Dar-Dar

watsup then pare. yea, ive been mostly mistaken as Spanish, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese. Only Filipino ppl kno im Filipino.

i fixed it.

Special Ringpop

Forced Sterilization:
Forgive me if this sounds harsh, as that is not my intent. I just believe that there are far too many people on the planet, and I'm tired of seeing people having way too many children that are outside their realm of financial responsibility. The Beatles' said that "Love is all you need." I would disagree. To raise a child, the price is absurd, and the sad fact is that many, many people are outside the financial means to effectively raise a child in a healthy, nurturing way.

Child Number Caps:
I'm happy you feel the need to pop out fifteen kids. Truly. But let's face it: you cannot possibly care for all of those children. There are thousands of people starving around the world and thousands of children who would love a home. I believe we should put a cap on how many children a couple can have before being required to adopt.

Raising the Driving Age / Increased Difficulty in Driver's License:
I am tired of seeing 16 year olds chatting on their cell phones, playing with their damn iPod, or blaring their half ass stereos all around town, causing a substantial amount of accidents. I would love to see the license age raised to 18 unless for extreme circumstances. This would substantially cut down on accidents.
Also, I'm sick of seeing people who can barely speak English drive in this country. I live in a very immigrant-filled neighborhood, and I literally dread leaving my garage until I am well out of my neighborhood. Without attempting to generalize, it is way too easy to get a driver's license in this country, whether you're 16 or immigrant. My cat could get a license at this point.

Removing Religion from Government...Entirely:
I am so tired of religion being a part of government. Religion is supposed to unify, not divide. It has no place in government, and has even less of a place in laws in this country. I am glad you think *** people are going to hell, but don't defile the constitution to ban *** marriage, which is on an entirely religious basis. The last time we used the the amendments to restrict rights, it was Prohibition. We all know how that worked.

Freedom of religion also constitutes a freedom FROM religion. God should not be on the money, in public schools, or anywhere outside of a church or private school or home. It's too divisive in a country where there are so many conflicting religions.

Make a Lack of Manners Punishable by Death:
I'm sick and tired of people not having manners. Is it that hard to tell someone to have a good day, or to say hello or thank you? Why does no one hold the door open for anyone or think about hurting other people? I realize working at Burger King sucks, but why are you being rude to me? I am essentially paying your wages. Isn't it in your best interest to do your best to serve me. I'm sorry you're having a bad day, but there is something wrong when I, the customer, is the one saying "Thank you so much, have a great day," and getting a window slammed in my face.

I will be adding to this list as I think of more. These are just a few.

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Fully Flared

brothaman, what he meant to say was direct cause of death - not related. yes, people drive stoned and get into wrecks in die, it happens, thats why you don't drive stoned OR drunk. but as a direct cause (such as lung cancer for tobacco or alcohol poisoning for alcohol) there is no documented deaths for marijuana usage. pretty crazy huh?

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^^ Haha Mike, you have the same sense of law as me. I think harsh laws are whats needed, this country has become soft.

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civsnake

Problem with that is that there's no reason not to open fire on police if they catch you. If you're going to die just for having it in a crime and a LEO shows up, why not open fire? It's your only chance of survival.

civsnake

I'm down for forced sterilization in certain cases, mainly cases of mental instability, violent criminal history, and habitual reliance on government charity to survive.

I would appreciate a cap on household size, but I think this would best be handled through financial influence. Heavy tax disincentives for each additional child past two. Also, very strict criminal penalties against child endangerment.

07LX

Raise the Driving Age to 18 and add a cost to get the license, between 500-1000 bucks depending on finances.

Make the laws for speeding and other road related incidents not on a set basis but on the basis of how much you make a yr. (If anyone here gets a 3,000 dollar ticket for speeding I don't think they will speed anymore)

Raise the speed limit to 70

Make talking, texting, web surfing illegal while driving.


I agree with Special Ringpop on Forced Sterilization, Child Number Caps, Removing Religion from Government...Entirely,

atruhondagrl

Trust me, start going off on them in Tagalog. Or just smile and say whatever you want. Revenge is sweet.

Psht. I have Filipino radar. Although, I think a couple of Mexicans have thrown me for a loop. Then again, that was only one or two since I've been here in Mexameristan. It's not Mexico. It's not America. It is it's own autonomous spanglish speaking place.

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Izzy

Dawn, I've had born-blooded Filipinos confuse me as Korean. So, basically, I just don't say my nationality.

It also doesn't help that my name is Miguel Paolo Hernandez Leviste. So...bits of Spanish, Brazilian/Italian, and a wee bit of French all in my name. (And it sucks as when I show ID, as I ALWAYS have to point out my last name, as it's on a secondary line on my CA Driver's License)

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Dar-Dar

im with raising the driving age, but the problem is many students are around 17 and 18 when they start goin to college and they will need to drive.

and $500-1000 to get a license, umm no. thats kinda pricey i must say, its only a license, not a used 1990 corolla.

