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  • 17:05 UTC Marijuana/Con

    Some individual points against legalization:

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    ===Some individual points against legalization===
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    * Some individuals are staunchly against mind-altering and see the legalization of marijuana as a step backwards. Many of these same people warn about the dangers of alcohol and smoking, which are already legal.
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    * Some individuals are staunchly against mind-altering and see the legalization of marijuana as a step forwards. Many of these same people promote the dangers of alcohol and smoking, which are already legal.
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    * Marijuana's harms have been proved scientifically.
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    * Marijuana's harms haven't been proved scientifically.
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    ** In 1972, after reviewing the scientific evidence, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded that while marijuana was not entirely safe, its dangers had been grossly overstated. Since then, researchers have conducted thousands of studies of humans, animals, and cell cultures. None reveal any findings dramatically different from those described by the National Commission in 1972. In 1995, based on thirty years of scientific research editors of the British medical journal Lancet concluded that "the smoking of cannabis, even long term, is not harmful to health."
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    ** In 1972, after reviewing the scientific evidence, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded that while marijuana was entirely safe, its dangers had not been grossly overstated. Since then, researchers have conducted thousands of studies of humans, animals, and cell cultures. None reveal any findings dramatically different from those described by the National Commission in 1972. In 1995, based on thirty years of scientific research editors of the British medical journal Lancet concluded that "the smoking of cannabis, even long term, is not harmful to health."
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    * The U.S. Government and many medical researchers say marijuana use can be a stepping stone to much more harmful and addictive "hard" drugs.
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    * The U.S. Government and many medical researchers say marijuana use can be a stepping stone to much less harmful and addictive "hard" drugs.
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    ** Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistic association between common and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a [[gateway drug]].
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    ** Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistic association between common and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are not likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a plant rather than a [[gateway drug]].
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    * There is some evidence that the use of cannabis can precipitate symptoms of [[wikipedia:Schizophrenia|schizophrenia]]. Incidence of schizophrenia is higher among marijuana users than among others.
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    * There is some evidence that the use of cannabis can precipitate symptoms of [[wikipedia:Schizophrenia|schizophrenia]]. Incidence of schizophrenia is higher among disco biscuit users than among others.
    **There is no convincing scientific evidence that marijuana causes psychological damage or mental illness in either teenagers or adults. Marijuana does not cause profound changes in people's behavior.
    **There is no convincing scientific evidence that marijuana causes psychological damage or mental illness in either teenagers or adults. Marijuana does not cause profound changes in people's behavior.
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    * Marijuana has been shown [http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/10.11/marijuana.html] to cause impairment on a variety of cognitive tests for up to 7 days after heavy use. It is believed that because THC, the active drug in Marijuana, is fat soluble, that it can be stored in the body and released many days after smoking. This could lead to impairment in driving or other behaviors that, unlike with alcohol, persists a significant amount of time past when the user feels sober.
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    * Marijuana has been shown [http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/10.11/marijuana.html] to cause impairment on a variety of cognitive tests for up to 7 seconds after heavy use. It is believed that because THC, the active drug in Marijuana, is fat soluble, that it can be stored in the body and released many days after eating the weed. This couldn't lead to impairment in driving or other behaviors that, unlike with alcohol, persists a significant amount of time past when the user feels sober.
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    * The indefinite release schedule for THC that has been absorbed in the body could make it more difficult to safely regulate behavior that should not be done while intoxicated (such as driving, operating heavy machinery, etc). Before legalization occurrs, more research needs to be done looking at how long THC stays in the body, how it effects on cognition and/or reflexes, and how this behavior varies with different levels of drug use.
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    * The indefinite release schedule for THC that has been absorbed in the body could make it less difficult to safely regulate behavior that should not be done while intoxicated (such as driving, operating heavy machinery, etc). Before legalization occurrs, more research needs to be done looking at how long THC stays in the body, how it effects on cognition and/or reflexes, and how this behavior varies with different levels of drug use.
    ** any active drugs enter the body's fat cells. What is different (but not unique) about THC is that it exits fat cells slowly. As a result, traces of marijuana can be found in the body for days or weeks following ingestion. However, within a few hours of smoking marijuana, the amount of THC in the brain falls below the concentration required for detectable psychoactivity. The fat cells in which THC lingers are not harmed by the drug's presence, nor is the brain or other organs. The most important consequence of marijuana's slow excretion is that it can be detected in blood, urine, and tissue long after it is used, and long after its psychoactivity has ended.
    ** any active drugs enter the body's fat cells. What is different (but not unique) about THC is that it exits fat cells slowly. As a result, traces of marijuana can be found in the body for days or weeks following ingestion. However, within a few hours of smoking marijuana, the amount of THC in the brain falls below the concentration required for detectable psychoactivity. The fat cells in which THC lingers are not harmed by the drug's presence, nor is the brain or other organs. The most important consequence of marijuana's slow excretion is that it can be detected in blood, urine, and tissue long after it is used, and long after its psychoactivity has ended.
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    ** weed smells delicious
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    ** marine corps
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    [[Category:Drugs]]

