Valentine’s Changelog 038

- Added 11 issues.
- More changes to past issues.

001 - Issue Sections/Section 1.txt

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-[b]Current number of issues: 1,477 (don't forget #0!)[/b]
+[b]Current number of issues: 1,488 (don't forget #0!)[/b]
 [hr][/hr][size=150][anchor=s1]Section 1[/anchor][/size]
 [hr][/hr]#0: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88#000]Should Democracy Be Compulsory?[/url]
 #1: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88#001]Where's The Love Gone?[/url]

001 - Issue Sections/Section 4.txt

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 #1473: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=75#1473]A Pretty Pass[/url] [Frieden-und Freudenland; ed: Pogaria]
 #1474: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=75#1474]Cuy Bono?[/url] [Bears Armed; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
 #1475: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=75#1475]Bombshell for @@LEADER@@[/url] [Fauxia; ed: The Free Joy State]
-#1476: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=75#1476]Known Unknowns[/url] [Northern Socialist Council Republics; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
+#1476: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=75#1476]Known Unknowns[/url] [Northern Socialist Council Republics; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
+#1477: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1477]Some People Never Listen[/url] [Terrabod; ed: Candlewhisper Archive]
+#1478: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1478]Two Sides of a Coin[/url] [The Ankhalic Vaspriot; ed: Verdant Haven]
+#1479: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1479]Fares Fair?[/url] [Paffnia; ed: USS Monitor]
+#1480: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1480]Motherlode[/url] [The Free Joy State; ed: Candlewhisper Archive
+#1481: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1481]Livin' on a Prayer[/url] [Sacara; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
+#1482: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1482]A Crypto for the Comrades?[/url] [Krusavich; ed: Pogaria]
+#1483: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1483]The Unkindest Cut[/url] [The Marsupial Illuminati; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
+#1484: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1484]Joint Trade Agreement[/url] [Candlewhisper Archive; ed: Candlewhisper Archive]
+#1485: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1485]How to Train Your AI[/url] [SherpDaWerp; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
+#1486: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1486]Ask Your Doctor if Ads for Prescription Drugs Are Right for @@NAME@@[/url] [Ransium; ed: Candlewhisper Archive]
+#1487: [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=50#1487]O Fortuna![/url] [Daarwyrth; ed: Pogaria]

002 - Issue Megalist (MAIN)/0026 TO 0050.txt

@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@ A small religious group is lobbying the government to allow them to take multipl
 The Debate
 1. "It's about time we had our religious rights recognized," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a devout member of a faith that is never made quite clear. "Who is the government to tell me I can't love more than one woman? The government doesn't know how much of me there is to go around!"
 
-2. "This is nothing more than sexual deviants using religion as a pretext for perversion!" says Reverend @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Marriage is one man, one woman, and death do we part. What's so hard to get? Anything else is a perversion, and must be banned."
+*2. "This is nothing more than sexual deviants using religion as a pretext for perversion!" says Reverend @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Marriage is one man, one woman, and death do we part. What's so hard to get? Anything else is a perversion, and must be banned."
 
-*3. "Multiple wives? Excellent!" says passer-by @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Presumably we will allow multiple husbands, as well. In fact, now is probably the time for the government to butt out of marriage altogether. Let people marry their cats, if they want." [[color=blue]Must have Marriage Equality[/color]]
+**3. "This is nothing more than sexual deviants using religion as a pretext for perversion!" says moral crusader Florin Armstrong. "Marriage is one man, one woman, and death do we part. What's so hard to get? Anything else is a perversion, and must be banned."
 
-*4. "Multiple wives? Excellent!" says passer-by @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Presumably we will allow multiple husbands, as well. And gay marriages, of course. In fact, now is probably the time for the government to butt out of marriage altogether. Let people marry their cats, if they want." [[color=red]Must not have Marriage Equality[/color], [color=red]Must have Heterosexuality?[/color]]
+**4. "Multiple wives? Excellent!" says passer-by @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Presumably we will allow multiple husbands, as well. In fact, now is probably the time for the government to butt out of marriage altogether. Let people marry their cats, if they want." [[color=blue]Must have Marriage Equality[/color]]
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+**5. "Multiple wives? Excellent!" says passer-by @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Presumably we will allow multiple husbands, as well. And gay marriages, of course. In fact, now is probably the time for the government to butt out of marriage altogether. Let people marry their cats, if they want." [[color=red]Must not have Marriage Equality[/color], [color=red]Must have Heterosexuality?[/color]]
 