Fully Flared

ffswizlesick -

what was supposed to be said was directly related deaths. whether he meant that or not is a null point.

he was either misinformed or made many typos.

seriously, look it up ANYWHERE, marijuana has not been proven to directly cause any deaths. please note the word directly.

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No front plates. no limit on tint(freakin nosie people). people get a ticket for talking on cell phones while driving(anywhere). Not aloud to drive in the fast lane of the highway unless youre at least going 65 mph or youre passing, or you get a ticket(limit in WA is 60). people over 60 dont drive unless they pass a rigorous driving course. kids 18 and under arent aloud to drive sports cars unless they take a rigorous driving course(freakin nick hogan). All ricers get an automatic ticket hahaha .

Dar-Dar

i can do some revenge, but it wont giv me a bonus in my paycheck. lol.

hahah. filipino radar.

Fully Flared

there is a viable reason for having a limit though (so cops can see inside your car to make sure you aren't grabbing a gun, for example). i love dark tints too, but legally, at least it makes sense...

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07LX

Well licenses are dime a damn dozen, no one respects them and the responsibilities they entails, so hopefully this makes them realize it. Its the same principal that Germany uses.

atruhondagrl

Last names the giveaway! Lol. Anyway, I have to add this I feel your pain though. Everyone here thinks I'm Puerto Rican or some sort of carribean hispanic. It's weird man.

Dar-Dar, they get pissed at me when I tell them I don't speak spanish also. If the person is from Mexico or another South/Central American Nation, I have no problem with it since I can speak a little, spanish is their country's official language. We may not have an official language outlined in our Constitution but English is the language spoken here so yes, I expect it to be spoken.

Btw, for anyone who wants to battle me on that one... England does not have English outlined as their official language either. You try to tell a nation that is as old as the UK that they need to bend the way our nation is and I'm sure you'd see a lot of people hiking home. It is expected when you move to the Wonderful UK (that is not sarcasm, I love all things British) that you are to learn English as that is the language that has evolved there to be the majority language spoken. Furthermore it is the language of the government and all forms of commerce.

If our nation bows down and says "oooh kaaay, we'll do it" what happens next? We need to pick a language. The fastest growing immigrant populations in the U.S are latinos and Asians from south Asia and China. If we start with one language, we'll have to follow with others as populations increase less we be deemed as discriminating against these groups. By not choosing a language we open ourselves to the chaos that will occur when we have too many languages clogging our already slow as molasses bureaucratic system.

People feel that to say "not speaking another language is racist." I ask you how? Considering that there are so many minority groups in the U.S. and that 35 years from now the white population will be outnumbered by the Latino population? It has nothing to do with race and everything to do with an established government and process.

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Turn Signals:
I thought of this on the way home from class. Do you see the black thing sticking out of the left side of your steering wheel? Know how it makes a clinking sound when it is pressed up or down? Yeah, that's called a blinker. Please use it always. It infuriates me when people slow down to a near stop, and then turn without signaling. Also when they just dangerously swerve into another lane without using their blinker.

Or, perhaps even worse, when I am at a stop light turning left, and the car on the opposing lane of traffic doesn't have a blinker on, and turns right in front of me.

This list goes on and on and on...

English. Learn It, Use It,Love It.

I am all about diversity of all spectrums. I respect the right for immigrants to come into this country. What I do not respect is when I am working and someone talks to me in their native tongue, and then gets infuriated with me when I tell them I don't know how to speak their language, as if it were my responsibility to learn their language.

It may not be official, but English is the language used in normal discourse in America. If you don't know enough to function in daily life, you need to either learn it or leave. Honestly. While I realize the lack of political correctness, I applauded the business owner who put a sign that says "Please speak English at this establishment."

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Dar-Dar

why do filipinos hav long names. lol. my name is Rei Darwin Panganiban Flores. Rei=kinda Spanish, Darwin=English, Panganiban= i dunno, Flores= Spanish.

u can notice that my name says 'radar.' Rei Dar...Flores.

atruhondagrl

Agreed and agreed. Please see my rant above yours.

Here's some more food for thought on the English language thing. There are minority groups in Mexico, what is the official language there? Majority spoken? Exactly. If you move to another country it is assumed that you must speak the official or majority spoken language in order to survive professionally and economically. i didn't have to learn Italian when I lived there but if I wanted to do business or buy things on the local economy, I had to learn and I did.

English is hard, I know this. But it's the language of international commerce. And some of the nations with the highest grossing GDPs are English speaking. It only benefits those who live in an English speaking country to learn it.

Edit: I wanted to add that I chose Mexico for my example because I live a mile from it. Lol. And I am learning Spanish again.

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