<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pingback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/pingback/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Rob J - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/</link><description>whereIstand.com: Rob J - whereIstand.com</description><image><url>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/Thumbnail</url><title>Rob J - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2004-2008 whereIstand.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:07:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>whereIstand.com 2.3</generator><managingEditor>nick@whereIstand.com</managingEditor><webMaster>nick@whereIstand.com</webMaster><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>I still don't think he will lose, but some will certainly refuse to vote
      for him because he is black. Exit polling from West Virginia and other states in the
      primaries bears this out.</em></div></body><title>Race will negatively affect Barack Obama's candidacy. (Democratic Candidates)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/29379</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/29379</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I still don't think he will lose, but some will certainly refuse to vote for him because he is black.  Exit polling from West Virginia and other states in the primaries bears this out.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Democratic Candidates</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>All semblances of racial bias must be removed from the application of the
      death penalty. With that said, very serious offenses do warrant the death penalty,
      so I do not oppose it.</em></div></body><title>There are circumstances under which I support capital punishment. (Capital Punishment)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/4198</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/4198</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:03:25 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;All semblances of racial bias must be removed from the application of the death penalty.  With that said, very serious offenses do warrant the death penalty, so I do not oppose it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Capital Punishment</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div></div></body><title>There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. (Global Warming)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/23985</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/23985</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:54:34 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Global Warming</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div></div></body><title>Global warming is a problem that humans must take actions to address. (Global Warming)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/1341</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/1341</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:54:02 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Global Warming</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>There are too many examples of man's fallibility to list, but lets start
      with GWB.</em></div></body><title>Man is not infallible. (Infallibility in Christianity)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/2394</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/2394</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:52:49 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;There are too many examples of man's fallibility to list, but lets start with GWB.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Infallibility in Christianity</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Note the question doesn't ask whether cell phones should be banned "in the
      classroom". Even if there is a small chance of me or my child having an emergency
      at school, ANY CHANCE is big enough. I want to be able to reach my child. Think about
      all these</em></div></body><title>Cell phones should not be banned in public schools. (Cell Phones)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/36900</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/36900</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:50:34 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note the question doesn't ask whether cell phones should be banned "in the classroom". Even if there is a small chance of me or my child having an  emergency at school, ANY CHANCE is big enough.  I want to be able to reach my child.  Think about all these&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Cell Phones</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Man, however, is quite fallible. Hence the reason such an un-"questionable"
      fact would be "subject" to opinion on this site in the first place.</em></div></body><title>God is infallible. (Infallibility in Christianity)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/2393</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/2393</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:39:20 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Man, however, is quite fallible.  Hence the reason such an un-"questionable" fact would be "subject" to opinion on this site in the first place.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Infallibility in Christianity</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Let's not get short-sighted just because we dislike the actions of the Bush
      Administration. Such legislation would be unconstitutional. Congress doesn't have
      the power to "approve" wars, or even to "commence" wars for that matter. It has the
      power to "</em></div></body><title>Legislation should not be passed requiring Congressional approval for an attack on Iran. (Confronting Iran)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/19722</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/19722</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Let's not get short-sighted just because we dislike the actions of the Bush Administration.  Such legislation would be unconstitutional.  Congress doesn't have the power to "approve" wars, or even to "commence" wars for that matter.  It has the power to "&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Confronting Iran</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>This is a double-edged sword for telecom companies. On the one hand, the
      Bush Administration was demanding wiretaps and the telecoms certainly would have faced
      serious repercussions for not complying. On the other hand, compliance could have
      invited law</em></div></body><title>The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) should include immunity for telecom companies. (The War on Terror)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/32129</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/32129</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:20:47 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a double-edged sword for telecom companies.  On the one hand, the Bush Administration was demanding wiretaps and the telecoms certainly would have faced serious repercussions for not complying.  On the other hand, compliance could have invited law&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>The War on Terror</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Rob J</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>There was a foreign language requirement in my middle and high school. I
      assumed such was the case in most school systems. Anyway, foreign languages are a
      window into a different culture. The way people think is revealed in the way they
      talk. I think </em></div></body><title>There should be a foreign language requirement in public schools. (Education)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/33884</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/opinionstreams/33884</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:58:13 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;There was a foreign language requirement in my middle and high school.  I assumed such was the case in most school systems.  Anyway, foreign languages are a window into a different culture.  The way people think is revealed in the way they talk.  I think &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Education</category></item></channel></rss>