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The United States Constitution

That's because 225 years of Constitutional jurisprudence cannot be distilled into a handful of one-hour videos.

ETA: That was directed at Oliver's last post, not Cleon
 
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Cleon said:
Say, Oliver...What do you mean, exactly, by "heavily campaigning?"

You're not a US citizen, so it's illegal for you to contribute to his campaign. (Well, more accurately, it's illegal for him to accept contributions from you.)

Outside of Army bases, there aren't a whole lot of US citizens living in Germany, so handing out flyers and running TV ads is a rather expensive waste of time.

As far as I can tell, "heavily campaigning" means "irritating people on this forum with oversized graphics and trolling OPs.

So pray tell...What is this "heavily campaigning" that you speak of?
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You could ask me in the proper thread - but my answer is
heavy, but non-financial support. :) (Making the nails for
the coffin)

marksman said:
That's because 225 years of Constitutional jurisprudence cannot be distilled into a handful of one-hour videos.

ETA: That was directed at Oliver's last post, not Cleon
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Yes. Just let a chimpanzee handle this matter in two terms.
But in any case: It's good for Constitution-Starters and the
8 Hours of Video aren't boring either...
 
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Oliver said:
But in any case: It's good for Constitution-Starters and the
8 Hours of Video aren't boring either...
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No, it's not. Don't confuse entertaining with accurate. Badnarik wants the Constitution to be interpreted in a specific way. His problem is that the Constitution hasn't been interpreted that way in almost a century. (And arguably wasn't interpreted in that manner even then.)

His videos are an advocacy piece, not an accurate primer on Constitutional law.
 
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One of Constitution-expert Badnarik's campaign promises was that he would personally blow up the UN building in NYC. :dl:
 
Please note how You Tube Videos,not books or even on line newspapers are Oliver's principal method of research.
It is pretty apparent that if Ron Paul said the world was flat Oliver would start to defend that position.
 
What is the point of this thread?

Is Oliver making a claim about the constitution?
 
Darth Rotor said:
To quote my dad twice in the same day: "The internet is like a gun: it is a tool, dangerous in the hands of the mentally and emotionally unstable."

The curse of the Endless September lives on.

DR
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His obsession with Ron Paul is here Oliver went from mildly annoying to being an out and out troll.
What gets to me is that he cannot see his tactics are not winning people over to Paul,but driving them away.
 
gtc said:
What is the point of this thread?

Is Oliver making a claim about the constitution?
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No Oliver is pushing a nutcase who has a totally bizaare intrepertation of the US Constitution because said nutcase is a Ron Paul Supporter.
Everything that Oliver has been doing for the past month is tied into his campaign for Ron Paul because Ron Paul will get rid of all those nasty Americans overseas that Oliver hates so badly.
 
dudalb said:
His obsession with Ron Paul is here Oliver went from mildly annoying to being an out and out troll.
What gets to me is that he cannot see his tactics are not winning people over to Paul,but driving them away.
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I don't think he cares.

I had a PM from one of the sharper members here, reminding me that if left unfed, trolls tend to wander back under their bridges.

DR
 
dudalb said:
Please note how You Tube Videos,not books or even on line newspapers are Oliver's principal method of research.
It is pretty apparent that if Ron Paul said the world was flat Oliver would start to defend that position.
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dudalb said:
His obsession with Ron Paul is here Oliver went from mildly annoying to being an out and out troll.
What gets to me is that he cannot see his tactics are not winning people over to Paul,but driving them away.
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dudalb said:
No Oliver is pushing a nutcase who has a totally bizaare intrepertation of the US Constitution because said nutcase is a Ron Paul Supporter.
Everything that Oliver has been doing for the past month is tied into his campaign for Ron Paul because Ron Paul will get rid of all those nasty Americans overseas that Oliver hates so badly.
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Oliver, Oliver, Oliver, Oliver, Oliver, Oliver, Oliver, Oliver... :rolleyes:

If you have alternative sources or at least the courage
to point out heavy flaws in the lecture, feel free to stop
behaving like a Troll.
 
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Oliver,

How can you expect dudalb to come up with substantial comments about 7 hours worth of videos a mere 75 minutes after you posted them?

Instead of flooding the board with 7 hours worth of video, why don't you tell us one thing that you learnt about the US constitution. Pick something that you think is controversial or worth discussing in more detail.

In short, what do you want us to know about the US constitution?
 
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Here, I found an educational video that even Oliver may understand:

 
I watched some of it, mostly the stuff about the amendments.

But I disagree with his interpretations. I think having the Ten Commandments displayed by the government goes against the establishment clause.

And I also disagree with his views on how you can't repeal the second amendment. But then again, I don't necessarily agree with natural right theory.

And I couldn't find the part where he mentioned it, but he seems to ignore the elastic clause. He seems to think that if it isn't explicitly stated, then it is unconstitutional.

And I don't see what is so evil about giving D.C. electoral college representation.
 
Upchurch said:
I'll admit I never heard of the guy.
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That's because he is so "popular".

Upchurch said:
After looking at his Wikipedia entry, I agree with him on some issues but not others.

Why is he an automatic "lose by default"?
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That's why.

That's why.

That's why.

Oliver said:
*lol* I'm serious here. But feel free to point out the
flaws in his explanations. Shoot the message first
and then the messenger. :)
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Oh, I'm sure Badnarik is nice to little doggies. It's his messages that are lunacy.

Take a look at the three links above. Does that answer your question about the flaws in his explanations?

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Because we know him well, and he was the subject of many a thread in the last presidential election - when Badnarik was the Libertarian candidate.
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...where he got 0% of the vote.
 
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