tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post6621973784313331642..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Boiler Room Elves On States' RightsAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52730991568504076872009-08-16T13:06:10.653-04:002009-08-16T13:06:10.653-04:00Individualist, I doubt they will say much more tha...Individualist, I doubt they will say much more than "it's fair." If they somehow need to defend the position in court, then they would probably argue that the ability of married couples to move freely across state lines (e.g. right to travel) is essential to interstate commerce, and thus must be made uniform across the states. That would probably be enough for the courts.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12572980867295139092009-08-16T12:43:13.358-04:002009-08-16T12:43:13.358-04:00OK Andrew
So it used to be if you wanted to force...OK Andrew<br /><br />So it used to be if you wanted to force some measure upon the states you either had to blackmail them by not giving money and/or claim that the edict was to control interstate commerce (I think this is the reasoning for things such as the FBI). Now we have totally dispensed with even that conceit to the constitution a nd replaced it with "THIS IS FAIR".<br /><br />Hmmm So I guess what you are saying is the FAINESS is now a commodity which is traded accross state lines.<br /><br />Good to Know!Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86006312683189003082009-08-16T11:34:34.354-04:002009-08-16T11:34:34.354-04:00Individualist, Sadly, I doubt they will both to ma...Individualist, Sadly, I doubt they will both to make any arguments other than "this is fair."<br /><br />Stan, You're welcome. Remember, when you want to appear to do something without doing it, form a committee.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31500046968369470682009-08-16T08:20:29.993-04:002009-08-16T08:20:29.993-04:00Thanks Andrew, the committee suggestion worked the...Thanks Andrew, the committee suggestion worked they’re happy elves once again. No Suzie my kitties are enforcers, but if money is involved, hmmm…StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81425629605125403792009-08-16T03:11:10.411-04:002009-08-16T03:11:10.411-04:00Andrew
While I agree with the elves that Gay Marr...Andrew<br /><br />While I agree with the elves that Gay Marraige among other issues should be left to the states, Part of me kinda would like to see the Feds try and push it on the states. You have to admit that it would be absolutely hillarious to hear the legal arguments when they try to get around the 10th ammendment by claiming gay marraige comes under the heading of interstate commerce.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62189582363446757452009-08-16T01:03:12.878-04:002009-08-16T01:03:12.878-04:00Suzie, I think that would be Stan. We would never...Suzie, I think that would be Stan. We would never hold kittens hostage. . . unless there was money in it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-5731212083308419782009-08-16T00:09:38.282-04:002009-08-16T00:09:38.282-04:00And did I misread something, or is someone holding...And did I misread something, or is someone holding kittens hostage!!?Suzie1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74619101149147242932009-08-16T00:00:58.995-04:002009-08-16T00:00:58.995-04:00Suzie, Switzerland is a very safe place and they h...Suzie, Switzerland is a very safe place and they have mandatory gun ownership as well.<br /><br />Stan, my advice is to tell them you'll form a committee to implement their recommendations, that way you don't have to worry about it for years. Then, if they remember, you promise to form another committee to figure out what we wrong with the first committee.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36160244827944906592009-08-15T23:46:53.755-04:002009-08-15T23:46:53.755-04:00Wow.
I think I heard these union elves attended ...Wow. <br /><br />I think I heard these union elves attended some town halls this week, unfortunately they were overlooked by the media -- literally.<br /><br />I have to say the safest I have ever felt was in Kennesaw, GA back in the 80s, what with its mandatory gun ownership.Suzie1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17412193975413491602009-08-15T23:04:19.174-04:002009-08-15T23:04:19.174-04:00It’s been quite a day my elves had settled down, (...It’s been quite a day my elves had settled down, (thanks to Ms. Kitty and Squeak) cookie production had restarted, then your elves negotiator showed up with his sleigh, .45, whiskey, and bad attitude. All hell broke out, long story short, my elves have the negotiator in custody in the cookie factory clink my elves are woodland elves and they say, “we don’t like no stinkin North Pole elves.” They’re drinking and appear to be building a pyre, it doesn’t look good. Any suggestions?StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56442271024947487812009-08-15T22:28:24.563-04:002009-08-15T22:28:24.563-04:00Bev, it's a well known fact that Elfs and unio...Bev, it's a well known fact that Elfs and union guys love booze! Booze will beat a 401k plan every time!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12049738514628063042009-08-15T21:52:44.925-04:002009-08-15T21:52:44.925-04:00CrispyRice, it seems LawHawk and Andrew have taken...CrispyRice, it seems LawHawk and Andrew have taken a page out of Obama's book and are using alcohol as a tool to calm the Elven unrest. It must have worked because we haven't heard a peep from the Elves for awhile. But then, we haven't heard from Law or Andrew for awhile either. You don't think that the Elves have taken...naaah.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76464736988397940562009-08-15T19:25:38.706-04:002009-08-15T19:25:38.706-04:00OMG, one can't leave this blog alone for a sin...OMG, one can't leave this blog alone for a single day, can one?<br /><br />How do I get in on this cookie action?CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-75737508147305759772009-08-15T18:44:04.744-04:002009-08-15T18:44:04.744-04:00Release the kitties I say, …no mercy for these reb...Release the kitties I say, …no mercy for these rebellious wee ones.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22997458893244482522009-08-15T18:14:03.790-04:002009-08-15T18:14:03.790-04:00Andrew: What happened to our "we don't n...Andrew: What happened to our "we don't negotiate with terrorist elves" position? You bought the little monsters whiskey? Now they'll be arrogant, and drunk.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-28827050154751559552009-08-15T17:58:11.277-04:002009-08-15T17:58:11.277-04:00Whiskey, now we're talkin'...
