Admittedly, my statement was too sweeping (in point of fact the wikipedia article I lazily linked to admits as much).

I would add one caveat. In many systems, there is often a small, middle of the road party that will switch between the two coalitions . . . and then govern from the middle; so e.g.

Basically, any first past the post system will devolve into a two party system. If we did preferential voting or partial D'Hondt or some shit like that, maybe.

Tangential story not involving lies (I think):

That's entirely possible. Then again, this book didn't obviate the need for the Civil Rights Act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro…

So If I get denied service for being gay, I probably have to put my money on the line to bring these fuckers to court, and if the elected county judge is a Republican I might as well burn my $500 in filing fees and attorney costs?

Does it also shift fees and costs to the business if they lose in court?

From, of all people, Antonin Scalia, opining on the idea that you can use religion to opt out of laws:

"We're hypocrites, you got us. Guilty as charged. "

Or its sister school, the California University of Pennsylvania*

1) The statistically insignificant risks that have been identified are far outweighed by the deaths and disfigurements the diseases they prevented caused. Roald Dahl's daughter died from measels; my mother taught kids who suffered from congenital rubella syndrome. The "post hoc ergo propter hoc" logical fallacies…

http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/my-do…

"It certainly seems that a child born today is more likely to be autistic than it was fifty years ago."

She is the judicial embodiment of the women's rights movement in America. And one of the smartest, hardworking Americans to have ever lived.

This worked for me one time but I can't help but wonder if it made me sound like an asshole. Multiple flights cancelled due to weather at another hub

"Zero is a percent!" - Lindsay Nagle

Notre Dame: All the worst aspects of Catholicism with none of its virtues.

1) fill small mason jar with water and vinegar

My mother promised us McDonald's after standardized tests . . . it worked surprisingly well.

/adjusts glasses