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Not unless the armed men have popular support.

I should have said "little respect for human life". Remember the (200?) Philistines he killed just so he could get their foreskins and get his wife. Would you like to be killed so someone can get married to his preferred lover?

perculiarrose:
What does this one say??

It says "photoshopped to death".

how about things like incest. if a brother and sister, or even father and daughter, decide they love each other and want to get married, they're not hurting anyone so that's allowed?

Definitely, yes, if the both parties are adult (above 18) and not being forced into it.

How about bestiality

If the animal gives its written consent to the act, and it's not done in public, no problem.

showing sexual scenes on tv, pornography on tv

Yes, it should be allowed and is currently allowed. Movies are rated before being broadcast so that those who don't want their children to watch those scenes can program their recieving equipment to block movies containing them!

sexual activities in public?

The owner of a 'public' property: a restaurant, a swimming pool, or a road - can create rules to determine what is allowed on his property. That is why, for instance, you are not allowed to post sexually explicit pictures on Nairaland. However, as long as the owner of the property is ok with sexual activities, it should be allowed. afterall there are nude beaches (beaches=public), right? Before you get in there you'll be aware of what to expect.

There's a lot that private people can do if we're not to quick to call in the government. The problem with government is that it's never efficient. Why are they inefficient? They have no competition.

children are not recognized as their father's property

What he means to say is that children are not regarded as belonging to their father.

In order to make this thread meaningful, you need to what exactly you mean by slow pace of development. Afterall, this is the same Nigeria with the fastest mobile phone adoption rate in the world, and a military that is keeping peace in other African countries. Moreso the most popular West African electronics market is in Nigeria.

My guess is that if you are to itemize these areas where there is a slow pace of development,
- The private sector, including you and me, will be to blame for not being entrepreneural enough.
- The federal government will be to blame for not being agile enough to enforce contracts and the law.
- The state and local governments will be to blame for merely existing. I wish they would just dissappear.

I can foresee each department putting forward budgets for extraordinary schemes just so that they can claim a larger share of the pie. In the end, power will lie with the Senate. Expect lots of large multicoloured polystrene bags to trade hands.

That is a problem of the senate. There will be another proposals to make the senators more accountable to the public.

However, there is something that we can do under 'transparent taxation': the rationale for each government departmental budget (the ones presented to senators) should be made public so citizens and political opponents of the senators in power can scrutinize then and raise an alarm (like the 3rd term alarm) if something doesn't add up.

How will I know the answer to that question if you don't give me your ip address?

No one can demand from a woman to bear it. If she don't want to.

Now that is the proper response. It's the woman that knows what she wants to do with her body.

Hello,

I was having a chat with a colleague and we stumbled on an idea that might put more transparency into the governmental process. We propose that:

1. Each department within the government - police, military, social security, state governments, health department, etc - should maintain a separate debit account (preferrably with the central bank).

2. Towards the end of each year, each government department must prepare a separate budget for the next year and present it to the senate for ratification. Adjustments will be made until the senate is satisfied.

3. At the end of the year, the central bank will collate the departmental budgets, check their account balances, and calculate how much money needs to be collected as tax revenue during the coming year to cover the combined budget for all government departments.

4. Based on the approved departmental budgets alone, the central bank will calculate the revenue sharing ratio for each government department. E.g. 1% for police, 5% for health, 4% for Lagos State, and so on.

5. After using the budget to calculate the amount of tax revenue required for the year, the CBN will set the various tax rates (income tax, value added tax, everything) in such a way as to meet the exact tax revenue required.

6. At the beginning of the new year, the new tax rates will immediately come into operation.

7. As tax revenue flows in from any of the various sources, it will be immediately divided based on the revenue sharing ratio for each department (calculated in step 4) and moved into the departmental accounts.

8. Once tax money is in the account of one government department it will be under the control of the head of that department and must be used by that department for the predetermined purpose. (money meant for education can't be used to pay senator's travel allowance or buy a presidential jet).

I feel that such a system will encourage accountability to a maximal level and discourage corruption. When people pay tax, they will now what percentage is being used to pay the police, what percentage is going into health, and what percentage is being wasted by just using viewing the CBN website to view the revenue sharing ratio.

Is it good? Should our lawmakers pursue a reform along this direction?

Seun.

Libertarianism. The belief that government should not interfere in the lives of citizens, other than to provide police and military protection. Libertarianism cannot easily be placed on the left-right scale that is usually used to analyze political philosophies. Libertarians are strong supporters of capitalism and free trade and yet also tolerant on social and lifestyle issues, which are considered none of the government's business. The basic philosophy is "live and let live." -- iAmericanSpirit Political Dictionary

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz-score/lib-whatlib-define.html

What's there not to like about it? I trust myself to make better decisions than any politician.

What kind of recharge card business are you looking to start?

The above link to HP jobs isn't working for me!

Me too!

Hello,

Do you guys think we need a separate section for blogs on the forum?

Seun.

I guess you'll have to search before making your decision.

Heh. got her.

You got me!

Please do not buy Ipods by phone from Nigerian merchants unless you know them well.

Zahy, you have never menstruated in your life. Why do you feel competent to denounce this discovery?

Can you tell us what youth Fest is about?

Thanks for sharing. Isn't our technology forum adequate for most purposes?

I wish you the very best of luck. You have even rekindled my own interest in the news business, thanks! ;d

Maki my heart is broken because of that statement. Who, o why?

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Music video, right?

Thank you, charlisco. For those who don't agree, tell us what your girl has to offer apart from sexuality/romance.

The purpose of this article is to convince people to invest in Forex and buy something from you, right?

What is your grouse with capitalism? Capitalism is the only system that treats human beings as adults!