Drama!! Yay!

[LXA1048]

It drives me insane that colleges have remedial classes. We are in college! If you can't spell, read, or add, you need to be somewhere else. The universities try to make it so everyone can go to college. I say F*CK that. The only people that should be in college are those people that deserve to be in college. The world needs garbage pickers too. It aggrevates me that because everyone goes to college now, my degree that I worked hard for won't be worth shit. I think that if you don't get at least a 20 on the ACT or have a 2.75 GPA in high school, you should look into ITT or something like that.

Just an opinion, some of my friends actually fall into this catagory, and they are idiots.

[doubleblue&gold]

English should be the OFFICIAL languaage of the US. I live here, grew up here, didn't ask you to come here, and I am not talking to you in another language here!

College is not for everyone and those of us that worked to get thru it and continue to earn a living should not have to pay for someone else to go.

Let the punishment fit the crime. If someone murders another person....fry them!

Everyone---individuals and corporations alike should pay a flat tax of 10%. No deductions, no tax breaks, no way to squirm out of paying.

Medical care costs are out of sight.. Quit letting the insurance companies dictate and the costs will come down in a free enterprise system.

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by LXA1048
It drives me insane that colleges have remedial classes. We are in college! If you can't spell, read, or add, you need to be somewhere else. The universities try to make it so everyone can go to college. I say F*CK that. The only people that should be in college are those people that deserve to be in college. The world needs garbage pickers too. It aggrevates me that because everyone goes to college now, my degree that I worked hard for won't be worth shit. I think that if you don't get at least a 20 on the ACT or have a 2.75 GPA in high school, you should look into ITT or something like that.

Just an opinion, some of my friends actually fall into this catagory, and they are idiots.

LOL, there are now REMEDIAL CLASSES in college? I know at some colleges there are services that gives student accomodations, like extended test times. Is that what you're talking about?

I guess I better tell my little brother who made a 28 on the ACTs and graduated w/ a 3.5 gpa who is also dyslexic and needs extra time on certain tests, that he needs to find a job at Taco Bell, because he's not cut for college.

[LXA1048]

There are classes at most state universities that are below the standard level of classes. ENG 101 is the standard entry-level English class. Most universities offer Eng. 100 or ENG 099. These are prerequisites if you didn't score high enough on the ENG portion of the ACT. You must take them before you take the standard ENG 101. Your brother is fine. That is not what I was talking about. He exceeded my minimum requirements (or what I think they should be). People with learning disabilities are still very intelligent people. I just hate the fact that people who really have no place in college are getting in through the remedial class programs and because so many people are getting in through these programs, it makes my degree just a piece of paper. I think college should be a privilege, not just something you do after high school.

[h2oot]

I believe that:

1. Living with somebody before you're married does not help you get to know the other person, and in fact may put too much pressure on the relationship regarding getting married.

2. Having sex without love is a downer.

[Fewdfreak]

I have a very strong opinon some issues, one which resulted in big arguements with my high school biology teacher last year. I'm very pro-choice and I feel that women who get that have tons of kids, can't support them, etc... should get paid (in WIC credit or food stamp vouchers or something) to have abortions. This would prevent them from having kids and becoming a drain on our society, and it would give them a few extra dollars for their children. I realize this has some potential flaws in it as people would be like "So we are paying the money for hoes to have sex and get pregnant, so we are encouraging promicious sex and abortion by offering them money?!" No, the reimbursements would be in food stamps for something, and it would be an option for those who do not wish to have a child. I'm not saying 'free abortion to all, and if free isn't tempting enough, we will pay YOU!', but think maybe it's a start.

Another, less radical idea I think we should implement is offering women who have had tons of kids a free tubal ligation, or offering them vochers or money again to undergo the procedure. This too has it's problems as the procedure is usually permanant, and people may realize they want more kids, but if they are unable to take care of the kids they have, I feel they do not deserve more. My mother works with someone who offered to PAY for his step-daughter who is 29, has 4 kids, all by different fathers, and is on welfare to be 'fixed'. She refused and told him what if she finds someone she loves, and wants to have his babies, considering that the woman has been married twice in such a short time, and has two kids out of wedlock, I'd say her knack for picking 'the right one' is a little off. There are too many starving, poverty-ridden children in this country, and we need to take steps to irradicate this problem.