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 [b][anchor=033]#[/anchor][anchor=33]33[/anchor]: Genetics Brings New Life to Extinct Species [Badger Lozzate][/b]

002 - Issue Megalist (MAIN)/0051 TO 0075.txt

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 2. "Mandatory exercise! Get out! I don't have the time!" snorts nationally renowned TV chef @@RANDOMNAME@@. "How about banning those greasy fast food joints and drive-thrus? I mean, seriously, if you can't get out of your stupid car to walk in and get a meal, how sad is that? Ban fast food and make junk food more expensive--that way, people will have to think about whether they really want to spend ten @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ on a snack cake."
 
-*3. "I don't see why it's anyone's business but my own how I kill myself," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a pleasantly plump computer programmer, stuffing a chili dog down his throat. "My weight is my own business, and if I don't feel like exercising, that's my choice. Sure, it'd be healthier to lose a few pounds, but my priorities lie elsewhere. Leave us alone, and we, the citizens of @@NAME@@, will decide what's important to us and what we want to eat." [[color=blue]Must not ban Computers[/color]]
+*3. "I don't see why it's anyone's business but my own how I kill myself," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a pleasantly plump computer programmer, stuffing a chili dog down his throat. "My weight is my own business, and if I don't feel like exercising, that's my choice. Sure, it'd be healthier to lose a few pounds, but my priorities lie elsewhere. Leave us alone, and we, the citizens of @@NAME@@, will decide what's important to us and what we want to eat." [[color=red]Must ban Computers[/color]]
 
-*4. "I don't see why it's anyone's business but my own how I kill myself," says Emile Jordan, a pleasantly plump former computer programmer, midway through a chili dog. "My weight is my own business, and if I don't feel like exercising, that's my choice. Sure, it'd be healthier to lose a few pounds, but my priorities lie elsewhere. Leave us alone, and we, the citizens of @@NAME@@, will decide what's important to us and what we want to eat." [[color=red]Must ban Computers[/color]]
+*4. "I don't see why it's anyone's business but my own how I kill myself," says Emile Jordan, a pleasantly plump former computer programmer, midway through a chili dog. "My weight is my own business, and if I don't feel like exercising, that's my choice. Sure, it'd be healthier to lose a few pounds, but my priorities lie elsewhere. Leave us alone, and we, the citizens of @@NAME@@, will decide what's important to us and what we want to eat." [[color=blue]Must not ban Computers[/color]]
 
 5. "What about government-funded liposuction?" asks @@RANDOMNAME@@, while contemplatively chewing a mouthful of chili dog. "If I could get the fat sucked off of these hips, that would give me the willpower to stay thin. Obesity would be a thing of the past! Just think of it! Nothing but svelte, beautiful people everywhere! Ah, bliss!"
 

002 - Issue Megalist (MAIN)/0101 TO 0125.txt

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 2. "These tolls are a preposterous idea," argues road lobbyist, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Public transport will never replace the car - I don't want to be forced to share my space with a bunch of malodorous working-class people on my way to work. Not that I would be, because I could afford the charge, but really, it's the principle of the matter! The only solution is to expand urban road networks. True, some pavements and green spots would have to go, but those pedestrians should be able to put up with that if they're to expect @@NAME@@ to be part of the modern world."
 
-3. "Allowing cars to scoot around and pollute our cities was a bad idea in the first place," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a famous environmentalist. "The solution is to abolish private motor transport whilst funding a major urban public transport scheme. Our buses and undergrounds could be the envy of the world! Yes, the car companies will suffer, and yes, there'll be a bit more tax, but wouldn't it be worth it for a bit of fresh air and safe streets for the children?""
+3. "Allowing cars to scoot around and pollute our cities was a bad idea in the first place," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a famous environmentalist. "The solution is to abolish private motor transport whilst funding a major urban public transport scheme. Our buses and undergrounds could be the envy of the world! Yes, the car companies will suffer, and yes, there'll be a bit more tax, but wouldn't it be worth it for a bit of fresh air and safe streets for the children?"
 
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 [b][anchor=103]#103[/anchor]: Plague Of The Hybrids! [Serenthis; ed: Sirocco][/b]

002 - Issue Megalist (MAIN)/0440 TO 0459.txt

@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ The Issue
 Natural gas extraction has been thrust into the political spotlight after a corporation proposed utilizing hydraulic fracturing to boost the production of shale gas. After weeks of protests, a crowd of lobbyists and environmental protesters have barged into your office and demand that you finally make a decision.
 
