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American Independence; Thanks France
Topic Started: Jul 4 2007, 01:57 AM (772 Views)
Red Andy
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Gerrymandering is the answer, John! Always has been.
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John
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how apt... it was the Americans which gave us the term Gerrymandering... <rolleyes>
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John,Jul 4 2007
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how apt... it was the Americans which gave us the term Gerrymandering... <rolleyes>

A friend of mine , Graves, that I met while doing some NASA stuff was the Graves of this case. He won a gerrymandering case in 1972 as a result of reapportionment in Houston Texas. He is bleck and won in the US Supreme Court. When he started the case in 1968 he was in law school.

The victory allowed Barbara Jordan to become the first black representative in the US congress since the civil war reconstruction period.

Graves v. Barnes
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Independence day, if aliens had to listen to that speach the american president made...............................they would have never invaded earth <roflmao>


NB: How come that laptop could interface with alien technology and yet VISTA doesnt work with half the programs i have an XP? <think>
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So true guy, I got a Vista on a new laptop this week, plugged in my 2 gig thumb drive and couldn't get any of my 1000 files to come up. My IT guy says he can fix it but other than load XP, what can he do.
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A bit belated, but happy 4th of July to all our American members.

Hope y'all had a nice day <thumbsup>

<wine>
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Not belated, it's 5 o'clock in my back yard and the barbecue ribs are about an hour away from perfection. We had a brief thunderstorm, but that just helped to cut the heat. Tems dropped from 92f to 72f in one hour.

Il est parfait.
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John
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What's that... about 33 degree Celsius down to 22 degree Celsius in 1 hour...

almost need a cardigan now
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That right, our overnight lows are around 19 to 20 c. So we're there already and there's 3 hours of daylight left.

That why we are lazy. It's too hot to be productive. That's why most literature, art, and classical music come from cold places. Something to do indoors!

That's why I like insulated cups and iced burbon. And that's why skimpy clothes are de rigeur.
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flood1,Jul 4 2007
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skimpy clothes are de rigeur.

Just need to make sure there's plenty of nice women around...!

<thumbsup>
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Happy independance day, I hope you all get invaded by canada! <sarcasm>
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There is never a shortage of nice, attractive, and interesting women; or delicious food in New Orleans.
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Happy Fourth
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<roflmao> <roflmao> Top Class <roflmao> <roflmao>
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