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Comment on Deconstructing Stereotypes: A+E 4ever by I. Merey by James Femmer

James Femmer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:55:00 +0000

It didn’t feel like too long. I really really liked it. I heard a lot of copies were sold in the last couple of days. Congrats!

Comment on Deconstructing Stereotypes: A+E 4ever by I. Merey by Ilike Merey

Ilike Merey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:19:00 +0000

Thank you for a nice, thoughtful review. Though it’s kind of long for one sitting, I think that’s the best way to read it and if you enjoyed it, I’m happy.
Take care. =)

Comment on New Year Fantasy Book Roundup! by Kenneth Bennett

Kenneth Bennett — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:38:00 +0000

James, thank you for including The Gaia Wars here and for the generous reviews on Goodreads and Amazon! I’m so glad you enjoyed the story. Best wishes for the new year!

Kenneth G. Bennett

Comment on New Year Fantasy Book Roundup! by James Femmer

James Femmer — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000

Thanks for putting it together!

Comment on New Year Fantasy Book Roundup! by Jpskewedthrone

Jpskewedthrone — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Oh, wow, glad you enjoyed AFTER HOURS: TALES FROM THE UR-BAR so much!

Comment on I believe in vogons by James Femmer

James Femmer — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Thanks, Rosalie! Have a great 2012!

Comment on I believe in vogons by Rosalie Warren

Rosalie Warren — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:07:00 +0000

Hi James. As long as the vogons don’t start writing poetry! Seriously, good luck with the job hunt, and with the novels.

Comment on I can read! by James Femmer

James Femmer — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:21:00 +0000

I think the language does need help, and I would prefer the whole ‘waiver’ bit be struck as well, but I think the use of the word ‘requirement’ in that section needs to be taken in context, as it refers to the above paragraphs.

Comment on I can read! by Zdaumkr

Zdaumkr — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:06:00 +0000

If you look at the part of the bill you bolded, it refers to the
requirement to detain a citizen. It is not required, where other parts of the bill DO require detention of persons that meet certain criteria. BUT nowhere in the bill does it say that the OPTION to detain a citizen is prohibited.

It may seem a small thing at first, but that is what the legal eagles use to argue their cases. By not explicitly denying a detention of a US Citizen, the bill currently allows that to happen and there is nothing that can be done about it. You can cease to exist if the OPTION is invoked.

Comment on I can read! by James Femmer

James Femmer — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:40:00 +0000

That’s a valid point. I was mainly responding to the complaints I heard myself, which were mainly about the detention of citizens. Though it looks like the bill also includes legal alien residents, also there is a line about people arrested in the United States but I will have to look at that again.

There is a lot of stuff I don’t agree with in there, but I suspect if I pulled any other random law I would have similar issues with it. Laws can be changed after they’re passed, though. I mean, look at everything they’ve done to the Affordable Care Act and most of it isn’t even enacted yet!