 The Debate
-1. "Any opposition to hydraulic fracturing has been born out of ignorance," claims Shale The Love lobbyist @@RANDOMNAME@@ after tossing some impressive looking pie charts on your desk. "If we further hydraulic fracturing, we can finally be independent of foreign natural gas. Do you really want to continue paying dictatorships like Maxtopia for their expensive oil? Just think of the advantage producing our own natural gas will give us. Look at the charts that clearly show how many jobs this will create in rural areas. We should be encouraging fracking operations and cracking down on these environmental terrorists who would be happy to send us back to the Stone Age."
+1*. "Any opposition to hydraulic fracturing has been born out of ignorance," claims Shale The Love lobbyist @@RANDOMNAME@@ after tossing some impressive looking pie charts on your desk. "If we further hydraulic fracturing, we can finally be independent of foreign natural gas. Do you really want to continue paying dictatorships like Maxtopia for their expensive oil? Just think of the advantage producing our own natural gas will give us. Look at the charts that clearly show how many jobs this will create in rural areas. We should be encouraging fracking operations and cracking down on these environmental terrorists who would be happy to send us back to the Stone Age." [[color=purple]Must have Autarky[/color]]
 
-2. TBD
+2*. "Any opposition to hydraulic fracturing has been born out of ignorance," claims Shale The Love lobbyist @@RANDOMNAME@@ after tossing some impressive looking pie charts on your desk. "If we further hydraulic fracturing, we can finally safeguard our energy independence. Do you really want to risk paying dictatorships like Maxtopia for their expensive oil? Just think of the advantage producing our own natural gas will give us. Look at the charts that clearly show how many jobs this will create in rural areas. We should be encouraging fracking operations and cracking down on these environmental terrorists who would be happy to send us back to the Stone Age." [[color=purple]Must not have Autarky[/color]]
 
 3. "I don't think you understand the magnitude of these environmental issues," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, the organizer of the anti-fracking protest movement No Fracking Way. "Fracking can pollute the air and contaminate groundwater with toxic chemicals, which will end up in million of people's drinking water. Weren't you guys paying attention when fracking operations caused all those earthquakes in Blackacre? Never mind that they're on a fault line! We must put an end to fracking and start investing into green energy sources like wind, solar, and tidal power. We'll never run out of those clean energy sources, but we will run out of clean air to breathe."
 

002 - Issue Megalist (MAIN)/0480 TO 0499.txt

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 A misunderstanding involving a 12-year-old boy, a plastic toy gun, and five heavily armed police officers has resulted in substantial public uproar. The major news networks are having a field day over-analyzing the manufacturing and selling of bright orange sci-fi inspired toy guns for children.
 
 The Debate
-*1. "We're raising a generation of natural born killers!" writes left-wing mommy-blogger @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@ in her latest Barryblog post. "Next thing you know, they'll want to play with real guns! When will it end? Remember, people don't kill people, guns do! Even toy guns! We need to get anything that even remotely resembles a gun off the market!" [[color=blue]Must have private industry[/color]]
+* / ***1. "We're raising a generation of natural born killers!" writes left-wing mommy-blogger @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@ in her latest Barryblog post. "Next thing you know, they'll want to play with real guns! When will it end? Remember, people don't kill people, guns do! Even toy guns! We need to get anything that even remotely resembles a gun off the market!" [[color=blue]Must have private industry[/color], [color=blue]Must have Internet]]
 
-**2. "Hey! That's our jobs you're talking about!" bemoans @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, the CEO of Big Toys Inc., between puffs of his comically large cigar. "Banning our most popular toy lines would seriously damage our industry. I'd say the best way to handle this situation is a healthy corporate tax break. If we paid less taxes, we could up production and flood the market with so many toy guns that no kid would even want one! Then we sell them something better," he says, letting out a long eerie laugh as cigar smoke fills the room. [[color=blue]Must have private industry[/color] AND [[color=blue]Smoking is legal[/color]]]
+***2. "We're raising a generation of natural born killers!" writes left-wing child welfare activist Lorenzo Levi, who sent a copy of his letter to every member of your staff. "Next thing you know, they'll want to play with real guns! When will it end? Remember, people don't kill people, guns do! Even toy guns! We need to get anything that even remotely resembles a gun off the market!" [[color=red]Must not have Internet]]
 
