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culorut
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Jan 2007
Location: right here
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| quote: | Originally posted by Max Thomson
^^^ sorry to hear about that man, you'll be in my thoughts as well.
and thanks for the support, it really bugs me when people come on here trying to have an honest, open discussion about any topic, political or unpolitical, and they get shouted down by these ass-clowns just because they don't see eye to eye with them. I've been posting on TA for a long time, and its the only forum I still frequent because I really do think this is an awesome, enlightened community, built on all the positive things and amazing experiences that come from sharing electronic music with total strangers. But more and more these days you'll see topics cropping up asking why people are so down-right mean on here, not just in the PDD but all over this board, and I think its really gotten out of hand. I'm all for joking around and am quite a sarcastic son-of-a-bitch myself, but this whole childish practice of beating up on people just because they disagree with you really needs to go. I don't post in here often because I know shit like this will happen, but you know what, fuck that, we all need to speak up on behalf of promoting open and honest discussion. The more people that speak up on behalf of promoting open discussion, the better this place will become. so for anyone out there who's reading this and has been put off by these dweebs, don't let their none-sense stop you from speaking your mind! they obviously can't handle any sort of criticism or opposing viewpoint, but guess what, its the INTERNET, get used to it or FUCK OFF! there are people here that genuinely are trying to make this a better place, don't put them down just for speaking their mind.
And remember that good ol' ignore list works wonders!
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Thanks, cancer is a motherfuker and has taken many lives including my very good friend yesterday.
To be honest I do not use the ignore list because I get a kick out of reading posts from the degenerate assholes which still exist in this forum. I actually enjoy putting them in their place every now and then, otherwise we would have a forum full of people who take everything at face value never questioning anything that must be true because "they" said so.
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Sep-12-2009 22:25
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pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion

Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
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| quote: | Originally posted by culorut
No, this....
City of New York Concedes 9/11 Coalition Has 30,000 Valid Signatures to Put Referendum for 9/11 Investigation on November Ballot
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a last minute decision, lawyers for the City of New York have conceded that the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN), a group comprising 9/11 family members, first responders and survivors, indeed did submit over 30,000 valid signatures to put the referendum for a new 9/11 investigation before the voters of New York City this November.
In an earlier letter from the City Clerk dated July 24, 2009, the City had claimed only 26,003 signatures were valid, 3,997 short of the requisite 30,000. The City's concession that over 30,000 of the 52,000 signatures submitted were in fact valid paves the way for lawyers from both sides to argue the legality of petition.
Asked whether he thought NYC CAN could overcome the City's challenge to the legality of the petition, legal counsel to the petitioners, Dennis McMahon, said, "Absolutely. Although the City has an incredibly successful record of shooting down ballot initiatives, we will be arguing from a fresh perspective that reflects the unprecedented events of 9/11. We believe the courts will see how critical an issue this is, and be persuaded with our legal reasoning and point of view." A final determination on the legality of the petition will be reached in time for the referendum to be included on the November ballot should the petitioners prevail.
Representatives for NYC CAN, 9/11 family member Manny Badillo and Executive Director Ted Walter, arrived at the Board of Elections on the morning of Wednesday, September 9, to assist the court-appointed referee in commencing a line-by-line review of the disputed signatures, only to learn the referee's review had been called off due to a last minute concession by the City. Mr. Badillo immediately got on the phone to inform others of the news.
"The City conceded we have 30,000 valid signatures. Big victory."
The City's concession comes as a result of the immense effort put forth by 50+ volunteers who gave more than 1,000 hours over a two week period from August 10 to August 25 to identify a total of 7,166 signatures that were wrongly invalidated by the NYC City Clerk and Board of Elections. On August 27, NYC CAN filed the 631-page Bill of Particulars cataloguing each of the 7,166 signatures it contended were in fact valid. NYC CAN submitted another 28,000 signatures on September 4 to guarantee the referendum will go on the ballot if they win the court case, bringing the total signatures submitted to 80,000.
NYC CAN must deliver its memorandum of law in response to the City's motion for summary judgment by Monday, September 21. The City will be given an opportunity to reply before the referee's decision is made on Monday, September 28. Fast-track appeals will likely follow no matter who wins. A final decision will have to be made by September 30.
If the referendum passes in November, it would lead to the creation of a local, independent commission with subpoena power that would be tasked with comprehensively re-investigating the attacks. For more info:
http://www.nyccan.org
http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/1597096.html |
quoted for posterity. i cant wait to see this blow up in your face. should only be a few weeks til you find out why the city didn't bother contesting the signature issues 
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