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Even Tom DeLay (House Majority Leader R-Texas) opposes a constitutional amendment on gay marriage. I think such an amendment would devalue the constitution, and would believe so regardless of my opinion on gay marriages.

Sayonara, YT, and mrL_Jakiri, what are some of the lies/half truths that they told you? It's not that I don't believe you, because I do, I was just wondering if the teachers do the same/similar things in my school.

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Yes, that was another criticism that i forgot. I think the US NCLB test is all in the areas of math, reading, and science. That leaves out huge areas for possible talents. Then again, almost all standardized tests are like that in the US. --A good criticism on the US education system-(http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2001853018_marshak08.html)

Point taken, I somehow forgot to remember Saudi Arabia while writing my last post. Mighty similar situation (except they haven't admitted to terrorist links) where US welcomed back an oil-rich nation with a few humans' rights issues.

Well, some people have a problem with the enforced standardized testing. They don't believe it's an accurate meaurement. Others have problems with the Adequate Yearly Progress, when the school gets punished if it doesn't improve scores year after year. If you have a bunch of special education students move into your district, this can put your district in an extremely rough situation (which happened in my district). Also, almost all of the teachers at my school are against the bill, which may or may not mean anything.

I think the international community should be skeptical. Gaddafi is still a dictator, and there is no free press in his country. He also sponsored the IRA and PLO. Since Libya is an Islamic country with lots of oil, I doubt the US for one would welcome them back. I have no idea about the European community.

For those outside the US, the complete bill and a short summary. a breakdown of the sanctions.

Bringing up homosexual pedophiles is irrelevant since every sexuality has its pedophiles.

Are you trying to say that only homosexuals molest children?

Demosthenes what you said in your post is not true. The only Northerners who were "against slavery, all the way" were the Abolitionists. Most had no opinion, but some Northerners actually feared abolition, because it would have been bad for business. When Abraham Lincoln took office, he had no intention of outlawing slavery in the states that it already existed. I agree that slavery, segregation, and racism were sad chapters in our history but to say that the whole of the North was against slavery all the way is incorrect.

Who does everyone think will win the Democratic nomination for president? Why?

The NY Times is reporting on a few cases of gay animals including two male penguins, Ray and Silo, who have incubated and raised another penguin together. click here

A Canadian magazine is publishing a poll that shows only 15% of Canadians would definitely vote for Bush. Other numbers on Bush were similiarily low. David Frum, (the Bush speech-writer who coined 'Axis of Evil') claims that Canadians are seeing Bush through the 'distorted lens' from which the public sees him. Seems to me that the US is the one viewing Bush through a distorted lens, and that the Canadian neighbors see things clearly. <link>