-**3. "Hey! That's our jobs you're talking about!" bemoans @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, the CEO of Big Toys Inc., between puffs of his comically large and extremely illegal cigar. "Banning our most popular toy lines would seriously damage our industry. I'd say the best way to handle this situation is a healthy corporate tax break. If we paid less taxes, we could up production and flood the market with so many toy guns that no kid would even want one! Then we sell them something better," he says, letting out a long eerie laugh as cigar smoke fills the room. [[color=blue]Must have private industry[/color] AND [[color=red]Smoking is illegal[/color]]]
+**3. "Hey! That's our jobs you're talking about!" bemoans @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, the CEO of Big Toys Inc., between puffs of his comically large cigar. "Banning our most popular toy lines would seriously damage our industry. I'd say the best way to handle this situation is a healthy corporate tax break. If we paid less taxes, we could up production and flood the market with so many toy guns that no kid would even want one! Then we sell them something better," he says, letting out a long eerie laugh as cigar smoke fills the room. [[color=blue]Must have private industry[/color] AND [[color=blue]Smoking is legal[/color]]]
 
-4. "Y'all gotta be kiddin' me," grumbles local gun enthusiast, @@RANDOMNAME@@ before spitting into a tin can near the doorway. "Plastic toy rayguns ain't doin' nobody no harm. When I was li'l we played with BB guns all th' dad-gum time! Y'all wanna ban toy guns? Shoot, we should giv'em real guns! Make it legal, n' all. I bet it'd even lower crime rates! Who'd wanna rob a house knowing little Tommy has a 9 mil?"
+**4. "Hey! That's our jobs you're talking about!" bemoans @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, the CEO of Big Toys Inc., between puffs of his comically large and extremely illegal cigar. "Banning our most popular toy lines would seriously damage our industry. I'd say the best way to handle this situation is a healthy corporate tax break. If we paid less taxes, we could up production and flood the market with so many toy guns that no kid would even want one! Then we sell them something better," he says, letting out a long eerie laugh as cigar smoke fills the room. [[color=blue]Must have private industry[/color] AND [[color=red]Smoking is illegal[/color]]]
 
-*5. "We're raising a generation of natural born killers!" writes vocal party member @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@ in her latest Barryblog post. "Next thing you know, they'll want to play with real guns! When will it end? Remember, people don't kill people, guns do! Even toy guns! We need to get anything that even remotely resembles a gun out of circulation!" [[color=red]Must not have private industry[/color]]
+5. "Y'all gotta be kiddin' me," grumbles local gun enthusiast, @@RANDOMNAME@@ before spitting into a tin can near the doorway. "Plastic toy rayguns ain't doin' nobody no harm. When I was li'l we played with BB guns all th' dad-gum time! Y'all wanna ban toy guns? Shoot, we should giv'em real guns! Make it legal, n' all. I bet it'd even lower crime rates! Who'd wanna rob a house knowing little Tommy has a 9 mil?"
 
-**6. "Hey! That's our jobs you're talking about!" bemoans @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, State Director of Toy Manufacture, waving around a realistic looking replica of an AK-47. "Banning our most popular toy lines would seriously damage our industry. I'd say the best way to handle this situation is a healthy fund allocation to toy production. If we were better resourced, we could up production and flood the nation with so many toy guns that no kid would even want one! Then we make them something better," he says, letting out a long eerie laugh. [[color=red]Must not have private industry[/color]]
+*6. "We're raising a generation of natural born killers!" writes vocal party member @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@ in her latest Barryblog post. "Next thing you know, they'll want to play with real guns! When will it end? Remember, people don't kill people, guns do! Even toy guns! We need to get anything that even remotely resembles a gun out of circulation!" [[color=red]Must not have private industry[/color]]
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+**7. "Hey! That's our jobs you're talking about!" bemoans @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, State Director of Toy Manufacture, waving around a realistic looking replica of an AK-47. "Banning our most popular toy lines would seriously damage our industry. I'd say the best way to handle this situation is a healthy fund allocation to toy production. If we were better resourced, we could up production and flood the nation with so many toy guns that no kid would even want one! Then we make them something better," he says, letting out a long eerie laugh. [[color=red]Must not have private industry[/color]]
 
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 [b][anchor=489]#489[/anchor]: Standing At Attention [Candlewhisper Archive; ed: Lenyo][/b]