsman, but this article and its "summary" are quite unfair.

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Newt Gingrich is Wrong: Child Labor is Not An Education Policy
Newt Gingrich is Wrong: Child Labor is Not An Education Policy

New Gingrich's views on education are outdated. The point of education is not to prepare students for narrow, class-based vocational opportunities.

Phil Sexton

Phil Sexton As is usual with those who want to demonize a person or concept, this author has selected a few words from a complex statement of principle. In fact, I had not heard of this issue previously, and am pleased to learn of it. I believe Mr. Gingrich t...

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Reckless Self-Interest Stalls New Climate Talks
Reckless Self-Interest Stalls New Climate Talks

At Durban's climate talks, developing nations have joined forces with rich nations in an attempt to stall climate talks until 2015 at the earliest.

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Phil Sexton George, you are entitled to your opinion. I have years and years of experience writing and exercising computer simulations of complex processes which include effects, for example, of turbulent winds. I am directly aware of the shortcomings. Are you?

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Beware of Fear-Mongering On Iran
Beware of Fear-Mongering On Iran

Arguments supporting war with Iran are unfounded.

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Phil Sexton Correction on note to Nima. It should say " just because you are an Iranian does not mean that you can predict what Iran will do"

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Reducing Inequality Necessary for Our Democracy
Reducing Inequality Necessary for Our Democracy

Income inequality not only threatens our economic stability, it also undermines the legitimacy of American democracy. Public policy interventions are required to mitigate its harmful influence.

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Phil Sexton Scott (and others who appear to want bigger federal government in order to help the poor and/or powerless and who laud representative democracy) do you really understand what you are endorsing? A very powerful central government that regulates ad inf...

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To Protect Western Civilization, Iran Must Be Stopped
To Protect Western Civilization, Iran Must Be Stopped

Now is the time to stop Iran. Not just for our own selfish interests but for the very survival of western religion, culture, and civilization.

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Phil Sexton Nima, I have no idea what "wearing propaganda goggles" means. I am not aware that it is OK for the USA to destroy beautiful religious sites in Afghanistan or Iraq. Is there a citation for that having happened?

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Sharia Can Provide Social Benefits
Sharia Can Provide Social Benefits

The supposed threat of Sharia law in the U.S. tends to be used as a bogeyman, but can, in fact, lead to strong arbitration.

Phil Sexton

Phil Sexton I completely agree with your last sentence - "But when it comes to Muslims using Sharia law to arbitrate disputes, as long as it doesn’t threaten the rights of others, then there should be no cause for concern." It appears, to me, that...

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Are the Victoria's Secret Angels Too Thin?
Are the Victoria's Secret Angels Too Thin?

Weigh In: Reports say that VS model Adriana Lima put herself through a strict all-liquid diet for over a week to prepare for last night's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Should consumers boycott brands that encourage unhealthy body types?

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Phil Sexton Danks, Tharwin.

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On Black Friday, Don't Occupy My Wal-Mart
On Black Friday, Don't Occupy My Wal-Mart

The Occupy movement in planning a sit-in during Black Friday, but shouldn't we be ripping the man off by buying enormous amounts of goods at the lowest possible prices?

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Phil Sexton Sorry, Darwin. The one you mistakenly put in your comment is probably the more accurate. The Newsweek article looked for shills who would back their idea that Wal-Mart is the bad guy. Thanks for posting the real one first.

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Housing Market Failure, the Resulting Recession, and How to Fix It

Draconian federal measures are necessary to restore sanity to America's housing market.

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Hey, It's me!

Phil Sexton Darwin and all, I'm going to remove myself from the discussion for some time so that others may address questions (i.e., attempt to find answers) and also make suggestions for improvement.

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