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Originally posted by assilem
Q1. If the president is doing this to save time for the commission, why doesn't he just say it?
A1. I honestly don't know.
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Thank you for your honesty. That's all I was looking for.
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Q2. What right does the president have to set the schedule for the commission?
A2. He is the p r e s i d e n t. They fit into his schedule, not the other way around.
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Originally posted by assilem
Not the president’s time. The commission’s time. They have a dead line you know.
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It seems to me this is a contradiction. Whose time is he looking out for?
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Q3. These are respected people with tons of experience. Can't they be trusted to decide for themselves how to best spend their time?
A3. That question has no relevance. The only reason to post that question is to further the stupid flame war that I'm not going to continue on with. Call me what you want.
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That question was meant to be a paraphrase of Q2. I'm not sure how you took it.
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By the way. My "common sense" statement was not hostile. It was my opinion. To ME it makes sense. That is what the TFP is about. For you to imply that I was imposing my views on everyone else here is demeaning. This is a place for ideas and discussion not flaming. Don't put words in my mouth
That was a flame.
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You claim your opinion is "common sense". But for it to be "common", it would have to be held by a significant portion of the population. Unless you offer some evidence that such a population exists, I don't think you are justified in calling it common sense. It is simply "your sense".
Furthermore, I think even common sense should have an underlying reason behind it. It is common sense that I should stop when a traffic light is red. But there is a reason for the common sense - namely that if I don't stop for red I'm likely to get into an accident. You have offered no such underlying reason for your "common sense", so your answer is little different than saying "because I say so" or "it's obvious".
Perhaps you were simply careless in your choice of words, but this is why I took issue. By using the word "common" you were in fact attributing that opinion to persons other than yourself.