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Gerald Abrahamson

Minneapolis, MN
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5 years 31 weeks

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Posted on 03/17/12 at 10:27 am in response to The economic and political truth about right-to-work legislation

Because the employer would include the cost-of-living as a relevant factor--right? Thus, unions create a total lower cost for business and all states should then be union (applying your argument to your numbers).

Posted on 03/06/12 at 11:39 am in response to Voter ID plan raises many practical questions

No need for all those thousands of places to vote (because you might be personally identified). Just use your Voter ID to vote anywhere (the idea behind "voter ID" = "proof of identify" = national ID card). Funny how they do NOT want to use something comparable to a Social Security Number (unique, national, every legal resident has one). The ID is the key. Consequences? There is a major incentive to create thousands of FAKE "voter ID" documents to give to fake voters so they can "vote" in...

Posted on 02/28/12 at 11:01 am in response to Carlson, Marty plan bill to limit Citizens United decision

1. Produce a certificate of live birth and/or a long-form birth certificate,
2. Get all the preschool shots,
3. Attend school from age 5-16+,
4. Register for the draft (are they male or female? How does one tell the difference?),
5. No marriage (mergers) until 18+,
6. Limit ONE marriage (merger) per business--and NO divorce,
7. Pay individual income taxes.

Let's see how long the corporate "person" lasts with the above "personal" requirements.

Posted on 02/29/12 at 11:32 am in response to Carlson, Marty plan bill to limit Citizens United decision

"As in any marketplace, the candidate with the best ideas or more popular point of view should and will receive the most support, both financially and with votes."

The "best" idea is not necessarily the "popular" idea. Popularity tends to be based on emotional reaction and not rationed judgment. Which car should a family buy--a hot rod or a minivan? The popular INITIAL choice is the hot rod--but the rational (and FINAL) choice is the minivan. The problem is, most people do not see the...

Posted on 02/29/12 at 10:24 pm in response to Carlson, Marty plan bill to limit Citizens United decision

If you want to play dictatorship, then start with the Patriot Act. The use of torture (waterboarding) IS torture--by international definition (even by the US). Dictators use torture. Holding people without charges is *so* "1984" a la "Big Brother". You know all about it--right?

Posted on 02/24/12 at 12:02 pm in response to Senate GOP passes expanded 'Castle Doctrine'

It is purely defensive. If someone kills me--it goes off (thus, killing my killer ad preventing him/her from committing more murders). Seems perfectly legal under this law as far as I can tell. So WHY can't I get one at the store? One would think *every* convenience store would also have such a self-defense protective device--for the same logical reason.

Posted on 01/24/12 at 11:21 am in response to Sorting out the reasoning in Appeals Court's gay-marriage ruling

The CURRENT *Christian* definition of marriage is "one man and one woman". Hmmm, what about OTHER religions? OUCH !!! They have different definitions of marriage. First Amendment, US Constitution--no establishment of religion by the govt. Note how no one mentions the "biblical" definition of marriage: one man and MANY women (ouch!!)--and that practice continued for thousands of years (not merely a few centuries).

Posted on 01/23/12 at 11:14 am in response to Appeals Court decision on Defense of Marriage Act expected

If the state recognizes the marriage of a church as legal, then they are required to accept ALL marriages by ALL churches as being valid (if the people are of legal age to give consent). If the state refuses to do so, then it is a violation of the First Amendment to the US Constitution (because the state is *choosing* to deny to one religion the same authority it accepts from another religion).

Posted on 01/03/12 at 10:35 am in response to Bachmann: 'We are going to see a miracle'

It *will* be a miracle if she decides to drop out after Iowa. So, let us wait and see if a "miracle" actually happens....

Posted on 12/19/11 at 10:36 pm in response to What's behind GOP House plan to vote down payroll tax compromise

Dems have a voting majority in the Senate--so any bill that can "get to the floor" FOR a vote can be passed with their simple majority. The REAL problem is the Reps--they will allow NOTHING to
"get to the floor" for precisely that reason. Hence, the Senate Reps are the real problem--because it requires 60 votes to *force* an end to their talking and bring ANY bill up for a vote that one party (or the other) does NOT want.