Alright, al...Whiskey, now we're talkin'...<br /><br />Alright, alright, BossManA, we'll get back to the grind...BoilerRoomElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560261397994768468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-47846798562937896322009-08-15T17:22:47.977-04:002009-08-15T17:22:47.977-04:00Hamilton, I think a bit of whiskey would probably ...Hamilton, I think a bit of whiskey would probably solve this crisis.<br /><br /><br />Bev, I think we've got the elf problem under control now.<br /><br /><br />BoilerRoomElf, Let me say thanks for an interesting article with some interesting ideas. . . now get back to work.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36825802372994152272009-08-15T17:16:52.742-04:002009-08-15T17:16:52.742-04:00I go away for a couple of hours and all heck break...I go away for a couple of hours and all heck breaks loose! <br />Law and Andrew, get the Elves back downstairs and under control or I'm going to have to call in...well, you know...don't make me make that call!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-492760015279817582009-08-15T15:30:34.442-04:002009-08-15T15:30:34.442-04:00Andrew and Lawhawk: I've been hovering over y...Andrew and Lawhawk: I've been hovering over your site for some time now. I see that your are having labor problems. I was talking with George this morning, and we agreed that it sounds like the Whiskey Rebellion in miniature. Would you like us to send in the troops?HamiltonsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777000856977635480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72161888963556890792009-08-15T14:42:22.701-04:002009-08-15T14:42:22.701-04:00Yeah, BossManL, go ahead and outsource us to China...Yeah, BossManL, go ahead and outsource us to China. See how much freedom of speech you get then! <br /><br />Mwahahahaaaaa...<br /><br />Stan, we'll be sending a negotiator to your house soon. Watch for a sleigh with a bumper sticker that reads "My other auto is .45"BoilerRoomElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560261397994768468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-746284849113604562009-08-15T14:21:00.292-04:002009-08-15T14:21:00.292-04:00Andrew: Great! Now I've gotten an e-mail fro...Andrew: Great! Now I've gotten an e-mail from the International Amalgamated Elves Union informing us that they will be holding a strike meeting tomorrow. They're demanding to renegotiate the contract. See! I told you! Give 'em and inch, they'll take a mile. All that fair employment practices nonsense is gonna cost us. For one thing, they now want an annual one-week paid vacation to the North Pole. We're going to have to start outsourcing to places that understand capitalism--like Russia or China.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74295665652713693882009-08-15T14:13:10.577-04:002009-08-15T14:13:10.577-04:00Now you’ve don it Guys! My elves saw your elves po...Now you’ve don it Guys! My elves saw your elves posting, and are now demanding equal rights. They no longer want to be called elves but “little people” and demand recognition of their first and second amendment rights, that’s just what I need armed, mouthy elves. Worst of all they’re refusing to bake their delicious cookies, it’s a disaster. <br />Since 10:00 AM EST they’ve been marching around my house screaming “elves are people to, elves are people to... it’s pandemonium. So I decided to make it interesting for them and I released the kitties, and “low and behold” right now I see one of the little devils on a tree limb outside of my office window and he’s waving a little white flag. Ah… I expect cookies soon : )StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26504754979206085822009-08-15T13:50:59.400-04:002009-08-15T13:50:59.400-04:00What? There are employees in the world who get lu...What? There are employees in the world who get lunches and days off? Why haven't we heard of this before, Lawhawk?? And we'll check the union regs to see if we can cc you on future threatening memos...<br /><br />Joel, criminals don't go after people who may be armed. It's plain logic. Why libs and trolls don't see that...BoilerRoomElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560261397994768468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27855037063136553612009-08-15T13:49:47.196-04:002009-08-15T13:49:47.196-04:00Joel, criminals will always pick the weakest targe...Joel, criminals will always pick the weakest target. Once they realized that the tourists were the least likely to be armed, that's where they went.<br /><br />Lawhawk, if you want to take away the bathroom breaks, you go down there and tell them.<br /><br />Elf, I don't know that it could be used as a weapon in that manner, but it would mean that in the future the issue would be decided at the federal level. Thus, if the opposed states get stronger politically, they would vote to ban such permits, and they could apply that to all states using the same mechanism.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57675278655867614632009-08-15T13:33:37.937-04:002009-08-15T13:33:37.937-04:00Andrew: How many times do I have to tell you to s...Andrew: How many times do I have to tell you to stop feeding the animals? And while you're at it, quit hiding the threatening notes from the employees. All non-management employees are potential communists and anarchists. If we continue to listen to anything they have to say, they'll start thinking they have the right to demand outrageous things like lunches, and breaks, and days off. Before long, we'll be expected to pay them at least minimum wage,and provide luxuries like bathroom facilities. I insist that you immediately cease playing footsie with the plebes. I want names!LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.com