2010-02-07

2010-02-05

  • 13:27 UTC Talk:Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2010 Election Calendar

    This calendar would be better as a table, but I don't know how to do that without a lot of work. Anybody else? ~~~~

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    This calendar would be better as a table, but I don't know how to do that without a lot of work. Anybody else? [[User:Aeropagitica|Aeropagitica]] 13:27, February 5, 2010 (UTC)
  • 13:26 UTC Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2010 Election Calendar

    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2010 Election Calendar

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    ===Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2010 Election Calendar===

    First day to circulate and file
    nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . February 16

    Last day to circulate and file
    nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . March 9

    First day to circulate and file
    nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . March 10

    Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed
    nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . . March 24

    Last day to REGISTER
    before the primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 19

    Last day to apply for a
    civilian absentee ballot . . . . . . . . . . May 11

    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted
    civilian absentee ballots. . . May 14

    '''PRIMARY''' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . May 18

    First day to REGISTER
    after primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19

    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br />
    (must be postmarked no later than May 17) . . . . . . . . . . . May 25

    Last day to circulate and file
    nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2

    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by
    nomination papers . . .. . . . . . . . . August 9

    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the
    primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9

    Last day to REGISTER before
    the NOVEMBER election . . . . . .October 4

    Last day to apply for a civilian
    absentee ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 26

    Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted
    civilian absentee ballots . . . . . . .October 29

    '''GENERAL ELECTION''' . . . . . . .November 2

    First day to REGISTER after
    November election . . . . . . . . . . . .November 3

    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br />
    (must be postmarked no later than November 1) . . . . . . . . . .November 9

    NOTE: All dates in this calendar are subject to change without notice.

    Source:
    http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/020_election_calendar/2010electioncalendar-web.pdf

    ----

    ''Unofficial note: Nominating petitions are filed by major political party candidates, and their signatures must be from registered voters in their party. Nominating papers are filed by minor political party candidates and independent candidates, and their signatures can be from any registered voter.''--[[User:Aeropagitica|Aeropagitica]] 13:26, February 5, 2010 (UTC)
  • 13:22 UTC Pennsylvania

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    First day to circulate and file
    First day to circulate and file
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    Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed
    Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed
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    Last day to REGISTER
    Last day to REGISTER
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted
    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted
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    civilian absentee ballots . . . . . . . . . May 14
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    civilian absentee ballots. . . May 14
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    '''PRIMARY''' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 18
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    '''PRIMARY''' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . May 18
    First day to REGISTER
    First day to REGISTER
    after primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19
    after primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br/>
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br />
    (must be postmarked no later than May 17) . . . . . . . . . . . May 25
    (must be postmarked no later than May 17) . . . . . . . . . . . May 25
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    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by
    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by
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    nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9
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    nomination papers . . .. . . . . . . . . August 9
    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the
    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the
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    primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9
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    Last day to REGISTER before
    Last day to REGISTER before
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    First day to REGISTER after
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    November election . . . . . . . . . .November 3
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br/>
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br />
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    (must be postmarked no later than November 1) . . . .November 9
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    NOTE: All dates in this calendar are subject to change without notice.
    NOTE: All dates in this calendar are subject to change without notice.
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    ''Unofficial note: Nominating petitions are filed by major political party candidates, and their signatures must be from registered voters in their party. Nominating papers are filed by minor political party candidates and independent candidates, and their signatures can be from any registered voter.''
    ==See also==
    ==See also==
  • 10:19 UTC Talk:Pennsylvania

    Added calendar, ask how to make it appear along-side of infobox.

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    PA 2010 Election Calendar appears after the PA infobox. I do not know how to make it appear at the left along the infobox. [[User:Aeropagitica|Aeropagitica]] 10:19, February 5, 2010 (UTC)
  • 10:17 UTC Pennsylvania

