Comments for Rob Paris Blog http://www.robvstate.com Rob writes about news, economics, politics and other things Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Spending money by keisha http://www.robvstate.com/2011/06/19/spending-money/comment-page-1/#comment-125 keisha Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:47:20 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=525#comment-125 I agree to that!.. That's what the government do here in my country. And I'm sure what happened in your country and mine happens in all the countries around the world. I agree to that!.. That’s what the government do here in my country. And I’m sure what happened in your country and mine happens in all the countries around the world.

]]> Comment on Tag cloud of Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address by Rob http://www.robvstate.com/2011/01/25/tag-cloud-of-obamas-2011-state-of-the-union-address/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Rob Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:20:03 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=478#comment-104 Salmon won't appear in the tag cloud because the word was only used once or twice. Obama cracked a joke about salmon and that's what people remembered. Salmon won’t appear in the tag cloud because the word was only used once or twice. Obama cracked a joke about salmon and that’s what people remembered.

]]> Comment on Tag cloud of Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address by Juarin http://www.robvstate.com/2011/01/25/tag-cloud-of-obamas-2011-state-of-the-union-address/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Juarin Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:14:40 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=478#comment-103 Great post. I see that everyone has a fixation on the word salmon, but I don't quite understand why this is true. How many times did he actually mention that word and why have so many focused largely on it. In your tag cloud above, I don't even see the word salmon - is it there? Great post. I see that everyone has a fixation on the word salmon, but I don’t quite understand why this is true. How many times did he actually mention that word and why have so many focused largely on it. In your tag cloud above, I don’t even see the word salmon – is it there?

]]> Comment on Select quotes from the Great Depression by Nachhaltigkeit http://www.robvstate.com/2009/09/23/select-quotes-from-the-great-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Nachhaltigkeit Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:36:32 +0000 http://robvstate.com/2009/09/23/select-quotes-from-the-great-depression/#comment-19 <strong>Nachhaltigkeit...</strong> Select quotes from the Great Depression | robvstate.com... Nachhaltigkeit…

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]]> Comment on Social Security COLA by global alternative news http://www.robvstate.com/2009/10/10/social-security-cola/comment-page-1/#comment-37 global alternative news Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:38:43 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=122#comment-37 <strong>Domestic news...</strong> Social Security cost of living allowance (COLA) | robvstate.com... Domestic news…

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]]> Comment on Graphs and Charts by Mel http://www.robvstate.com/graphs-and-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mel Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:12:12 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?page_id=162#comment-3 Wow.. interesting to see the failure rate in the US! Mel Wow.. interesting to see the failure rate in the US!

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]]> Comment on Bernanke quotes by Bernanke: Stop holding debt ceiling hostage - Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals, Third Parties, Left-Wing, Right-Wing, Congress, President - Page 3 - City-Data Forum http://www.robvstate.com/2010/01/04/bernanke-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Bernanke: Stop holding debt ceiling hostage - Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals, Third Parties, Left-Wing, Right-Wing, Congress, President - Page 3 - City-Data Forum Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:52:42 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=193#comment-53 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Closure Of Guantanamo Detention Facilities by Rob http://www.robvstate.com/2010/01/25/closure-of-guantanamo-detention-facilities/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Rob Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:08:41 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=223#comment-60 If you admit there are innocent people there, yet you still condone it, I question your morals. You're also forgetting that correlation doesn't imply causality. It's quite possible that people commiting terrorist acts after Gitmo are committing them because of what was done to them at Gitmo, not because of what they were doing before Gitmo - as revenge. If you're the historical type: Blackstone's formulation - "Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer" If you're the bilblical type: See Genesis 18:23-32 If you're the legal type: The presumption of innocence, sometimes referred by the Latin Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty) is a legal right of the accused in a criminal trial, recognised in many nations. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the trier of fact, who is restrained and ordered by law to consider only actual evidence and testimony that is legally admissible, and in most cases lawfully obtained, that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In case of remaining doubts, the accused is to be acquitted. This presumption is seen to stem from the Latin legal principle that ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies). (straight from Wikipedia and full of sources) If you admit there are innocent people there, yet you still condone it, I question your morals. You’re also forgetting that correlation doesn’t imply causality. It’s quite possible that people commiting terrorist acts after Gitmo are committing them because of what was done to them at Gitmo, not because of what they were doing before Gitmo – as revenge.

If you’re the historical type: Blackstone’s formulation – “Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer”

If you’re the bilblical type: See Genesis 18:23-32

If you’re the legal type: The presumption of innocence, sometimes referred by the Latin Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty) is a legal right of the accused in a criminal trial, recognised in many nations. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the trier of fact, who is restrained and ordered by law to consider only actual evidence and testimony that is legally admissible, and in most cases lawfully obtained, that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In case of remaining doubts, the accused is to be acquitted. This presumption is seen to stem from the Latin legal principle that ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies). (straight from Wikipedia and full of sources)

]]> Comment on Closure Of Guantanamo Detention Facilities by Charles http://www.robvstate.com/2010/01/25/closure-of-guantanamo-detention-facilities/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Charles Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:49:32 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=223#comment-59 A politician not keeping a promise? Saying something just to get votes? I'm floored! Fact is, Gitmo serves a purpose and that's why it is still open. Most of the people there are not innocents, just caught up in the post 9/11 rush to judgement. I'm sure there are innocent people there, but there are also many, many innocent US citizens in jail. You read everyday about people doing many years for crimes they didn't commit. And we've no doubt executed innocent US citizens as well. Our system is imperfect. But when it comes to Gitmo, we have to be more careful in releasing or moving these "detainees". It is a fact that some who have been released went right back to terrorist acts and killed innocent people. A politician not keeping a promise? Saying something just to get votes? I’m floored! Fact is, Gitmo serves a purpose and that’s why it is still open. Most of the people there are not innocents, just caught up in the post 9/11 rush to judgement. I’m sure there are innocent people there, but there are also many, many innocent US citizens in jail. You read everyday about people doing many years for crimes they didn’t commit. And we’ve no doubt executed innocent US citizens as well. Our system is imperfect. But when it comes to Gitmo, we have to be more careful in releasing or moving these “detainees”. It is a fact that some who have been released went right back to terrorist acts and killed innocent people.

]]> Comment on Paper money and the presidents on it by Dave http://www.robvstate.com/2010/06/04/paper-money-and-the-presidents-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Dave Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:03:19 +0000 http://robvstate.com/?p=322#comment-87 Haha, very ironic. Just another reason to be happy I live in Canada. :P Haha, very ironic. Just another reason to be happy I live in Canada. :P

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