[sororitygirl2]

I wish bars had stricter "people" codes... they don't let you in if you are dressed inapporpriately, yet you can stll be an obnoxious a$$ and hang out in the same place as me and my friends -- not fair!

Okay, that's not too controversial... just my little rant.

Anyway...

- Yes, I agree with mandatory foreign languages in schools (I started French when I was five)
- I would like it if everyone in America made an effort to speak English
- Legalizing drugs might be a good idea
- Lower drinking age significantly (think Europe)

I know there are tons more... I just can't think right now.

[UFKappaGrL]

In response to FEWDFREAK... I am very pro-choice (women should have the right to make their own decisions regarding the matter etc) and think that abortion is a good way to cut down on welfare and government spending like that....

However I don't think people should be paid to have abortions, that is a bit extreme and could be abused on many levels

I don't think people should sleep together the first time they meet
Don't have unprotected sex... NO MATTER WHAT... (one exception... you are prepared to have a child)
I think that boys shouldn't ask for your number unless they intend on calling
I don't understand why they don't have more stalls in the women's bathroom than the guy's at things like sports arenas and theaters...

[valkyrie]

I have a question for those saying that people should need a license to have kids: who would do the licensing?

[Dionysus]

I believe that about 90% of nausea and vomiting is psychological and is voluntary.

I believe abortion is completely unnecessary (unless the mother's life is in danger), otherwise ADOPTION is the way. Sure, kids pop up unexpectedly and the parents may not be mature or ready enough to raise a child, HOWEVER there's those who are, who CAN'T have children.

I believe everyone should go a certain amount of time of being dirt poor, alone, and rejected. Maybe we would have more humble, appreciative, and selfless people in the world if so.

[Lil' Hannah]

Originally posted by Dionysus


what do you mean by that?

Basically like welfare for education.
Instead of schools being funded locally, there would be an education tax, of sorts, on a national level to ensure that every school in the country got the same amount of funding from the same source.

I don't know if you're familiar with the current system, but schools are funded by local property taxes, meaning the kids in Montgomery County, MD (one of the wealthiest counties in the nation) enjoy new computers, state-of-the-art science labs, new textbooks, etc. while students in East St. Louis, IL (arguably the worst school system in the nation) are still uing Apple II computers, they can't afford to remove the asbestos from the buildings, and teachers have to pay out of pocket for crayons and paper.

A lot of people don't like supporting others, but it's unfair to deny a child a decent education because his parents couldn't afford to live in an affluent area.

[ZTAngel]

There should be no such thing as an insanity plea. If you kill another human being, you should put away for life regardless of your state of mind at the time of the murder....end of story. Only exception would be self defense or in cases of domestic abuse when a partner withstands years of torture and finally decides to put an end to it because they feel they have no other way out.

I also feel that rapists should be put away for life.

[aggieAXO]

you should have a license to have a child (I am sure we can create a govt progem for this-why not add it to the other lovely ones we currently have, maybe instead of a commitee on welfare we could change it to licensing for parents)

there should be a limit of 2 children per family (unless you are adopting), this goes for everyone no matter how poor or wealthy you are(HELLLOOO the environment can only withstand so many people on this planet!)

there should be a special reason you are driving an SUV-not just b/c you like them (again lets think about the environment)

you should also be licensed to have an animal, I am tired of dealing with all the stupid people out there who won't take care of their sick pet and then say to me"I thought you cared about animals"-f&*k you I have to make a living too!

you need to discipline children and yes that might mean spanking them once in awhile, spanking does not=beating

[CarolinaCutie]

While I don't believe in hating or condemning anyone for their lifestyle... I do believe being gay is a sin.

[chideltjen]

I don't believe in the death penalty

I am pro-choice

I am for stem cell research

I think single "parents", the elderly, homosexuals, whoever, should be able to adopt a child without question

I also think English should be an official language in the US.

In agreement with LXA, remedial classes at a standard 4 year university are pointless. That is what JCs are for. In CA, if you don't pass an english and math proficency exam, you get english 1 or math a/b... they are credit/no credit and don't count for anything toward your graduation. And I know people that can't even pass those! Please...

And George Bush should not have cut funding for diabetic research....errrrrrrrrrrrrrr