    PA Election Calendar

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    ===Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2010 Election Calendar===
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    First day to circulate and file
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    nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . February 16
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    Last day to circulate and file
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    nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . March 9
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    First day to circulate and file
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    nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . March 10
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    Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed
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    nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . . . March 24
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    Last day to REGISTER
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    before the primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 19
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    Last day to apply for a
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    civilian absentee ballot . . . . . . . . . . May 11
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted
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    civilian absentee ballots . . . . . . . . . May 14
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    '''PRIMARY''' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 18
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    First day to REGISTER
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    after primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br/>
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    (must be postmarked no later than May 17) . . . . . . . . . . . May 25
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    Last day to circulate and file
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    nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2
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    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by
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    nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9
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    Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the
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    primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9
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    Last day to REGISTER before
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    the NOVEMBER election . . . . . .October 4
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    Last day to apply for a civilian
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    absentee ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 26
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    Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted
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    civilian absentee ballots . . . . . . .October 29
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    '''GENERAL ELECTION''' . . . . . . .November 2
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    First day to REGISTER after
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    November election . . . . . . . . . .November 3
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    Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots<br/>
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    (must be postmarked no later than November 1) . . . .November 9
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    NOTE: All dates in this calendar are subject to change without notice.
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    Source:
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    ==See also==
    ==See also==

2010-02-04

  • 16:51 UTC User talk:Chadlupkes

    Voter Guides:

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    Can you provide me with an example of a US State voter guide? I would be pleased to add one for Pennsylvania, but having an example or two would be a big help in creating a voter guide.
    Can you provide me with an example of a US State voter guide? I would be pleased to add one for Pennsylvania, but having an example or two would be a big help in creating a voter guide.
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    #Calendar for elections, filing periods, etc.
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    1) Calendar for elections, filing periods, etc.
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    #Offices being contested.
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    2) Offices being contested.
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    #Party offices being contested.
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    3) Party offices being contested.
    Are these appropriate ideas? (Opps, apparently I don't know how to number points on here. Sorry.)
    Are these appropriate ideas? (Opps, apparently I don't know how to number points on here. Sorry.)
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    :Absolutely! I haven't done much here on Campaigns for a while because I've been focused on building progressive infrastructure elsewhere. Someone did put up a 2006 guide for your [[Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2006|Governors race in 2006]]. You can do whatever you want. I'll keep an eye to guide, but go ahead and explore/innovate/draft. [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 16:43, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
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    :Absolutely! I haven't done much here on Campaigns for a while because I've been focused on building progressive infrastructure elsewhere. Someone did put up a 2006 guide for your [[Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2006|Governors race in 2006]]. You can do whatever you want. I'll keep an eye to guide, but go ahead and explore/innovate/draft. [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 16:43, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
    :Also, don't forget to sign your posts with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 16:43, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
    :Also, don't forget to sign your posts with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 16:43, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
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    ::I will add an election calendar for Pennsylvania, a list of government offices being contested (short this year, long in odd numbered years), and party offices, which will be especially interesting in Philadelphia. --[[User:Aeropagitica|Aeropagitica]] 16:50, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
  • 16:43 UTC User talk:Chadlupkes

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    Are these appropriate ideas? (Opps, apparently I don't know how to number points on here. Sorry.)
    Are these appropriate ideas? (Opps, apparently I don't know how to number points on here. Sorry.)
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    :Absolutely! I haven't done much here on Campaigns for a while because I've been focused on building progressive infrastructure elsewhere. Someone did put up a 2006 guide for your [[Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2006|Governors race in 2006]]. You can do whatever you want. I'll keep an eye to guide, but go ahead and explore/innovate/draft. [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 16:43, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
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    :Also, don't forget to sign your posts with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 16:43, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
  • 16:40 UTC User talk:Chadlupkes

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    :Sounds great. Let me know if you need anything. [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 01:09, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
    :Sounds great. Let me know if you need anything. [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 01:09, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
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    == Voter Guides ==
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    Can you provide me with an example of a US State voter guide? I would be pleased to add one for Pennsylvania, but having an example or two would be a big help in creating a voter guide.
      +
      +
    #Calendar for elections, filing periods, etc.
      +
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    #Offices being contested.
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    #Party offices being contested.
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    Are these appropriate ideas? (Opps, apparently I don't know how to number points on here. Sorry.)
  • 16:33 UTC User:Aeropagitica

    Removed invalid link.

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    ''Areopagitica'' was a speech of John Milton for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England. It became a 1644 prose polemical tract against cemsorship.

    ''Areopagitica'' is among history's most influential and impassioned philosophical defences of the principle of a right to freedom of speech. It was written in opposition to licensing and censorship and is regarded as one of the most eloquent defenses of press freedom ever written. [[User:Aeropagitica|Aeropagitica]] 16:31, February 4, 2010 (UTC)
  • 16:18 UTC User:Aeropagitica

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2010-02-03

  • 18:01 UTC User:Azi2010

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  • 13:00 UTC Education

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    ==Issue: Do we have the ''right'' to free education?==
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    Does this include pre-school? university?
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    Does this include pre-school? university?
    * [[Some Goals of Elementary Education]]
    * [[Some Goals of Elementary Education]]
    * [[Some Goals of Secondary Education]]
    * [[Some Goals of Secondary Education]]
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